Correspondence dated 12 May 1955

Summary

An item from the surviving correspondence of William John Sands.

Historical context

This item forms part of the surviving William John Sands correspondence and is dated 12 May 1955. It is preserved in the William John Sands Family Archive as evidence of Sands’s professional work and relationships. The accompanying transcript was produced by machine OCR and should be checked against the original scan before being treated as a definitive reading.

Catalogue description

Original correspondence scan imported from the Sands and Ferguson family archive. Source file: 19550512.jpg.

Machine transcript — unreviewed

Harry heifuson Woldings Ye Stow - cn - the Wold Cloucestorshiie. 7 Office Houde. W. J. Sands, Esq., Lisburn. 5th De Dear Mr Sands, PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL GIFT to point out that should anyth happen to Mr in five years, Death Duty would be payable by you on the amount of the gift, and also by your family on their proportion. A about six 1 this risk, If you would like to do so and would write to me, I will let you know in due course the Insurance C u, a whom it can be arranged and the premium An insurance of half the amount of the be ample to cover Duty ¢ that would arise, remiums should be 1 r on that sum. gift be £1,000, it would be advisable to £500 at a cost of, say, £20 in all. © ¢ Yours truly, (/ John R. Peacock.