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Vice Regal Lodge,
Dublin. 7th May, 1916. Dear Mr. Taylor, I have got a note from the
Agency which I entrust with theeadjustment
of my Income Tax, asking me whether I have
any receipts or vouchers showing tax paid
or deducted form my income. I do not
know whether such a document is obtainable.
Could you tell me and at the same time let me know at
what rate of Income Tax is deducted , as I
shall probably find that I can claim a
refund? yours sincerely Basil Blackwood
This is a letter to John J. Taylor (b. 1860), principle clerk for the Chief Secretary's
Office, from Lord Basil Blackwood (1870-1917), a British lawyer and civil servant
who died at the battle of Ypres in 1917. The letter discusses the payment of Blackwood
for his work as private secretary to the household of Ivor Guest (1873-1939), Lord
Wimborne, the lord lieutenant. Blackwood enquires where he may obtain documents relating
to his income tax to supply to the agent.