Henry Thrale: Sir Joshua Reynolds 1777On 9 October 1763, Henry Thrale met with Sir Thomas Salusbury and they reached agreement on Hester Lynch Salusbury’s dowry on the occasion of her marriage to Henry Thrale.

Hester received:

• £10,000 to Hester from Sir Thomas Salusbury;
• £700 a year from her father’s estate;
• legacies from her mother and aunts worth £3,000;
• £200 a year from Henry’s Crowmarsh Battle farm. The remainder farm income went to Henry. The farm would in future be administered by two trustees for a period of 99 years

On Henry’s death:

• Hester’s income from Crowmarsh Battle farm would double;
• she would get a lump sum of £13,400; and
• provision would be made for trust and inheritances for any children that they may have1.

1. 1. Clifford 45-46.