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<p n="175">Novbr ye 24 1796</p>
<p n="176">Sir<lb></lb>
I Recd Yours of Yesterday and<lb></lb>
I must beg leave to Inform you that it was<lb></lb>
not my fault that you did not Receive the<lb></lb>
Letter which I sent Concerning the Parish Rents<lb></lb>
I sent an Answer the Next day After I Re<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
your first & I have a Witness who saw it<lb></lb>
put in the Post We had in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50931_geo148">Parish of<lb></lb>
Cranford</rs>
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in the year 1795 two Poors Rates<lb></lb>
Collected at 6 pence in the pound Amounting<lb></lb>
at that Assessment to 3<obscured></obscured>
Each the<lb></lb>
Rents then of Coa<obscured></obscured>
£200 fr abr.</p>
<p n="177">I am<obscured></obscured>
Humble Sert<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50931_n177-1">Edward Bishop</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50931_n177-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50931_occ65">Overseer</rs>
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for ye<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50931_geo149">Parish of Cranford</rs>
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</p>
<p n="178">PS to prevent mistake I write the sum<lb></lb>
at Lengeth the annual Rent was<lb></lb>
twelve Hundred pounds-as above}</p>
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