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<p n="715">January the 30 1798</p>
<p n="716">Dear Sr.<lb></lb>
I Received yours respecting Babers Bridge, and will<lb></lb>
endeavour to throw every light on the subject which I have in any power<lb></lb>
for the satisfaction of you and the Magestrates the following account meets<lb></lb>
their approbation I shall think my self happy.</p>
<p n="717">This Bridge hase been in a dangerous State for severall years<lb></lb>
past. it hath very much occupied the conversation of the publick but I never<lb></lb>
at aney time could learn, ever from the oldest Inhabitant in the neibourhood. by<lb></lb>
whome the present Bridge was built, It is above Twenty three Years Since<lb></lb>
I first had the Care Duke of Northumberland Bridges, which are very<lb></lb>
numerous in and about <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo560">Hounslow</rs>
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neath) My Predecessor had the same Charge<lb></lb>
near forty years; from him I had every local information on Bridges and other<lb></lb>
right with respect to Baber Bridge he could give me no other information<lb></lb>
than that it did not belong to the Duke of Northumberland to repair but<lb></lb>
that the small Bridge at the East end of it belonged to the Duke:</p>
<p n="718">It is highly probable there has been no repairs to Baber Bridge for<lb></lb>
near sixty years unless aney hath been done by the Town pike Trustees</p>
<p n="719">I must observe the whole of that Bridge is within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo561">Parish of East<lb></lb>
Bedfont</rs>
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; Former application hath been made to me respecting this<lb></lb>
Bridge which induced me to obtain every information in may power at that<lb></lb>
time looking over some ancient memorandoms I found a curious paper<lb></lb>
The substance of which was That the prior of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo562">Harmonds worth</rs>
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sent <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50947_n719-2">John Page</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and others his servants in the night time to Fish in the Earl of Cornwalls fond near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo563">Baberworth Bridge</rs>
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within the said Earls manor of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo564">Isleworth</rs>
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for which offence they<lb></lb>
were Indicted and found Guilty by a Jury composed of the inhabitants of the<lb></lb>
Hundred of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo565">Isleworth</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50947_geo566">Elthorn</rs>
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, and were fined and Imprisoned for the same</p>
<p n="720">This is dated the 22d Year of the Reign of Esq. the 1st in the year 1294 Jonley<lb></lb>
relate this circumstance the shed that a Bridge casted at or near the same<lb></lb>
spot</p>
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