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April 1795
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Buildings (except the Groins) and the remaining part of the
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Carcase of those Buildings, and the Groins which was not to be
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begun till the Carcase was compleated; should be built and the
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whole Building should be compleated in the Third year.
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That if the directions above set forth had been comply'd
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with the whole of the Fir Timber contained in your Petitioners
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Contract would have been delivered and compleated in the year 1789
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but from the necessary Works in digging out and piling the
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Foundations and other unforeseen events your Petitioners Contract was
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not compleated till the year 1793 which is Four years longer than it
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ought to have been
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That during the last Four years that your Petitioners have
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been employed in the said Buildings there has been on an Average
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an Advance in the price and freight of Timber of upwards of Sixteen
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Shillings & eight pence per load and that during that time your
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Petitioners have used Two Hundred and six load and three Quarters
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which at P Load advance price amounts to One Hundred and Seventy
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two Pounds five shillings and ten pence.
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Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray
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your Worships to allow them the Sum of One
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Hundred and Seventy two Pounds five shillings
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and ten pence to make good the loss so by them
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sustained as aforesaid in consequence of the
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conditions in the printed Particulars not having
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been comply'd with
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J. Wood Senr.
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J. Wood Junr.
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Resolved that the same be also referred to the
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said last mentioned Committee and that they Do report their.
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Opinion thereon to the Court.
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