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Sir
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On my Return Home yesterday Evening I Reced the
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favor of your Letter Informing in you had Remitted me three of the
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Acts of Parliament Concerning the Poor by a Mr.
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John Westward
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who
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Came to you in my Name There is in this Some Mistake that I
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Cannot Make outI Do not Know Such a Person as John Westward
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Nor did I send any Person whatever to youIf you Please to Refer to
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My Letter you will find I Desired Acts of Parliament for
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James Townsend
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Pierce Galliard
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Cadwallader Coker
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Richard Hassell
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EsqrsAnd the Recd.
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Richard Neat
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s Clerkof which I have Reced only for
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Mess: Townsend Galliard & Hassell& one for myself so that I have
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None for Mr: Hubbald Coker & Neate shoud be glad if you Can put
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this Matter Right I shall Deliver the Acts to the Gentlemen but woud be
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glad to have them all TogetherAnd will then Inform you Particularly
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that you may be Properly Prepaired with a Return to the Clerk of the
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I have Seen Mr. Emmerton one of the High
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Constables who Premises to Answer your Letter by this Post there are two
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other High Constables of Edmonton Hundred but both Live Six or Seven
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Miles from meBut on Any of there Occasion a Line to Mr. Draper
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in the Church yard at Edmonton Will be Attended to in the Same Manner
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as to
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Sir
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your Most Humble Servt.
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John Rumball
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Barnet
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4 July 1776
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