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To the Worshipful the Magistrates for the
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I by leave to accquaint Your Worships
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that on application at the Clerks Office a payment
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of My Bill on the
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for Surveying
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in the Year 1798 a found the Examining Committee
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and deducted a Charge of £10:10: for My Travelling
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Expences in Surveying an Enlargement to Baber
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Bridge on
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I attended Sessions twice, to receive orders
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made & produced plants Estimate, particular gor
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Repairs Enlargements Attended twice on Mr. Hinderson
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Mr. P
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& other Magistrates at
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; to
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show in what manner
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intended the Improvement;
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provisions to the Works being put in Execution
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The Estimate was for Works only above the
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Stream thee Under depths being uncertain, there was
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a probability of considerable Extra Expence, which by
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pregnant Attendance & Attention I prevented; having made
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about 20 Journeys to superintend the Works, & measure
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make up the Accounts.
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The aggrigate Sum I have charged would
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be very indifferent pay for the Trouble & Time I have
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expended on this Business I have followed the
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mode of charging 5 P Cent which amounted to £10.3.0
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in the present Case I am money out of pocket, without
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any consideration for My time & trouble
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I therefore solicit Your Worships to correct
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the inadvertent Mistake of the Examining Committee
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by ordering payment for my Travelling Expences
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I am Yr. Worships faithful
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hamble Servant
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Thos Rogers
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20th June 1798
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