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<p n="1243">4 July 1758</p>
<p n="1244">By & Order of the Grand Commee of this Hospital I am<lb></lb>
to Acquaint You that unless on Receipt hereof you pay<lb></lb>
Rent in Arrear for the House (or Land)</p>
<p n="1245">You held of this Hospitalat last a Distress will<lb></lb>
be made for the same</p>
<p n="1246">To Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1246-1">Hamming<lb></lb>
Stephens</rs>
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Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1246-2">Scott<lb></lb>
Turner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Sutton<lb></lb>
Hedges</p>
<p n="1247">I am yr. humble Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1247-1">Morgan Morse</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1247-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHLB55002_occ150">Clerk</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1248">By a Letter which Mr. Treasurer reced the Latter<lb></lb>
end of last Month, he is informed, that Mr. Dodson<lb></lb>
who has an Estate in Comberton, appeared to the Commissrs.<lb></lb>
of the Land tax for Relief, for that the was over rated, Etc<lb></lb>
desired to be rated in Proportion to the Estate your<lb></lb>
Bros. Holster holds of this Hospitalthere was at the<lb></lb>
same time an appeal from Mr. Wartham one of the<lb></lb>
Commissr. upon which they took off from Mr. Dodson £5.<lb></lb>
& from Mr. Wartham £2 10 and laid the wholes £7.10<lb></lb>
in the Hospital Estate which Mr Treasurer thinks as are<lb></lb>
unjustifiable method of proceeding as it is directly of<lb></lb>
posite to an Act of Parliament passed in the Year 1693<lb></lb>
in favour of the Hospitals whereby their Estates were<lb></lb>
example from paying any Land tax except in the<lb></lb>
Improved Rent which by no means is equal to what<lb></lb>
the Commiss. now Assessyou are therefore desired to<lb></lb>
inform your Bro. Holder that he is not to pay any more<lb></lb>
Landtax than what he he he has done hitherto if any<lb></lb>
ill consequence should arise from his Refusal he may<lb></lb>
sell the Collectors that the Governors of this Hospital are<lb></lb>
determin'd at all events to defind their Right & Preveledge</p>
<p n="1249">To Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1249-1">John Godfrey</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo562">little Everden</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo563">Cambridge</rs>
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<p n="1250">Iam Etc<lb></lb>
R Leeson</p>
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