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June 18 1761
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Sir
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Your Letter of the 5th. inst has been in our Attorneys heard
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till Yesterday, when I reced it back again. The Governors
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are not fully determined what Course to take, to preserve
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their right & privilige, so they have Order'd me to
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Write, that untill such time they have Advised wth.
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Counsel, & taken such Steps, by which they may assure
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themselves & Success in this Affair, they consent
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that you may Pay the Collectors of the Land Tax
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the Money your Farm is Assessed at
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To Mr.
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Cha. Holder
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at Birdlines in Comberton
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I am Sir Etc
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R Leeson
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June 20. 1761
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Sir
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I wrote the other day to the Rev. Mr. Collyer, advising
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of the Allowance that the Grand Commee was pleased
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to Grant to you
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& Mr Battyt towards Building
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to brick Stable & putting the premisses into Substantial
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Repair Whether you have heard from that Gentleman
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I know not, but non inclin'd to think, that you have,
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as the whole of the Correspondence on this Occasion has
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been carried on by Him, I looked upon it, as a thing of
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Course, that He had informed you of itit was not
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only to inform Him of the Order of the Commee with respect
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to the Money allowed you, but of the remainder of the
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Fine that is due, and desiing Him to press you to the
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remitting a considerable part of it. I am sorry to tell
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you that the Treasurer did expect to hear, from one or both
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of you, & indeed He is some what displeased that He has
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not, Notwithstanding all this, He has Order'd one to Write
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for 25 or 30
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of year Pale Malt provided you will
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deliver it at a Market price, which was then 24/6 Pqur
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& six 6 Pqur cheaper than for what you offer'd it to Sale
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to be left at the
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Red Lion Inn
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Cambridge
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