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Nov. 19. 1763
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Sir
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Just after I had wrote a Letter in answer to yours
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of the 11 inst. the Postman brought another to one of 18 inst
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wherein you desire that if yours of the 11
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inst. with a Bill
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on M.
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James Blake
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for £60.1.4 the Rent & Acquittance due
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at Michas last, had not as yet come to hand, I would Stop
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payment when it did, that is, you would not have me present
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the Bill for Acceptance. This is all I thank you can mean, or
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intend I should understand , Now that Letter arriving in
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due course, the Bill was tendered the very next day, & was Ac-
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cepted accordingly, and when due (which is not till Thursday
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next) is made payable at Sr.
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Jos Haukey
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's & Co. Fine
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Street.
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I shall write by this Post to M. Chatbourn, relative to your
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Felling part of Hurst Wood, and also of your wanting a little
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Timber for Repairs, which I do suppose he will assign to
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you in due time.
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I am Etc RL
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To Mr. Buts.. Sankey at Hastingleigh
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near wife to the Last at the Fountain
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in Sr. Margarets Carterbury
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Nov. 19. 1763
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Sr.
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An Monday last I reced a Letter from M Sankey wherein
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he acquaints me that he shall Fall an Acre & half of Hunt wood
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this Year. It also requests a little Timber for Repairs such as
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posts & Rails a All and Door. case for the Stable and also
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some more Laths for the Waggon Lodge he having already
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had three Bundles from M. Mount. You will therefore
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see that when he Cutts the said Wood that the Timber Trees
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are preserved & that he is govern'd by the Covenants on his
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Lease respecting his cutting the Woods. As to the Repairs
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you will please to Allow him rough Timber necessary for
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them or as you shall think convenient
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I am Etc
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To M. Chatbourn
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at Burchall upon
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Brabon. Lees
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