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<p n="1655">April 20th: 1765</p>
<p n="1656">Sir<lb></lb>
You must well Remember That when our<lb></lb>
Governors held the Court at Hinton in 1763. you assur'd the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Treasurer as well, as myself that you would be more Punctual<lb></lb>
in Remitting the Quit Rents for the future not: retaind:<lb></lb>
in your hands more than one year at a Time. How well<lb></lb>
you have perform'd your Promise. Let the Present arrear<lb></lb>
of £74..17S..9D Speak</p>
<p n="1657">I am quite Griev'd to think you should Suffer<lb></lb>
such just Reproach & have with Difficulty prevaild with<lb></lb>
Mr. Treasurer to suspend the laying this Affair before<lb></lb>
the Grand Commee in hopes that my Letter will procure<lb></lb>
a speedy & Handsome Remittance. If it does not; you<lb></lb>
must: blame nobody but yourself for the Consequence</p>
<p n="1658">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHLB55002_occ195">Revd</rs>
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: Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1658-293">Walter Serocold</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1658-293" type="given" value="Walter"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1658-293" type="surname" value="Serocold"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1658-293" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo702">Cherry Hinton</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_geo702" type="placeName" value="Cherry Hinton"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_geo702" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo703">Cambridge</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1659">I am<lb></lb>
Dr Sr:<lb></lb>
Yr: very humble Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1659-1">Morgan Morse</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1659-1" type="given" value="Morgan"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1659-1" type="surname" value="Morse"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1659-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="1660">April 25th: 1765</p>
<p n="1661">Sir<lb></lb>
I am directed by Mr: Treasurer to put you<lb></lb>
in mind of Three years Arrears of Mr: Minors Gift of 4s<lb></lb>
Pr Ann due at Laday last for the House or Houses in<lb></lb>
Lawrence Pountney Lane which you purchased of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1661-1">Henry</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1661-1" type="given" value="Henry"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1661-1" type="surname" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1661-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Sr: John <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHLB55002_occ196">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_occ196" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
:</p>
<p n="1662">This is a Charge on the Ground or Soil<lb></lb>
on which the House stood as well as on the Building<lb></lb>
and has been regularly paid for 170 years past without<lb></lb>
Interruption (not withstanding the Dreadfull Fire<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo704">London</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_geo704" type="placeName" value="London"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_geo704" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
) as this Demand wont, Admit, of a<lb></lb>
Dispute. I make no Doubt but you will on Receipt<lb></lb>
here of Discharge the above Arrears without further<lb></lb>
Application</p>
<p n="1663">I am<lb></lb>
Sir Yr: humble Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1663-1">Morgan Morse</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1663-1" type="given" value="Morgan"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1663-1" type="surname" value="Morse"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55002_n1663-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="1664">To Mr: Rogers at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo705">Custom House</rs>
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