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Purchared it. Mr. Beevan & myself have endeavoured to find
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our the Rights relative to the Sheep Walkes you refer to, but as the
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deced (except in one Instance) do not appear to go further than
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ancient Custom & beg to exbines to you the property of
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adherery to this Custom tell I can communicate to Mr.
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Cornwell on the Business As any rate it well be nice pay
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to maintain then Rights tell we are legally dispossesed of their
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Sir The Estimate of Repairs at
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Daniels is inclosed
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I am Dear sir
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Your freind & sevr. AC.
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St. Thomas's Hospital
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12 May 1801
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I am favoured with your Letters of the 7 & 9 Inst, thereis accom-
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-panied by the monthly Account of the Colliery, that allen Covering
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a Remittance for the Bervick Estate Etc. to Michmas last amountg
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to £320.6.9 which is of come carried to your Credet. The
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Finances of the Hospital being low it is not very convenient
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for is to purchase Estate at this Time, nevertheless I am of
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Opinion that Mr. Alders farm is more Valuable to us than to any
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other Party, as from your Judecous observation it would completely
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give us a Road to the Searoluens, & en Consequence for the duplicated
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point at rest. But egerely £2200 or £2300 is too much money to
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give for a rent of £90 P Arm: but as the Purchase occures desirable
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Is till outimes as to the consideration of the Committee, & make
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further Enquiry this the Medicene of some Gentleman connected
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with Hall; it appearing an important duly attaching to my
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office to see that the Estates are properly lett (adhercy to prin-
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-ciples the more laberal in fur our of the Tenants) I certainly shall
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as all Terms endeavour. get every Information proper to
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derect my Judgement on so empolyment a subject: well this
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View I senble
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to you on the Newick Estate & Well the same
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no live I desered assend of many who has a large Estate in
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that County to favour one with Sentiments : Furthers
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have not procceded in the Business, or should think if do any
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without many my Sentiment thrown to you The Tentants
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being as will of Course to one to in total the Enquiry as very
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considerable attention in the Value of Estates has
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place
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witten the tans 12 Years & the question which would have the
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most weighs with me as, Whether if a gust decrease in the value
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had taken place they would have cormadend themselves obliged by
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any honorary Contrast to have contained
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sh confirms in the
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presence Terms? I week agreed Rees and be obtained for the
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Colliery which would save bill you of Mr Beevers a menderath
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decd of Trell
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I am say
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Your hble Serv Al.
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P. S. The Treasurer deserts that the tell as not all be and decesed to
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