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To Mr.
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Benja. Chambers
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Tibshelf
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Mansfield
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Sir St. Thomas's Hospital
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28 Jany 1802
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Mr. Beeven having in the 15 Indt. replied, at very Request to
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yours two Letters of the 19 Octo. of 11 Inst, it only remains for one to
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confirm my Sentiments as expressed in my letter of the 5
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Sept
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whereon you find I am decededly asence to any Scheme in inducts
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the Colliery that can lead the Hospital to the Necessity of advancery
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more money upon the Undertaking, which from the Offer you make
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normely a most losing Concern.
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Present to dressing the Sough & carrying on preparatory work,
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which together have last upwards of £1100; ther Colliery lell for £60.
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P Ann you say it will acquire £1000 more before you could give
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£110. P Ann first, which appears to me so extraordinary their I must
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request you neither to seak more respects or carry on any new
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Road without prevently adversing me thereof, that I may be enabled
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to lay the Particular before the Grand Committee, who if they
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agree with me in Sentiment, will pause before one more Guinea
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is expended.
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The Eiternate I should maker of the Value of the Colliery, must
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have foreto Data the old Rent & the Nevery expended to improve the
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Works by drevery the Sough &, which would stand thus:
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Old Rent P Ann£60
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£1100 expended in the Sough & which at 10 yrs Purchase 110
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which Sum of £170 P Ann is surely no Compensation to the Hospl.
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of if tell at that rate, should confent the Rnant to the quantity of Coal
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hees to work P Ann. etc but as the Rent searges much beyond your
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Eilernation I am desposed to recommended to the Committee either gettg
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all the money we can back from the Work as they now are
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(without further Advance) then lay down the Colliery, or advatages
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at to be lett to the best Bidder. But the plan of advancing at least
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£1000 (as you say) before you could give £110 P Ann for it, I am
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presented are never shall accide to.
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The Rights of the Hospl. an for an relates to the Collages ment
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not be last, & I recommened your immediately makg these pay who
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are able to do so, & those who cannot, except Boler & Nell, ment
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turned out. I shall be glad to hear from you as soon as
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posseble I am Sir your obed Sevr. At
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P. S.I have examined the Tibshelf Rent & Colliery Accounts find
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them right, except an error of 10/. too little in the Carting of the Cran side of the 28 Nov.
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Account your call it £72. 5. 0½ I cannot £72.15.0½. It consequently
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makes that to the Hosp. on the Hospl. on the Decr. last £283.9.8½(
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