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<p n="633">are perserteded you meat. think within that it is not advisable<lb></lb>
Thing to have the Property of a public Charity Lett for a Term<lb></lb>
Without endeavouring by every means in our power into get the<lb></lb>
full value there of; I am of Opinion it<obscured></obscured>
to be viewed by an<lb></lb>
experienced Engineer of every proper Regulation relative to the<lb></lb>
mode of working, keeping the Estate clear of Rubbeck & presented<lb></lb>
out by her before it is lett to any one.The<obscured></obscured>
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of Jany & Feby beary the Term for collectg the Arrears due I<lb></lb>
hope you will give discloses accordingly, & that you well please to<lb></lb>
greased against any new works tell the Hospl. her side and the<lb></lb>
money advanced, or lett the Colliery upon advantages Term<lb></lb>
I beg the favour of hearing from you & am Sir<lb></lb>
your most hble Sevr<lb></lb>
At.</p>
<p n="634">To Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55003_n634-1">John Batten</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55003_geo255">Rochester</rs>
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Sir London <rs type="date" id="LMTHLB55003_date112">16 Feby 1802</rs>
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I events to you the 18th. Jury. & doubts not that you duly received<lb></lb>
my Letter. Though it has not been out of my mend that you own<lb></lb>
me an Answer to that Letter I should not so seen have renended you<lb></lb>
of it, if I had not accidentally heard Today that<del>have</del>
you have<lb></lb>
lately been in Town. What Melave could restrain you<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
when you was in London or fromg every an Arrest the any last Letter<lb></lb>
you but know. but a I know not, I must request, you to presence that<lb></lb>
Covenant in your Lease of the Hospital Premises at <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55003_geo256">Booley Hill</rs>
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whet relates to the Insurance to be kept upon them, & when you have con-<lb></lb>
sidered & compared the Sum that is new concerned will the Value which<lb></lb>
Mr Duzleby sits upon them you must movelably come to some Conclu<lb></lb>
seen up on the Subject, & that Concluseen I wat you to communicate<lb></lb>
An the Hospital Property<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in & near Lordon the<lb></lb>
Sum to be<obscured></obscured>
or espeically unentered, then we which it at once & will upon<lb></lb>
the Tenant for<obscured></obscured>
; with present Can I everted to pay sum<lb></lb>
deference to your opinion, but I am presented, when made known<lb></lb>
to them the Treasurer & Governors well us be satisfied will the insuffi-<lb></lb>
-cient Cover to so great a Mergcer. I am Sir your most Serv<lb></lb>
J.B.</p>
<p n="635">To Mr. J. Browning Hastingleigh, Kent<lb></lb>
St. Thomas Hospl. 20 feby 1802<lb></lb>
Sir<lb></lb>
Whenever your benefactions being you to Finn the Treasurer<lb></lb>
hopes to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
have the pleasurer of seeing your; but in your remaining<lb></lb>
Concern keep you in a State of Uncertainly as to the Term when, I<lb></lb>
have, not to repeat that the standing Order of the Grand Committee<lb></lb>
is That the farm-tenants of the Hospital shall pay then rents due<lb></lb>
at Michmas at Lady day, & then Lady day Rents at Michaelmas<lb></lb>
punctually & regularly. I presence you can without any difficulty<lb></lb>
procure an order from your County Bunks on there Correspondt.<lb></lb>
in Turn for the Pargrrent of rent when it does not<obscured></obscured>
you to come to<lb></lb>
London. I am & J.B.</p>
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