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