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To Mr J. Browning Hastingleigh near Wye
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SirSt. Thomas's Hospital 26. Mar 1804
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I am favoured will your of the 24 Inst. in very is draft of
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the Canterbury Park for £75. in Stephenson & Co. which when paid
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will be duly ordered; & enclosed I return you a Receipt for half a
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Year rent due at Michelmas last. This Remittance is perfectly
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in Time, & if this Made of making it is movement to you, I
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think it is preferable to any other. When the Timber you
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have old is measured & preced, you will be so good as to trares-
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met me an Account to be entered in a Book we keep for that
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Purpose, & if yearly falls are advisable (which in times like
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the present, when Timber bears a high price is pulips particularly
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so you well do well when the Time of fillery cames on to
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give the Treasurer your Advice on the Subject.
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I am &
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J.B
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John Boswell
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Sir.St. Thomas, Hospital
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2 April 1804
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Lady day being part the Treasurer of the Hospital
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is desirous of hearing from you respects your proceedings
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will Mr Horkins, will whom I hope you have already
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settled or an Whily to sittle agreeably to the Terms of my
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Letter of the 18 Feby. Your Answer addressed to me at the
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Hospital will much oblege Sir Your me .obed to
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NB. I should be much obleged to Messrs. Henry
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to finnest
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me will the Ground Plot or Admeasurement. of the several
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Buildings, their descriptcon Value, in order to make the
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stepulated Insurance.
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Revd. W. Marshall at the Cock at Parrdon
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SirSt. Thomas's Hospital 2 April 1804
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I wish to you to say that the Treasurer will not be
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able & does set think it needful, to give you the Meeting
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at Parndon, but Mr. Gurwood will tell you what Arrange-
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ments have been made respects the repairs of the old
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farm House (upon what I belive Workmen an now
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employed) His wheel you an to assign him the necessary
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Timber wheel the Tresured desire every be far & let sail.
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Mr. Lope be will pease a desirable Tenant, this seciry the
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Necessity of repaing Henry in the old fann heane is a proof
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of his Puainer & Attention to her proper Interest. What he
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neat Committer is called which will be in a foat night in three
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weeks do you think that the Parrdon arrangements well
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make it necessary for you to behave & I three at the Heat
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for you Consideration.I am & I.A.
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