Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_PSpage"
id
=
"LMSMPS50830PS508300026"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMPS508300026"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"564"
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo11"
>
Westminster
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo11"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Westminster"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo11"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo12"
>
Fire-Office
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo12"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Fire-Office"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo12"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"565"
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo13"
>
Bedford- Street
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo13"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Bedford- Street"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo13"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
, Decr 17 87
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"566"
>
Sir YOUR Policy, No 24958
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
for the Insurance of your Premises in
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo14"
>
Clarkenwell Green
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo14"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Clarkenwell Green"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_geo14"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
will expire the 20th Day of Janry next: in the mean Time, if you
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Please to apply at the Office, you may continue the Same,or receive your Dividend.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"567"
>
You will Please to observe that your Policy above mentioned,and all Policies
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
issued by this Office on and Since the first Day of August,1777, are Perpetual ; and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that the Insurance thereon may be continued by the Same Policy, without being
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
liable to the Stamp Duties imposed on Policies of Insurance, PROVIDED the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Money for Continuation be paid on or before the Day Seven Years on which the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Policy is dated,and PROVIDED there is no Diminution from,or Addition to,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Sum therein Specified,or any Alteration made in the Premises described in the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Said Policy,and intended to be insured.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"568"
>
I am,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50830_n568-1"
>
Chas Hyles
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_n568-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Chas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_n568-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Hyles"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50830_n568-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
Esqr Fathers Your most humble Servant,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
G Browne
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"569"
>
You will also observe, there is
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
an Annual Duty of Is 6d. Upon
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
every £100 insured, to be paid at
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the same time, pursuant to Act of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Parliament:and if you Should
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
with to pay for the whole Term of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
your Insurance, an Abatement of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
One Year's Duty will be made.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"570"
>
When you come- be pleased to bring this Letter
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us