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<p n="311"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">February 1775</note>
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<p n="312">Mr Colepeper produced the following Letter Vizt.</p>
<p n="313"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo341">Sr. John Square</rs>
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16 Febry. 1775</p>
<p n="314">Sir</p>
<p n="315">I am sorry the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ135">Gentleman</rs>
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had so much trouble<lb></lb>
in surveying my premises in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo342">Saint John Square</rs>
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I believe my<lb></lb>
demand was not thought unreasonable by their <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ136">Surveyor</rs>
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<p n="316">The two Houses in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo343">Saint John Street</rs>
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next the Church<lb></lb>
Yard I wish to keep & I will sell the Freehold with Mr. Jeffreys<lb></lb>
Houses next the Gateway in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo344">Saint John Street</rs>
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for Two Thousand Six<lb></lb>
Hundred Pounds</p>
<p n="317">It You approve of the above I shall Esteem it a favor<lb></lb>
if You will read this Letter to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ137">Gentleman</rs>
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<p n="318">I am Sr.<lb></lb>
Your Obedient Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n318-1">Heaton Wilkes</rs>
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<p n="319">and having desired in Conformity to the Request Contained in the<lb></lb>
said Letter that the same might be read the said Letter was publickly<lb></lb>
read Accordingly</p>
<p n="320">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="321">This Court being informed that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n321-1">Joseph Smith</rs>
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of the High Court<lb></lb>
of the hundred of Edmonton is dead and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n321-2">Richard Hewit</rs>
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of Edmond<lb></lb>
being recommended to the Court by the Justices of the peace acting in the<lb></lb>
Division as a proper person to succeed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n321-3">Joseph Smith</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
Office It is Ordered that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n321-4">Richard Hewitt</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo345">Edmonton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ138">Gentleman</rs>
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be and he is hereby appointed one of the High Constables of the hundred<lb></lb>
of Edmonton And it is further Ordered that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n321-5">Richard<lb></lb>
Hewitt</rs>
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do forthwith upon Receipt of this Order repair to Cadwaladr<lb></lb>
Boker Esqr. or to some one other of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ139">Justices of the peace</rs>
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acting in the said Hundred and then and there take the proper and <obscured></obscured>
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Oath for the true and faithful Execution of his Office of High Court<lb></lb>
of the said Hundred of Edmonton</p>
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