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<p n="558"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sr.</note>
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I find by the Messenger I sent to you abt.<lb></lb>
my Fees due to your office you was pleased to repeat<lb></lb>
one Mr. Dean as relation to me & in ability Sr. he<lb></lb>
married my Sister but she has been dead above 20 years and<lb></lb>
the he is rich he never looks upon me neither have I<lb></lb>
Seen him these 5 years past & I am certain he will doe<lb></lb>
nothing for me My poor wife I believe has got the<lb></lb>
Goal distemper by coming to me which makes my<lb></lb>
Misery the greater And as my Poverty is now great<lb></lb>
I must continue here if you doe not grant me favour<lb></lb>
of a discharge from your Office Sr I will endeavour<lb></lb>
after my liberty to make you a relaliation I am so<lb></lb>
bad I can write no more but am</p>
<p n="559">Yor. unfortunate Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50293_n559-1">Gifford Laye</rs>
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<p n="560"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50293_date93">24th Augt</rs>
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. 1733.</p>
<p n="561">I was sentenc'd at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50293_geo586">Hick's hall</rs>
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24. Web: last for<lb></lb>
6 Months wch. expires this day</p>
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