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13th. Augst. 1751
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Sr.
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As you was so kind about two years ago to favour
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me with your Company to Ellisley and expressed a Readiness to
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serve this Charity I am encouraged to apply to you for your
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Assistance in recovering the Arrears of Rents due from our
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Tenants there since our Gentlemen are now convinced that
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Mr. Barringer is unable to do itThe
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Richard Gregory
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, who holds the Farme at £54 a year
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John Taylor
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who holds a Cottage &
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some Land at £5..- a year from Laday 1750 but before
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that time Taylor held part of the Farme at £33..- a year
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and Gregory the other part at £26..- a year The Arrear
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now Standing out unpaid at Chrmas last is £187..1..- about
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which I have wrote frequently 4 Mr Barringer and the Tents.
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to know how much of that sum is due from each
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of them
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but can
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get no Satisfactory answer, nor the Arrears lessen'dif you
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could undertake this Affair without Inconveniency to your
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Self The Governors will readily make you some Acknowledget.
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for your Troubleyou will please to Favour me with
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or Answer
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I am Etc
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John Wright
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Mr.
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Isaac Coxall
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Wallster
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at Royston Hertfardshire
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Sepr. 12th
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I reced yr. Favour of the 14th. of Augst. last And as the time
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is near at hard when son thought you should be at Leisure, am to
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acquaint you That the Gentlemen will think themselves obliged
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if you will take the first Opportunity of calling at
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Eltisley
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in order
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to settle the Acct. and receive the Rent due from
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Richard Gregory
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John Taylor
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at Laday 1750 At which time Taylor quitted that part
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of the Farme which he held together with the Cottage at £33
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a year And Gregory held the other part of £26.. a year to
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that time as I wrote you in my last The Rent due to that
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time is £142..16.. which the Gentlemen insist on being paid
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forthwith
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