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<p n="1431"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo630">St: Thomas's Hospital</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMTHLB55002_date93">10 March 1764</rs>
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<p n="1432">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1432-1">Charles Holder</rs>
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As we are about to take the Opinion of Councel<lb></lb>
relating to the Land tax charg'd on Your Farm I wod: have you<lb></lb>
Represent it to the Collectors when they apply for the next half<lb></lb>
Year & recommend it to them to defer any further Proceedings<lb></lb>
till you hear from Me But if they are obstinate & insist on<lb></lb>
Your Payments Let 'em Distrein and be sure you take witness<lb></lb>
of what they do (as you can be no Witness Yourself) and let such<lb></lb>
Witness or Witnesses put down in writing the names of the Persons<lb></lb>
who make the Distress, the day, the thing distreind, and for how<lb></lb>
much money and any other Circumstances that may be material<lb></lb>
in order to maintain an Action</p>
<p n="1433">I am<lb></lb>
your humble Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1433-1">Morgan Morse</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHLB55002_occ171">Clerk</rs>
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<p n="1434"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55002_geo631">St: Thomas's Hospital</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMTHLB55002_date94">29th. April 1761</rs>
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<p n="1435">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1435-1">Charles Holder</rs>
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I observe by your Letter to Mr. Leeson of<lb></lb>
the 24 Instant that they have distrein'd for the last half<lb></lb>
Years Land tax and since they have been so much in a<lb></lb>
hurry. It must remain as it us - The Case now lies before<lb></lb>
Councel and as soon as I have the Opinion You shall hear<lb></lb>
from me You have done right in taking Witnesses as I<lb></lb>
desired you Let them make a memorandum in writing of<lb></lb>
what Pass'd at the Seizure & sign their names to it in order<lb></lb>
to help their memory in case of a Tryal</p>
<p n="1436">I am<lb></lb>
yr. humble Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55002_n1436-1">Morgan Morse</rs>
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Cl</p>
<p n="1437">May 12th. 1761</p>
<p n="1438">Wrote to the Revd. Mr. Collyer that the Grand commee had<lb></lb>
been pleased to take the Petition of Mr. Hanerck & his Sister<lb></lb>
Batryt into Consideration & had Orderd that £50 should<lb></lb>
be allowed them towards Building a Brick Stable & repairing<lb></lb>
the Taron in a Subitantial Mannerat the Same time during<lb></lb>
that some further part of the Fine right be paid and Mr Morse<lb></lb>
Fees for the Expressing of the Lease might be remitted Etc<lb></lb>
R L</p>
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