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