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28 Octo. 1762
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Sir
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It is near a month since Austin the Carpenter brot. his
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Bill to the Counting House here, in order to have it Settled
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I could not then be done, as it had not undergone the Exami-
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nation of our Surveyor but He was told, that as soon as it
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had
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been Examined, that you would be write to
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about
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it. The Surveyor brought it back to me the other day,
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& tells me, that he can't make the
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in
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the Stable arise from the Dimension there given, as you
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will see by his remark, now this will not at all effect this
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Hospital but your self, so that it highly concerns you to
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look after it, to see that the Dimensions are rightly taken,
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and the Quantities from thence arising, truly estimated.
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When you are satisfied in this Respect, you may Settle
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with him as soon as you shall think proper, To unable
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You to do which, you have receive inclosed his Bill
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payable to our late
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Wm. Mount
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. for £35.16.5½
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wch. will be in part of the £60. allowed You towards the above,
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& other Repairs, a Receipt for wch. you will send me by the
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return of the post. Austin, seems to be impatient for his Money,
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for about a week ago, a Gent. from Mr. Martin in Lombard to brot. a
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Letter from Mr. Graves a Gent. in your Neighbourhood to him, wherein
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he interests himself in favour of Austin, by Setting forth, the hardship
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& inconveniencies he Labour disorder, in being kept out of his Money
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so long, after the Work was done, I mention this by the way, not wth.
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any intent to induce you to settle his Bill untill you an the wrightly
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satisfied, of its being a just & honest me & she work will Executed
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Therein of my Letter will be taken up with putting you in mind
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of there being two years Rent due at Michs last and that there is
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£190 due on accot. of the Fine wch. by your Agreemt. should have
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been Pd. at Michs. 1760. You will I hope remit a considerable
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part of both, & that in a very short time.
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I am Etc
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To Mr.
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Tho. Hancock
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