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<p n="29">Mr. Chambers</p>
<p n="30">Sir<lb></lb>
I duly recr. yours of 28 Novr.<obscured></obscured>
have laid this<lb></lb>
Sketch you make of the Brewick Estate, the Division of farms<lb></lb>
therein mark'd of your late proposition for repairs and<lb></lb>
in<obscured></obscured>
ments before the Grand Common who approve the<lb></lb>
same & have noted a Sum not exceeding one Thousand<lb></lb>
Pounds for Buildings two new Houses reparing the<lb></lb>
present Mansion It any other Mattire that may be<lb></lb>
necessary Mr. Thornton was provided with an offer from<lb></lb>
Mr. G<obscured></obscured>
to give £450 a Year for the whole & take all<lb></lb>
repairs on himself a Cla<obscured></obscured>
rent free from all Taacs but an<lb></lb>
seeing your proposals be declined saying anything about<lb></lb>
it this may help to show what terms may be made<lb></lb>
with the present Occupiers for the time they may<lb></lb>
remain after. Midsumr: the Ground now seems<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
clear for preparing measures as soon as you like we did<lb></lb>
not enter into the question, how far the present Lep<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
was liable to be called up on for not fulfilling the terms<lb></lb>
of his Lease or suffering the premes to run to rain<lb></lb>
Mr. Rary<obscured></obscured>
you seem'd to make it may difficult the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
I did not bring it forward but if you think there is<lb></lb>
ground to make any advantage of it, there is still time<lb></lb>
indeed it Mr.<obscured></obscured>
but reasonable they shr. allow some Money<lb></lb>
towards repairs you can better till there I but on by<lb></lb>
must the present Occupier remain till Laday 1787 at<lb></lb>
the present rents.</p>
<p n="31">I am<lb></lb>
Sir<lb></lb>
Yours re Re J</p>
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