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The Parish Officers of Rushden
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£
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s
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d
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To Amount of Bills delivered |
135
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10
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5
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1832
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Jany 4th
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Attending Mr. Packwood on the subject of rating the proprietors of Estates in Rushden now let to Tenants and advising thereon |
0
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6
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8
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Feby 8th
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Attending Mr. Saml. Somes respecting the Poors Rates on Late Lyns’s Land |
0
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3
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4
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15th
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Attending Mr. Packwood respecting the rates unpaid in respect of Mr. Stevens’ and Mr. Dalton’s Farms and advising thereon |
0
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3
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4
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Mar 7th
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Attending Mr. Packwood perusing Poors Rates whereby it appeared that the Assessments in respect of late Lyns’s Land were irregularly made and afterwards attending him with Mr. Somes discussing the business when he agreed to pay the back rates provided the assessments were made to correspond with the actual rents |
0
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6
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8
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14th
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Attending Mr. Packwood on the subject of the quality being higher than the rents and advising thereon when he said the Parish would not consent to Mr. Somes proposal and instructed me to write Mr. Dalton |
0
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6
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8
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16th
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Writing long letter to Mr. Dalton accordingly & urging him to give instructions to pay the rates & Copy |
0
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5
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0
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April 28th
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Postage of Letter from Mr. Dalton |
0
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0
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9
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May 2nd
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Attending Mr. Packwood respecting rates of Stevens Farm and receiving Instructions to write to Mr. Stevens’ Solicitor thereon |
0
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3
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4
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3rd
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Writing Letter to Messrs. Shuttleworth & Wartnaby of Market Harborough on the subject of the two rates due for Farm and threatening to summons Mr. Stevens if they were not paid & Copy |
0
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5
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0
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6th
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Postage of Letter from Messrs. Shuttleworth & Co. |
0
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0
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4
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9th
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Attending Mr. Packwood reading over Copy Letter to Mr. Shuttleworth and his answer & conferring on the business and also on that with Mr. Dalton |
0
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3
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4
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|
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15th
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Writing Letter to Shuttleworth & Co. in reply to theirs and acquainting them with opinion of Counsel on the Aylesbury Case & Copy |
0
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5
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0
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Fair Copy of Extract from St. James’ Chronicle as to Mr. Pollock’s opinion and writing Letter therewith to Mr. Dalton |
0
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5
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0
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18th
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Postage of Letter from Shuttleworth & Co. |
0
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0
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6
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Making Copies of my Letter and of Shuttleworth & Co’s. answer for you |
0
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2
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0
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Attending Mr. Knighton delivering to him Copy of my Letter to Shuttleworth & Co. and of their answer & conferring thereon when he promised to send me your determination on their proposition |
0
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3
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4
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21st
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Making fair Copy of Mr. Packwood’s letter and writing therewith to Shuttleworth & Co. |
0
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4
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6
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Postage of Letter from Mr. Dalton |
0
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0
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9
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23rd
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Postage of Letter from Shuttleworth & Co. |
0
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0
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6
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Attending Mr. Knighton shewing him correspondence with Shuttleworth & Co. & Mr. Dalton particularly the 2 last letters from these Gentlemen when he desired me to inform Shuttleworth & Co. that neither rate could be given up & to write again respectively to Mr. Dalton |
0
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3
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4
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May 25th
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Writing Letter to Mr. Dalton & Copy |
0
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5
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0
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Writing Letter to Shuttleworth & Co. & Copy |
0
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3
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6
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June 14th
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Postage of Letter from Shuttleworth & Co. |
0
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0
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6
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24th
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The like from Mr. Dalton [inclosing] Copy of Mr. Pollock’s opinion |
0
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1
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6
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July 22nd
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Postage of Letter from Mr. Dalton |
0
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0
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9
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23rd
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Writing Letter to Mr. Packwood [inclosing] Mr. Dalton’s Letter & requesting to see him thereon |
0
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3
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6
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Attending Mr. Packwood & Mr. Cook reading over Mr. Dalton’s Letter & taking particulars of entry payment of rates etc. when it clearly appeared that Mr. Dalton had been misinformed also attending Mr. Somes thereon |
0
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6
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8
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|
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Aug 1st
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Attending Mr. Somes & Mr. Packwood on the subject of the rates and reading over the correspondence with Mr. Dalton when Mr. Somes promised to see me on the business on the next Wednesday and requested me not to write to Mr. Dalton again till after that |
0
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3
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4
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Nov 21st
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Attending you and afterwards the Magistrates & obtained their allowance of labour rate |
0
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6
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8
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Dec 26th
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Attending Mr. Packwood and advising him respecting John Codgbrook’s Settlement afterwards taking his examination at length when it appearing that his Settlement was at Hatfield I advised Mr. Packwood to let the Parish Officers of Wellingborough remove him there |
0
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6
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8
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1833
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Mar 30th
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Writing to Mr. Shuttleworth for payment of Amount of Steven’s Rates |
0
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5
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0
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Writing to Mr. Somes to the same effect |
0
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3
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6
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Apr 3rd
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Postage of Letter from Mr. Shuttleworth |
0
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0
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6
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13th
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Parcel from Messrs. Shuttleworth |
0
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1
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0
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May 29th
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Attending Mr. Somes on the subject of the arrears of rates when he would not answer for payment & I informed him that I should apply to Mr. Dalton |
0
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3
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4
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July 17th
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Instructions for agreement between you and Thomas Lawton for Sale to him of premises purchased of John Ager |
0
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3
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4
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18th
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Drawing Agreement accordingly |
0
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8
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0
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Ingrossing same for signature |
0
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5
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4
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Attending signing |
0
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6
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8
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Sept 18th
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Attending Mr. Packwood on the subject of the Labor rate and reducing of the Poor Rate Assesments explaining duration of existing actions as to the former and receiving Instructions to attend a Parish Meeting on Friday next at 10 o’clock |
0
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3
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4
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20th
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Journey to Rushden to attend Parish Meeting respecting a reduction of the Quality when it was resolved that a fourth should be taken off and also respecting a continuation of the Labor rate and perusing Trust Deeds relating to the Poor |
2
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2
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0
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Oct 22nd
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Attending Hayward taking down his examinate at length as to Pound Breach committed by James Greene of Rushden |
0
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6
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8
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Writing Letter to Greene threatening proceedings unless maker arranged immediately & Copy |
0
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5
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0
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Nov 14th
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Attending Mr. Hawkesley to the Church taking Copy Inscription as to May’s Charity |
0
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3
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4
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20th
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Attending Mr. Packwood and advising with regard to Labor Rate |
0
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3
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4
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£145
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18
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4
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By Cash received at Various times on Account |
£120
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0
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0
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Balance due 28th March 1834 |
£25
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18
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4
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1833
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Dec 19th
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Attending Mr. Thos. Packwood in consequence of the Solicitor for Higham Parish having been making enquiries respecting the widow of Ager having her life in the premises and advising thereon |
0
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6
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8
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28th
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Attending Mr. Mason respecting the sale by Lawson of late Agers house to Mr. Goosey of Puddington & of the latters instruction to turn it into a Beer house & writing Letter to Mr. Goosey thereon which you requested to be forwarded immediately |
0
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5
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0
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Paid Messenger to Puddington |
0
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1
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6
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1834
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Feby 17th
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Perusing Correspondence and long attendance upon Mr. Dalton conferring on the business when he promised to speak to Mr. Somes thereon tomorrow and write me the result |
0
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6
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8
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April 12th
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Writing Letter to Samuel Corby to pay £4 for herbage by following Wednesday |
0
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3
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6
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May 9th
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Instructions to apply to Lord Althorpe respecting defect in Poor Laws |
0
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0
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0
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June 13th
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Perusing Act of 43 Elizabeth and writing long letter to Lord Althorpe on the subject of Parents maintaining their Children & Copy |
0
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6
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8
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Aug 23rd
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Writing another Letter to Mr. Dalton for payment of Poors rates |
0
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3
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6
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29th
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Postage of Letter from him |
0
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0
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9
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Writing Letter to him in reply as to payment of rates through Bankers |
0
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3
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6
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Sept 11th
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Writing Letter to Mr. Dalton acknowledging receipt of £9.13.4 for rates |
0
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3
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6
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£2
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1
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3
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To Amount of Balance due to Messrs. Burnham & Hodson |
25
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18
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4
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£27
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19
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7
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