Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 18 Oct 1775

By - gregpfinch18 Oct 1775
Document Type: Letter
Date: 18 Oct 1775
Correspondent: Isaac Hunter
Recipient: Westgarth Forster
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       Dukesfd. 18th. Octobr. 1775

Mr. Westgarth Forster Allanhds



Dr. Sr.

	I have frequently complained to you this Summer of the Ore f’m your Grove being badly Wash’d. & wanting Weight - & am sorry to find wth.out the desired effect, for I think the Ore comes worse & worse dressed (if possible to send it worse <of> dressd. state) if I say there’s 1/3 part of the Quantity sent refuse, I am sure I am wth in bounds.   You are sensible that the blame will ly upon me when the Accot. of the produce of Ld. is shown for suffering the Ore to come to the Mill so badly dress’d wth. out making a complaint wch. I shall be obliged to do in case you do not immediately put a stop to sending Ore to the Mills till properly dressed – as to the Want of Weight we still have case to cry out of but have Ordered Mr. Salkeld to keep an Accot. of the short Weigt. wch. we shall deduct f’m the quantity recd. at the end of the Yr f’m the Rect. of Ore & am

       Yrs. &c IH Jr

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