Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 9 Sep 1743

Document Type: Letter
Date: 9 Sep 1743
Correspondent: Nicholas Walton
Recipient: William Corbett
Archive Source: TNA ADM 66/107
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direction therein, not only as it is a very necessary thing but as he is a Farmr of £300 p ann. & pays well. The other <pl….is> in the Inclosed Estimate are also much wanted by the Tennants so that we hope the Board will at the same time give direction for all together. We have Recd yours with Mr Stehoes Petition which we will well enquire into and make our report thereon & we are sir

	Yours etc

		Walton & Boag



PS. Inclosed is our contingent account for the last 3 months which please to lay before the Board.

We have Inclosed you our cash account for the last month upon which is a Balance of £249 10 3 ¼ in favour of the Hospital since whi ch we have sent Mr Wood a Bill for £20 15 6.
This is the last part of a copied letter the first part of which was evidently on the last of 5-6 pages which have been cut from the volume prior to this page. Judging from the dates on the previous page that remains, and this, the missing material dates between 7th August and 9th September. The recipient and date of this letter is not known, but from context is likely to have been William Corbett. It has ben assigned the same date as the letter which follows it in the volume.

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