Letter – John Westgarth to George Baker – 8 Mar 1779

By - gregpfinch8 Mar 1779
Document Type: Letter
Date: 8 Mar 1779
Correspondent: John Westgarth
Recipient: George Baker
Archive Source: DUL BAK 9-16
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									Unthank 8 March 1779

Sir

      The delay in answering your letter of the 7 Ulto. was occasioned by the Lease your Father signed being at Sandoe. I am only one the <three> contracting party but have no right to give any of the money. You will please to peruse the Lease and you’ll find so long as you continue the Ingen you are to keep her, the Water courses &c in repair and so that none of our work be impeded. When the Race was suffered to run our works was stopped & your people obliged for want of wood to repair it, to take wood from us. We have no objection to your keeping her conformable to the Conditions spacified or in like manner to secure her on the terms in the Lease set forth. The above is the company’s Sentiments. Compts. to your good Mother 

      Sir Your humble Servt.

      Jno Westgarth

DUL BAK/15/31

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