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West Audley Street, (London).—Sends accounts of Davie and Edwards for 1746 and 1747.

(Franked by Firebrace.)

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S[i]r

The first paper I saw when I opend the drawer was the inclosd Acc[oun]ts of Davie & Edwards for the years 1746 & 1747. & therefore take the earliest opportunity. to send ’em, & a Line to notifie their being come safe to hand will very much oblige

S[i]r
Y[ou]r Humble Serv[an]t
C. Firebrace

W Audley Street
Feb the 21st 1750

[Superscription:] To | Mr Goodchild Clark† | Attorney at Law | in Ipswich | Suffolk [At the foot:] Free | C. Firebrace

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Postmarked 21 February and ‘AC’. Dawson Turner has added at the foot in pencil, ‘M P for Ipswich’ in pencil alongside the signature. There are a few irregular spellings. Letters missing from words abbreviated by superscript letters have been supplied in square brackets.

† Sic.

Chelsea.—Has shown the petitions and affidavits to Mr Pelham, who instructed them to be read to the Board of Treasury. They are now to be referred to the attorney-general.

(Franked by Kent.)

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Dear S[i]r.

As there was no Board of Treasury before Yesterday Since I receivd the petitions & Affidav[i]ts, I went to Greenwich monday & shew them Mr Pellham, & Assur[e]d him [tha]t he might depend on [th]e Facts there set forth to be true, after som time talking w[i]th him he bid me give them to Mr West one of [th]e Secraterys to read them to [th]e board yesterday, who told me they would be referr[e]d to [th]e Atorney General {1} but I do not doubt from what past between Mr Pellham & myself they are in a Likly way to have a Noli. pross. {2} Mr Low was ill & not down yesterday but I desir[e]d [th]e Gentleman in his Offices to Acquaint him what I had done

I rest D[ea]r S[i]r
Your hum[b]l[e] Serv[an]t
Sam: Kent

Chelsea Sepr 20th 1750

P.S
I ask[e]d [th]e Man that Came wth me to Colchester if he was to be paid for [th]e Post Chaise he said he was & was paid. {3} [th]e 13s 6d.

[Superscription:] To | Mr Goodch[il]d Clarke Atorny at Law | Ipswich [At the foot:] Free | Sam: Kent

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Postmarked 20 September. Dawson Turner has written ‘M P for Ipswich’ in pencil alongside the signature. There are a few irregular spellings, e.g. ‘shew’ for ‘shewed’, ‘som’ for ‘some’. In the original some words are abbreviated by superior letters. In the transcript the missing letters have been supplied in square brackets. Fossil thorn ('y') has been replaced by 'th' in square brackets.

{1} Sir Dudley Ryder.

{2} i.e. ‘nolle prosequi’.

{3} The full stop is superfluous.