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Now I will tell you what I have been able to collect from
W. concerning his affairs.
'20 March Wenet
The Tenements he was to buy with Mrs Ackworth's money
and which by the Instrument you shew'd me he was to give her
a mortgage upon consist of two distinct Lots: 1st the House
2dly a 10th share in a piece of Land.
This 4th share brings in £9 a year the whole letting for £
36 but he says it is worth more than that, and as neither he nor
the people whose interest he bought joined in the Lease, he has
in his power at at any time a power to disallow it
He said the whole together had some time ago been valued
by two people at £1300 consequently this 4th share would at that rate be
worth £325. Some person (I think it was the owner of the
3/4 ) lately offered to buy his share at an appraisement— an
appraiser to be appointed in each side. This he says he verbally
agreed to: and on this he founds his hopes of paying off
Mrs Ashworth a part of the money /as Mrs W. talked of./
But now you shall hear how the writings are disposed of.
One Gilbert of Lewes who is a Grocer at Lewes has the Title Deeds of the House
as likewise the convey ance made by to W. by the last
Propietor— and as for To him W. owes— —
£ - d
250...
One Martin who lives at Winchelsea and follows no
business has the Title Deeds of the Land
To him W. owes — — — — — —
£ 120.
The man at Chatham I did not ask his name but
you know it has the conveyance that was made to
W. of the Mortgage which was subsisting upon the
Land at the time he bought it, which Mortgage
I suppose was then paid off, as W. got a this convey ance
of it. To this man there is owing — — —
150
Total 520
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Jeremy Bentham |
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