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Transcribed letter from Joseph Harrison to James Lightboun

30 Feb 1730 [1731]

From: 1731 To: 1731

Transcribed letter from Joseph Harrison to James Lightboun Yesterday Mr Simpson told me that he was to go to London as tomorrow and at the same time asked me If Mrs Stratton had paid the bond given to Mr Gurrey for the Stall geer. I told him She had not neither was it ever demanded upon which he fell in a passion Mr Gurrey being present and Swore he would have the bond from you and putt it immediately into Suit against her. I told him that as the bond was assigned to you I did presume he must first ask you Leave and that if you did insist in its being paid forth it must be done whatever Shift was made but not otherwise and indeed ‘twould be very inconvenient for Mrs Stratton to pay it at present She being at a very great expence in buying beans etc to sett her breach Crop besides the Charge in buying Sheep, Horses etc. before and the Stall geer is now on the premisses and but a Dead Stock and half her last yeares graine is now in the ground belonging to St Leonards and the Barley in the Barns ready for seed but Mr Gurrey I believe privately incited Mr Simpson to make his Clamour. However I thought it my duty to acquaint you with this affair that you might be warned of his bussiness with you and that Mrs Stratton might have your ordrs therein which will be obeyed by her N: Mr Simpson is a very hasty man he was an Agent for Sr Jeremy Sambrooke at the electon for above Six weeks and when he came to the poll forgott there was any such man and polld for Sr Humphrey Monoux – that by the buy to it shews in some measure the effect of Zeal to much hurried.

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Harrison, Joseph,
Lightboun, James,
Simpson, Thomas,
Stratton, Thomas,
Gurrey, Samuel,
Sambrooke, Jeremy,
Monoux, Humphrey

BEDFORD, Bedford St Leonards Farm, elections, election agent, beans, agricultural leases, sheep, horses, barley