Reference
W1/5645
Title
Joseph Leeds, Croydon (Cambs), [to Samuel Whitbread II]
Date free text
5 September 1800
Production date
From: 1800 To: 1800
Scope and Content
Asks SW to be a trustee for his grandchildren after their grandmother's decease. Describes atrocious conduct of his son George, who as paymaster misappropriated public funds to his own use; his father in law - a clergyman - was one of the sureties, & to pay up the misappropriated money would have ruined him. He has has therefore taken over the payment, as well as his own share as surety. Warns SW against lending money to George, as he has applied to several people for loans.
Level of description
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