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• 3rd February (year unclear) (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

301 N N Gentleman Gentleman London Moby Herthant Dud noor 18177 Abstract & work for Mr Jottie 18thing Allinered upto Nov 18. – 28000 Sheets den i. 224,000–57 Ides 27,000 1 U n " 216,000–108. 9000 4 36,000 508. Tiff,000 Inder $192.2. Suppose the Plates are purchased it will be Mate Protes $5. WE - £. 176. dan, 168– d $10- 4.850. " u u Printing 176000 Notes x168- 176... 8. 84.₤4136.16 12. 280.12. $717.8 Tithe Month Finance Committer. Sphen Houth the East Rudia Company. The Undersigned, be respectfully represent that on the 3rd Feby lace they (as they had previously done for many years) putin a Tender which on the 4th of the dange mouth was and accepted forthe supply of 5000 Reann 1516 Foster 1300 Reann Wills Demiyor for the use of the Company during the precubrie That in the supply of the Paper con -traded for, they shave ever confined themselves tow Mills of Strise at Rush Mills Northamptons 30% JB Saunders & Mists, dugding the Amount between them. That on the morning phill th Juby Seven days after their Tender had been accepted or Fire was discovered in the drying Loft of Ruth mill which in a very short time levelled it to the ground. very was That they would have thememade Known this Fire to Your Houble Board halllyy expected it would have interfired with their Contract, but from the prompt Chonorable Conduct of the Norwich Afurance Company in whose Office quich ply property of the insured – the Builder Euqueer both provi tot have the Mill reasy forworks by the t. April and had they done so, we could still by great exertions have made all our Monthly delivering as promised, instead of this however it was the 11th of May before the Mill was ready forworte, With soon after this owing to the very dry season water fell off sagreally & unusually that it was impossible to kuty part of the Contract . In consequence of these allogether unloored for misfortung only able to deliver a little more than halfour Dificulated supply during the mouths and June levere a little Sholl If the Juell quantity ung and have consequently been fined for these three mouths although in Auputty, September Boother the deliveries were regular Orehave nowinade Good all our delizebles under the Contract note withstanding the dousse Calamity of Fire & Shortness of water. The dudersigned befürther to Call Your How MyBoard's particular attention to the fact, that from the time of the Sire to that our. time in the s Early шешене

• English

Summary: The undersigned report that they submitted a tender on 3rd February which was accepted on 4th. A fire destroyed Rush Mill shortly after, delaying production. Despite this, efforts were made to fulfill the contract with some delays and fines incurred.

Date: 3rd February (year unclear)

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