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8 Sept 1787	187
Letter from Mr. Errington to retain
Counsel on the Northern Circuit		Dr Sir

Ralph Heron Esqr*		I have received your letter
Newcastle upon Tyne		the 30 ulto, by which I see that all thoughts
		of a Compromise must be laid aside, this
		intelligence did not surprise me, my determin-
		-ation to make the offer was more for the
		appearance, than from any expectation of
		it's being accepted, I suupose when the Justices
		sent me to Parlt. & afterwards put me to
		the expence of making out estimates, they
		had not arrived at the point of knowledge
		they have since attain'd; that as trustees they
		have it not in their power to make any
		compromise, perhaps it is as well as it is,
		with respect to Counsel I certainly wld have

Note: Letter from H Errington to R Heron, p 1

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