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Hexham 19th December 1771 Gentlemen In Pursuance of the Advertisement, I humbly presume to inform you of my Loss by the late Dreadfull Inundation, which being Advanced in years I cannot hope to Recover, Nor by my Labour to support my family, unless Assisted by your Charity; I farm a Garden 1½ Acres, the half of the land was coverd with Wreck and Roots about a Yard Deep, which has Destroyed all my Bushes, the land is partly all over Covered with a Sharp Sand – above 12 inches the £ S D trenching of which will amount to 6 0 0 My Gooseberry Bushes Destroyed 5 0 0 10 fruit trees Destroyed 2 10 0 5000 Quicks Buried in the sand 1 5 0 my Winter Onions Buried in the Sand 2 0 0 winter Spinage 0 10 0 Cabage plants 0 5 0 Lettuce 0 5 0 Brocoli 0 10 0 3 Horse Loads Potatoes 0 15 0 The Whole 19 15 0 Gentlemen, the Petitioner Humbly begs Your Charity, and is bound in Duty to pray for you as Witness my hand William White
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