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Wooler Janry. 20th.1772 Sir By the last Post I received Your Favour and I observe that the Books of Subscriptions for the Relief of the Sufferers by the late Flood are to be clos'd this day; yet as I am desirous to promote the Charity as far as lays in my Power, and as some Persons in this Neighbourhood whom I have applied to by Letter, and who have promis'd to subscribe but have as yet neither remitted me Their Subscriptions, nor acquaint :ed me with the Sums They propose to give, for which Reason I am under a Necessity of taking in Subscriptions during the Course of this Week, [and in?] which I shall send You my Subscription Book, but should be glad to to know whether I am to send it by the Post, or by a Carrier, if by the latter where it is to be left at Newcastle My wife joins in Her best Respects to Mrs. Heron and Yourself with Your most Oblig'd and Humble Servant Cuth: Allen. Janry 8 1772 Paid to Mr. Middleton a Subscription for the Relief of the unhappy Sufferers by the late Flood within this County £25:18:6 Recd since, and now in my Hands ------------------9: 7:0
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