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Trumpeter at the Assizes 1749

1979-009-01

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Addressed to

Thos. Winstone Esq^r Sheriff

    at

     Stapleton

       Near

        Bristoll

 

This entire Letter is annotated X Post and on posting received a two line CIREN / CESTER

Mark.

 

Hon^rd S^r

Being Advized by M^r Pitt County Clark, I have send you these lines to Offer my Service to Attend on you at Next Asizefs with my Trumpet as I have Don for Forty Seven past and have not mist one ect this Last the fault did not Ly in me for I sent to Mr Robins to know if he was Willing for me and Pardner to waite on you as Customry and he’d send me Word to the contrary and I whent to Gl;ouceter as Usley on the Day of the Afizes with my Trumpett to attend theron but found a Lad imposed in my place which ACasned A Wonder by the Gentlemen of the County knowning that I was as well and as (able ) to Serve as Ever Therfore if your Honr please I (could)come and waitte on you from your House in Gloucester as I did upon S^r Abraham Elton (and) S^r Rober^t  Cann and if you please to give me aney Livery Twills come or Go where you shall order to be Mishered and am your most

Hum^ble Serv^t

John Clift

Hampton

May 19^th

         1749

P.S. We have served two of your Familey all Reddey

               your Father  and Esq^r Haywards