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About 30 years back, the labourers in this parish received 6s. per week; at this time they received 8s. per week 30 years back, the quartern loaf averaged about 5d. at this time it is 10-1/2d. 30 years back, the labourer could purchase with his week's pay, 6s. fourteen quartern loaves; now he can only purchase with his week's pay, 8s. nine quartern loaves about 30 years back, the principal farm in this parish, then belonging to the late Mr.
This morning we wanted again more money for the Orphans than there was in hand. It is only eight days since the last public meeting, when there was a balance of 46l. 8s. ld. in hand. On this account we disposed of some silver articles and books which had been sent within the last days for the benefit of the Orphans, by which means we have enough for today and tomorrow. Dec. 31.
In 1647 it was sold to Colonel Harvey with the leasehold land belonging to it for £7,617 8s. 10d., but was given back to the See at the Restoration. The carriage-entrance is in Fulham Palace Road, and this leads to an avenue of limes. To the north lies a part of the public park, once a field belonging to the Bishops.
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Masters had made a claim upon him since he had been in England for 127l. 8s. 4d in reference to certain long-gone affairs in which the attorney declared he had been badly treated by those who had administered the Morton estate. John Morton had promised to look into the matter and to see Mr. Masters. He had partially looked into it and now felt ashamed that he had not fully kept his promise.
"And over here is what appears to be the fragment of a hotel bill, which interests me deeply." "There's nothing in it. I looked at it before," said Lestrade. "'Oct. 4th, rooms 8s., breakfast 2s. 6d., cocktail 1s., lunch 2s. 6d., glass sherry, 8d. I see nothing in that." "Very likely not. It is most important, all the same.
About this structure little is known; it is, however, referred to in an old document as the "tenement called the Cage, demised to James Rosse by indenture for the term of 100 years, yielding therefor by the year 8s.," and appears to have been a farm-house. The document in question is a grant of Edward IV to Sir John William of the Charity or Guild of St.
I respect the family as I always did; and as for the money " "I am only sorry that it has been delayed so long. Good morning, Mr. Masters." The attorney's affairs were in such a condition that an unexpected cheque for 127l. 8s. 4d. sufficed to exhilarate him. It was as though the money had come down to him from the very skies.
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Without any one having been asked for any thing by us, the sum of 3,067l. 8s. 9 1/4d. has been given to us, entirely as the result of prayer to God, from the commencement of the work up to Dec. 9, 1839. 2. Besides this, there have also been sent many articles of clothing, furniture, and provisions, for the use of the Orphans. 3.
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