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Susan James, to Albany Estate, Dr.
1838: Aug. 28.
| To house and ground rent at 5s. per week, from 1st August, to date | 1l. | 0 | 0 |
| Thos. Hewett, ground rent | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Elizabeth James, ditto | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Mary Dunn, ditto | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Letitia, ditto[[A]] | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 3l. | 3 | 4 | |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
[Footnote [A]: These are a mother and four children in one house, and with but one ground, they tell me.]
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Richard Warren, to Albany Estate, Dr.
1838: Aug. 28.
| To house and ground rent to date | 1l. | 0 | 0 |
| Wife | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Child[[B]] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 2l. | 5 | 4 | |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
[Footnote [B]: The child is quite young, and in daily attendance at one of my schools.]
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On this property, under the same managers as Retrieve, the people state that they are going on shamefully. "The last Sabbath but one, when we were at service, Stephen Campbell, the book-keeper, and Edward Pulsey, old-time constable, come round and mark all for we house, and charge for ebery one of we family. We don't know what kind of fee dis we hab at all; for we attorney, Mr. Tate, neber come on we property, leave all to Mr. Comeoy. We peak to him for make bargain, him say him can't make law, and him no make bargain till him heare what law come out in packet. Him say dem who make bargain are fools; beside him no call up a parcel of niggers to hold service wid me; should only get laughed at. So we know not what for do. You are for we minister, and for we only friend; and if you did not advise we to go on work till things settle down, we no lift another hoe. We would left the property." Unless an arrangement is soon entered into, I shall advise them to do so.