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                <p rend="center" xml:id="par1"><hi rend="large">To the Warden, Master &amp; <choice><abbr>Comptroll<hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="overline">r</hi></hi></abbr><expan>Comptroller</expan></choice> of <supplied reason="damage">the</supplied> <lb xml:id="l1"/>Chester Mint</hi></p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2"><hi rend="larger"><choice><abbr>Gent<hi rend="superscript">men</hi>:</abbr><expan>Gentlemen</expan></choice></hi></p>
                
                <p xml:id="par3"><hi rend="larger">W</hi>e are informed that there is some delay in <lb xml:id="l2"/>makeing up the <choice><abbr>Acco<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi>:</abbr><expan>Accounts</expan></choice> of <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Mint &amp; therefore we direct <lb xml:id="l3"/>you to hasten <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> makeing of them up &amp; to require M<hi rend="superscript"><choice><orig><hi rend="overline">r</hi></orig><reg>r</reg></choice></hi> Lewis <lb xml:id="l4"/>&amp; others concerned to attend in makeing them up till they <lb xml:id="l5"/>are finished &amp; you are then to send us notice immediatly <lb xml:id="l6"/>of the several accounts when made up &amp; of <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Defects in <lb xml:id="l7"/>makeing them up if you meet with any We are</p>
                
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                <p rend="indent30" xml:id="par6"><choice><abbr>Fr<hi rend="superscript">ds</hi></abbr><expan>Friends</expan></choice> Is Newton</p>
                <p rend="indent35" xml:id="par7">Tho: Hall</p>
                
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