# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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27^th. Sept^r. 1764

My dear Lord

I received y^r Grace's
of the 20^th. last night. I can by no means
advise you to send that which you inten:
ded or any other answer till you have
been in London & fully advised with those
whom you may think proper to employ
& consult. The Parliament won't meet till
after Xtmas & I see no Utility from your be:
ing in Town much sooner. The Act 12
Geo 1^st. is to treat contract & agree for
the whole. S^r A.W. M^r P. & the D. of N.
took the only fair practicable way to attain
that End. they don't mean to treat, much
less to contract or agree they don't know
that they want to purchase the whole.
They want you who don't desire to sell
to lay all y^r Circumstances open & to de:
mand a Price upon which they don't pro:
pose to treat & propose[?]. they don't yet
know what they want. This is a very

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