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Title	January 17, 1810 letter from William Griffin to Thomas Haweis
Post Date	January 17, 1810
Author	Griffin, William
Recipient	Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820)
Date	1810-01-17
Physical Description	4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. address
Dimensions	33.5 x 20.1 cm
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 47
Address To	Thrapston
Country To	England
Address From	Bath
Country From	England
Transcriber	Gareth Lloyd
Plain Text Transcription	From William Griffin at Thrapston in Northamptonshire, to T.H. in Bath, Somerset. So that T.H. can form a right judgment of Sell’s argument with Griffin (acting on behalf of T.H.), he is enclosing the following copy document: ‘December 28 1809. John Sell for and in consideration of £30 to him paid by the said Mr Griffin as agent for Dr Haweis without any deduction or abatement whatsoever at or immediately before the execution hereof – he the said John Sell doth here promise and agree with and to the said Thomas Haweis his executors, administrators or assigns, that he the said John Sell shall, and will, on or before the 8 day of February next ensuing …1810 quit, surrender and yield possession of all that messuage or tenement situate and being in Aldwincle aforesaid and also all that little close in Aldwincle aforesaid with all the rights, members and appurtenances and also all and every other the messuages, lands…premises belonging to the said T. Haweis in Aldwincle (reference to the rectory in Aldwincle and any other property connected with it)...and now in the tenure or occupation of the said John Sell…unto the said Thomas Haweis…It is further agreed…that the said T. Haweis shall and will make an allowance unto the said John Sell from the date hereof to the said 8 day of February…after the rate of fifty pounds per annum and for the true performance, each binds themselves etc etc in Griffin thinks that T.H’s ‘observation’ is very reasonable, ‘namely he cannot transfer to a successor when he leaves readily allowed, but though he has bound to leave the house, which he means to do at the time, he does not mean to leave the town, for I saw him and Mr [Frederick] Powys yesterday, and to my certain knowledge, he has applied for 2 rooms ready furnished.’ If Griffin understands right, Sell intends to attend every Sunday, even if only in the chuch porch, and he may in law demand his salary for the year. Further legal matters are discussed with regard to the Sell issue. Sell has proved ‘one of the most worthless, troublesome fellows I ever met with. I considered the business of a very disagreeable nature to bring into a court as would be attended with a very heavy expense. I would not have francked you for £120 what cause(?) you have recovered of a beggar more than removing him out of a pulpit into a jail and I am certain he is not worth carriage.. He told me he had a most just claim on you for his salary, but I refused hearing any more of his gibberish so I presume you will hear from him…’ Griffin showed T.H’s last letter to several persons, some as would be pleased and ‘others I knew it would torment as a just and gentle chastisement for their past atrocious behaviour – Lewis Davison and the clerk has disposed of your kind donation for which you have the best thanks of the inhabitants. As I was walking up the street on Monday last, a woman before as I did not know was loudly exclaiming “God bless Dr H. for his kindness to the parish [and] a curse on these presbyterian [unreadable word] as has sent him away from us…’ The thought of losing £50 hangs heavy on Sell’s mind and Griffin thinks that he means to quit the house on the day before he needs to. Thomas Walden sends his respects – he is thrashing wheat in a barn and cannot obtain much in the way of liquor to wash the dust down with. Walden’s wife is the cook for Mr [Frederick] Powys and also sends her best wishes. Griffin has asked Powys if an inventory is to be taken of the furniture etc and if he means to take them as a purchaser, to which he replied that he does not. (after Sell's dismissal, Frederick Powys agreed to act on a temporary basis as the Anglican minister in Aldwincle until a permanent replacement could be found) Griffin also showed T.H’s letter to Mr Eastwick – his family has been much afflicted by the loss of their second daughter – a most amiable young lady. Reference is also made to Mr Squire and other matters relating to the life of the parish and its inhabitants. (1 sheet, 3p.) 17 January 1810
Notes	William Griffin may have been a parish official at Aldwinkle.
Unique Identifier	Haweis18100117
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2012
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library
Decade	1810-1819