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27 Oct
CapelI requested you yesterday to buy me some railwy shares – As some of these Companies have obtained acts, ^please to inform me supposing I wish to sell ye shares again in a few days can I whether I can do so without in ye mean while myself signing the Company’s deed ^myself? (A)
If [illegible deletion] my signature ^of ye deed is requisite necessary on my part, before I can resell, I beg to withdraw that part so much of my order, if not yet executed, as relates to shares in railways that have obtained acts, excepting the Caledonian shares, which I wish you to buy at ye price I named.
(A) If & wheth you can transact ye whle business for me without my coming up to Town
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27 October
CapelI requested you yesterday to buy me some railway shares – As some of these Companies have obtained acts, please to inform me supposing I wish to sell the shares again in a few days can I whether I can do so without in the mean while myself signing the Company’s deed myself? If and whether you can transact the whole business for me without my coming up to Town
If [illegible deletion] my signature of the deed is requisite necessary on my part, before I can resell, I beg to withdraw that part so much of my order, if not yet executed, as relates to shares in railways that have obtained acts, excepting the Caledonian shares, which I wish you to buy at the price I named.