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Case 9498

24. Letter from the Devizes Union agreeing to pay for the bucket leg 13 May 1910

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Union Offices.
Devizes.
13th May, 1910.

Dear Sir,
re A.

I duly received your letter of the 11th April last as to a Bucket leg required by the above crippled lad and enclosing an estimate by The Medical Supply Association offering to supply the article for 30/- and enquiring whether the Guardians could see their way to meet the cost, if so, asking for the amount to be included in the Account sent in for March Quarter.

I beg to inform you that the above reached me after your Account for the maintenance of this lad, for the Quarter ended March, had been passed for payment; I, however, submitted your letter, having a favourable opportunity for doing so, at the meeting of the Guardians on Tuesday last, when the Board decided to accede to your request and be responsible for a new Bucket leg for the lad at a cost of 30/-.

If, therefore, you will procure the article and add the

Stamped in purple: May 14 Rec'd
Overwritten in red: Ansd 25.5.10 [?]

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