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Messrs. Sumner and Heatly, and that he do inform them of our ac- 

 quiescence to their proposals on the terms mentioned in our Resolu- 

 tions. 



On the 4th October, the matter came again before the Board. 



To Mr. RICHARD SILMNER, 



Secretary to the Revenue Department, Fort William. 



Sir, — We have been honoured by the Board's answer, transmitted 

 by you on the 24th August in respect to our proposals offered the 1 1th 

 August, and we have now to request such orders as may be judged 

 proper to the Council of Burdwan, and to have a grant (for work- 

 ing the coal, &c.) to the names of Sumner, Heatly, and Redfearne, 

 as we all three are proprietors, and this is our firm. Moreover, we hope 

 that as the time for the despatch of the ships is at hand, the Board 

 will be so favourable to us as to represent our discovery to the Ho- 

 norable Court of Directors, as their sanction will be a great encou- 

 ragement to us in the work we undertake. We are, &c. 



Calcutta, J. Sumner, 



30th September, 1774. S. G. Heatly. 



Order. 



Agreed, — That they be admitted joint proprietors, and that the fol- 

 lowing letter be in consequence written to Burdwan : — 



To GEORGE VANSITTART, Esq. Chief, fyc. fyc. 

 Gentlemen, — Having thought proper to grant to Messrs. Sumner, 

 Heatly and Redfearne, a Grant for working the coal we before corres- 

 ponded with you about in the districts under your division, we, enclos- 

 ed, transmit you a copy of the engagements they have entered into. 

 We are, &c. Warren Hastings. 



W. Aldersey. 

 P. M. Dacres. 

 Fort William, James Lawrell. 



The 4th October, 1774. Nicholas Gruebkr. 



