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the  ftone  adjoining  to  it,  as  if  ftruck  by  a mufquet-ball ; 
that  the  quantity  of  ftone  thrown  down  might  amount 
to  about  a fquare  foot;  and  that  it  had  difturbed  about  a 
cube  foot  of  brick-work  underneath : and,  according  to 
your  lordihip’s  commands,  the  diftance  from  the  point 
of  the  conductor  on  the  houfe  to  the  part  ftruck  has 
been  meafured  by  him  this  day,  and  amounts  to  forty-fix 
feet. 
All  the  conductors  at  this  place  are  pointed,  and  it  has 
not  yet  been  difcovered  that  any  of  them  have  acted 
on  this  occafion. 
If  your  lordfhip  fhould  want  any  farther  explanation, 
my  fon  waits  on  you  with  a fmall  drawing  of  the  eleva- 
tion of  the  Eaft-front  of  the  houfe,  and  of  the  part 
ftruck,  which  I hope  will  be  fatisfaCtory  to  your  lordfhip 
and  to  the  honourable  board. 
I am,  8rc. 
EDWARD  NICKSON. 
Vol.  LXVIII.  H h 
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