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Copy of a Letter to Sir Henry Strelchey Barti
Board of Green Clothii--

Sir
I take the liberty to submit for your information that many of the covered Seats and Garden Benches of the Royal Gardens at Kensington are much decayed, some are nearly demolished; a few are missing; and all will require painting this Season [.]
Inclosediii is a description, & list namely eleven covered seats & forty four Garden Benches: As this Number being dispersed so extensively in Kensington Gardeniv is by no means sufficient for the accommodation that may be expected. I beg leave to represent this in particular -- If it has your approbation that some new Garden Benches are ordered for Kensington Gardens. I think that twenty of that kind will be found sufficient in addition to those inserted in the accompanying List --
I have the Honorv to be
Sir
{most respectfully, your obed[ien]t humble serv[an]t [?]
{Signed W. T. Aitanvi

          viiRoyal Gardens 
Kensington
      16th July 1805
i Misspelling, Strachey, Henry, Sir,1st Baronet,1736-05-23-1810-01-03, civil servant and politician, Master of the Household, 1794-1810.VIAF 61899856
ii Board of Green Cloth was a board of officials belonging to the Royal Household. They were responsible for financial matters such as accounting for expenses.
iii Correct spelling enclosed
iv Garden was in the left hand margin
v Correct spelling Honour
vi Looks like Aitan but probably Aiton. Aiton, William Townsend (2 February 1766 - 9 October 1849), director at Kew Gardens in 1793-1841 Viaf= 44416060
vii This address and date were situated on the page to the left of a double bracket that encompassed the valediction and the signature 