The letter on the behalf of maimed soldiers and the widows and orphans of those who served under Colonel William Daniel from Cheshire, 21 January 1652
Hon[oura]ble Gentlemen
Havinge extraordinary occac[i]ons & beinge satisfied w[i]th yo[u]r proposalls concerninge ye Liuelehood of sicke souldyers widowes & Orphans, I take ye boldnesse to write two Lines in referance to ye Late Acte of Parliam[en]t concerninge Pensions for souldyers yt ingaged in Ireland, and Scotland, w[hi]ch is yt if the seuerall Certificates vnder my hande & seale will not (w[i]th the testimony of ye Country) be satisfactorie concerninge ye Death of ye souldyery, I shall in due tyme p[ro]cure them from some of ye Generall Offic[e]rs of ye Army.
In ye meane tyme ye Bearer Capt[ain] Houlse will shew you ye Acte it selfe, yt if it bee possible somethinge may bee done this Sessions.
This is all from
Yo[u]r most humble seru[an]t
William Daniell
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<21th 1651>
For ye hono[ura]ble ye Justices of ye Peace att ye Quarter Sessions att
Knutsford
These.
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