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Wonderful old letter in German from Hesse
Translation
First of all ourfriendly greeting, honorable especially good friend!
After the expert's inspection by the foreman has shown that the water from theproperty of the master tailor Johann Vielhack can be led in a simple andharmless way to the neighbors with a concealed connection at the one cornerthrough Christophel Dillmann's dung area, then further into the old drain andwater flow through the yard of Catharina Brendel to the municipal road.Therefore you have to make this execution in such a way that the connection ismade in the prescribed manner, at the expense of Vielhack without harm to theneighbors, and such execution has to be made known to the participantsbeforehand.
We hereby agree on this, and remain in respect to you with friendly sympathy.
Weilburg, October 22,1736
High Count Nassau-Saarbrücken Chancellery of the local Director and Councelor
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Concerns the Johannes Vielhack, because of a 'Antauch' / sewage connectionwhich he wants to have done
Measures 13 by 8.5 inches