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3 May1881
exact date of 03 of May 1881
day of the month 03 May 1881
calendar day - 05 of May year - 1881
month of Maydecade of the 1880s.
1800s century


To: Gibson and Strathern
10 Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.


From: James Hozier
22 Berkeley Square.


Dalserf

James Hozier
Lond

Will act as Mar Con Tr on certain conditions as to Investments

May 3 1881

Gentleman,

I am greatly obliged to you for the very full information contained in your letter of the 29th instance, with reagrd to the Trust created under the marriage settlement of Mr Humberson and Miss Campbell Hamilton. In reply, I beg to inform





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you that, as the Funds to be put in Trust consist of (1) Lesmontagne Railway Stock (2) Metropolitan District Railway Stock and (3) a ground Rent secured over property in the City of Edinburgh, I have no objection to becoming one of the Trustees provided that, holding the view I do - views most strongly opposed to permitting





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any investments in unlimited Companies, I shall be acceptable.

I think it right that the Principals should most clearly understand that, if they accept me as one of their Trustees, they must be fully prepared to allow the funds to remain in safe investments of a nature similar





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to the present, with no liability whatever attached to them, as I would never consent to their taking advantage of powers of investment in unlimited companies which you tell me are given in the investment Clause of the Trust Deed, a copy of which Clause I feel obliged by your sending me.

I think it only right that they should know my sentiments on this point now in order to prevent disappointment afterwards.

With many apologies for troubling you.

I am, gentlemen, your faithfully

James Hozier





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