Dudley, Staffordshire
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- Dudley, Staffordshire
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- Town in Staffordshire.
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Dudley Castle, c. 1780
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| Title | Class |
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Sir Samuel Hellier to John Rogers, 26th July 1769 |
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Sir Samuel Hellier to John Rogers, 3rd January 1767 |
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Sir Samuel Hellier to John Rogers, 4th March 1769 |
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Sir Samuel Hellier to John Rogers, 5th January 1768 |
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Sir Samuel Hellier to John Rogers, 7th May 1781 |
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| Title | Class |
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| Church of St Thomas, Dudley (St Thomas & St Luke, Top Church), Staffordshire | Location |


![John. I Received Mr. Jordan's Letter which gave me
a full & Satisfactory account. of his proceedings & I have this day
recieved yours which I chuse to reply to immediately as no Time be
lost. — I Desire you would make my thanks acceptable to Mr. Jordan
for his Letter & hope he will Excuse my not writing as I am
much hurried. — With regard to the Organ that will be now
got ready Directly and Passion week will bring it Down & fix
it in Wombourn Church[.] In the mein Time Desire you would.
speak to Lawyer Banton or somebody to have the Faculty got
ready ^ out of Lichfield Court ^ to give by Leave to Erect it or we shall wait for it
so Pray hasten it now Both yourself & Mr. Jordon mention
the Organ standing against the steeple but both off you forgot to
send the Dimentions & Height so when it's to be fixed up —
we must alter its measure Pray inform me in your next which desire
may be soon you are all so long in Doing Things in the County
'Tis Indifferent to me what Part of ye Church it Stands in, & if Placed
Quite right it should stand in the arch of the Chancel but so as we
have it in the Church no matter where it’s fixed Tho Mr. Honeybournes
Objections have no sort of weight for The Great Organ in the
Cathedral at Canterbury is placed Sideway's & so is the Organ
in St. John's College Oxford & 20 other Places. Pray take Care
to be Perfect in the Singing Te Deum Messiah &c as we shall
call upon you to perform Easter Monday on in ye week at ye —
opening ye organ, & Remember. to get Every Persons name down &
what he Subscribes towards ye organ this I must know in your next
The Dragon next Occurs I have again been with Mr. Bannon he Say’s —
once for all that he is q[ui]te Certain it is made right & a greater Quantity
of Body behind than before I shew’d him that part of your Letter he
further adds Unless by some Means or other you Can Effect an attention
he must have it again sent Carefully Packed to alter in London
so Deter mine some way or other but by no means to hurt ye Beauty
or Elegance of it sure you may alter it I've almost a mind to Come
Down myself to see it Done you don’t say how its liked —](https://samuelhellier.co.uk/files/square/f6a8052753ef2c2185010f17aad65fb159c6c1c6.jpg)


