REPLY1850
Christian Captives
By Q. D.
R.W.B. may probably obtain valuable information from the trustees of Lady Mico's Charity. See Attorney-General *v*. Gibson, 2 *Beavan*, 317. (*n*.) A note on that case may not be uninteresting, as showing the vast increase of a fund originally small. Lady Mico, in 1670, gave 1000*l*. to redeem poor slaves. In 1686 this fund was laid out in the purchase of land. In 1827 an information was filed against Mr. Gibson and others and at that time the rental of the purchased land amounted to something like 3000*l*. a year, and the trustees had accumulated upwards of 115,000*l*. Consols. Trustees were…
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