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19. An Important and Rare Great Fire of London Document, 235 x 195mm, 1666 Letter
of receipt recognizing the contribution made by John Moore Esq., Alderman of the Ward of
Farringdon Extra, to the Chamberlain of London to be used as a relief for the “poore that
suffered by the late dreadful fire”, with a list of the various parishes and the money allotted
to each, signed by Thomas Tunman and Aleyn Reade, good clean condition and scarce.
*John Moore, later Sir John Moore, Mayor of London, was a leading figure in the rebuilding of London
following the fire and supplied most of the lead for the roof of St. Paul’s when it was rebuilt.
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