J[ohn]. H[adden]. Moggridge, jun., Leigh House, Bradford, to William Wood, Leeds, 20 January 1790.

Sir

        It is esteem’d of importance to know our strength.  At the desire of Mr Hobhouse Chairman of the Protestt Dissentrs of the County of Wilts.  I request you will have the goodness to favor him with the number, as near as you can of the friends to the application for the repeal of the Corporation & Test Acts within your district.  Mr Hobhouse is much oblig’d by your communication of the Lettr to Mr Wilberforce, it will be esteem’d an additional obligation both by him & the Committee if you will favor him with a copy of W. Wilberforce’s Letter which gave rise to the Answer--& likewise of any other transactions relative thereto.  I am &c.

                 Yours vy respectfully

                                    J. H. Moggridge Junr

Text: Test Acts Papers, no. 64, Unitarian Collection, UCC 3/6/6, John Rylands University Library of Manchester.