Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 2 Feb 1766

To Mr Isaac Hunter at 

Dukesfield                                                                                       Newcastle 2nd Feb[ua]ry 1766

Sir                  Inclosed is the form of an acco[un]t which I desire you will make up & send me at the end of every year of your workings at your refinery, & that you will order the Test bottoms to be wrought up  allways at the end of the year & include the quantity Lead got out of them, & the Silver extracted from It, in the said acco[un]t & I would had you send me one for the last year, as soon as the test bottoms are wrought up.

Sir Walter ordered me to give Fra Salkald thirty pounds & I wrote him on the 21 last month to come down when he would & receive it. as I have not heard from him I fancy my Letter must have miscarried, tho for the greater safety I decided it to be left at your brothers, as yours are. I desire therefore you will acquaint Mr Salkeld hereof that the sooner he now comes the better.  

As I wrote you on the 7th of last month I should be glad to have the general acco[un]ts from the Mill clarks, without their waiting to work up all their ore, for a calculation of the quantity remaining may be made near enough for the purpose.

I hope you are in some forwardness with your Chr[is]mas qua[rte]rs acco[un]ts. I am etc HR