Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 3 Mar 1763

To Mr Thos. Maughan                                                                   Newcastle 3 March 1763                       

at Newhouse



Sir/ I find there is likely to be a Law suit between certain p[er]sons claiming under Mr Robt. Blakeston Bowes of Bradley, & some others & an enquiry has been made of me abt. the wood bou[gh]t at Bradley, how much was paid for it & how the payments can be proved. I see that Mr Bowes was p[ai]d all the money, by us, except the last sixty pounds wch must have been paid by you & therefore I desire to know to whom & when you paid it & whe[th]er you have a rec[eip]t for it & by whom it is signed. I am etc   HR