Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Trevelyan – 6 Feb 1781

Document Type: Letter
Date: 6 Feb 1781
Correspondent: John Erasmus Blackett
Recipient: John Trevelyan
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 4
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To Sir John Trevelyan  Bt.                                                       Newcas.  6th Febry  1781

   Half Moon Street   Piccadilly 

                London



Dr Sir      I am favoured with your Letter of the 31st Ulto. by which I find that you would be in Town as Yesterday     I observe that you expect a Remittance of £500 & shall have occasion for a further Sum in about three months hence     Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated this day at 30 d[ays] for Five Hundred Pounds for which Sum you will please to send me your Receipt     I am sorry Money is so scarce & that at present we have it not in our Power to sell any part of your Estates in the North unless to great Loss  _  I observe it is your Intention when the Value of Land advances to dispose of all your Property in the North     I wish there was a prospect of Times mending but I fear the Contrary & that your Present Tenants will be greatly in Arrear the next Rent day     Mr Trevelyan informs me that he has had one of the first Opinions on the Case with respect to his Purchase of the D. of P. which is much in his favour but Mr. Heron who is in Town will inform you further on that Subject.   P.S.  I write to Mr. Wall by this Post inclosing him a Bill for £500 to pay Sir Edwd. Winningtons Intrest  & am etc   J E B.





                              £500 . 0 . 0                        Newcastle Bank   6th February 1781

                     Thirty Days after Date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus 

                  Blackett Esqr.  Five Hundred Pounds    Value received

To Messrs. Castell Whately                 For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Self  

.    & Powell     London                                                                         Jos. Saint

  No. 15182                              Pay the Contents to Sir John

                                                  Trevelyan  Barot. or order  

                                                  Value in account

                                                                        John E. Blackett

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