Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Noble – 8 Mar 1791

Mr Richd Noble     Bretton                                                          Newcastle  8th Mar 1791

        near Wakefield   Yorkshire



Sir	Inclosed you will receive a bill drawn by Eden, Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2000 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Accot the Rec[eip]t of which you will please to acknowledge.

	I desire that you will acquaint Sir Thos that the 300 Guin[ea]s which the Lead Co is to pay for his Moiety of Lot 4 in the P[art]nership Mines should be paid into my hands as it is necessary that this business should appear in the Books here, and I have acquainted the Lead Company with the same                                        I am etc                Jno.E.B





£2000                                                                                Newcastle Bank 8th Mar 1791

One Month after Date pay to the Order of John

Erasmus Blackett Esqr One Thousand Pounds                        Value Received

                        For Sir J Eden Sir M W Ridley Cookson Widdrington & Co

To Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co                                               Thos Gibson

No 18761    London                            Pay the Contents to the

                                                            Order of Sir Thos. Blackett Bart  Value

                                                            in Account       John Eras Blackett