Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Robert Child – 6 Feb 1783

By - gregpfinch6 Feb 1783
Document Type: Letter
Date: 6 Feb 1783
Correspondent: John Erasmus Blackett
Recipient: Robert Child
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 5
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Robt Child Esqr & Co  Bankers                                            Newcastle   6th Febry 1783

            London



Gentn

	Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated 5th instant at 20 days date for One Hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten Shillings being for half a Years Composition Rent of the Tithe Ore of Weardale Leadmines due to the Lord Bishop of Lincoln as Rector of Stanhope from Sir Thomas Blackett Barot.  You will please to acknowledge the Receipt of this Bill & when paid send me his Lordships Receipt as usual.

                                                                                                                   I am etc     JEB





                                   £157.10.0             Newcastle Bank     5th February 1783

                                   Twenty Days after date Pay to the order of John Erasmus

                                   Blackett Esqr  One Hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten

                                   Shillings        Value received

                                                                     For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Self

To Messrs Castell Powell                                                                       Jos Saint

        Sumner & Co      London

No 1282                                                     Pay the Contents to 

                                                                   the order of Robt Child Esqr

                                                                   & Co Value in accot with

                                                                   the Lord Bishop of Lincoln

                                                                              John E Blackett

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