Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 29 Jun 1781

By - gregpfinch29 Jun 1781
Document Type: Letter
Date: 29 Jun 1781
Correspondent: John Erasmus Blackett
Recipient: Thomas Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 5
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Sir Thomas Blackett Barot                                                           Newcas  29th June 1781

Bretton   Yorkshire



Dear Sir

	Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co of this date payable at 20d date for Five Hundred Pounds, the Receipt of which you will please to acknowledge.

	I have lately sold about 5000 ps Lead, the Common at £14.17s.6d the refined at £15.2s.6d p Fother.  I now ask £15.5s.0d for Refined.                            I am etc     JEB





                        £500.-.-     Newcastle Bank     29th June 1781

                       Twenty Days after date Pay to the order of John

                     Erasmus Blackett Esqr  Five Hundred Pounds      Value

                      received                  For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington  Self

To Messrs Castell Whately & Powell                                              Jos Saint

                       London                       Pay the Contents to the Order

No 16360                                           of Sir Thomas Blackett  Barot

                                                           value in Account

                                                                             John E Blackett

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