Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 8 Dec 1784

Sir Thos Blackett Bart                                                             Newcastle      Decemr 8th 1784

    Bretton     Yorkshire



Dear Sir

	Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Carr & Co on Castell & Co dated 3rd inst at One Months date for Two Thousand Pounds, the receipt of wch you will please Acknowledge.  Your Lead Stewards were with me the 30th inst when I paid them £2140 for Subsistance  for the Workmen, the Mines were much in the same States.  Since the last Sale of Lead to Dr Hall I have only Sold some small Parcells at an Advanced Price.  I am etc

                                                                                                                             J E Blackett





                       £2000                     Newcastle Bank        3rd Decemr 1784

                          One Month after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus

                         Blackett Esqr  Two Thousand pounds           Value received

                                                                  For Bell Carr Cookson Widdrington Co

To Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co                                                Thos Gibson

                             London                         Pay the Contents to the Order of Sir

No 5325                                                 Thos Blackett  Bart  Value in accot

                                                                                                      J E B