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Thomas Richd Beaumont Esqr New[castle] 11th Novemr 1792
No 26 Old Burlington Street London
Dear Sir Your favour of the 6th inst I duly received, & I am happy to hear that Mrs Beaumont & her little One are doing well; I hope that they may continue so; I wrote to acquaint Mr Bell of the events & I was told Yesterday that the Bells were ringing merrily on the occasion. I last Post wrote Mr Skelton a long Letter on business which I shall not trouble you with at present.
You will recieve inclosed a Bill drawn by Ridley Cookson & Co on Castell Powell & Co of this date at One Month for £4000 the Rec[eip]t of which you will please to acknowledge.
The Sailors of this Port have been in a very Riotous State for this Month past to oblige the Ship Owners to pay a considerable advance of Wages, alth[ough] the Wages at this Port are much higher than at any other Ports in the Kingdom; they have already Committed many Violent Acts & its feared they will proceed greater lengths; Goverment have been applied to by the Justices of the three Counties for an additional Force.
Our Weather continues remarkable fine. I am w[i]th best Compl[imen]ts to Mrs Beaumont Yours etc J.E.B
£4000 Newcastle Bank 10th Nov 1792
One Month after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esqr
Six Thousand Pounds Value Recieved
For Sir M W Ridley Cookson Widdrington Bell & Co
To Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co Thos Gibson
No 22981 London Pay the Contents to the
Order of Thos Richd Beaumont
Esqr Value in Account
John E Blackett
