Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 3 Oct 1778

Mr Thomas Wall    Paper Buildings                                       Newcastle  3rd  Octor.  1778

   Temple   London



Sir     Inclosed you have a bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell at 30 d[ays] dated 29th Sept. for Two Hundred Pounds to make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyans Account from 30th Sept. to 31st Decem[be]r next for w[hi]ch you will please to send me your Receipt as usual.

    Mr. Rich[ar]d Carr Glyn called on me Yesterday     I find he will not be in London till the End of this Month; so on your being applied to by Messrs. Hallifax Glyn & Co. & their giving up the late Sir W[alte]r Blacketts Bond for £1200 you will please to pay them that Sum & likewise £104 . 3s . 0d for the Int[e]rest taking their Receipt for the same.  When Mr Glyn comes to Town he will exchange the Receipt and give one on the back of the Bond for the Principal.

    I wrote to you the 9th Ult[im]o & there inclosed you Messrs. Bell Cookson & Cos Bill on Castell & Co for £110 . 5s . 0d to pay the Int[e]rest on the late Sir Walter Blacketts Bond & Notes to the late George Carr of which Letter & Bill you have not acknowledged the Receipt       I am etc      J E B.  



                              £200 . 0 . 0                        Newcastle Bank  29th Sept.   1778

                     Thirty Days after date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus 

                  Blackett Esqr. Two Hundred Pounds              Value received

To Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell             For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Self 

              London                                                                                        Jos.  Saint 

                                                         Pay the Contents to Mr Tho[ma]s 

  No. 8711                                                   Wall  or Order Value in Acco[un]t

                                                                                     John E. Blackett