Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 25 Jul 1775

By - gregpfinch25 Jul 1775
Document Type: Letter
Date: 25 Jul 1775
Correspondent: John Erasmus Blackett
Recipient: William Darwin
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 4
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Mr Darwin     Hatton Street  London                           Newcas  25th July   1775



Sir     Inclosed I send you two Bills as above - the one for One hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten Shillings  is to enable you to pay the half Years Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due to Mr Thurlow the 22nd instant   the other for Five Hundred Pounds is for the half years Intrest which will be due to Sir Edward Winnington the 6th of next month for his mortgage on Wallington

     You will please to advise me on your Receipt of these Bills & to send me the usual Receipts    I am etc                       J E. Blackett 



                              £157 . 10 . 0                              Newcastle Bank  25th July   1775

                     Ten 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 Self & Saint

To Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell                               John  Widdrington

  _ London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr

  No. 3557                                     William Alvey Darwin 

                                                      or order    Value in Accot

by CP.                                                                          Jno. E. Blackett





                              £500 . 0 . 0                              Newcastle Bank  25th July   1775

                     Thirty Days after Date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett

                    Esqr.  Five hundred Pounds         Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint

To Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell                               John  Widdrington

   London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr

  No. 3558                                     Wm Alvey Darwin or

                                                      order    Value in Account

by CP.                                                                           Jno. E. Blackett

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