Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 29 Jul 1777

Mr Darwin    Hatton Street   London                                 Newcas  29th   July 1777



Sir     Your favour of the 3rd instant I received & observe what you say with respect to Mrs Glovers Annuity  _  The several Sums that I have remitted you this year were to make the Quarterly Payments & I believe will pretty near answer that purpose but if you have applied part of that money to make any other Payments either on the late Sir Walter Blacketts account or on Sir John Trevelyans it was improper & of course must confuse my Accounts

     Mrs Browns Annuity must be paid from the Time of Sir Walters Death.  As you are of Opinion that the Payments to Joseph Williams are to be continued during his apprenticeship and have Sir John Trevelyans Directions for it you will please to continue them.  Sir John desired me to acquaint you that he will pay off Sir Walter Blacketts two Bonds to you for £160 on the 4 November next.  If you should leave London before that Time into whose hands would you have the Money paid.  I find Sir John intends to appoint Mrs Gordons Agent to transact his Business in London

     Inclosed you will receive Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co bill on Messrs. Hallifax & Co  dated 22nd instant at 30 days for Five Hundred pounds to pay Sir Edwd. Winningtons half years Int[ere]st on Sir Walter Blackett’s Bond & Mortgage due the 6th Aug[us]t next which when paid you will please to send me the receipt.

     I likewise inclose you Bell Cookson & Cos bill on Castell Whately & Powell dated 29th instant at fourteen days for for One hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten shillings for half a Years Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due from Sir Thos. Blackett the 14th Aug[us]t next   You will excuse me I hope for giving you the trouble of making this Payment as Dr Thurlow has been wrote to that this Payment would be made by you.  Sir John set forward for Somersetshire the 22nd instant  _  he desired me to give his Compliments & thinks himself much obliged to you for your kind Assistance at the late Election  _  I opened your Letter to him dated 22nd instant which I shall inclose him by the next Post and shall recommend the larger Annuity of 25 Guineas each to be paid to the Misses Dalstones which I am satisfied will be complied with.   I am etc  J E B.



                    £500 .  .                         Newcastle Bank    22nd  July  1777

            Thirty Days after Date Pay to the Order of John Eras[mu]s Blackett 

            Esqr.  Five hundred Pounds    Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr  Self & Saint

To Messrs. Hallifax Mills Glyn & Co                                 Jno.  Widdrington

              London                    Pay the Contents to Mr 

  No.  5929                            William Alvey Darwin 

                                              or Order Value in Account

                                                                                     Jno. E. Blackett





                      £157 . 10 . 0                              Newcas Bank  29th   July 1777

             Fourteen 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                                                  Jno.  Widdrington

              London                        Pay the Contents to Mr 

  No.  6073                                William Alvey Darwin 

                                                  or order  Value in Account

                                                                                     Jno. E. Blackett