Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 5 Jul 1776

Mr Willm. Alvey Darwin  -   Hatton Street                                               Newcas  5th  July 1776

    London



Sir     Inclosed you will receive two Bills drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co on Messrs. Castell Whately  & Powell    One for Two Hundred Pounds at a months date to make good your Quarterly & other Payments on Sir Walter Blacketts Accot. from the 30th June to the 30th  September  next    The other Bill at Twenty days date to pay Mr Thurlow’s half Years  Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due the 22nd instant    You will please to advise me of the Receipt of these two Bills when Mr Thurlow is paid send me a proper Receipt from him.  _  Sir Walter Blackett has this day received you Letter of the 2nd instant    when the Box arrives shall advise you.                                        I am etc                       J E Blackett 



                              £200 . 0 . 0                        Newcastle Bank  5th July   1776

                    One Month after date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett

                    Esqr.  Two Hundred Pounds    Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Self  

To Messrs. Castell Whately  & Powell                               Jos.  Saint

                     London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr Wm  Alvey

  No. 4704                                                     Darwin or Order. Value in

    by CP                                                        Account

                                                                                       Jno. E. Blackett





                              £157 . 10 . 0                              Newcastle Bank  5th July 1776

             Twenty 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 Widdrington & Self  

To Messrs. Castell Whately  & Powell                               Jos.  Saint

                     London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr Wm  

  No. 4703                                                     Alvey Darwin or Order. 

    by CP                                                        Value in Account

.                                                                          Jno. E. Blackett