Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 11 May 1740

      Ravensw’th Castle May 11  1740

To Mr James Wood



Dear Sir

	Herein I send you three Bills amounting Twelve hundred & Twenty pounds which I have made you D[ebt]o[r] for this day made of Rents & Proffitts of the Derwentwater Estate.

Geo Pantouns bill on Thos. Hayley Esq. dated 23 Apr last at 28 d[ays] £200

Edwd. Browns Do on Wm. Stephenson dated 14 Do at 28ds                  £20

Ra. Fetherstons Do on Saml Child Esq & Co dated 9 May Inst at 30ds   £1000

                                                                     £1220 



Please to acknowledge the rect. hereof by return of the post and to tender my Complim.ts to all friends at Greenw’ch & Broad Street which will greatly oblige

      Dear Sir or Madam: Yr most Hble Servt.

      Nicho’ Walton



Newtonmoor April 23rd 1740  £200

Sir Twenty eight days after date pray pay Messrs Walton & Boag Two Hundred Pounds value recd. and place it to acct. as advised by Sir Your most Hble Sert. George Pantoun

To Thomas Hayley Esqr. in Bedford Row, London





Hexham 24th April 1740

Sir Twenty eight days after date pay to Messrs Walton & Boag or Bearer Twenty Pounds for value recd. and place it to acco. as by order from Yr Hble Sert. Edwd Brown

To Mr Willm. Stephenson, Glover opposite to Exeter Exchange in the Strand, London





No. 102  Newcastle May 9th 1740 £1000

Sir Thirty days after date pay to Mr Nicho’ Walton or Order the sum of One Thousand pounds for the value reced. and place the same to accot. as advised by  Sir Yr Humble Sert. Ralph Fetherston

To Samuel Child Esqr. & Co. near Temple Barr, London