Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 20 Oct 1739

Banknote No.133 dated 6 June. 1739 on demand               £20

John Gasharths bill on Sam. Chambers dated 13 Oct 1739.    £31

Thos. Gasharths Do on Lease & Clement dated 13 Do.         £30

John Teasdales Do on the Lead Company dated 15 Do.        £700

Ben. Grieves Do on Jno. & Thos.Simpson & Co. Dated 17 Do. £300

Nicho.Waltons Do on Ben.Skutt. dated  20 Do.               £19



                                                         £1110



Ravensworth Castle  October 20. 1739

To Mr James Wood Dep[u]ty Treasurer



Dear Sir

      Above is a Schedule of five bills and one banknote amounting To Eleven Hundred pounds which we Send you inclosed on Accot. of The Rents & profitts of the Derw[entwate]r Estate, which we hope will Come Safe and desire you will Credit our Accot. for the Same and that you will by the posts return Acknowledge the Receipt thereof.

      We have been at Keswick receiving the fines which is the Occasion of this Remittance and as we are going upon the Rents thro’ the other parts of the Estate we hope to Send you in Ten Days One thousand Pounds more if not a larger Sum. Our Compliments attend you and all friends at Greenwich and we are with great Sincerity

      Dear Sir Your Very Hmble Servt.

      Nich. Walton





No. 133

I Promise to Pay To Thos. Bennett Esqr. or bearer on Demand The Sum of Twenty pounds. £20. D

Entr. J.Clarke

London the 6 day of June 1739 For the Gov[erno]r & Comp[any] of the Bank of England

John Waite

[crossed with:] ‘not to be paid within ten days from this date 1 June 1739’



Castlerigg October the 13th 1739

Sir One Mon th after date please to pay to Mr Jos. Pearson or Order Thirty one pounds value Reced. as by advice from Sr Yr Hble Servt John Gasharth

To Samuel Chambers Merch[an]t in London



St Johns October 13th 1739

Gentlemen One Month after date please to pay to Mr Jos. Pearson or Order Thirty pounds value Recd.

as by advice from Sirs yr Hble Servt. Thos. Gasharth

To Messrs Lease & Clement in Bartholomew Close, London



£700.   Aldstonmoor  15 October 1739

Thirty days after date please to pay to Messrs Walton & Boage, or their Order the Sum of Seven Hundred pounds value Recd. as per advice from your friend & Servt. John Teasdale

To the Gov[eno]r & Company for Smelting down Lead &c in London These



£300.      Berwick 17th  October 1739

Twenty Eight Days after date pay this my Sole Bill of  Exp. to the Order of Messrs Hall & Button Three hundred pounds value Reced. and place it to Accot. as per advice from Sirs your Hbl. Sert. Benjamin Grieve

To Messrs John & Thos. Simpson & Comp[any] Merchts on Tower Hill London



Ravensworth Castle Oct. 20th 1739

Dear Sir Twenty Eight Days after date pray pay Mr James Wood or his order Ninteen pounds value Recd. and place it to Sr Henry Liddell Bart to acct. as advised Sir your mostr Hble Servt. Nicho. Walton

To Mr Benjamin Skutt in Kingstreet St Annes London