Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 19 Aug 1787

By - gregpfinch19 Aug 1787
Document Type: Letter
Date: 19 Aug 1787
Correspondent: Nicholas Walton
Recipient: John Holmes
Archive Source: TNA ADM 66/98
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Mr John Holmes 						Farnacres 19th August 1787.



Dear Sir,

       By the London carrier of last Week from Newcastle you will receive a Box containing 846 Ounces of fins Silver or thereabouts for I cannot be exact yet as to Quantity. 

       I have desired my son John to call upon you and desire you will be so good as pay him Fifteen Pounds. He is now at Woolwich in the <Colofone>. I am, 

       Dear Sir, Yours etc

       N. Walton



PS  I have just got the Rec[eip]t for 846 Ounces of Bullion.

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