Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 20 Nov 1787

Mr John Holmes 						Farnacres 20th November 1787.



Sir

       We have received you Letter of the 17th Inst and have this Day drawn upon you for £203.8.7 being Balance of Account as below made payable 40 days after Date. We are

       Your most Humble serv[ant]s

       Walton & Turner



PS  Be so good as make Mr Walton Junrs best respects to Mr Smeaton and acquaint him he is much obliged by his late favor and begs to inform him that he expects to be less engaged in about 14 days than he will be for some time after one Week following the 14 days, as he expects a call for London & must be prepared. 



919 Ounces of fine Silver at 5s 8 1/4             £261  6  9

Deduct Payment to Mr Everest          £24 15  1

                  Mr Ibbetson         £38  3  1

                                                   £57 18  2

                  Balance                         £203  8  7



Farnacres 20 November 1787 £203.8.7 Forty Days after Date Pay to the order of Messrs Eden Ridley Cookson Widdrington & Co. Two Hundred and Three Pounds Eight Shillings and Seven Pence Value received as advised by Walton & Turner 

Mr Holmes London