Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 8 Jun 1787

Document Type: Letter
Date: 8 Jun 1787
Correspondent: Nicholas Walton
Recipient: John Holmes
Archive Source: TNA ADM 66/98
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Mr John Holmes 							Farnacres 8 June 1787.



Dear Sir,

       We were duly favoured with your Letter of the 12th Ult and Mr Walton is very much obliged by the trouble you have taken on his Account, and will settle for the several articles of Account when a draw for the Cake of Bullion which was delivered to the London Carrier on Wednesday last weighing 819 ounces. Youll be so good as pay Richard Probert for Bill as per acc[oun]t of Particulars Below and which youll be pleased to transcribe upon a Four Penny Stamp and get Richd Probert to sign a Rec[eip]t & then send us the Acc[oun]t immediately. We are, Dear Sir

Your most Humble Servants

Walton & Turner



PS  After paying Richd. Probert as below you will want of us £41..1..4 for Bone Ashes.



The Commissioners and Governors of Greenwich Hospital To Richard Probert

1787 

Jun 1 To 50 Casks of Bone Ashes cont 100 Bushells at 3s    £15  -  -

      To 50 Casks                              at 2s/2d     £5  8  4

      To Carriage 10s/6d  Wharfage 13s                      £1  3  6

                                                           £20 10  4

                                                  Stamp      -  -  4

                                                           £20 10  8



Rec[eive]d June 1787 of Messrs Walton and Turner £20..10..8 Twenty Pounds Ten Shillings and 8d in full of the above Acc[ount] by Witness 


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