Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 22 May 1741

      Ravensworth Castle. May 22d 1741

To William Corbett Esqr



Sir

      On the other side is your Accot. of Oats & Two firkins of Butter  Sent by our Order amounting to Thirty Seven Pounds Twelve Shillings and Ten Pence for which N Walton has drawn a bill on you this day payable to Mr James Wood at 28 days date. & at the bottom of the Accot we have Signd the Recet. of the Money by the 1st Draught. There is 5s you will please to observe charge for laying on. board a former quantity which had been Omitted & we are afraid we shall have a further charge upon you for Waterage as all we have Sent have cost a penny a boule Waterage down River & we belive Mr Airey has some charge of that kind upon us. Except this waterage we think this makes a Clear Accot. between you & us for tho’ we paid Mr Claughton Five Guineas for his Journey Darnhall to meet Mr Boag there, we do0 not charge you with it, or any part of the Expence of Mr Emmersons Journey into Scotland. This Sir we begg leave to doe out of regard to your great friendship to us & hope you will not take it amiss that we doe so. And the more opportunitys you give us of doing any Act of Gratitude the more Oblidgeing it will be to 

      Sir Your most Obliged Hble Servts

      Nichos. Walton  Hugh Boag





William Corbett Esqr. to Messrs Walton & Boag



For Oates sent him at three severall times viz -

January 1740/1  15 Quarters 

March 1740/1    20 Quarters

April 1741      15 Quarters & 2 bushels

                50            2 bought as follows



 60 boules at 3/6d                                       £10 10  0

 60 boules at 3/8d                                       £11  0  0 

 79 boules at 3s                                         £11 17  0  £33  7  -

199 or 49 Quarters & 6 bushels 

       50 Quarters & 2 bushels sent as above

Run Over in Measure  4 bushels



Labourage putting the above quantity on Board             £- 10  5  

Waterage thereof from New[castle] Key to the ship         £0 17  7 

pd Mr Wake for laying on board Oates in Aug last & Omited £0  5  0   £1 13  0 

2 Firkins of Butter Cost £2.12.6 & Waterage 4d                       £2 12 10

                                                                    £37 12 10



Ravensworth Castle 22d May 1741 

Reced. then of Wm. Corbett Esqr Thirty Seven Pounds Twelve Shillings and Ten Pence by N Walton’s bill dated this day & payable to Mr James Wood at 28 days date. Witness our hands

      Nichos. Walton Hugh Boag