Letters – Joseph Richmond – 21 Sep 1759

Sir                                                                                      Newcastle 21st Sept 1759

I am desired by Sir Wr Blackett  to acquaint you with the melancholy acco[un]t of Lady Blacketts death: who died this afternoon after an illness of ten days.

	I am yr mo obed servt Chris. Blackett



The above is in the form of the Lres sent to the following p[er]sons

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To the Right Hon[oura]ble Lady Mansel in Upper Grosvenor Street London

To Mrs Gordon at Abbots Lee near Bristol Somersetshire

To The Rt Hon the Countess Dowager of Buchan  in Audley Square London

To Mrs Marshall in Dukes Street near Grosvenor Square London

To Jno Delaval Esq at his ho[use] in Kings Square Court Dean Street Soho London

     desired him to acquaint his brothers

To Sir Wm Wentworth at Briton near Wakefield Yorkshire

     desired him to acqt his son and daughter

ToMr Thos Strother at Esholt near Bradford, desired to acqt Sir Wrs relations in his neighbourhood

To Sir Geo Trevelyon at Nettlecomb near Taunton Somersetshire

To Mrs Marshall at Neither Guidon near Bradford Yorkshire

To Mr Wade Preston in Leeds Yorkshire

To Mr Wm Perfect at Pontefract Yorkshire

To Thos Davidson Esq at Ferryhill

To Sit Ra Milbank Bt in Newcastle

To Mr Jno Cross in Leeds   desiring to acq Mr Tho Grosvenor, Mrand Mrs Liddel and Mr Morehouse.



The following invitation was sent with the mourning to all the Bearers and Mourners



vizt The favour of your [inserted] honour of your Lordships company is desired at Sir Wr Blacketts house in Newcastle on Thursday 27th inst exactly at four o clock in the afternoon to accompany the corpse of Lady Blackett to the place of Internment as a Bearer (or Mourner)

22nd Sept 1759