Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 14 Nov 1755

To Mr Chris. Denton London

Newcastle 14 Nov 1755

Dr Sr

I have rec[eiv]ed of the Corporation 432.10.0 & placed the same to your Acct & inclosd you receive as above three Bills for £750 wch I desire you'l place to my Credit & advise the rec[eip]t thereof. Inclosd is also my Acct of West Kenton Rents & under another cover I send you by this post 16 Vouchers for the payments as charged therein. I have not been able to get more than £200 of Mr Beaumont tho he has not wanted suff[icien]t applications for the payment he says he cannot possibly pay any more money at this time the Coll[ie]ry he is now winn[in]g has quite draind him  But if the new Engine he has just now erected will win the Coll[ie]ry he makes no doubt but shall be able to pay the whole Rent next summer so the parties will Consider wh[ethe]r they will grant him that Indulgence  I hope they will not think amiss of my charging £10 for the [rec.t] & Remittance of the £200 for I have had trouble enough about it & expect to have Bills to send you for the ball[an]ce of this acct due 18 December. But if that will not do I must be obliged to send you the money by the Carrier or sell my S S Stock therefore pray let me know w[hi]ch Bills then due will be acceptable.  Sr W[alte]r left the Acct of the Trust Estate &c w[hi]ch Mr Wilson (who I find does not approve of it ) ordered me to send him a Copy thereof which I have done by this post. Presume he will give it to you. If not I will send you another  But I much doubt you will ever get the rest settled on this footing for if they would agree to take the purchased Estates w[hi]ch they ought to do & allow the o[the]r Articles they may perhaps ask whats to be done with the Ballance of  848.6.33/4 & the £700 for West Kenton wch wo[ul]d remain in Sr.Wr's Hand. I shall be glad to know how you get forwards w[hi]th these m[atte]rs & with my Compliments to Mrs Denton I am etc  JR





To Messrs Stainbank & Freeman  Merchants in London

Newcastle 17 Oct 1755   £300

Forty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order Three hundred pounds the Value in acct with Sr Walter Blackett, place the same to acct as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Stainbank & Freeman  Merchants in London

Newcastle 17 Oct 1755   £260

Thirty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order Two hundred and sixty  pounds the Value in acct with Sr Walter Blackett, place the same to acct as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Stainbank & Freeman  Merchants in London

Newcastle 17 Oct 1755   £190

Thirty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order One hundred and ninety  pounds the Value in acct with Sr Walter Blackett, place the same to acct as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie