Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 25 Jan 1757

Document Type: Letters
Date: 25 Jan 1757
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Christopher Denton
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Mr Chris. Denton in Grays Inn London

Newcastle 25 Jan 1757

Dear Sir

	I rec[eiv]ed your [letter] of the 20th inst; & the receipt therew[i]th sent me for the £22.14.4 is very sufficient; But I still want the rec[eip]t for Jane Randolphs £19.4.0

	Mr Chris. Blackett will set forward for London on Saturday next on horseback; & by him I shall send you as follows 





Mr Stansfields Mortgage deed for                £20000

Sr.W[illia]m.Blacketts bond to Edwd.

 Ord & the assignment thereof to Sir Walter        400

Mr Watsons assignmt to Sr Walter of 

 all his claim on Sr.Wm.Blacketts Estate           150

The vouchers for all the paymts. in 

 improve[in]g Gunnerton estate, on the Division

 in 1743, 1744, 1745 & 1746; in 4 pcells No1,2,

 3,4 (exc[lusive] of Sr.Wrs. propor[tio]n of the 

 expence of the divis[io]n) wch somewhat exceeds 

 the sum mentioned in my Affidavit, as I had not 

 then all the vouchers                             435.13.4

The vouchers for the paym[en]ts on the divis[io]n 

 & improvement of Hexham Comon in 1754 & 1755 in 

 5 P[ar]cells No.1,2,3,4,5; besides wch there is a

 considerable sum laid out last yr by Mr Ellis &c 

 of wch I have not yet got in the accts            607. 9.10

The expence of Shildon Division already P[ai]d 

 (besides wch there is a considerable outlay last 

 year, not yet setled) as p[er] Receipt             96. 2.  5



of wch Articles I desire you will particularly advise the rec[eip]t, & when you have considered the dra[ugh]t of the Affid[avi]t sent you in my last Lre pray return it me, for as I wrote you I have kept no Copy of it.

	Mr C. Blackett tells me today he has hired a man here for his son the Dr., who he designs shall come up in the waggon, but I have wrote th[i]s post t Mr Hill, that if the horse is still at Manfield, & he chuses to send him to Currys at Dar[li]n[g]ton on Saturday Even[in]g the man will ride him up in Co[mpany] with Mr Blackett, who has one of Sir Walters horses.

	As our Justices make such an opposition to the Butter bill, without any true reason that I can hear of, I imagine it must be dropt, as the contesting it will be the occasion of a considerable expence. But you will know Sr.Wrs. sentiments on th[a]t head before this. He does not yet fix any time for leaving the North.    I am etc    JR

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