Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 Mar 1757

Document Type: Letters
Date: 15 Mar 1757
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Walter Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London

Newcastle 15 March 1757

Hon Sir

	The new Cart with 6 inch wheels was finishd on fryday last, & we have made sev[era]l tryals wth it & find th[a]t it is as easily drawn with two horses when full laden, on all sorts of ground, hard & soft, uphill & downhill, as any Carts with narrow wheels carrying the same burden; & as to one horse carts it is generally allowed th[a]t wheels 4 inch & /2 broad will be as easy for a single horse as those now in use. The difference in the weight of Stewarts Cart & one of our comon two horse Carts is near a hund[re]d po[un]ds & the diff[eren]ce in the price ab[ou]t 40s & the single horse Carts must be in proportion, but this Cart of Stewarts is bound with iron much thicker than necessary; notwithstanding wch we find the same horses graw it w[i]th full as much ease as the comon Carts, for it goes more steadily.

	The Hoppers are at work again & our Magistrates are taking informations so that there is to be more trouble on that acco[un]t.

	Inclosed are Peareth & Sorsbie's 4 bills on Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks for £1200 & my bill on Plumbe & Browne for £250 making together £1450, wch are all I can now procure & I desire you will please to advise the receipt thereof.  I am etc    JR





To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merchants in London

Newcastle 5 March 1757    £500

Thirty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order Five hundred pounds the value in acct with Sir Walter Blackett place the same yo acct as by advice from  Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merchants in London

Newcastle 5 March 1757    £400

Thirty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order Four hundred pounds the value in acct with Sir Walter Blackett place the same yo acct as by advice from  Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merchants in London

Newcastle 5 March 1757    £200

Thirty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order Two hundred pounds the value in acct with Sir Walter Blackett place the same yo acct as by advice from  Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merchants in London

Thirty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or Order One hundred pounds the value in acct with Sir Walter Blackett place the same yo acct as by advice from  Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Plumbe & Browne Goldsmiths in Foster Lane London

Newcastle 15 March 1757

Sirs

Twenty days after date pay Sir Wr. Blackett or order, Two hundred pounds value received & place the same to acct as by advice from  Sirs your etc  J.Richmond

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