Letter – Henry Richmond to Bishop of Durham – 29 Sep 1762

By - gregpfinch29 Sep 1762
Document Type: Letter
Date: 29 Sep 1762
Correspondent: Henry Richmond
Recipient: Bishop of Durham
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/2
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To The Hon[oura]ble & R[igh]t Revd. The Lord Bishop

of Durham                                                                              Witworth 29th September 1762



My Lord/ Without entering more minutely in to the difference & difficulties wch subsist with respect to the calculation upon wch your Lords[hi]p has proposed to renew the Lease for <3> Years for £2500, I beg leave to offer your Lordship £1500 for a renewal of that Lease in the manner it hath been here to fore renewed, & if your Lords[hi]p agrees to the proposal that sum shall be p[ai]d in the space of 2 or 3 months, as you shall fix.

I am my Lord

Your L[or]ds[hi]p most ob[idien]t  Serv[an]t

Wr. Blackett

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