Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 31 Oct 1766

To Mr Darwin Greys Inn London                            Newcas[tle] 31 Octo[be]r 1766

Sir      Inclosed I send you three bills for fourteen hundred & forty five pounds, as above; the £495 bill is to pay Mr Savage’s int[e]r[es]t due 6th of next month & in the mean time to be placed to my acco[un]t and advised of accordingly.  The £450 bill is on acco[un]t of the quar[ter]ly payments you are to make for Sir W[alte]r Blackett to 31st Dec[embe]r next; & you will please to place it to his acco[un]t & send me a receipt for it after the usual form. And the £500 bill is to be placed also to Sir W[alte]rs acco[un]t, being sent you by his order; and I desire you will give me advice of your receiving it & placing it so for this being a distinct article in my books from the quar[ter]ly payments requires a separate voucher.

If you should be called upon for £1.10s.10d for the inclosed note of candles I shall be obliged to you if you will pay it and place it to my acco[un]t.

Sir W[alte]r is very well again, all but the lameness left by the gout. I shall be glad to hear you are got well to Town & am etc    HR



Newcastle 31st Octo[be]r 1766     £495.0.0

Thirty days after date pay Mr William Alvey Darwin, or order, the sum of Four hundred & ninety five pounds, value in account, and place the same to acco[un]t as by advice from

                                                                                                                 Hen Richmond

Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths in Foster Lane London



£450.0.0      Newcastle Bank 31st October 1766

Thirty days after date pay to the order of Mr Henry Richmond Four hundred & fifty pounds      value received For Bell, Cookson, Carr, Airey & self Jos. Saint. 

Messrs Glyn & Hallifax London            

Pay the contents to Mr W[ilia]m Alvey Darwin or order Value in Account Hen Richmond



£500.0.0      Newcastle Bank 31st October 1766

Thirty days after date pay to the order of Mr Henry Richmond Five hundred pounds value received For Bell, Cookson, Carr, Airey & self Jos. Saint. 

Messrs Glyn & Hallifax London 

Pay the contents to Mr W[ilia]m Alvey Darwin or order Value in Account Hen Richmond



To Messrs Plumb & Browne

Goldsmiths Foster Lane                                                 Newcastle 31st October 1766

London

Gentlemen       I have drawn a bill on you for four hundred & ninety five pounds payable to Mr W[ilia]m Alvey Darwin or order, at thirty days from this date, which I desire you will accept, & when paid place to acco[un]t with Sir W[alte]r Blackett. Turn over

I have sent this day sent you by Fryer Todd the London carrier a piece of silver weight six hundred & seventy one ounces & a half, which I desire you will place to Sir W[alte]r Blacketts Account at the market price and advise me on your receipt of it. I am etc    HR