Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 3 Aug 1773

To Mr Willm Alvey Darwin  Hatton Street                                         Newcas  3d August 1773

                               Holborne  London



Sir

	I received your Letters of the 24h & 26h Ulto the former Inclosing Mr Thurlow’s Receipt for £157.10s.0d; being half a years Composition for his Tythe Ore.  the receipt is not quite regular being made received by the hands of Mr Richmond, but as you say it will be attended with Difficulty to get it rectified I must be satisfied  with it - I observe that your quarterly & other Payments on Account of Sir Walter Blackett to the 30 Septemr next amount to £182 6s 6d.  Inclosed you have Messrs Bell and Cos bill on Messrs Castell Whaley & Powell at 30 days date for One hundred and Eighty two Pounds on Account of these Payments: likewise said Gentlemen’s Bill at the same date on Castell and Co for One hundred & fifty Pounds on Sir Walter Blacketts private Account - I desire you will place the said Bills to the Separate Accounts.  sending me the usual Receipt for the former & that you’ll acknowledge to Sr Wr Blackett the receipt of the Bill for £150.0s.0d - I also inclose you another Bill of Bell & Cos on Castell and Co at 20 days date for Five hundred Pounds which I have endorsed to you & I desire you will place it to my Account advising me of the Receipt.  I intend it to enable you to pay the half Years Interest which will be due to Sir Edwd Winnington on the 6h instant on Sir Walter Blacketts Mortgage of Wallington   P.S.  Sir Walter Blackett desires that the Acts for the Turnpike Roads & the private Roads may be sent him.              I am etc             J.E.B.



£500 Newcastle Bank 3 Augt 1773

Twenty days after date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esqr Five hundred Pounds              Value received For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint Jno Widdrington

To Messrs Castell Whaley & Powell London                                

Pay the Contents to Mr William Alvey Darwin or Order Value in Account       John E Blackett

No 1307           



£182 Newcastle Bank 3 Augt 1773

Thirty days after date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esqr One hundred & Eighty two Pounds Value received For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint Jno Widdrington

To Messrs Castell Whaley & Powell London                                

Pay the Contents to Mr William Alvey Darwin or Order Value in Account   John E Blackett

No 1308           



£150 Newcastle Bank 3 Augt 1773

Thirty days after date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esqr One hundred & fifty Pounds Value received For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint Jno Widdrington

To Messrs Castell Whaley & Powell London 

No 1309           

Pay the Contents to Mr William Alvey Darwin or Order Value in Account      John E Blackett