Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Charles Atkinson – 24 Aug 1776

A Copy of A Letter to Chas Atkinson Esqr			Alston 24 Augt 1776



Sir,

As Mr Gregg is now at Naward and I am wishful to have the Accounts laid before him during his stay in the North; I take this Liberty to desire you will be so kind as send the Account of Lead Sold & Delivered as also the Silver Sold and Delivered and signed in the Manner they used to be other years, The Silver Sold 24 April 1775 should be in a Note by itself; The 1575 pieces of old Lead must be in another Note, and the New Lead & New Silver also by themselves seperatly, and a seperate Account of all the Cash I have received and Interest due thereon deducting £79.12.9 for the Silver of the 24th April 1775 for which Sum I accounted to Lord Carlisle last year, the Account of new Lead should be made out as far as possible; by the Note which Mr Mandeville gave me there only appears to be 3255 Pieces of new Lead settled for; as such there should be 6302 Pieces in hand or delivered in part of some contracts I wish to have this explained. The Commn & Charges should be taken off the Lead Notes as usual & nothing but those charges in the same Notes. Those Accounts should be sent either by Robt Baty on Tuesday or by the Hexham Post on Wednesday Morning directed to me at the Golden Lyon Hexham.