Letter – Joshua Straker to Farrers & Atkinson – 6 Dec 1792

Document Type: Letter
Date: 6 Dec 1792
Correspondent: Joshua Straker
Recipient: Farrers & Atkinson
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 4
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Messrs Farrers & Atkinson                                                       Newcastle    6th Decr 1792

    Lincoln Inns Fields

                    London



Gentlemen	Mr Blackett was favoured with your Letter of the 29th ult in Ans[we]r to which he desires me to inform you that he cannot find any Counterpart or Copy of a Deed of Gift to Blackett Midford, & is of opinion that a Bond has been given by the late Sir W Blackett to him for £200.

	Inclosed you have a Bill on Messrs Robt & Thos Harrison & Co at 14 days after Sight dated 5th inst for £200 to pay Blackett Midford the Principal on the above mentioned obligation & the Interest Mr Blackett desires may be charged as usual in the Quarterly Payments.  Please to advise Mr B on your Rec[eip]t of the Bill, for whom I am etc            J.S





No 1600                                                     Hull Bank  5th Decr 1792    £200

Fourteen days after Sight pay this our first bill of Excha[nge] 

to Henry Maister Esqr or Order Two Hundred Pounds

which place to Account, Value recieved 

To Messrs Robt & Thos Harrison & Co                                   Pease & Harrison

Bankers in London                                               Pay to John E

                                                                              Blackett Esqr or Order

                                                                                                  Henry Maister

                                                                                                  John E Blackett

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