Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 1 Aug 1785

Due from Mr. John Holmes as follows.

For 552 1/2 Ounces of fine Silver at 5s/7 1/2d              £155  7 10

For 890 1/2 Do.                   at 5s/6 3/4d               247 13  5

                                                            £403  1  3

Due to Mr. John Holmes.

For Cash pd Richd. Probert for Bone Ashes   £43  3  8

For Do.  to be pd. him     for Do.           21 12  2

For Do.  pd. John White Bellows maker       121 16  -

                                Stamp               4

                                                            £186 12  2

    Balance due from Mr. John Holmes                        £216  9  1





Mr. John Holmes						Farnacres 1st. August 1785



Dear Sir,

      We yesterday recd. your Letter of the 28th. Ulto. and have this day drawn upon you for the Balance of Acct. above £216. 9s. 1d pay[a]ble Sixty Days after Date. You will be pleased to pay Ricd. Probert £21.12. 2 particulars as below and be so good as send his Recet. the first opportunity. Your weighing is right. The mistake was made by our setting down 891 ½ instead of 890 ½. The words in the Recet. from the Carrier are as follows – ‘Eight Hundred & Ninety & one half Ounces.’ We are

      Dear Sir Your most Humble Servts.

      Walton & Turner



Messrs. Walton & Turner <Drs.>



1785					To Richd. Probert

July 19th To 50 Casks Bone Ashes qt 100 <cwt>@ 3/          15  0  0

          To 50 Casks                        @ 2/3          5  8  4

          To Cartge. 10/6 & Wharfage 13/-                   1  3  6

                                                          £21 11 10

                            Stamp                                 4

                                                          £21 12  2





£216. 9. 1.						Farnacres 1st. August 1785

Sixty Days after Date Pay to the Order of Messrs. Bell Carr Cookson Widdrington & Co. Two Hundred and Sixteen Pounds Nine Shillings and one penny. Value received as advised by Walton & Turner

Mr. John Holmes London