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Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 5th. March 1785 Dear Sir We have this day recd. your Letter of the 2nd. Inst & have drawn upon you pay[a]ble 40 days after Date for £257. 3s. 11d being the amount of 919 ½ Ounces of fine Silver at 5s/7d and 10s short drawn for the last Cake. Surely Silver can scarce be lower. We believe you will be right in what you say concerning the cause of the low price of Silver and shall be happy finding that it is so. Our concerns are small indeed compared to the General object of Trade. If you wish to have more Silver we think it is probable we may have an opportunity of recommending you to some Friends and desire you’ll let us know the first opportunity. We are Dear Sir Your most Hble Servts. Walton & Turner PS. We expect the Quantity of Silver we can recommend you to may be 4 or 5 Thousand Ounces Annually, that however must be only guess work. £257. 3. 11 Farnacres 5th. March 1785 Forty Days after Date Pay to the Order of Messrs. Bell Carr Cookson Widdrington & Co. Two Hundred and Fifty Seven Pounds Three Shillings and Eleven Pence. Value Received as advised by Walton & Turner Mr. Holmes London