Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 15 Nov 1785

Document Type: Letter
Date: 15 Nov 1785
Correspondent: Nicholas Walton
Recipient: Peter Mulcaster
Archive Source: TNA ADM 66 98
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Messrs. Mulcaster						Farnacres 15th. November 1785



      We have yours of the 10th. now before us and desire that Jno. Robson Junr. may be taken as a Learner to Smelt & wd. not have you to engage wth. a Labourer till you see further and cannot think it proper to employ either Thos. Coats or Matt. Brown at any Time. I have spoken to a Gentleman abt. Frank Carr being admitted at the Infirmary. He seems to doubt his recovering very much. We [are] in hope you have got finely forward towards completing the works in hand when we left you. We are

      Yr. Hble Servts.

      Walton & Turner



PS. We enclose you the two Pay Bills for last Pay.

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