Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 25 Jan 1787

Farnacres 25 Jan: 1787.

Messrs Mulcaster

       Having fully considered, and particularly attended to the Title of the Account which you sent to us we find it to be impossible to take in the Intention which you have so properly pointed out in such small Bounds, and therefore we have drawn out a paper of conditions such as we are of opinion will be sufficiently expressive of what is intended by ourselves as well as the Carriers, and as you will observe the Conditions are to be printed, we propose that one sh[oul]d be deliv[ere]d to each Carrier. The Title of the Account Book which is to be signed by the Carriers opposite to the pieces of Lead they receive we now propose to be as follows.

       Langley Mill 1787. We whose Names are hereunder subscribed do respectively acknowledge to have received on the Days hereinafter set down the several quantities or Pigs of Lead belonging to the Commissioners and Governors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich in the County of Kent opposite to which our names respectively are set, and which we promise and engage to deliver at Dukes Hall or at the Lead Yard belonging to the said Commissioners and Governors at Skinnerburn Newcastle, or either of these places subject and conformable to certain conditions which have been delivered to us previous to any of the Lead being delivered to us or to our servants. 

       We inclose you a printed Copy of the Conditions upon which, as well as the above Title, we shall be glad to have your Sentiment by Monday’s Carrier, after which we will print off what we think a necessary Number, and bring them with us to Corbridge Tuesday evening as we propose having a Lead Carriage pay at that place the Day following being Wednesday 31st Inst so you will take care to be at Corbridge as early as you can on Wednesday morning, and you are desired to bring with you the Lead Carriage Ticket and Delivery Books and everything else which you think can possibly be wanted, or perhaps if one of you was to come to Corbridge on Tuesday Evening with the necessary Books etc it w[oul]d be better, and indeed we think one will be quite sufficient for the attending of the whole business. We propose being at Corbridge ab[ou]t 5 oclock on Tuesday Evening.

       We shall expect to hear from you tomorrow concerning the Business of Abraham Fawcett. We are

       Your H[um]ble Serv[an]ts

       Walton & Turner