Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 7 Jan 1755

By - gregpfinch7 Jan 1755
Document Type: Letters
Date: 7 Jan 1755
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Christopher Denton
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Mr Ch.Denton Grays Inn London

7th January 1755

Dr Sr

	The 13 Receipts w[hi]ch you sent me in your Letters of the 24 & 31 Last Month on acct of my W.Kenton ballance amounting to £310.12.1 are placed to the C[redit] of your acct & I have made you Dr for the family's dividend of 14.19.10. Jno.Bakers proportions for 1753 & 1754 amounting to 27.18.9 I see are respited in my hands till further order.

	I  think it wo[ul]d have been better if Mr Beaumont had been obliged to make his last paym[en]t about the beginning of November so th[a]t  the whole £500 might be bro[ugh]t into my next accts. I am etc  JR

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