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To Mr John Peart at Newhouse 26 September 1755 Sir Y[ou]r pay is now fixed to be on Wednesday 15 Oct & you must therefore be here to receive the money on the 13th so you will give Mr Wharton Notice that he may acquaint Mr Lee therewith. I find the pay bill exceeds the ball[an]ce of the acct. w[i]th S[i]r W[alte]r near £300. I think it right to acquaint you th[a]t all my Accts. are now under Examination, & that I cannot take upon me to advance you above £100 more than the ball[an]ce of yo[u]r General Acct. unless you will send me a P[ar]ticular how the difference arises, the week before the pay, to lay before Sr.Wr. for his directions; for I was blamed the last pay when your ballance was only £230. I understood Sr.Wr. had ordered no more than 25s a bing to be given upon tacks, so that 27,28,30 & 35 a bing p[ai]d severall for bargain oar, where Sr.Wr. pays all the dead Charges is unreasonable, & brings all the Oar rais'd in Weardale this y[ea]r exclusive of kelhope & Wolfcleugh to 55s a bing. I do not imagine you w[oul]d get it wro[ugh]t cheaper But as the price of Lead is greatly fallen, & like still to fall much lower, we must take Sr.Wr.s directions in this point, for I think he had as well want the oar as pay full as much as its worth. Wth my Complim[ent]s to Mrs Peart & the rest of y[ou]r family I am etc JR
