Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 23 Dec 1755

By - gregpfinch23 Dec 1755
Document Type: Letters
Date: 23 Dec 1755
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Walter Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Sr Wr Blackett Bt. MP. London

23 Dec 1755

Honrd.

The Trustees for the Sailors Charity have given Notice to the Com[missione]rs for the Elsdon turnpike road, th[a]t if they do not imediately pay in the Money advanced on the Security being £500 or deliver up the gates they will file a bill for the recovery thereof. The Trustees say some of the Com[missione]rs tell them, they beleive you will advance the Money, wch I hope you do not intend to do, as you can never get either the £200, already advancd, repaid you, nor any intr[es]t for it for the toll will not pay the Gatekeepers, Clark, & repairs . Jno.Dawson the Serj[ean]t is very ill, & one will be to be chosen very soon in his place, there will no Doubt be several applications made to you & among them will be Mr Reed the Taylor Please to let me know whether you think him a proper person to recomend to the Electors. Some of the Ald[erme]n I find have no great opinion of him - Mr Mayor sends his Comp[limen]ts & desires the votes may be directed to him, to the care of the postmaster of Durham; by wch means he will get them as soon as the post comes in here - Yo[u]r Lre to Mr Cramlington is extreamly satisfactory to the Magistrates & also to the sev[era]l Companies.   I am etc   JR

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