Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 31 Jan 1755

Document Type: Letters
Date: 31 Jan 1755
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Walter Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Sir Walter Blackett Bart. in London

31 Jan 1755

Hon.Sir

	Mr Roberts tells me he writes you this Post to desire a Tack of a Vein a friend of his has lately discovered near to Allenheads, & that his terms are 40s a bing for the first 100 Bings & 25s afterwards, wch are the same proposal he made you about 12 months agoe. He mentioned this to me about a month agoe & I referrd him to Mr Caleb Hunter, from whom I have heard nothing since about it. I do not know any Reason why he should not be granted a tack provided the place is not within 2 miles of Allenheads (for I think no tack ought to be granted within that Compass) nor is near to, or part of any discovered wein, Only the 40s a bing is a new thing & what is not practisd either in y[ou]r own Liberty or the Bishops, & I believe you wrote him on his former Application that it was what you did not chuse to agree to, as it was a bad precedent which all other tackers would expect. 

	Mr Peareth  will sett forward tomorrow & propose to be in London on Tuesday Evening. You must have a great Deal of Trouble about this Affair, but I hope it will end in favour of the Corporation.

I am etc  JR

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