Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Mar 1759

Document Type: Letters
Date: 4 Mar 1759
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Walter Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Sir Walter Blackett in London, as above				 March 4 1759

Honrd Sir,   

As the Agents have prevailed on only about 400 to sign the Petition, the Opposition doe[s] not appear so material as was apprehended, & therefore what I mentioned in my last Lre about your presenting it may not require any Consideration, but I was doubtfull whether their Agent Mr Lock, who served Mr Douglass, might not have some view in carrying the Petition only to Mr Ridley. You find by this Post that the Magistrates have named Comissioners for the Parishes, but will not agree to the Corporation making good any Deficiency of the tax, so that if the bill pass into a Law, the Question is how it will be executed, Mr Peareth talks of being in London about this day Senight, about the Wear Water business.  I have just now receiv’d some further Queeries f[ro]m Mr Darwin, wch this post will not allow me time to Answer, but I will endeavour to do it by the next, tho I have nothing but Abstracts of the writings that are in Mr Lascelles or Mr Darwins hand, it is very strange these Objections should be raised now after the title has been thro[ugh] so many hands.  I am etc   JR

PS Mr Ord says he is offer’d great favours if he will stand Candidate at the next Elecon

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