Letter – George Pickering to Thomas Marshall – 19 Dec 1776

to Mr Thomas Marshall in Hexham		Simonburn Decb 19th 1776



Dear Sir

      I am favoured with Yours and Inclosed I have sent you Twenty Four Pounds Nine Shillings being the amount of the Same unpaid in the pay Bills that is, for Capel Cleugh £14.8s.0d for Old Carrs £10.1s.0d as You are going up to Alston on Wednesday, will beg the favour of You to pay the several Persons to whom the same is due and take their Receipts for the same as they have not signed the Pay Bills a receipt will be necessary to shew they have been paid. I was for going up to pay them this week myself, but if you will be so kind as to do it will save me the Journey and I will return the favour when in my power to serve you. As matters stood at the Pay, it was necessary for me to take the whole of what Mr Hewartson fell short, that is, one half from Mrs Loraine and the other half from Sir Lancelot and then I cou'd be answerable for seeing the whole paid of which otherwise I cou'd not and for that reason I cannot see why Mrs Loraine shou'd be any way displeased as she might be assured of their being by me as soon as time wou'd allow me to go up to Alston to do it. 

      A line from You of Your having recd this and to send me the two Receipts you take from Jno Hill & Jacob Smith when You return from Alston will much Oblige him who am, 

      Dear Sir, Your most Obedient Humble Servant

      Geo: Pickering



Capel Cleugh unpd                 £  s d

to John Hill Do        5-10-0 

to Jacob Smith Do      8-18-0    14  8 0



Old Carrs unpd

to Smith & Todd        7- 1-0

to John Hill           3- 0-0    10  1 0



                                 24  9 0

[overleaf:]

NB                               

5 Newcastle Bank Bills <…> each  25 

To be paid as on the other side  24 10 0

Balance due to G.P is             0 10 0