Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 4 Nov 1763

Document Type: Letter
Date: 4 Nov 1763
Correspondent: Henry Richmond
Recipient: William Darwin
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/2
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To Mr Willm Alvey Darwin                                      Newcastle 4th Novr 1763

Grays Inn London



Dear Sir/  Inclosed  you receive four Bills; the first is to pay Mr Savage’s ½ yrs Interest due 6th inst. & wch I desire you will place to my Acct. till you can send me a proper Receiept. The 3rd Bill you will also place to my Acct. being all I can at present produce on acct. of the money I rec[iev]ed for you of Mr John Ord. Of the rec[iep]t of these 2 Bills you will please advise me by the return of the post. The other two Bills amounting to four hundred & forty pounds you will place to your Acct. with Sir Blackett for I send you them on Acct. of the Quarterly paym[en]ts wch you have made, or are to make, for him in London between the 1st Octo[be]r last & 31st Decr. Next & I desire you will send me a rec[iep]t accordingly to be a voucher to my Acct. Sir Walter Blackett talks of setting out for London on the 11th or 12th of this month. I hope you are well after your journey & am etc HR



[Bill of exchange]

Newcastle 15th October 1763 £465

Forty days after date pay Mr.Hen[r]y Richmond or order Four hundred & ninety five pounds, the value in acct. with Sir Walter Blackett place the same to Acct. as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie                     

Pay the contents to Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin or order	Hen[r]y Richmond

To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merch[an]ts in London                 



[Bill of exchange]

Newcastle 15 October 1763 £380

For Forty days after date pay Mr.Hen[r]y Richmond or order Three hundred & eighty pounds, the value in acct. with Sir Walter Blackett place the same to Acct. as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie                     

Pay the contents to Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin or order	Hen[r]y Richmond

To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merch[an]ts in London                 

                                                                                    

Bankpost Bill [of Exchange]

D1                                           London 13th August 1763

No. 69971

At seven days sight I promise to pay this my sola Bill of Exchange to Mrs Isabella Forster or Order Thirty seven pounds six shillings and two pence sterling, value received of Messrs Henzell & Co

       For the Governor & Co of the Bank of England John Bridger

Thirty seven 06/02

End[orsed] A. Cooper        Endors[e]m[en]t



Pay the contents To Mr Hen[r]y Richmond Or order  Isabella Forster

Pay the contents to Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin or order, value reced Hen[r]y Richmond

 

[Bill of exchange]

Newcastle 4th Novr. 1763  £60

Forty days after date pay Mr Henry Richmond or order sixty pounds value received and place the same to Acct. as advised by  Henry Richmond

To Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merch[an]ts in London 


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