Letter – Isaac Hunter to Caleb Hunter – 16 Feb 1773

       Dukesfd. 16th. Feby. 1773

Mr Hunter at Allanheads                            



Sir              

        I was surprised to find in yours of the 4th. inst. no other accot. than that the Clerks at Allanhds. & Rookhope Mills Accots. agreed wth. yours, & that you expected Dukesfd. woud do the same, when you know that Mr. Richmond requires of me to have a General Accot. every year of the Quant[ity] of Ore sent in the year to the several Mills fm each Mine that if any difference should happen we might ha[ve] them adjusted before either the Mines or Mills Decr. Qr. Accots. are sent to him, as he chooses that the Mills & Mines Accots. should agree as near as possible at the end of the year.   I saw Mr. Salkeld to day & he says he has not recd. an Accot. fm Mr. Allgood for last yrs. Ore, therefor must again desire of you to send me the above required Accot. (ie such an Accot. as you have sent me for these 3 or 4 yrs. past) and that you’ll order Mr. Allgood either to come or send Mr. Salkeld immediately an Accot for He (Mr R) cannot make up his Decr. Accot. till the Receipt be properly settled & Mr. Richmond is pressing on me for them wch if I do not get to send to him the latter end of next week, will be obliged to write him the real case of the Stop.   

       I wish you would for the future always send me your annual Accot. as soon as the years out, as it would give me more time to get any differences that may happen put to rights.   & am yrs. &c 

       I.H.Jr.