Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 21 Aug 1787

Mr Luke Noble.                                              Newcastle    Augt.  21st. 1787

Bretton - Yorkshire



Sir       Inclosed I send you two Bills of this date of £1000 each at 20 days date drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. the receipt of wch. you will please to acknowledge.  I left Sir Thomas Blackett very well at the Abbey yesterday when he went on the Moors for the first time & I hear that he Shot 3½ Brace.  We finished the Boundary Riding on Thursday after four Fatiguing days, but none of us have suffer’d from it, Your son came to this place this day at noon he is now busy with the Accts. which he expects to finish on Saturday.   I am etc    J. E B.





                                £1000 .                            Newcastle Bank  21st Augt. 1787

                          Twenty days after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esq.  

                         One Thousand Pounds                               Value received

                                                                        For Sir J. Eden  Sir MW. Ridley Cookson

To  Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co                 Widdrington & Co

                       London                                                                        Jas. Wilkinson           

                                                       Pay the Contents to the order of Mr Luke Noble.   

No  10861                                      Value in Acct. with Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. 

                                                                                                                 John E. Blackett





                                £1000 .                            Newcastle Bank  21st Augt. 1787

                          Twenty days after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esq.  

                         One Thousand Pounds                               Value received

                                                                        For Sir J. Eden  Sir MW. Ridley 

To  Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co                 Cookson Widdrington & Co

                       London                            Pay the Contents to the order of Mr Luke Noble.   

No  10862                                              Value in Acct. with Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. 

                                                                                                                 John E. Blackett