Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 24 Oct 1777

Mr Thomas Wall    Paper Buildings                                       Newcas  24th Octor  1777

   Temple   London



Sir   Inclosed you will receive two Bills drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co   on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell dated 20 instant at twelve Days date     One for £20 Pounds Eight shillings & two pence the other for Sixteen Hundred & thirty five Pounds eight Shillings; the former is to pay Mr Darwins Bill for Business on Account of Sir John Trevelyan & Sir Thos. Blackett  the latter to pay the said Gentleman two Bonds of the late Sir Walter Blacketts to him; One for £700 the other for £900 with Int[e]rest thereon to 4th Novem[be]r next.  I have wrote this Post to acquaint Mr Darwin & you will please to get him to sign Receipts for the Principals on the Bonds & the inclosed Receipt for the Int[e]rest     Please to acknowledge the Receipt of these Bills & when the Bonds are Discharged send them to me.   What money you may receive on Acco[un]t of Mr Morrows Bond which Mr Darwin left in your hands you will give Sir John Trevelyans Account Credit on advising me of the same.   I am etc                J E B.





                      £1635 . 8 . 0                        Newcastle Bank  20th Octor   1777

           Twelve Days after Date Pay to the Order of John Blackett Esqr 

           One Thousand six hundred & thirty five Pounds eight Shillings 

           Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr  Self & Saint

To Messrs. Castell Whately  & Powell                               Jno.  Widdrington

                     London                             Pay the Contents to Mr

  No. 6366                                            Willm  Alvey Darwin 

                                                             or Order   Value in Account

                                                                                     John E. Blackett



                      £20 . 8 . 2                        Newcastle Bank  20th Octor   1777

             Twelve Days after Date Pay to the Order of John E Blackett

             Esqr.  Twenty Pounds  eight Shillings & two pence     Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr  Self & Saint

To Messrs. Castell Whately  & Powell                               Jno.  Widdrington

                     London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr Willm

  No. 6367                                                     Alvey Darwin or Order

                                                                       Value in Account

                                                                                     John E. Blackett