Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 2 Jan 1775

Document Type: Letter
Date: 2 Jan 1775
Correspondent: John Erasmus Blackett
Recipient: William Darwin
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 4
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Mr Wm Alvey Darwin   No  47                                      Newcas.  2nd Janry  1775

         Hatton Street  London



Sir     Inclosed you will receive three Bills of this Date drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co. on Messrs. Hallifax & Co.    one at 30 Days date for Two hundred & Twenty Pounds to make good your quarterly & other Payments on Sir Walter Blacketts Account from the 31 Decemr to 31st  March next  _ A Bill at Twenty Days date for one hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten Shillings for one half Years Composition of Weardale Tithe Ore due to the Revd. Mr Thurlow the 22nd instant   the other Bill for Five hundred Pounds at 30 Days date to pay one half years intrest on Sir Walter Blacketts Bond to Sir Edwd. Winnington due 6th Febry next.  PLease to acknowledge the Receipt of these Bills & when the two latter Sums are paid to send me the receipts.                     I am etc                       John E. Blackett





                              £220 . 0 . 0   Newcastle Bank  2nd Janry   1775

                     Thirty days after date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus 

                  Blackett Esqr.  Two hundred & twenty Pounds    Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr  Self & Saint

To Messrs. Hallifax Mills Glyn and                                 Jno.  Widdrington

  Mitton  _ London                                 Pay the Contents to Mr

  No. 2688                                             Wm  Alvey Darwin or Order

                                                               Value in Account

by CP.                                                                         John E. Blackett





                              £500 . 0 . 0   Newcastle Bank  2nd Janry   1775

                     Thirty days after date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus 

                  Blackett Esqr.  Five hundred Pounds    Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr  Self & Saint

To Messrs. Hallifax Mills Glyn and                                Jno.  Widdrington

  Mitton  _ London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr

  No. 2689                                                  Wm  Alvey Darwin or Order

                                                                   Value in Account

by CP                                                                                 John E. Blackett





                              £157 . 10 . 0   Newcastle Bank  2nd Janry   1775

                     Twenty Days after date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus 

              Blackett Esqr.  One hundred & fifty seven Pounds  ten Shillings 

  Value received.                                              For Bell Cookson Carr  Self & Saint

To Messrs. Hallifax Mills Glyn &                                Jno.  Widdrington

  Mitton  _ London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr

  No. 2687                                                  Wm  Alvey Darwin or 

                                                                   Order Value in Account

by CP                                                                                 John E. Blackett

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