Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 4 Jan 1776

Mr Darwin                                                                                                Newcas  Janry 4th  1776

    Hatton Street    London



Sir     Inclosed you will receive three Bills of this date drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co on Messrs. Castell Whately  & Powell    One at 30 days Date for Two Hundred and seventy Pounds to make good your quarterly and other paym[en]ts on Sir Walter Blacketts Accot. from the 31st Decemr. to the 31st March next   A Bill at twenty days date for One Hundred and fifty seven Pounds ten shillings for one half the Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due to the Revd. Dr Thurlow the 22nd inst _ The other Bill for Five Hundred Pounds at Thirty days date is to pay one half years interest on Sir Walter Blackett’s Bond to Sir Edwd. Winnington due the 6th Feby. next    Please acknowledge the Receipt of these Bills & when the two latter Sums are paid to send me the Receipts     The annuity which Sir Walter Blackett was so kind to grant me will for the future be received here     Sir Walter Blackett is very well & is at Wallington  I wish you many happy Returns of the Season and am               John E. Blackett   

P.S.  as I shall be from home next Week you will please to acquaint Mr Richmond with the receipt of the Bills 





                              £270 . 0 . 0                              Newcastle Bank  5th January   1776

                     Thirty Days after Date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett

                    Esqr.  Two hundred & seventy Pounds    Value received

						For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint

To Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell                                                   Jno.  Widdrington

   London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr Wm

  No. 4103                                     Alvey Darwin or order    Value

by CP                                            in account

                                                                          Jno. E. Blackett





                              £157 . 10 . 0                              Newcastle Bank  5th January 1776

                     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. Castell Whately & Powell                                  John  Widdrington

     London                                     Pay the Contents to Mr Wm

  No. 4104                                     Alvey Darwin or order    

by CP                                             Value in account

                                                                          Jno. E. Blackett





                              £500 . 0 . 0                              Newcastle Bank  5th January 1776

                     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. Castell Whately & Powell                               Jno.   Widdrington

  _ London                                           Pay the Contents to Mr Wm

  No. 4101                                           Alvey Darwin or order

by CP                                                  Value in Account

                                                                                       Jno. E. Blackett



NB. The above three Bills were inclosed in a letter to Mr Darwin dated 4 Janry 1776 as on the other Side and sent to London the 5th Janry