Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Charles Atkinson – 7 Apr 1776

A Copy of a Letter sent Mr C Atkinson			7th Apl 76



Sir,

Your favour of the 4th Inst came to hand this day and from its contents I am apprehensive you have misunderstood mine of the 30th of last Month. My Son shewed you a Letter from Mr Gregg wherein he desired me to borrow £2000 of Messrs Atkinsons of Templesowerby in order to compleat the several Pays which Lord Carlisle Is concerned but upon application they had not Cash by them to that amount and on his consulting you it was not thought proper to advance or endeavour to raise the Money without a further Power which properly granted you agreed to obtain. Therefore I wrote Mr Gregg I could not be supplyed by Messrs Atkinsons & on Account of some Things I mentioned to him I would want £3000 in the whole & as you had always disposed of Lord Carlisles Lead since I was concerned  you had agreed to assist in procuring the Necessary Money if properly authorised to do so and to be repaid with Interest as soon as the amount was reimbursed by the Lead & Silver from Stanhope Mill mine of 30th March was intended to request you to Join in a Note to get the Money at the Bank or some other Place where you might think better for such Time as a sufficient Quantity of Lead & Silver was sold it without having any regard to the expectation of selling the Lead to Mr Soresby. I have no kind of doubt of any risk in the Thing as I knew Mr Gregg is the principal Agent for both Lord Carlisle & the Trustees but if you have I will endeavour to get Mr Ramshay the Agent at Naward to Join in the Security. I beg the favour of a Line from Mr Saints News Carrier Fryday & it will give me very great satisfaction if you will please to assist in raising the Cash.

      I am &ca Jonathan Hilton