Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 10 Nov 1730

To Mr Allgood

Sr, 

      I have received your Lres of the 30 ulto & 2nd inst & send you inclos’d two Bills for the Sum of one Hundred & twelve Po[un]ds 6s 8d as below, being all I can at present meet with, they will become due nearly at the same time with Mrs Blacketts annuity, if you please to pay her out of this money & send me her Receipt & taken in my name, I shall then debit your private acco.t only for the £12 6s 8d and to Mr. Cooks Money, if you please to let me know how you finds his Ball[ance]: stands, I shall either draw a bill on him or send you my Receipt to give him, wch you shall direct, & it will be so much pd you towards Mr Herons money. I am assured Mr Wilkinson has no thought of giving Interest for the time past but Having I think gain’d upon him for time of paymt till Midds[umme]r next, do believe he will award intrest from Xmass next except for the Omissions, wch Indeed ought to be immediately paid, he has required J: Armstrongs answr in writeing to 9 severall articles, as within, to wch he has given him a very direct & punctuall answer, but nevertheless from Mr Wilkinson discourse I gather he will give the full Ball, if not some allowance for the law charges, that Mr Mowbray &c have been at, I am Indeavouring to get the Lease of Langty Head grove d[elivere]d in, but I doubt shall not prevaiel Mr Reay his to pay me his Ball of about £2300 for lead bought by Mr Coulson on the 10 Dec[embe]r when I have acquainted him I must have it for Weardale pay. Tho I presume you will respite that Pay till you have come into the Country, I must own I could wish it were made before Xmas, both the Silence the Country & to get in Money wch our Lead Merch[ant]s on such an occasion think themselves under a necessity to pay. The trade between Mr Reay & Ma. Coulson I’m afraid won’t go on as formerly, their loss is I doubt repairable. There was no offer made Mr Blackett of Mr Coulsons gown but on the <other> hand great care was taken to get Mr Sorsbie speedily elected, least Mr Blackett should by his Interest wch I think he would have done, had it been only to find out his price. I have pd Mr Blackett & laid out on his Accot since 29 Sept 1729 upwards of £2100 the accot of wch I have delivered Him to examin & sign, but can not yet get done . He tells me he will Sett a time to do it before he leaves the Country, he has had £100 this day and says will want Bills for £200 before he leaves the North, pray give what Direction you think necessary for my governmt in this affair.

      Alex is now here & tells me all is well at Rideing, this Post brings Mrs Allgood & you each a Lre from Hence. The Box mentioned in your last is here & shall forward it on Saturday by the Carrier.	I am	Sr	yours 	&c	JR



Nico Warron on Wm Astell Esq due 13th inst for £ 62 6 8

Ben Kirkhup on Mr Cha Murray due 26th inst     £ 50 0 0

                                               £112 6 8