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To Mr Pre. Bernardeau Newcastle 25th Janry 1733
Sir
Dalton & Robinson who weigh off all our Lead have been with me this day about the short weight w[hi]ch Mr Bonnett says he wants in the first 2000 pieces of Lead, & I think it appears very plain that the Mistake is in weighing the Lead at Rouen, for Mr Bonnett when he wrote to you says he had not weighed it all, therefore had probably Weighed some of the Common lead & computed the whole according to the weight in w[hi]ch case it would appear about 3000<£> short of your Invoice but the 200 pieces of Refined Lead w[hi]ch be had in the parcell would when he came to weigh them, make up that seeming Defect
I do not in the least question Mr Bonets Report. Nor do I doubt but both he & you will believe its our Inclination to do him Justice, but since the above is very probably the Case I only desire that in Order to sett the Matter in a more clear light, you will in the proprietors name & with his best Respects, desire that Gentle[ma]n to let you know what the first 2000 p[iece]s weighed at Rouen in their pounds, & also what the 2d 2000 pieces weighed in pounds at Rouen. this I hope he wont take amiss, as it is only for the Justification of
Yrs etc J R
