Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 8 May 1761

To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London                                          Newcastle 8 May 1761

Sir              Inclosed you receive two bills as above for £700 to enable you to pay Mr Savage’s half y[ea]rs intrest due the 6th inst & Lady Mansels <1/2> y[ea]rs annuity due 5 of last month wch I desire you will place to my account & send me their receipts when paid, wch I shall advise the receipt of & I desire you will advise of receipt hereof.

P.S. I have rece[ieve]d copy of the Bill & answer Nickolson ag[ain]st Wharton in 1633, copy of the Bill & ans[we]r in the causes Wharton ag[ain]st the B[isho]p of Durham & others & Wharton ag[ain]st William Blackett Esq & others 32 Cha[rle]s 2nd. I wish the depositions in the cause in 1664 may come up to the allegations in the Bill   I am etc        JR         





Newcastle 10 April 1761         £200 - -

Forty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or order two hundred pounds the value in acco[un]t with Sir Walter Blackett; place the same to acco[un]t as by advice 

from   Peareth & Sorsbie

Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merch[an]ts in London



Newcastle 10 April 1761         £ 500 - -

Forty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or order five hundred pounds the value in acco[un]t with Sir Walter Blackett place the same to acco[un]t 

as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie

Messrs Freeman & Stainbanks Merch[an]ts in London