Letter – Joshua Straker to Ransom Morland & Hammersley – 30 Apr 1794

By - gregpfinch30 Apr 1794
Document Type: Letter
Date: 30 Apr 1794
Correspondent: Joshua Straker
Recipient: Ransom Morland & Hammersley
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 5
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Messrs Ransom Morland & Hammersly                                       Newcastle 30th April 1794

        Bankers    London



Gentn	Mr Blackett is this day favoured with your letter of the 28th Inst & observes the Contents _ He desires me to inform you that Mr Skelton had wrote to him a few days ago desiring to know the Amo[un]t etc of Coll Beaumonts Pays the ensuing Month & he has wrote to Mr Skelton fully on this Business, of which you will no doubt be informed by him _ The sum wanted in Cash & Notes to make the Pays the ensuing Month of which about £5550 will be Received at this place for Lead etc (princepally in Bankers Notes) before the Pay _ The Lead Stewards Receive the Cash & Notes on the 19th May but the whole must be Rec[eive]d of Messrs Surtees Burdon & Co the Week preceeding the Pay & of which they were informed some time ago

	The next Bills that Mr Blackett will remit you for Lead Sold will become due in July & Augt next & which will be for a Considerable Amount            I am for J.E.B Esqr etc     J.S



   Proportion of Notes etc for the pay

Notes   £47550

Cash     17600

Silver     400

        £65550

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