Letter – Michael Blackett to William Leck – 3 Mar 1676

Newcastle March 3d 1675/6

Mr Wm Leck

I hope this will find you well gott to Rochell pray mind my advantidge, for I am like to bee a greate looser by the voyadge the London Marchant doth not please mee att all & I thinke I beinge soe Civill to you In every p[ar]ticular, you might have beene soe kinde to mee, as to have Chardged the account to Mr Nelthorpe & nott to have payd itt to my Father as you did, But more of that at Meetinge, I hope you will Indeavour to make mee amends & minde my Instrest more Then hereto you have done, soe pray putt Mr Allen in minde of that you must have of the very whitest Salt that can be procured for money, otherwise I shall bee a greate looser thereby, likewise & when please God you come to Stockholme, I hope you will not refuse to advise w[i]th Mr Strother & as many dayes as possibly you can for the disposeing of my Salt for I thinke you will have a greate many by that quicke dispatch att London & Rochell & if you be nott willinge to doe me them good att Stockholme I shall take it very Ill from you MB