Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 8 Jul 1739

      Ravensworth Castle  8h July  1739

To Mr James Wood at Tower Hill, London



Dear Sir

 	We were Favoured wth yours of the 18th June last wch would have been answered in Course but that Mr Boag has been Ill for about 10 days, & N. Walton has had the Malencholly loss of a Brother, wch we hope will together be sufficient reason for an excuse.

	The money Remitted by us stands as below, for wch you have a Certificate Inclosed Including the £1000 sent in November last, The £70 not being Return’d us till January it stands Charged upon you in our Books the 31st December last.



1737  Novembr 9th remitted       £1000

1737/8  Febry 13 remitted          541 11  0

1738  March 31 remitted            985 09  6 1/2

1738 Novemb.16 remitted           1000

                                 £3527 00  6 1/2



Out of wch Deduct £70 Bill 

return’d for Non payment         £3457 00  6 1/2



We Begg our Services to all Friends at Greenwich & are Dr Sir

Your most Humb. Servts

N. Walton H. Boag



This is to Certify whom it may Concerne that we have remitted to Mr james Wood Deputy Treasurer of he Royal Hospital fo seamen at Greenwich the sum of Three thousand four Hundred and Fifty Seven Pounds and sixpence halfpenny and no more, out of the Rents & Profits of the Derwentwater estate between the first of July 1737 & the 31st December 1738. Witness our hands at ravensworth Castle the 7th July 1739. £3457 . - . 6 ½ 

N. Walton  H. Boag



Witness Thos Sunderland