Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 11 May 1781

To Mr John Holmes.                          				Farnacres 11th May 1781.    



Dear Sir

       We duly received yours of the 5th and have this day drawn upon you Forty days after date for £127.12.11 being the amount of 502 Ounces of Bullion at 6s - 1/2 P Ounce and £20 for the Lottery Tickett No 20515 in last Years State Lottery after deducting £44 which youll be so good as pay to Richd Probert for 100 Casks of Bone Ashesfor which he must Sign the Inclosed Receipt.  The Account is stated as below.   We shall be obliged by your sending Two Ticketts as soon as they are out.  You will receive by the Carrier who set out from Newcastle last Saturday a Box containing 533 1/2 Ounces of Bullion.   We beg our Compl. to Yourself & family & to Mr Smeaton.       

       We are Dr Sir Yours etc.     

       W & T



PS Be so kind as take the trouble of Dropping the Inclosed into the Penny Post.      



502 Ounces of Bullion at 6s 1/2   £151:12:11

    Tickett                         20

                                  £171:12:11

    Deduct Bone Ashes.              44

           Balance.               £127:12:11





£127:12:11.  Farnacres 11th May 1781

Forty Day after Date Pay to the Order of Mssrs Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Saint One Hundred and Twenty Seven Pounds Twelve Shillings and Eleven Pence.    Value received as advised by Walton & Turner 

Mr Holmes London