Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Bell – 22 May 1741

      Ravensworth Castle. May 22d 1741

To Wm Bell Esqr at Greenwich



Sir

      The 3d of this Month we Sent M[r] Corbett a Coppy of a Charter party Bill of Loading of Coales and an. Invoice of 104 Ch[alde]rs of main Team Coales Newcastle Measure in the Ship Thomas & Eliz of Scarbrough John Wilkinson Master, which by the Minute of the 9 May Inst at a Meeting at Greenwich the Board acknowledged the recet. of & that the <Sev[era]l> papers were ordered to be d[elivere]d to you. And the board by the Minutes Ordered us to draw for the Value of the Loading on you, which Mr Walton has this day done for £78.13.1 ½ payable to Mr James Wood at 28 days date, & which we don’t doubt but youll duly Hon[ou]r. Pray Inform us when the Ship arives & how the quantity makes out.

      We are Yrs &c

      Walton & Boag