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Portman Sq My dear Sir I have this day paid into the hands of Messrs Barkclay & Co £3368-5s-6d on account, to be placed to the Credit of Messrs Surtees and Burdon. I am very happy to find that every thing will be in readyness about the Pays. I greatly fear that in this juncture of Affairs that it will hurt the Lead Trade very much. I will be much obliged to you to say what you think will be expected of me to give as a voluntary subscription my assessed Taxes will come to near 2000£, it cannot be expected for me both to subscribe in North'd & in Yorkshire. I should not wish to be thought remiss nor would I wish to appear ostentacious. I hope you will find Benefit by the change of air. we are going tomorrow into Kent for a few days. I am sorry that <Will> your Servant is indisposed. Mr & Mrs Lee are come up to Town for a little time and are with us. They beg to write with us in best respects to Mrs Collingwood & Yourself. I am dear Sir yours most sincerely Tho. Rd. Beaumont [annotated notes by JEB:] writ of Winlaton Contribn Sales
undated but annotated in JEB’s hand on cover as received on 11 Apr 98
