Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to John Erasmus Blackett – 7 Nov 1797

										Novr. 7th 1797.

My dear Sir,

On the other side I send You the Decision of the Business of Stackpool finally settled. I have the pleasure of both Your letters, & I sent Your enclosure to Mr. Couts. It would have given me very great pleasure to have had the Honor of attending at the <Veaders/ Recorders> Club, to have met some many of my Friends, but shall hope another time to be more successful. I have this morning seen Mr. Long at the treasury Mr. Rose being out, he informed me that Mr. Pitt intended to lay a Tax on all kinds of Ore, not he thought in its raw state but when smelted. In fact no mode as yet of laying on the Tax has been properly digested he said he would speak to Mr. Pitt & as soon as any plan or Idea was drawn out he would let me see it, & you may depend upon it I will not delay sending it to You. I sincerely hope you will benefit by the Waters – 

I am My dear Sir

Most sincerely Yours

Tho. Rd. Beaumont.



I am happy to say Mrs. Beaumont & the Children are all well.



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Mr. Wilson’s respectful Compts. to Col. Beaumont, he call’d to acquaint him that the Cause with Stackpool was heard & finally decided on Thursday last, & is happy to inform him that the Chancellor has ordered 1200£ Per Anm for Mrs. Stackpool’s allowance between Sir Thos. Blackett’s Death & her Marriage amounting to £1936.3s. instead of 500£ pr. An. proposed by the Master wch. with 1764. 3s. 2d. Received by Mr. Stackpool from Mrs. Stackpools Bankers on his marriage making altogether £3700. 6s. 2d. had ordered to be deducted from the £4500 paid by Colonel Beaumont to Mrs. Stackpool, for three half yearly payments of the Annuity before her Marriage, & Col. B. is to pay Mrs. Stackpool the Ballance being only £799. 13s. 10d. – as to the Debts owing by Mrs. Stackpool at the time of Her Marriage his Lordship would not meddle with them. Mrs. Stackpool might pay them if she chose, or the People might get them as they could -