Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 16 Apr 1756

To Mr Chris. Denton Grays Inn London

Newcastle 16 April 1756

Dr Sr

As to Mr Carricks affairs they appear to be very bad, for it is beleived he owes above £20,000, but Mr Lowessays he will pay everybody 20s in the po[un]d, without touching his wife's Estate, wch she has only her life in; But nobody gives much Credit to this. On Tuesday Evening they put into the wednesdays paper an advertisem[en]t desiring all the Cr[edito]rs to meet at Katys Coffee house, wch advertisem[en]t you have here inclosed, But on Tuesday morning before anything was known in town, or suspected to be wrong, Thos. Davison who married Mr Lowes's sister sent away an Express for a Comiss[io]n of Bankruptcy in the name of Capt[ai]n Rob. Hudson who is a Cred[ito]r for £100 & has named Mr Grey, Mr Fawcet, Mr Widdrington, Mr Lowes, & Mr Latteny who married Geo. Lowes's Daughter to be Comiss[ione]rs. The C[redito]rs had a meeting yesterday & are resolved to prevent if they can some of these Gent[leme]n  f[ro]m acting & have prevaild w[i]th Capt[ai]n Hudson to promise he will do no further act without their Approbation; but how that may be I know not, but I dare say proper persons will be chosen for Assignees, for everybody suspects there is something not quite right in this whole affair. I am thankful Sr.Wr. is no further taken in; for tho I never had any great Opinion of Mr Carrick, yet he always p[ai]d me so punctually for one parcel before I let him have another that matters might have been much worse.   I am etc    JR