Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 26 Oct 1756

To Mr Denton at Richd.Arundell's Esq. at Allerton Mauleverer near Burroughbridge

26 Oct 1756

Dr Sr

I rec[eiv]ed your Lre of the 21st w[i]th Mr Gordons Promisory Note & a Lre for Mr John Ord  I delivered him,  I also rec[eiv]ed yours of the 24th w[i]th the offer of your mare to Mr Blackett to ride up to London with wch I have acquainted him, he returns you thanks but says he believes he is to come up with Sr.Wr. in the Post Chaise, I rec[eiv]ed a Lre last post from Mr Wilson in wch he says by a late Order of the Court of Chancery he is appointed to pay the purchase money of Kenton on the 22d of next month, whereof @2407.15.1 is to be paid to L[or]d Chief Baron Ord at the house of Mr Ralph Fetherston in Newcastle, & the Residue is to be paid into the bank of England  So I presume he will enter into poss[ess]ion at Mart[inma]s, as Mr Wilson takes such precaution in paying his money, ought not I to do the same in regard to the Ball[an]ce of my next acct. As  it's the last acct I shall have to make up, & Mr <Makers> proportion of the rents remains doubtfull, to whom it can be safely paid, & desire therefore you'l move for an order that the Ball[an]ce of my acct be paid into the Bank that I may have a full Discharge of it. I am extremely sorry for the unhappy End of young Mr Airey of Crowhall, who on Wednesday morning last was found dead in his Chamber, he had hang'd himself as tis said through some Discontent of Mind occasioned by a Lre found in his pockett from the Father of a young woman for whom he had a Regard, that as Mr Aireys Estate did not turn out equal to Expectation, he could not agree to his Dau[ghte]rs marrying him. The Coroners Jury bro[ugh]t their Verdict Lunacy.  I am etc   JR