Letters – Joseph Richmond to Thomas Smith – 21 Feb 1758

February 1758

To Mr Thos. Smith at Biddleton   

[undated, but sequence in volume dates it between 10 and 21 Feb 1758]

Sir 

By yo[ur] Lre of 31 ult. to Mr Robson I find you compute there is 67.19.8 due to Mr Haggerston at St Cuthberts day 1755 for 23 1/2 yrs Castle rent But according to my computation it comes only to 67.0.0 as below, the diff[eren]ce may probably arise f[ro]m yo[u]r not deducting the Landtax for the odd 6s 8d only for the even £3.0.0 but it ought be allowd for the whole rent by the opinion I have taken; therefore if Mr Haggerston is willing to receive the £67.0.0 on a line f[ro]m you I will desire Mr Burn of Berwick to pay you the money ot if any Business call you to Newcastle I will pay you here.

I am etc  JR



23 1/2 yrs rent at 3.6.8        70.6.8

Land tax 2 yrs at 1s 0. 6.8           1733 & 1734

    8 1/2 yrs at 2s  2.16.8           1735 [-]40.54 & 56

    3 yrs at 3s      1.10.0[sic]      1741 [-]50 

   10 yrs at 4s      6.13.4[sic]      1751.52 & 53		

                                11.6.8

                                67.0.0