Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 21 Oct 1758

By - gregpfinch21 Oct 1758
Document Type: Letters
Date: 21 Oct 1758
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Walter Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP at the Cocoa tree  Pall Mall London

21 Oct 1758

Hon. Sir

By my Ladys order I shall send on Monday by the coach twelve pineapples in a box directed for you at Mr Carlisle's & will give Mr Ridsdale notice thereof.

The price of lead is now drop'd to 13.5.0 & even at that price I cannot get a Q[uanti]ty sold. The lead you have at Market has cost you about £12 a fo[the]r when the mines & mils are p[ai]d  So th[a]t little or nothing can be expected f[ro]m the lead trade this y[ea]r & I wish it may not be worse next y[ea]r for the quantities at all marketts are so large that I fear the price will continue to fall till we have a peace.

We have nothing meterial stirring at present.  I am etc    JR

NB wrote Mr Ridsdale about the pine Apples.

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