1790 01 23 : Letter from Kirkoswald about bill payments

Update on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:17AM by Petra Mitchinson

23 Jan 1790. LETTER FROM KIRKOSWALD ABOUT BILL PAYMENTS. Bundle 61, Doc 8. 20 cm x 19 cm. Red and black seals obscuring a little writing. Large corner (without writing) torn off where seal was broken. John DIXON 23d. Janry. 1790 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. OLDMAN Edenhall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 ~ 3 ~ 0 5 ~ 17 ~ 0 1 ~ 13 ~ 0 15 . 0 ——————- 15 . 0 2 ~ 16 ~ 0 ——————- 2 . 11 . 0 7 . 7 ~ 0 ——————- . 4 . 5 6 0 2 . 0 ————— 2 6 . 0 ————— 21 . 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kir[kosd.] Jany. 23d. 1790 Sir Inclosd. is a Bill for felling some Wood for Use of the New Paper Mill &c –––– The Bearer will deliver you his Acct., & Lt. WHARTON’s Cash you may send along with him if you please –––––––– Pray can you recollect whether or no you paid me John WALLIS’s Nail bill (which I think was 5s ~ 8d) I remember you spoke of it when I was looking for J. MATTINSON’s Acct., but in examining my purse next morning I imagind. it was not paid – however if you only think ‘twas paid Im. satisfied I am Sir yr. most Obedient Hble Servt. [signed] Jno. DIXON