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Letter to Lancelot Heron from Surtees and Burdon

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Obedient Servant

Subscriptions. Northumberland
subscriptions received . Newcastle. Northumberland
General. Subscription
Newcastle


                                        Newcastle June 9. 1772
Mr L. Heron
Sir
   We received your favr. of 4th. Curr.in Ansr.we
have in our hands £109..9..11 due to the Sufferers by the late
Flood within the County of Northumberland as p Accot Below
We should have advised you of this sooner but had orders
from our Committee not to pay the money till ye Resolution
at their last meeting was entered into their Book of which
we were promised a Copy as soon as enter'd but have not
yet received it-However shall pay the money to the order
of your Committee ~ I am for Messrs. Surtees & Burdon
                    Sir Your Obdt Sevt
                    Robt. Newton Lynn
Sir.Digby Legards Subsn.for County of North only ...      £  5..5..0
1/2 of Subns.recd. For N.Castle & Northumd ...               7..15..-
1/8 of Genl. Subn.(being 1/2 of Subn.intended for York      48..2..41/2
1/2 of N.Castle Surplus                                     48..7..61/2
                                                          £109..9..11

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