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Letter from Bankers to the Committee re the Above Meeting

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Mr. Lanct Heron            Newcastle 21 Febry 1772

             Sir

                  Annex'd You have a copy of the Resolution
of the General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Relief of the
Sufferers in the late Flood in the Counties of Northumberland
Durham & Newcastle & according to their directions We hold
£427.19s.8d at the Disposal of Your Committee, as soon as
they please to draw for it being 1/3 of £1283.19. recieved
by us for that Charity. We recieved no Subscription whatsoever
at our Bank in which Yorkshire was intended to have any
Share.  We are
                  Sir
                   Your mo hble

                  Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington



Clerk to the Committee
                        at Hexham