1733 05 08 : Letter & receipt regarding local taxes at Hartley

Update on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:47PM by Petra Mitchinson

08 May 1733. LETTER & RECEIPT REGARDING LOCAL TAXES AT HARTLEY. A rare letter / receipt. A bit grubby on the back. 8” x 6”. Numerous scribbled calculations on the back not transcribed. To the Conbles of Hartley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Westmrlandst } east ward } By vertue of severall ordrs. of sessions to me directed yu. are hereby required forthwith to cause to be duely assessed & to Collect & levy wthin your Con~blewick as well upon demain lands as tenant right estates according to the booke of sales 5d per pound for repairing Eaden Bridge & Cawsay 5d per pd. for the repairing of decay’d County Bridges, 4d pr pound for the repairing the new bridge near Kirkby Stephen 3d pr. £. for the master of the House of Corrections Sallery for the whole year, 2d pr. £ for conveying of vags through the County 1d½ pr. £ repairing Clyburn bridge & Bampton Bridge Cawsay 1d pr. £. for repairing of Pelah Bridge ½ pr. £. for the repairing of Roth Bridge, and pay the same to me at my house in Appleby on Saturday the 21st inst. Herein fail not as you’l answer the contrary Given unr my hand the 3d day of April 1733 [signed] Chas. ROBINSON H: Con~ble ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8d May 1733 Then Recd. of Sr. Chr MUSGRAVE Barrt. by the hands of Tho RUDD Eighteen Shill~s & fourpence being one Shill & tenpence pr pound for Repair of County Bridges & Master of house of Corriction as on the other Side sett forth £ 0 : 18 : 4 Recd. by me [signed] Thomas BELL