103
NEWPORT AND COWES
To 2 year's Salary
4 .. 4 .. O £ 128..13.. 6
Total of Disbursments
Madam [p. 2] Hond Enclos'd I have the pleasure to send your Account_with a Bill for the Balance, which I hope you will find right . I am afraid you will think me rather long in sending it, but assure you it is not long since I received your Jointure and since II settled with Mr Dara and have been obliged to be from home for this
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last ten days. p. 3] My wife joins me in the most respectful Complimts to you and Mrs Fitzherbert, to whose House have taken the liberty of addressing this, as I did not know very well where you was . As this I suppose is the last Account I shall ever have the honour of sending you, I must beg leave to return you my most grateful thanks for all your past favours to myself and Family and to assure you I remain with the sincerest gratitude your most obliged Humble Servt to command , Alex Knight No. 7. [Dated 17 July 1799. Addressed]
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Mrs Heneage
at Newport By London
Isle of wight
Hants
marked Market Raisin [Postand B Jul] 19 99
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Madam [p. 3] Hond Enclos'd have the pleasure to send you my Draft for
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Twenty Pounds, which is what I have received of your rents as yet. am truly sorry it was not in my power to answer yourfirst favour ( to any purpose) sooner but did not receive any money on your Account till some time after I was favour'd with your letter and I was in hopes I [woul ]d* have received Mr Bell's rent and have had it in my power [to]* send you the whole Account and Balance long before now. I have both spoke and wrote to him, but I assure you money is very scarce , believe with most people in this Country at present, however you may be assured as soon as I do receive it, which I hope will be very soon , shall I take care to send the account and Balance to you. By a letter, which received yesterday from Mrs Fitzherbert I find I am to I remit Eighteen Guineas to the Revd Mr Beaumont , which I shall of course do. My wife joins me in the most respectful Compts to you and I remain Hond Madam your most obliged Humble Servt to commd Alex Knight Sixhills Grange July the 17th 1799
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* Torn ; where the seal was.