Series 5 > British Linen Company, 1745-1775

DISENGAGEMENT, 1765-1775
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To William Durward, Aberdeen
16June1768
We are advised from Banff, Inverness etc that your bank are very industrious
in picking up our notes and from their not having sent any here for some weeks
past, we judge they intend a run upon us. A litde time will however discover
if our conjecture is just. You may continue to buy for this Company what
Dutch bills come in your way even at 22per cent tho’ by all I can learn they
cannot be negotiated to profit at that price. We yesterday sent by your carrier
under cover to Geo Marr one thousand pounds stg which is put to your debit
and of which please send our receipt. We are just now so scarce of notes that
we were obliged to send in this small parcel two hundred pounds in five pound
notes.
Court of Directors
21 June 1768
On Account of the Aberdeen bank having yesterday made a demand on this
Company for ,£7300 of Specie, which obliged this Company to get from the
Royal Bank ,£4000 in Guineas Ordered to send to Newcastle for Four
Thousand pounds sterling of Guineas. And to write the Aberdeen Bank to
know the reason of their making the demand.
The Court having considered the state of the different Agents their accounts
Ordered the following allowances to be made them—
To Gilbert Gordon Dumfries on his account since 14 December last: ,£10.
10.0
To Thos. & Jas. Arbuthnot on their account since 30 May 1767 to 30 May
last: [£\7 7. 0
To Alexr. Forsyth, Forres on his account since do. to do.: [_£]25
To William Durward, Aberdeen on his account since do. to do.: [£]20
To Alexander Leslie since do. to do.: [£]50
To Ormston & Lamb, Newcasde
22 June 1768
Your letters of the 17 and 20 current came here in course, the contents of
which are duly noted. This will be delivered you by Mr Hill, this Company’s
cashier who has with him £4000 of bills on London for which please procure
him guineas and dispatch him for this place with all the expedition you can.
We will probably now need a weekly supply from you but this we will advise
you some posts hence.