Robert Keen, letter, 1767 April 14
Date14 April, 1767
ms number767264.2
abstractKeen writes to Whitaker regarding the funds raised in England. He includes an account of donations and a letter to Occom.
handwritingHandwriting is formal, clear and legible.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is heavily reinforced, which makes it difficult to gauge the exact condition of the paper; there appears to be moderate creasing, staining, and wear.
inkBrown-black.
noteworthyIt is uncertain to what Keen refers when, on one verso, he mentions "the meeting of the General Assembly in Scotland." However, he is likely referring to the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge. In instances where Keen's intention regarding a word or abbreviation is uncertain, the word or abbreviation has been left unmodified in the modernized transcription. Money notation includes symbols for pounds, shillings, and pence. These have been transcribed with the pound sign before the number and the shilling and pence superscripted after. Due to account formatting, transcription line breaks may not exactly match those of the manuscript.
EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
at Hitchin ^[below]and formerly^} | J. Radcliffe Esqr ^G^ 4 5. RM 2 ^G^ Mr Moore ^[illegible]^ 1 Mr Flock 10/6 Unknown 10/6 — | £9..9s.-d |
at Olney | Collected at ye Revd Mr Drake^s^ £9..4s..7d at New Port Revd Mr Bull 10/6 — | 9..15.1 |
at Northampton | Collectd at ye Revd Mr Hextals £24.3s at ye Revd Mr Rylands £20.10s.11 1/2d Revd Mr Rylands £1.1s &— | 48..1..5 1/2 |
Welford | Collected at ye Revd Mr Kings ^£4..1s..6d^ M.rs Bakewell £2..2s Unknown ^of Sundry's £2..6..6—^ £8..6s..6d & 0..14s..6d — — — | 15..4..6 |
Willingborough — | Collected at ye Revd Mr Grant^s^ — — — | 9..1..1 |
Coventry | Meſs.rs Jacksons & Lloyds people £56..7..2 1/2 The Revd Mr Butterworth [illegible] 10..19..6 The Revd Meſsrs Simpson & Allcott 39..14..10 1/2 The Revd D.r Edwards & 3 of his Parishoners 3..13..6} — — — | 110..15..0 3/4 |
Revd Mr Keddle's | at Warwicke £5..13s..4d Revd Mr Broadhurst at Alecoker £2..4s..4d— — — | 7..17..8 |
The Revd Mr Keddle's | at Evesham £6..13s..2 1/2d given by the Revd Mr Whitmore of Hooknorton £2..3s. — | 8..16..2 1/2 |
at Bourton on ye Water | Collectd at ye Revd Mr Bedham £19..10s Mr Wm Snook £10..10 — — — | 30..—..— |
at Cirencester | Revd Mr Johnson 10s.6d Mr Wavet 10/6 Mr Kimber £1..1s Revd Mr Davis £1..11s..6d Mr Freeman £2..2s Mr Wilkins £1..1s ^[below]Francis Turner 10/6 Jn[illegible] Reeve & unknown 10s^} — | 7..17..— |
at Tewksbury | Collected at ye Revd Meſs.rs Golsham & Haydon's £21..00.10 John Humphries £10 Revd Mr Jones £1..1 — Revd Haywards 0..10..6 from Sundries £1..19.. — — — } — | 34..11..1 |
at Parshore | Collected at ye Revd Mr Aske's £7..7..6 Saml Rickards £1..1 James Rickards £1..1s Revd Mr Dark 10s..6d Revd Mr Beal 10/6 Revd Mr Aske 10/6 Mr Smith 5s — — —} | 11..6..— |
at Worcester | Collected at ye Revd Meſs.rs Unwicke & Pointings £21..2..6 a private ^[below]Gain^ Subscription £21..[illegible]5..3 a Donation from the Publick Fund £7..13s..3d Cooke & Blackmon 3} | 53..4.. — |
then both ye followg accot & a Bill for it was sent me by the Revd B. Boyce& I sent him & Revd Mr Brown a letter each acknowge it &c [illegible] | £355..18..4 3/4 | |
Kettering | Collected at ye meeting in ye afternoon & Evening £20..7s..3d Recd by Md Whitaker from ye Revd Mr Brown & put in Mr Boyce's hands 3..13..6 from The Revd Mr Matlock 0..14..6 several of Mr Boyces people £6..8..9 } | 31..4..— |
£387..2....4 3 |
March 16th. | in yr letter from Northampton Recd 2 Bills Vizt One on George Roſs for | £30..—..— |
another on Tho.s Orton in Woodstreet made payble to & Endors'd by W.m Cooper & yr Self | 31..10..— | |
March 27th | from Coventry. Two Bills One ^on^ Meſsrs S & W Smith drawn by Meſsrs Little & Lowke made payable to & Endor'd by Saml Reader .. for — — — } — | 40..14..6 |
the other dated Coventry 28th March drawn by T & S Oldham on Meſsrss. Fletcher & Hunt & endors'd ^[below]by Nath.l Whitaker^ for } | 89..5..— | |
Apl. 2 | One dated [illegible] date at 7 ^days^ Sight drawn by W. Palmer on Meſs.rs Pearson & Co & endors'd by N. ^[below]Whitaker^ for — — — } | 44..2..— |
6th. | Recd a Bill on W.m Mee pay^able^ to & Endors'd by J. Humphries & y.r self for — — — | 20..—..— |
d.o a Bank Post Bill N.o 6552 payable to Richd Durnford & Endors'd by yose | 10..—..— | |
9th. Reced a Bill dated Ap.l 9th from Worcester pay^ble^ to & Endors'd by N. Whitaker on W & J. Ewer | 90..—..— | |
355..11..6 | ||
Recd a Bill from Kettering dated 27th March due ye 30th April drawn by Epm & Saml Burwell made payable to Robt Keen or Order on Meſsrs Sawbridge & Barnston — for} | 31..4..— | |
£386..15..6 |