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
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
at Hitchin and formerly} | J. Radcliffe Esq. G 5. RM 2 G Mr. Moore [illegible] 1 Mr. Flock 10/6 Unknown 10/6 — | £9..9s.-d |
at Olney | Collected at the Rev. Mr. Drakes £9..4s..7d at New Port Rev. Mr. Bull 10/6 — | 9..15.1 |
at Northampton | Collected at the Rev. Mr. Hextals £24.3s at the Rev. Mr. Rylands £20.10s.11 1/2d Rev. Mr. Rylands £1.1s and— | 48..1..5 1/2 |
Welford | Collected at the Rev. Mr. Kings £4..1s..6d Mrs. Bakewell £2..2s Unknown of Sundry's £2..6..6— £8..6s..6d and 0..14s..6d — — — | 15..4..6 |
Willingborough — | Collected at the Rev. Mr. Grants — — — | 9..1..1 |
Coventry | Messrs. Jacksons and Lloyds people £56..7..2 1/2 The Rev. Mr. Butterworth 10..19..6 The Rev. Messrs. Simpson and Allcott 39..14..10 1/2 The Rev. Dr. Edwards and 3 of his Parishoners 3..13..6} — — — | 110..15..0 3/4 |
Rev. Mr. Keddle's | at Warwicke £5..13s..4d Rev. Mr. Broadhurst at Alecoker £2..4s..4d— — — | 7..17..8 |
The Rev. Mr. Keddle's | at Evesham £6..13s..2 1/2d given by the Rev. Mr. Whitmore of Hooknorton £2..3s. — | 8..16..2 1/2 |
at Bourton on the Water | collected at the Rev. Mr. Beddome £19..10s Mr. William Snook £10..10 — — — | 30..—..— |
at Cirencester | Rev. Mr. Johnson 10s.6d Mr. Wavet 10/6 Mr. Kimber £1..1s Rev. Mr. Davis £1..11s..6d Mr. Freeman £2..2s Mr. Wilkins £1..1s Francis Turner 10/6 Jn[illegible] Reeve and unknown 10s} — | 7..17..— |
at Tewksbury | Collected at the Rev. Messrs. Golsham and Haydon's £21..00.10 John Humphries £10 Rev. Mr. Jones £1..1 — Rev. Haywards 0..10..6 from Sundries £1..19.. — — — } — | 34..11..1 |
at Parshore | Collected at the Rev. Mr. Aske's £7..7..6 Samuel Rickards £1..1 James Rickards £1..1s Rev. Mr. Dark 10s..6d Rev. Mr. Beal 10/6 Rev. Mr. Aske 10/6 Mr. Smith 5s — — —} | 11..6..— |
at Worcester | Collected at the Mr. Messrs. Unwicke and Pointings £21..2..6 a private Gain Subscription £21..5..3 a Donation from the public Fund £7..13s..3d Cooke and Blackmon 3} | 53..4.. — |
then both the following account and a Bill for it was sent me by the Rev. B. Boyceand I sent him and Rev. Mr. Brown a letter each acknowledge it etc. [illegible] | £355..18..4 3/4 | |
Kettering | Collected at the meeting in the afternoon and Evening £20..7s..3d received by Mr. Whitaker from the Rev. Mr. Brown and put in Mr. Boyce's hands 3..13..6 from The Rev. Mr. Matlock 0..14..6 several of Mr. Boyce's people £6..8..9 } | 31..4..— |
£387..2....4 3 |
March 16th. | in your letter from Northampton received 2 Bills viz. One on George Ross for | £30..—..— |
another on Thomas Orton in Woodstreet made payable to and endorsed by William Cooper and yourself | 31..10..— | |
March 27th | from Coventry. Two Bills One on Messrs. S and W Smith drawn by Messrs. Little and Lowke made payable to and endorsed by Samuel Reader .. for — — — } — | 40..14..6 |
the other dated Coventry 28th March drawn by T and S Oldham on Messrs. Fletcher and Hunt and endorsed by Nathaniel Whitaker for } | 89..5..— | |
Apl. 2 | One dated [illegible] date at 7 days Sight drawn by W. Palmer on Messrs. Pearson and Co and endorsed by Nathaniel Whitaker for — — — } | 44..2..— |
6th | Received a Bill on William Mee payable to and endorsed by John Humphries and yourself for — — — | 20..—..— |
d.o a Bank Post Bill number 6552 payable to Richard Durnford and endorsed by yourself | 10..—..— | |
9th Received a Bill dated April 9th from Worcester payable to and endorsed by Nathaniel Whitaker on W and J. Ewer | 90..—..— | |
355..11..6 | ||
Received a Bill from Kettering dated 27th March due the 30th April drawn by Epm and Samuel Burwell made payable to Robert Keen or Order on Messrs. Sawbridge and Barnston — for} | 31..4..— | |
£386..15..6 |