Robert Cholmondeley letter to Richard Corbin, 1770 December 12

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Robert Cholmondeley, Auditor's Office, London, letter to Richard Corbin, deputy receiver general of Virginia, December 12, 1770. This letter includes a copy of Cholmondeley's letter of June 18, 1770 to Corbin.

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I am exceedingly sorry to see by the accounts., that
instead of a great increase of Quit Rents, (which the
Treasury as well as myself, had formed great hopes
of from the formation of the Rent Roll) that they
are so very small; no less then 14 Counties standing
blank, 19 having only paid in part, & only 11 Counties
having paid in full. The Treasury sent for an
account of the Quit Rents, & are exceedingly angry, &
think all the officers of the Revenue much to blame,
& that proper activity & vigour is not used in the
getting them in. Mr Blair my Deputy, informs me,
that some of the moneys were got in, by suits in
court; that method must be farther used, & as the
Quit Rents are very small & reasonable, more suits
must be commenced, & if they will not pay them,
the Law must be put in force, & they must be
compelled to do it: for I assure you the Treasury
are very much displeased at it. I thought proper
to acquaint you with this. I see by the accounts;
that you acknowledge a balance of 17391=11-5 to
be due from you for Quit Rents recived by you, &
yet I dont find the money is remitted here, for the
use of his Majesty ; what is the meaning of that?
& where is that money? that it is not ready to be
paid to the Treasury, when they call for sums for
his Majestys use? For the very last time, I [illegible]
the Treasury called, [illegible] had not enough
in his hands to answer their wants & advanced
of his own. I should be glad of your answer what
is the meaning of this. I am sir your obedient
Servant Robert Cholmondeley Auditor General

To
Richard. Corbin Esquire
Receiver General. Virginia

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The other side is a copy of a Letter
I wrote to you from [illegible] ^ ^{June last} & as I wrote
to Mr Blair at the same time, which
letter he has acknowledged the receit of; I
think you must have received yours, & wonder
you have never acknowledged it.

I have wrote to Mr Blair
by this post again informing him that
the Treasury complaint much of smalless
of the Collections of the Quit Rents. That many
people here wrote to Lord Hillsborough & given
intelligence that the Quit Rents might be impro
ved much if zeal & activity used & that a
plan has been sent over proposing a sollicitor
for Quit Rents in virginia to be appointed who
will much improve them & that he will disco
ver many hands between the collectors &
the people. I shall send over a copy of this
plan & desire both your opinions on it.

I hope next accounts which I now
[illegible] I may daily expect will be improved
& the collections greater & remove the Displeasure
of the Treasury on that account. I must beg
of you to remit over the Ballance in your
hands for his majesty's use

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(on his Majesty's Service

To
Richard Corbin Esquire
Receiver General at
Williamsburgh
Virginia

Auditor General plantations
office

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