“I have undertaken to get the enclosed bill cashed for Mr. Cook.
You had the £200 bill of his. He is a very good and responsible
man. Will you do it? I will put my name to the bill.”
In this letter was enclosed Cook’s acceptance for £500. On the 6th of
September Palmer wrote:--
“I received the cheque for the £100, and will thank you to let me
have the £315 by return of post, if possible; if not, send it me
(certain) by Monday night’s post, to the post-office, Doncaster. I
now return you Cook’s papers, signed, &c., and he wants the money
on Saturday, if he can have it, but I have not promised it for
Saturday. I told him he should have it on Tuesday morning, at
Doncaster; so please enclose it with mine, in cash, in a registered
letter, and he must pay for it being registered. Do not let it be
later than Monday night’s post to Doncaster.”