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Printed in NC, 7: 459-60.
Expresses concern about outstanding debts: £532.13s.4d. to Newton [see previous entry], £300 to Gregory and £60 to the clerk William Morgan. [Daniel] Stewart is critically ill and unable to sign the relevant bills: Drummond is trying to find other means of releasing the money.
Much Honoured
Sir
When your Letter of the 4th, with my Lord High
Treasurers warrant, to the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasurie for payment of £892: 13: 4 Sterline to yourself
Dr Gregorie and Mr Morgan came to this place, I hapned to be
in the countrie fourty miles from this, about pressing business.
Which I was verry much concerned at, But my friend att
Edinbrugh, haveing by the order I left him, made open the Letter,
went immediatly about the affair, and procured the Lords of
Treasury their precept upon Mr Daniel Stuart to your order for
£532: 13: 4
whereof is inclosed, ane other precept to Dr Gregory for £300:
and a third to Mr Morgan for £60. Mr Stuart himself being
adieing I mett this day with his freind Mr Broun about the
payment of the money, which on account of the uncertainty
of Mr Stuarts Life I pressed, by desiring abill upon Sir David
Nairn payable to you the Doctor and Mr Morgan for your
severall summs upon dischargeing the precepts and your
giving up the workmens vouchers, and I hade accordingly
got it if Sir David Nairns freind hade been in town.
it, so I have keept the precepts till then when I hope to send
you the same with the bill upon Sir David, I gave the
Clerk of the Treasury for your precept a guinea and as
much for Mr Morgans being what is ordinary and to the
under Clerks 9s: 6d, I shall be verry mindefull of the matter
and you doe me a great deale of honour in giving me the
least opportunity of acknowledgeing my self to be,
Much honoured Sir
Edinburgh March 27th. 1708
Your much obliged and
most obedient humble servant
W Drummond
The much Honoured
Sir Isaac Newton