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Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Wentworth – 17 Jan 1755
17 January 1755
William Wentworth
The present State of Jarrow Coll[ie]ry first taken by old Sir Wm.Blackett & P[ar]tners in 1691, of which
Sr Wr.Blackett has 4/8
Mess Ledger 2/8
Mr J Wilkinsons Ex[ecuto]rs 1/8
Mr Nathl.Clayton 1/8
8 Eighths
This coll[ie]ry is held under the D[ea]n & Chap[te]r of Durham by lease for 21 Yrs formerly renewed every 7th Yr without any fine, the present Lease has 3
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 20 Jan 1755
To Mr Chris. Denton Greys Inn London
Newc[astle] 20 Jan 1755
Dr Sr
At last I have got Pr.Hastings rent & herewth you receive the acct & vouchers he has for the last 4 y[ea]rs refused to pay Mr Jno.Mayer the fee farm rent, tho he knew it wo[ul]d be allowd, & therefore Mr Mayer wrote to me abo[u]t it & sent me a rec[eip]t for the money 3.5.1 and this day I have drawn a bill on you payable at sight to Mr Jno.Mayer or Order for 3.5.1 to answer the s[ai]d rec[eip]t , wch I de
Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Mayer – 20 Jan 1755
To Mr Jno.Mayer Attorney at Law in York
Newc[astle] 20th Jan 1755
Sr
Above you have a bill for 3.5.1 in lieu of the acct you sent me in y[ou]r Lre [ letter] of the 18th four 4 y[ea]rs sent out of the Geo[rge] Inn in Gatesh[ea]d due to Ld Feversham at Mich[aelmas] last & I desire you will always oblige the tenant to pay it for the future as has been usual, who will have it allowd when he pays his rent. I am etc JR
To Mr Chris Denton in Greys Inn London
Newcastle 20 jan 1755
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Jan 1755
To Sir Wr.Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London
Newc[astle] 24th January 1755
Hon Sir
Mr Ellis writes that Mr Shafto Downs has begun to work Coals at Stublock in yo[u]r Liberty by the order of Messrs Walton & Boag the hospitals Agents, & desires to know w[ha]t steps are proper to be taken to pu a stop to their working there. For if he is allowed to go on for any time, the whole ground in dispute, being above 336 acres will be lost. On the other side (see above) you
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 25 Jan 1755
To Mr Chr.Denton Grays Inn London
Newcastle 25 Jan 1755
Dear Sir
Above is a bill for £100 wch I desire you will give acct for & advise the rec[eip]t of . I have this day recd of Mr Jno. Ord 30.7.6 for y[ou]r use wch I have placed to y[ou]r acct. I am etc JR
To Messrs Plumbe & Browne Goldsmiths in Foster Lane London
Newcastle 25 Jan 1755 £100
Sirs
Fifteen days after date pay Mr Chr.Denton or Order one hundred pounds value rec[eiv]ed & place the same to acct as
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 31 Jan 1755
To Sir Walter Blackett Bart. in London
31 Jan 1755
Hon.Sir
Mr Roberts tells me he writes you this Post to desire a Tack of a Vein a friend of his has lately discovered near to Allenheads, & that his terms are 40s a bing for the first 100 Bings & 25s afterwards, wch are the same proposal he made you about 12 months agoe. He mentioned this to me about a month agoe & I referrd him to Mr Caleb Hunter, from whom I have heard nothing since about it. I do not know any Reason why he s
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 1 Feb 1755
February 1755
Wrote Mr Denton that I had received £40 of Mr Thos.Hall of Hatherick for Mr Harrison & placed it to his Acct
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Feb 1755
To Sr W.Blackett Bt. in London
Newc[astle] 4th Feb 1755
Hon Sir
Mr Jno.Gibson id dead & yesterday Mr Peart was here & shewd me a recommendatory Lre signd by sev[era]l p[er]sons in behalf of one Jno.Peart a Relation of his & Son in Law to Jno.Gibson, to whom he has been assistant during his Illness; wch Lre you will receive by this post. Mr Peart says the young man is a good Grover, & the properest p[er]son you can fix on to put in Thos.Maughans place, who he wo[ul]d have p
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 18 Feb 1755
To Sr Wr Blackett Bt. London
Newc[astle] 18 Feb 1755
Hon Sir
On the other side you have an Acct of the Money I believe you have had of Mr Bowes & of the int[ere]st I have p[ai]d Mr Leaton for it.
Lead is fallen at Stockton & Hull & there are great Q[uanti]tys at these Markets. I sho[ul]d be glad to know whether a War is expected in Europe this summer, that I may regulate my conduct in the Lead trade accordingly; for if we sho[ul]d have a war the first Market th[a]t offers
advertisement – Henry Richmond – 22 Feb 1755
WHERAS TWELVE PIECES of LEAD, marked WB, belonging to Sir Walter Blackett, Bart. were stolen some time last year in the Carriage from Allanheads and Dukesfield Lead-mills to Blaydon. Notice is hereby given, that whoever shall give Information to Mr Joseph Richmond, of Newcastle, or Mr Isaac Hunter, of Dukesfield, of the Person or Persons that stole the same, so that he, the, or they, shall be convicted thereof, will be paid by the said Sir Walter Blackett, upon such Conviction, the Sum of twenty
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 28 Feb 1755
To Mr Chr.Denton Grays Inn London
28 Feb 1755
Dr Sir
I have put on board the Generous Friends Jacob Remington Mas[ter] a Kit of Salmon directed to Wm.Powlet Esq. in <Beutton> Street by Berkley Square done by the same hand as what Mrs Hymers sent Mr Wynne, wch I hope will prove very good, it is the best Salmon our market will afford & comes to 13s10d wch I have placed to your acct. as I have £5.5.0 for your bill on one to Mr Robt.Fenwick.
I wish some of Mr Childs people wo[u
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Mar 1755
To Sir Wr.Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London
Newca[stle] March 4 1755
Hon Sir
You have, in the Case I sent you, the best acct I am able to give of the Enjoyment of the Royalty of the Gro[un]d in dispute between Hexham & Langley, & as to the Herbage Mr Ellis informs me, that the Tenants within the manor of Hexham, have during the Memory of Man enjoyed it without any Interruption that he ever heard of but on the other hand, when any Goods belonging to the tenants
Letters – Henry Richmond to Richard Ellis – 7 Mar 1755
To Mr Richd Ellis at Hexham
Newcastle 7 March 1755
Sir
My father is from home, but I rec[eiv]ed y[ou]r Lre [letetr] in relation to Mr Wm.Erringtons casting a Trench in Broomhaugh Gro[un]ds, in order as pretended to new win Sr Wr.Blacketts Coll[ie]ry & in answer thereto have sent you, inclosed herewith, a Copy of the Article (for I never heard that a Lease was executed) for letting the Coalmines in the Parish of St John Lee & Chapelry of St Oswald to Mr Errington for 21 y[ea]rs f[ro
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 9 Mar 1755
To Sr Wr.Blackett Bt. MP. Curzon Street London
9 March 1755
Honrd Sir
On fryday I attended at Cambo, but the weather was so very bad th[a]t Mr Allgood co[ul]d not come, & a sufficient No. of the Com[missione]rs did not meet to do any business, so that another meeting will I believe by appointed in about three weeks. I have inquiored as far as I co[ul]d into all the Circumstances th[a]t can attend the fixing a Bar at cambo, & am satisfied th[a]t it will be attended with very littl
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 21 Mar 1755
To Mr Chris. Denton Grays Inn LOndon
Newcastle 21 March 1755
Dr Sr
Inclosed is james Wilkinson's bill on Anthy.Todd for £200 wch I desire you will place to my acct & advise the rec[eip]t of, & when Lady Mansel calls for her half y[ea]r ann[ui]ty due 6 April you will please to pay her & send me her receipt. I thank you for yo[u]r advices ab[ou]t Liddle's Machine, his Friends here still keep up their spirits, & pretend there are two new hoppers coming down, but I f
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 28 Mar 1755
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London
Newcastle 28 March 1755
Hon Sir
Inclosed are three bills for £990.0.0 (as above) wch I desire you will please to advise the receipt of. Ald[erma]n Robt. Sorsbie is broke up by Geo.Blenkinsop who has seized on his Goods by an Execution for £180. I believe his debts amount to upwards of £2000, but what Effects he has to answer that sum I do not yet certainly know; but I doubt matters are very bad with him. I see he has g
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Daniel Lascelles – 29 Mar 1755
To Danl.Lascelles Esq. MP in Mark Lane London
Newcastle 29 March 1755
Inclosed are two bills for £1475.0.0 as above, in part of the 2 Y[ea]rs int[ere]st due f[ro]m Sr Wr.Blackett the 26 of Last Month, wch I desire you will place to his acct & advise me on the receipt hereof. I will remit you the remainder as soon as I can meet with good bills, wch at present are not to be got here. I am Sr Yr etc JR
To Mr Peter Simond Merchant in London
Newcastle 18 March 1755 £950.0.0
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Elizabeth Blackett – 31 Mar 1755
To Lady Blackett in Curzon Street London
31 March 1755
Hon.Madam
I will take care to get the drawing Room done agreeable to your Ladyships directions with all Expedition, the paper th[a]t will be sufficient to hang it is as below. The panelling must be taken down the surbase, for the paper cannot be put upon it. I have examined the boxes that came out of Yorkshire, but cannot find the red & white cotton y[ou]r Ladyship mentions. The Pew in St And[re]ws Church is new Lined & the Cu
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 6 Apr 1755
To Sr WrBlackett Bart. London
6 April 1755
Honrd Sir
Mr Davison of Ferryhill is still living, but Dr Askew thinks he cannot continue long. I will send you the earliest advice I receive of any alteration.
The Hoppers go on as briskly as ever, & wee are told two addit[iona]l ones are expected named the Defiance & Revenge which is extreamly insolent, but I hope the Corporation will very speedily take measures to induce the Ma[ste]rs of These to consider better of it.
The Subscr
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 8 Apr 1755
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield
8 Mar [sic] 1755
Sir
On making up the Mil accts I find there has been extream bad Management last year at them all, & the worst at Lintzgarth, where very near 5 Bings have been smelted for every fod[der] of Lead, & the slags notwithstanding lessened f[ro]m what they were at Xmas 1753. I desire on rec[eip]t hereof you will inquiore very exactly into the cause hereof, wch is a loss of many hundred pounds to S[i]r W[alte]r. Order all the Clarks imediat
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 11 Apr 1755
To Mr Chris.Denton Greys Inn London
Newcastle 11 April 1755
Dr Sir
Inclosed are two bills (as above) for four hundred pounds, wch I desire you will place to my acct & advise the receipt of. I shall be obliged to draw on you in a little time for this money payable to Messrs Lascelles, when I can meet with bills to make up the last 2 y[ea]rs int[ere]st, but these bills grow & near due makes me give you the trouble of them.
The Hoppers go on so far as briskly as ever; but as the C
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 Apr 1755
To Sr Wr.Blackett Bt. Curzon Street London
15 April 1755
Honrd Sir
I am very sorry for Mr Stevens's bad Conduct, but hope you will be no great loser by him. I find by Mr Harveys Lre to his wife th[a]t he is alive.
Mr Geo.Simpson who was Mas[te]r of a Collier last year, & was at Ipswich in Sep[tembe]r, is now Mate to Mr Jno.Wall Ma[ste]r of the Swallow of Sunderland, wch ship is now in the River Thames; if you please to order Mr Denton to enquire after him on rec[eip]t of hereo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Edward Stewart – 18 Apr 1755
At a Meeting of the Directors for Greenwich Hospital at Salters Hall 9 th April 1755 a Letter from Mr Stewart to Mr Everest was read relating to the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wark. Ordered that Mr Stewart do send the said Court Rolls to the Board as soon as possible
Adjourned to Saturday Senn’t at Greenwich
A Copy, Signed R Horne
To Mr Stewart Ravensworth Castle April 18th 1755
Sir
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 25 Apr 1755
To Sir Wr.Blackett Bt. M.P. at his house in Curzon Street London
25 April 1755
Honrd.Sir
The 2 P[er]sons undermentiond are Wherry men at Bladon & sometimes employd in yr Service, but dare not follow their business for fear of the press; if you think it proper to apply for protection for them, it wo[ul]d be a particular favour to them & of some advantage to yourself. The Agent to the Quakers Co. here has represented to their Gov[erno]rs the necessity of procuring protections for th
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 25 Apr 1755
To Richard Horne Esq. Ravensworth Castle April 25th 1755
Sir
We received yours with the Boards Minute directing Mr Stewart to send the Court Rolls; a Copy of which we sent him immediately and we expect he will send them directed to you by the Carrier tomorrow. We are
Sir etc N. Walton H. Boag
