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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Samuel Burn – 19 Dec 1758
To Mr Saml. Burn at Berwick
19 Dec 1758
I have received your Favour of the 16th inclosing your bill on Mr Thos.Burn for eighty five pounds, wch when paid will discharge your half years rent for the Fisheries due to Sir Walter Blackett at Lady Day last.
As Mr Kettleby us willing to exchange the Ring Nets, Sir Walter desires you will get a proper agreement drawn if necessary & when Mr Kettleby has executed one part thereof, Sir Walter will execute the other. I am etc JR
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Blackett – 22 Dec 1758
To Chris Blackett Esq in York buildings London Newcas 22 Dec 1758
Sir
I am ordered by Sir Wr to write you by this post that he expects Lady Blackett will set forwards for London about this day senight, & therefore desires you will be so good as get the house ready for her reception. My Compliments on the approaching season attend you & your family & I am &c JR
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 22 Dec 1758
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesf[iel]d 22 Dec[embe]r 1758
Sir Geo[rge] Roberts, Joseph Fairlam & Mich[ae]l Burdus have wrote to Sir Walter desiring his Opinion whether they are to plow & sow their intack <prviond> or not Sir Walter orders me to desire you will give them for answer that he cannot tell how to advise them for he does not know what steps Mr Baker may think proper to take next year they will see what their neighbours do & they may follow their Example or not, as
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Joseph Hindley – 22 Dec 1758
To Mr Joseph Hindley Clockmaker Newcas 22nd Dec 1758
in York
Sir
In answer to your Lre to Sir. W[alte]. Blackett I am to write you that Sir Wr would have you make him an Eight days Clock, to strike to a Bell of three Cwt, wch if made of good metal he is informed may easily be heard a mile or more, & such a one he desires you will find him.
Sir Wr thinks two hands will be sufficient, one to the So[uth] & the other to the East, for more I apprehend will be a loa
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Romer – 9 Jan 1759
To Capt. Romer Ravensworth Castle Jany. 9th 1759
Dear Sir
We have Rece’d Directions to pay you the Purchase Money for Priors Land on Executing the Conveyances, of which we have heard nothing since Mr Stewart sent the Draught. My Son Joins with me in Compliments & I am
Sir your most Humble Servt.
Nichos. Walton
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Romer – 9 Jan 1759
To Capt. Romer Rav. Castle Jany. 9th 1759
Dear Sir
As Mr Boag will be with you some time this Week I referr you to him, as to the Tennants of the North side of Scremerston who must remain as yours till the Board of Directors think fitt to order it otherwise, Mr Boag will inform you we have no power to make alterations, & that none can be made without proper application to the Directors in which you may be assured of our assistance. My Son is appointed J
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Hugh Boag – 9 Jan 1759
Mr Boag Rav. Castle January 9 1759
My sentiments as to what is to be done at Scremerston you must know, but as you desire it in your Letter of the 6 Inst, I shall repeat, that I think the Hedges by the Turnpike Road sh’d be first done & that is probably all that can be done this Season. I think Machnabb a very proper person to inspect & have the direction of those Hedges, so as it does not put us to great Expense, wch I hope will not be as he is
Letter – Nicholas Walton to George Liddell – 9 Jan 1759
To Geo. Liddell Ravensworth Castle Jany 9 1759
George Liddell
I reced. yours & by this Post have wrote to Mr Heppell to How the Whinns imediately & to let you have Money for paying the Hedger so that you will call upon him & get Twenty Pounds now & afterwards what Sums you want in doing which I beg you’ll take care & see you pay the Hedgers for no more than the work done, & take their Recets. as below.
The Stone <Sto
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Heppell – 9 Jan 1759
To Mr Heppell
I am surprized to find you have not begun to How the Whinns in your Farm on each side the Turnpike Road thro’ which the Hedge passes as you promised when we were last with you, and must desire you imediately to begin & do the same, so as that the Hedgers may get forward in this Season which is a very good one. I desire you’ll pay Geo. Liddell Twenty Pounds on his recet. to pay the Hedgers on Accot. & that you will from time to time when they want Money pay Geor
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 12 Jan 1759
To Richard Horne Esqr Ravensworth Castle Jany. 12th 1759
Sir
Inclosed I send you the Moor Master’s Accot. of Mines working in Derwentwater Estate, and lying unwrought the Quarter ending at Michs. Last with the numbers of Hands employed & quantity of Ore raised in the same time. The Duty Ore from Michs. 1757 to Michs. last will amount to about £2660 which I expect will be reced. for next week. I have postponed acknowledging my great obligations to the B
Letters – Henry Richmond to Joseph Hindley – 13 Jan 1759
To Mr Jos[eph] Hindley Clockmaker York Newc[astle] 13th Janry 1759
S[i]r
Inclosed you have Mr Robsons Lre to me, w[i]th a plan of the Clockhouse at Wall[ington] & a scale to the same; by wch you will obtain an ans[wer] to your Enquiry “what is “the diameter of the largest Circle that can be drawn on the outside of the Turret?” –
Mr Robson says there will be no light into the Clockroom except a Window or two be made in the dial plates I am &c
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Jan 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP to be left at the Cocoa Tree Pall Mall London Newc[astle] 13 Jany 1759
Honrd Sir
Dr Robinson is ready to lend you £1000 at 4 PCn so I send herewith a bond for that sum wch I desire you will please to execute before 2 witnesses & return me Mr Widdrington says Mr Denton or Mr Darwin he thinks sho[ul]d be one of the witnesses. This is all the money can be met with here & I shall still want abo[u]t £2000 to make Weardale pay to Mids[ummer] las
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 16 Jan 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his House in Brook Street Grosvenor Square London 16 Janry 1759
Honrd Sir
I am very glad that Matters ab[ou]t the house are at last settled to your satisfaction – There was nothing passed at the Guild relating to the Lamp bill & I think nothing more will be done in it this Year, tho some of our Alder[men] talk otherwise – As to the Lre, in White’s paper signed B.K. the Author is not known, but Mr Clennel & Mr Jos[eph] Airey are bo
Letter – John Teasdale to Nicholas Walton – 25 Jan 1759
Coppy of Bills Reced. from John Teasdale for the Dues of Lead raised in <Alstonmoor> ending Michs. 1758 for <1 year give the Bank the 26 Jany>
£659.16.8½ Newcastle 25th January 1759. At Thirty Days after date pay to Nicholas Walton or Order Six Hundred and Fifty Nine Pounds, Sixteen shillings and Eight pence ½ Value reced. as advised by your Friend & Servt John Teasdale
To the Governor and Company for Smelting down Lead with Pitt Coal And Sea Coal in St. Martins Lane
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 26 Jan 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his house in Brook Street Grosvenor Square
Newcas 26 Jany 1759
Honrd Sir
I herewith inclose the rental of Kenton estate but have not yet got matters settled with John Donkin, because Mr Robson thinks it will be more agreable to you to lay out £30 or £40 more than was at first intended, in taking in the Waste ground in the Street before the slate row of houses; for wch I believe Mr Donkin will be willing to pay 10 p[er] Cent, wch will be a furth
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 26 Jan 1759
To Mr James Wood Ravensworth Castle Jany 26 1759
Sir
We Reced your Letter of the 12 Inst; in due Course in Answer to which you will receive herein the Certificate of what Money has been remitted by us on Accot. of the Rents & Profits of the Derwentwater Estate, from the 1st day of January 1758 to the 31 Decemr. 1758 last past both days included. We wish you & family many happy years & are
Sir Your most Hble Servts
Nichs. Walton H
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 2 Feb 1759
To Richard Horne Esqr Ravensworth Castle Feby. 2nd 1759
Dear Sir
I reced the favour of yours for which I am greatly obliged to you & in Answer thereto I am intirely of your opinion, that the Account to be settled must end when my Son’s appointment takes place, & therefore I think it will be best to postpone making out the Commission till the first of July. Mr Boag and I both think so & in order that the Board may see our Sentiments, we have wrot
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 2 Feb 1759
To Richard Horne Esq. Ravensworth Castle February 2nd 1759
Sir
We reced. from Mr Everest sometime ago a Draught of a Lead Mine Lease for the Quaker Company, which after we had examined we laid before Mr Stewart, together with a draught of a Land Lease to be prepared for printing after the Board had approved thereof. And yesterday we gott both from Mr Stewart, & send you them inclosed, which be pleased to lay before the Board. In regard to the Lead
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Bell – 9 Feb 1759
To Mr Christo. Bell Ravensworth Castle Feby. 9th 1759
Bailiff
Sir
We have fixed the Rect. of the Derwentwater Rents at the Grey Bull in Hexham on Monday and Tuesday the 12 & 13 of March of wch. I desire you will give notice to all the Tennants, & order as many as you can to attend on the Monday, as the latter day is generally a Crowded one. You and Mr Johnson shd. see one another, least between you there shd. be any omission in the not
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 11 Feb 1759
To Sr Wr Blackett Bt MP at his h[ous]e in
Brook Street Grosvenor Square London 11 Febry 1759
Honrd Sir
The tenants of the late Mrs Windsors Estate were all servd yesterday w[i]th subpenas at the suit of Mr Craister – Mr Robson writes me that Brown & the two Reays, who refused to attorn to you are allarm’d at these subpenas & th[a]t he has some expectation they will now desire to attorn. If it sho[ul]d so happen, please to let me know if you are willing to take their att
Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 11 Feb 1759
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin at his Chambers No 8 in Grey’s Inn London Newc 11 Febry 1759
Sr
I have rec[eive]d y[ou]r let[ter] of the 6th with the unwelcome acco[un]t of Mr Denton’s death, wch I am very sorry for – My son tells me Suppana’s<subpoenas?> came down last post f[ro]m Mr Craister to be servd on all the tenants of the late Mrs Windsors Estate to prevent their setting up their Leases. Below are the names of the Kirkheaton tenants who have attorned to Sr Wr, for whom I pr
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 16 Feb 1759
To Sir Walter Blackett as above 16 Febry 1759
Honrd Sir
I find that the <Cas> whose Stew[ar]d applied to you & Mr Ridley persist in opposing the watch & Lamp bill I am told the Butchers Co[mpany] have advanced 5 Guin[eas] the Coopers 4 Guin & the other Co[mpanies] 2 guin[eas] each & the Managers are going ab[ou]t the town to collect w[ha]t money they can get & they boast they have already raisd between £80 & £100. The Managers are Mr Tho[mas] Davison M
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Romer – 18 Feb 1759
To Capt. Romer Ravensworth Castle Feb 18: 1759
Sir
I reced. both your favours, the one relating the North side of Scremerston & the other congratulating me on upon the appointment of my Son as Receiver, for which I am much obliged to you. The Conveyance of Priors Land came to Mr Stewart about a Week ago, but in some part of it there seems to be a defect which he thought proper to acquaint the Solicitor with, before the finishing that long & t
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 20 Feb 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP Brook Street Grosvenor Square London Newc: 20 Febry 1759
Honrd Sir
I have inquird into the character of Mr Jno Hare’s son & find he has been guilty of sev[era]l indiscretions & put his father to a great deal of expence, who finds he cannot settle to any sort of business here & therefore desires to have him in the Army wch is the young Man’s own inclination. I do not know him but find he is a goodlike person, about 18 yrs of age. I hear ve
Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 23 Feb 1759
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin No. 8 Greys Inn London Newc: 23rd Febry 1759
Sir
Inclosed are two bills for £75. 19s. 0d as above to ballance the acco[unt] between Mr Denton & me, wch I desire you will place accordingly & advise your receipt thereof & that it is in full Discharge of the ballance of that acco[unt].
John Brown & the two Reays at Kirkheaton refuse to attorn to Sir Walter. - I am etc JR
Newcastle Febry 6th 1759 £70-
Thirty days afte
