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Letter – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Johnson – 28 Mar 1760
To Mr Chr. Johnson Attory at Law Durham Newc 28 March 1760
Sir
Inclosed you receive copy of Lintzgarth lease and also two certificates that Sir Wr Blackett and Ralph Clark are living. I desire therefore you will apply for a new lease as expeditiously as you can. I acquaint you that George Robson of the Heugh aged 16 years, son of George Robson of the Heugh is the person Sir Wr desires me be named in the new lease in the room of Mr Philipson deced and that
Letter – William Wentworth to Diana Bosville – 1 Apr 1760
Dear Da [ughter]
On Monday Julia set forwards for Bath by Dr Daulterys advice, & Betty is to go with her part of the way. your Aunt and Miss Cotton went in my Chair yesterday to Sheffield to meet Betty and return home to day. I was left with Annabella & your two little ones who look very well & do everything I bid them. 10000 pounds may have great charms with many people & may think it will give wit & good sense to Miss Kittey, whose Mother when a young woman wa
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Richard Wilson – 8 Apr 1760
To Richard Wilson Esq at Leeds Ncastle 8th April 1760
Sir Inclosed is a bill for £282.9.10 being the ballance of Messrs Kings half years rent due Martinmas last, as pr acct also inclosed wch bill I desire you will advise the receipt of and sign the acct of wch I send you a duplicate. You also receive inclosed Thos Gunns Article for the Quarry from &c JR
Sirs Newcastle the 8th April 1760 £282.9.10
Twenty five days after date pay Richard Wilson Esq or order the sum of Two hund
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 8 Apr 1760
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Newcastle 8th April 1760
Grays Inn London
Sir
Inclosed you receive Peareth and Sorsbies bill on Freeman and Stainbanks for £300 wch I desire you will place to my account and advise the receipt of. This Bill will enable you to pay the half yrs intrst on Kenton Mortgage due the 27th ulto and I desire you will make it recd of Sir Wr by my hand and send me the receipt as soon as the money is paid, wch I shall advise the rect of & as soon as I can get a bill will
Memo – John Airey – 9 Apr 1760
Qu[ery] the antedated term of all the leases. if not bett[er] to be from last mayday [and]
Mrs Fetherston’s Lease to Mrs Button & Miss Robinson
Fourstones Colliery — Comon [q] Ingrounds which. [q] all to the Hospital
Gregshield Colliery
Both Collierys. the liberties seem not sufficient. Exception of liberty to enter & view awanting
Leases of the Tyths — Qu[ery] the parcels — exceptions - to enter and <re> restraint of assigning ought to be expressed in the p
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 11 Apr 1760
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newc 11 Apl 1760
Sir
Thos Parker and the other Rookhope carriers I find will not lead this year undr 9s for 10 p[iece]s the price they had in 1758. I desire therefore you will imediately send to Jos Makepeace and other of the Darwent Carriers and try if they will engage to lead 10000 p[iece]s lead at 8s for 10 p[iece]s to Blaydon by Baybridge, or what price they will take for 10 p[iece]s
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 18 Apr 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his house in Pall mall London Newc 18 April 1760
Honrd Sir
Inclosed herewith is the Rental of Wallington Estate, vouched I hope to Mr Savages satisfaction, but I am sorry you should have any occasion to deal with so tedious a person. there is a small alteration upon the rental you had before wch I wish he may not stumble at, tho the amount is the same There is £379.15.0 due to Mr Lascelles for the yrs interest on the 26th Febry
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 18 Apr 1760
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London 18th April 1760
Sir
Yesterday Mr Beaumont sent me £70 wch I tho[ugh]t it the best way to take, but when he will pay any more he did not say. I desire you will acquaint Mr Thomas herewith and let me know if I am to remit to you this money to be pd into the Bank. I am &c. JR
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 1 May 1760
To Sir Walter Blackett MP at his house in Pall Mall London 1 May 1760
Honble Sir
I think it very unreasonable in the B[isho]p to require particular acct of your working the Groves and the profits arising from them, and what you should not submit to in case it can any way be avoided. I dare say it is a thing never before requested on the renewal of any colliery or lead mine lease. But as you think it must be submitted to I have drawn out an ac
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 6 May 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his home in Pall Mall London 6th May 1760
Honrd Sir
Lady Loraine has sent in £50 more & I desire the receipt given herefore £750 maybe altered to £800 wch makes the money you have had of her £2000 and she purposes to let you have £500 more in September. The prospect of peace being now thought to be over, the lead trade is again quite at a stand, so am afraid shall not be able to make Weardale pay before Mids[um
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 9 May 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his home in Pall Mall London 9th May 1760
Honrd Sir
As to Collieries, the rent is always reserved by the Ten[ant] and the Lessor either sets a check, or serves a power of inspecting the lesees books and accts for the quantities wro[ugh]t but never requires an acct of the lesees profits. The B[isho]ps leases of the mines is of a different nature, his rent is 1/9th part of the ore raised wch is compounded for in money, and theref
Letter – Joseph Richmond to John Fenwick – 13 May 1760
To John Fenwick Esq in Roberts Place near Bootham Bar York Ncastle 13th May 1760
Sir
Inclosed is my bill on Messrs Plumb and Brown for 40£ payable at 15 days according to your desire, to discharge the 3 years inst on Sir W Blacketts bond due the 12th inst. I desire you will place the same accordingly and advise me on the rect hereof as the bill is at so short a date.
I am [[etc] JR
Sirs Newcastle 13 May 1760 £40.0.0
Fifteen days after date pay John Fenwick Esq or
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 May 1760
To Sir W Blackett Bt MP at his house in Pall Mall London 13th May 1760
Honr Sir
I received the enclosed letter from Sir Edward Blacketts steward, if you approve of retaining Mr Norton, you will please to order Mr Darwin to do it imediately lest the tenants get him engaged on their side. They say they have taken Mr Rudds and Mr Gills opinion, which is clearly in their favour, tho Mr Fawcetts opinion is the contrary. The cause will be tryed in the County of Durham and the <Retainer>
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 May 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his house In Pall Mall London Newc 15th May 1760
Honrd Sir
Inclosed are Peareth and Sorsbies two bills on Messrs Freeman and Stainbanks for £900 as above wch I desire you will be pleased to advise receipt of.
Herewith inclosed is the case stated about the Winlaton cottagers, on which you will be pleased to order Mr Darwin to take Mr Nortons or such other councils opinion as you think proper. What Mr Robson and Mr Armstrong have
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 20 May 1760
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London 20th May 1760
Sir
Inclosed is Peareth and Sorsbies bill on Freeman and Stainbanks for 225£, wch I desire you will place to me acct and advice of receipt of. I send you this to pay Mr Vernon Lady Mansels <..> [years] annuity due last month, whose receipt I desire you will send me as soon as the money is paid. I shall be glad to know whe[ther] you have any opinion on the Kirkheaton affair, and if <..> Mr Caister intends to try the cause at our assiz
Letter – William Wentworth to Diana Bosville – 24 May 1760
Dear Daughter
yesterday I received the favour of Mr Bosville's who informs me that my Coffee pot is made which I desire my Crest may be put on, I would have the feet of the Griffin all standing upon the ground, & no Crownet upon the neck but plane & I desire you will bring it down with you. I hope you have sold my Blanks, out of which pray pay your self, & let me know what may remain in your hands.
we have had some very fine rain, with hail of late which has ma
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 8 Jun 1760
To Mr Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 8th July 1760
Sir
Inclosed are Peareth and Sorsbie's two bills on Freeman and Stainbank for £1000 to pay off Mr Harlands bond the 31st installment wch I desire you will place to Sir Wr Blackett's account and advise me of your receipt hereof.
I am not able at this time to make you any further remittance having paid off last week all of the mines, wch has left me neither money or bil
Letter – Joseph Richmond to George Davison – 10 Jun 1760
Sent to Mr Geo Davison at Newton Cap, Mr Bacon's account of his proposition of Weardale rents for the year 1760. JR
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Jun 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at his house In Pall Mall London 13th June 1760
Honrd Sir
I cannot think of any thing more to be said to the Bishop as he defers giving you an answer till he comes into the county and advises with Mr Wilkinson and who I hope will not be able to controvert that acct you have d[elivere]d to his Lordship. If you were to offer a fine of 200 guineas, I do not believe he would accept of it, having no doubt had the matter set forth to him
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 17 Jun 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett in Pall Mall 17 June 1760
Honrd Sir
Mrs Cocking was with one about her proposal to pull down the nun's house and lay out 4 or £500 on building on a lease for 21 yrs, paying you the rent of £5 a year to keep the school Master now pays, I told her you had appropriated the manor house for the benefit of the Charity school of St Andrews, and I did not think you would make any alteration. I presume you know you have £1000 of her money upon bond, and pay her a life
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 20 Jun 1760
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin No 8 Greys Inn London Newcastle 20th June 1760
Sir
Above is a copy of a note wch Sir Walter has given Mrs Mary Mathews an old servant of Lady Blacketts. She leaves this place tomorrow and will be in London in 14 days when she will call upon you for her first half years payment due the 24th inst. Wch you will place to Sir Wrs acct and settle with her how the future payments are to be made. I did not know when
I wrote my last letter that
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Jun 1760
To Sir Wr Blackett MP at his house in Pall Mall London 24th June 1760
Honrd Sir
I return inclosed the Denmark papers sent down in your letter of the 19th inst. Jno Cooper was a Newcastle merchant and Sir William Blackett's Factor at Copenhagen therefore the bond or bill on <Marcellius> was made payable to him and he gave a Lre of Attorney to Henry Lad of Amsterdam to receive the money, and then Ladd afterwards renounced that authority to S
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 19 Jul 1760
To Mr Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newc 19th July 1760
Sir
Inclosed is my bill on Messrs Plumbe and Browne for £200 wch I desire you will place to Sir Wr Blacketts acct and advise me on your receipt hereof. On the 11th inst I drew a bill on you for £7.6.0 payable to Mrs Esther Allgood or order at 10 days date wch is placed to your acct. I recd last post a copy of the special jury wch I have sent to Sir Wr at Wallington, who go
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Richard Wilson – 20 Jul 1760
To Rich Wilson Esq jun at Leeds 20 July 1760
Sir
As Mr Craister's and Mr Bewick's Ejectment cause ag[ains]t Sir Wr Blackett is to be tried at our assizes, Sir Wr desires you will accept of his compliments and if you come this part of the circuit, he desires hereby to engage you as his council in that cause and your retainer will be pd you when you come to this place where I shall be glad to see you I am JR
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Plumb and Brown – 22 Jul 1760
22nd July 1760 Advised Messrs Plumbe and Brown of my draft on them this day to Henry Kindley or order at 20 days JR
