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Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 Dec 1760
To Sir Walter Blackett Bart in Pall Mall 10 Dec 1760
Honrd Sir
Inclosed is Peareth and Sorsbies bill on Freeman and Stainbanks for five hundred pounds wch I desire you will be pleased to advise the receipt of and I hope this will find you much better and recovering every day. I have the pleasure to congratulate you on the news <James> Wilkinson brings me just now from Durham that Sir Thos Clavering has given up the Poll
I am etc JR
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Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 19 Dec 1760
To Sir Walter Blackett Bart. Newcastle 19th December1760
Hon[ou]rd Sir
I have with great Satisfaction rec[iev]ed your two last Lres [Letters], & hope your Disorder is quite gone off & that the medicines you are now taking will speedily <recruit> your spirits & provide your natural Rest, for which Dr <….> Lambert says they are only intended, but you have his thoughts in the inclosed Letter. Sir Edward Blackett t
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 28 Dec 1760
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt. MP at his house in Pall Mall London
Newcastle 28th December 1760
Hon[ou]rd Sir I will take care to remit you six hundred pounds payable within the time you mention. Sir Thos. Clavering & his friends had a meeting at Durham on Friday, but what resolution they then came to, I cannot learn, further
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 28 Dec 1760
To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin
Grays Inn London Newcastle 28th December 1760
Sir Under this & 3 other covers you will receive part of the cases ab[ou]t Kirkheaton with Mr Pooles & Mr Welbrahams opinions thereon, & also on the Extracts from the black book. The other part is directed to Sr. Wr. You will please to return these cases etc when you have done with them, as they may be of use to us hereafter. I see, with the
Letter – Henry Richmond to Mark Harvey – 30 Dec 1760
To Mr Mark Harvey at Sr.Wr Blacketts
in Pall Mall London
Sr. The Laudau arrived about a week ago, & today the Coach maker uncased her in order to hang & clean her; when tho’ the case was not the least damaged, yet he found one of the Glasses broke & the panel of the door split, without any marks of violence on the varnish, further than what was owing to the crack. This accident has manifestly happened f[ro]m the carelessness of the packer, who had put the two steps & a
Letter – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 9 Jan 1761
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin
Grays Inn London Newcastle 9 January 1761
Sir Inclosed is a bill drawn by Peareth & Sorsbie on Freeman & Stainbanks for £ 225 wch you will please to place to my acco[un]t & advise the receipt of. The reason of sending you this bill is; Sir Wr wrote me to remit him £200 to be ready in Leeds after he returned thither f[ro]m Bath, & can contrive no better method of doing so than sending this bill to you, in order that if
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 9 Jan 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. to be left at the Cocoa Tree in pall mall London
Newcastle 9th January 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir I made enquiry the beginning of Nov by your direction, whe[ethe]r Mr Crowhall [sic; Crawhall] was disengaged f[ro]m the Co at Fallowfield; Mr Cookson one of the p[ar]tners, told me some time ago that they had done with him, but I did not receive any
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Jan 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. to be left at the Cocoa tree in Pallmall London [Newcastle] 13th January 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir I was in hopes to have made a pay in Weardale this Spring for your own mines there being a year due at Chr[ist]mas, but I find I cannot accomplish it. As for the <ye> p[ar]tners[hi]p mines, there are 2 years due, wch looks badly, but if I had the money I could not pay them, without Mr Bacon; who I do not find makes any preparation tow[ar]d it. I have
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 16 Jan 1761
To Mr Wm. Airey Darwin Grays inn London Newcastle 16th January 1761
Sir Inclosed is Thos Aireys bill on Nixon & Horne for £284.8s.6d, wch you will please to advise the receipt of. This is my own money & I am desirous of having it laid out in purchasing £300 stock in the four p[er] Cent Annuities 1760 as I think the placing it upon that security will, after a peace, be advantageous. But I am sorry I cannot obtain the chance of that advantage without b
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 18 Jan 1761
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. to be left at the Cocoa tree pall mall London Newcastle 18 Jan 1761
Hon. Sir On Fryday last Sr. Thos. Clavering had in this Town a general meeting of his friends, but I cannot learn upon what occasion; It has however produced the advertisement in the inclosed paper, in wch he boasts of the great Encouregem[en]t he has met with, tho’ I hope upon no other foundation than the good manners of a majority of the el
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 23 Jan 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. at his house in Charles Street near St James’s Square London Newcastle 23rd January 1761
Hon. Sir I am not able yet to make out an Accot. of the gross & neat Rental of your Estate for last year, because the Lead mines & mil[l]s accost. & the Land Stewards rentals for Hexham Dukesfield Winlaton etc are not yet come in. What I can say upon the subject at present is that, of 7200 <£> the amount of my Renta
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Robson – 24 Jan 1761
To Mr Wm. Robson at Wallington Newcastle 24 January 1761
Sr. Sir Walter ordered Jo Wain’s frock suit & fustian frock, if there is one to be sent to London; he writes that they are at Wallington & James Hepple knows of them. Sir Walter says “ If it is thought proper to seize on the two Moraleys “& it is a proper time I have no objection, for I fear they are not quite fair & “honest” and you know what directions he gave before he we
Letter – Henry Richmond – 25 Jan 1761
1761 Jan 25 wrote Mr Crawhall the Sr Wr had appointed him mil[l] clerk at Allenheads
ditto wrote Mr Isaac Hunter to discharge Mr Lee at Lady day or sooner as Mr Crowhall & he should settle it
ditto wrote Mr Caleb Hunter to give him notice to quit the farm at May day next. HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 27 Jan 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P.at his ho[me] in Charles Street near St. James’s Square London Newcastle 27th January 1761
Hon. Sir The obstacles in the way of renewing the Lease for years with the B[isho]p arise from Mr Halheads objections to three articles in the accot. of the profit you have made by that Lease to wit. to the deducting the ore got in the common pastures, to the deducting a fifth part for the Lot & tithe & to making the computa
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Richard Wilson – 6 Feb 1761
To Richd. Wilson Esq at Leeds Newca 6th Febry 1761
Sir. I Receiv’d your Letter of the 31st past, with your bill on Mr Thomas Wilson for twenty two pounds payable to me order thirty days after date, which I have endorsed to Mr John Cookson, & enclosed I return you his note for the <Glass>, with his receipt thereon for the same sum I am Sir your most hble Serv[an]t JR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Earl of Darlington – 6 Feb 1761
To The Hon[oura]ble The Earl of Darlington at Durham Newca 6th Febry. 1761
My Lord As your L[or]ds[hi]p mentioned on Tuesday last , that you had heard some application had been made to the Customary Tenants in Weardale to vote for Sir Thos. Clavering at the General Election; I thought it right to send a p[er]son thither on purpose, to know from Sir Wr. Blacketts Agent whether anything of that nature had transpired, & have the honour of sending your Lords[hi]p
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 10 Feb 1761
To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin
Greys Inn London Newcastle 10th Febry 1761
Sir Upon making Enquiry after the names of some of the Groves mentioned in the copy of the first of the 3 depositions you sent me in the cause B[isho]p of Durham ag[ain]st Humphrey Wharton Esq. , I have some reason to hope there is a misnomer, or an Error in the Copy. For one of the Groves is first called in that deposition Lodge Slitt, but afterwards Lodgefield Slitt. Now as
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 Feb 1761
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. M.P. at his ho[use] in Charles Street near St. James’s Square London
Newcastle 10 Feb. 1761
Hon. Sir L[or]d Darlington called last week, & told me he had heard that an application had been made to the Customary tenants in Weardale to vote for Sir Thomas Clavering at the General Election. I mentioned that it was scar
Letter – Henry Richmond to Mark Harvey – 10 Feb 1761
To Mark Harvey at Sr Wr Blacketts etc London Newcastle 10th Febry 1761
Sir Inclosed I send you the Coachmakers charge here amounting to £1.16s.0d for a new Glass & repairing the panel of the Landau, occasioned by putting the steps etc loose into the body of it when packed in London. I desire you will acquaint Sir Walter that Mr Berry is willing to allow this £1.16s.0d to be deducted f[ro]m his bill; for to take the money of him as you mention, in order to bring it down
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 Feb 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. MP at his h[ous]e in Charles Street near St Jamess Square London
Newcastle 15 Febry 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir Inclosed is Peareth & Sorsbies bill on Freeman & Stainbanks for £1100 wch I desire you will please to advise receipt of. I am sorry to find you are not quite well, & hope you w
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Richard Ellis – 20 Feb 1761
To Mr Richd Ellis in Hexham Newcastle 20th Febry 1761
Sir The tenants of the petty tithes bro[ugh]t me your Letter yesterday & after some talk at last agreed to give £72.10s.0d a y[ea]r clear of all deductions or allowances whatsoever, for the term that Dotland common is tithe free by the agre[e]m[en]t in the division & I promised them to write to you to draw an article or Lease as you think proper accordingly. I intended to advertise Allandale t
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 24 Feb 1761
To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 24 Febry 1761
Sir I have your Lres of the 17th & 19th inst; & have sent you by this post under this and four other covers one of the Briefs at the last Assizes in the Kirkheaton Cause, & also Lawyer Wilson’s Lre to Sr Wr Blackett abo[u]t the pretended agre[e]ment at the Assizes in 1759, wch you will please to take care of.
I am glad to find by your Lre of the 19th that you have met with the bill &
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Feb 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. at his house in Charles Street near St Jamess Square London
Newcastle 24 Febry 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir I cannot think of any argum[en]ts about the renewal of Sandersons Lease, but what have in a great measure been made use of before, in the calculations & Lettrs you have upon the subject, wch I believe will bear the test of an impartial exam
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 1 Mar 1761
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. etc London 1st March 1761
Honourd Sir
A no. of Colliers waggon men & others assembled in sev[era]l places in the County of Durham last week & took the militia lists f[ro]m the Constables & committed other outrages, & yesterday a large body of them armed with sticks came to Gateshead where there was a meeting of the deputy Lieuten[an]ts. Two of the Ringleaders who I am told are k
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 6 Mar 1761
To Mr William Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 6 Mar 1771
Sir Inclosed I send you an abstract of the Lease of such of the Kirkheaton tenants as have attorned to Sr Wr Blackett, with such other particulars as I imagine may be necessary to enable you to prepare answers for them; as also the cancelled bond of indemnity intended for John Brown, who wo[ul]d not attorn; those bonds that were delivered were all in the same words as this, except Ann Atkin
