To Mr Wm. Robson at Wallington Newcastle 8 June 1761
Sir The paper of Attornment signed by Edward Reay not being sufficient I have herewith returned it you & have sent you a deed of attornment to be signed sealed & delivered by him, and then after he has d[elivere]d a <turf> part of the premes, to you you will let the memor[an]d[o]m on the back of the deed be signed by two persons present at his doing, & their signing must be witnes
To the Rt. Hon[oura]ble the Earl of Darlington at Raby Castle Newcastle 12 June 1761
My Lord
On the otherside is the form of the poll book printing by Thompson & Co for S[i]r Thos. Clavering; wch, as it was given me in confidence not to prejudice the person who gave it me your Lords[hi]p will please to keep as private as you can. I am assured it will be a month or more before it can be finished & therefore think it may be as well to let them proceed for one week mo
To Mr Collingwood Forster Attorney at law in Alnwick Newcastle 16 June 1761
Sir
Edwd Reay became tenant to Sr Wr Blackett, not by executing the old attornm[en]t dated May 1758, but a new & separate one dated as I remember the 8th inst; But as Mr Robson has not yet sent it back f[ro]m Walling[to]n I cannot be certain of that nor tell you in whose presence he executed the same. I have wrote to Mr Robson & shall let you have an answer to these particulars
To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin Newcastle 16 June 1761
Grays Inn London
Inclosed is peareth & sorsbie’s bill on Freeman & Stainbank’s for £240 which I desire you will place to Sir Wr Blacketts acco[un]t & advise me of the receipt thereof & set that this bill is to answer Sr Wrs payments due about midsum[me]r. I am etc JR
Newcastle 19 May 1761 £240.0.0
Forty days after date pay Mr Joseph Richmond or order two hundred & fo
To Thos. Wentworth Esq., at Godfrey Bosville’s Esq.
in Great Russell Street Bloomsbury London Wallington 20 June 1761
Dear Sir The inclosed agreement signed by Mr Ord & my self explains it self so fully that there is not occasion to trouble you with many words upon it. The intention of the commission to examine in chief is to corroborate the claim wch you or whoever of the remainder in S[i]r Wm. Blacketts will may come into possession of hexham may m
To Mr Richd. Ellis at Hexham Newcastle 7 July 1761
Sir My Father received a Lre yesterday f[ro]m Mr John Johnson of Whitehall, in wch he says he is very ready to pay his petty tithes, as has been usual, & therefore desires no bill may be filed ag[ain]st him. I have acquainted Sr Wr Blackett of this who desires you will draw up a paper of the manner of tithing in hexham manor such as you think custom will support, for nobody can
Friday July 10th. 1761
Sr
The slide sump goes on very slowly for want of hands now, and since the Sinkers came being upwards of 3 Months, there is only about 2 1/6 Fathoms sunk of which nigh ¾ Fathoms was Coal & Famp Renwick is at a loss to get Men, yet unwilling to quit his Bargain, he says he’s a <lesee> & desired I wou’d not sett others to it, According to my Orders I therefore alow’d him to’day and to’morrow to procure hands, the which if he dos not
1761 July 13th Wrote Mr. Hill of Manfield that Sr Wr desires he will send him ½ a doz. hams ½ a doz. <cheeks> & that Mr Darwin will pay him for them. HR
Wrote Mr Darwin that if he has any deed executed in 1752 between S[i]r Wm. Wentworth & Thos. Wentworth Esq his son on the one part & Sr Wr Blackett on the other, in wch is a covenant that Sr Wr is to keep all the Leases belonging to the trust Estate full & leave them so as his death that he is to send me a copy of such deed. & that he is to pay Mr Hill, as above [see letter to Hill of same date] HR
To Mr Robt. Averay at Tiverton Devonshire Newcastle 2nd August 1761
Sir
In answer to your Letter to Sir Wr Blackett, I am to write to you that the name of the person <…..> therein enquired after was Stephen Fryer (& not Pryer. I cannot find that he or any of the family ever were in America. On the contrary I am informed that the great fortune he has left, to be contended for, was acquired by his bro[the]r James & him as merchants &am
1761 August 7. Wrote Mr. Coll. Forster that Sr Wr was at Walling[to]n & had taken the mat[te]r of his own & the Kirkheaton ten[an]ts answers with him, but that I would write him tomorrow that a peremptory order is obtain’d for putting in his ans[w]er in 6 weeks f[ro]m 26 July- Sent Mr Forster a copy of Edw[ar]rd Reay’s attornment. HR
To Sr. Wr. Blackett Bt. at Wallington Newcastle 8th August 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir By the inclosed Letter wch came yesterday f[ro]m Mr Forster it appears that yours & the Kirkheaton tenants answers to Sr. Robt. Bewicke’s bill must be put in before the 6th of next month. You will please to consider what Mr. Forster says about retaining Mr Norton. I hope you are a great deal better. I am etc HR
To Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin
Grays Inn London
Sir Mr Thos. Dunn Ald[erma]n of Durham who marr[ie]d a Daug[the]r of Edwd. Harrison’s called on me today by the ord[e]r of Mr Meackham abo[u]t Mr Beaumonts money. I have acquainted him how the matter stands, that I have rece[iv]ed £70 & that £130 remains yet unp[ai]d wch I cannot get notwithstanding the sev[era]l processes I have served on him, & sent up my affid[avi]t of serving the same wch has been attended w[hi[ch £0.19s.1½d Expenc
To Mr. Wm. Fetherston Westgate Street 20th August 1761
Sir As Mr Swinburn who took Kenton stone close, Hall, & stables of Sir Walter Blackett says he has turned the same over to you who are to pay the Rent in arrear, and there Being 4 years rent due at Mayday last, which comes to 120<g>, I desire you will pay me the same before Mich[elm]as at which time I always make up my Rental, for so large an arrear would look very ill in my accounts. I
Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 1st September 1761
Sir On Saturday last I sent directed for you the answers of Sir Wr Blackett & the Kirkheaton tenants, all but Jno. Moraley junr., by one Willm. Turnbull serv[an]t to Mr <Mw> Bell & who will deliver to you I expect on Fryday or Saturday next. I gave the young man 5s. with it for his trouble & hope you will receive it in time to comply with the peremptory order of the court. Young Moraley w
To Mr Selby at Wm. Fenwick’s Esq at Bywell Newcastle 4th September 1761
Sir I find by a Letter I rece[ive]d yesterday from Mr Thos. Maughan that you & he did not conclude anything at Newhouse about the Tack wch Mr Fenwick proposes to take of Sr Wr Blackett. He writes me that he will be here on Fryday afternoon the 11th inst. & on Saturday morning the 12th. So that if you chuse to have any further conversation with him about this matter you will find or
4 September 1761 Sent Mr George Davison of Newton Cap Mr. Bacon’s acco[un]t of his propor[ti]on of Weardale Rents for the year 1760.
NB. I saw Mr Davison since & he told me he had got the acco[un]t & wo[ul]d pay it soon.
To Mr Wm. Robson at Wallington Newcastle 4 September 1761
Sir I am sorry you are likely to have so much trouble about young Moraleys crop. I think you had better proceed upon the authority wch the law gives S[i]r Walter as Landlord, I mean by Distress, rather than upon the right you suppose the settled acco[un]t between Moraley & you has given you over this standing crop. Therefore look into the Landlords Law & see whether you can sell
1761 Sept. 9 Advised Mr. Thos. Lee of a Box being sent in the Sea Nymph Thos. Hopper ma[ste]r directed for him cont 6 pots of moor game wch he was desired to send according to the directions on the several potts HR
To Mr Thos. Maughan at Newhouse 23rd September 1761
Sir When you were here I desired you wo[ul]d as soon as convenient enquire into the tenure of Mr Kenedys Estate in Weardale, adjoining as I am told on Bollihope Fell, whe[the]r the s[ai]d Estate is freehold or copyhold. & also that you wo[ul]d send me your opinion of the Grove wch has been wro[ugh]t formerly in that Estate, whe[the]r it is worth while for Sir Walter to buy the Est
To Wm. Sleigh Esqr. at Stockton Newcastle 24 September 1761
Sir I have been abroad since the date of your Letter wch is the reason I have not answered it before this. As to the refined Lead we have not above 500 p[ieces] at market unsold wch I am willing to take £14.12s.6d a fo[the]r for, the Newcastle fo[the]r. But we have of the 2 [n]d sort enough to compleat 100 fo[the]rs wch I am willing to sell at £14.7s.6d a fo[the]r in the sale of
1761 September 26th Advised Messrs Plumb & Brown of a p[ie]ce of Silver sent them this day by Jno. James a q[uanti]ty 745 ounces & desired they wo[ul]d charge it at the market price & advise me of the receipt of it. Also acquainted them that I sho[ul]d in about 3 weeks draw a bill on them at a short date payable to Sir Wr Blackett or ord[e]r for £300. JR
To Richd. Wilson Esqr at Leeds 9th October 1761
Sir Mr Willm. Brown who is concerned as a viewer for some of our Coalowners, has made a proposal to Sir Wr Blackett for the taking of Kenton Coll[ie]ry copy of wch is herewith inclosed. But he did not think proper to discover on whose acco[un]t the proposal is made, wch it is necessary to know before any treaty is ent[e]red into for he himself is not equal to the undertaking. Sir W
To Mr Richd. Halhead at Durham Newcastle 13th October 1761
Sir By Sir Wr Blacketts direction I have sent you herewith enclosed, as you desired the copy of the depositions taken in the Cause between Hump[hre]y Wharton Esqr Comp[lainan]t & the B[isho]p of Durham Wm. Blackett Esqr. & others Defend[an]ts about the Lease of the mines in the Inclosures in Weardale wch I mention’d to you at Durham & wch when you have perused I desire you will
1761 October 13 Advised Plumb & Brown of my Dra[f]t on them to Sr Wr Blackett for £300 at 10d dat[e]d 12th inst.