To Mr George Douglas in Berwick 11th December 1761
Sir Above is a note of the Lead you bought of Sir Walter Blackett & as it is now high time it sho[ul]d be paid, I must desire you will let Mr Wm. Robson have the money as soon as he comes to Berwick, wch will be in a day or two & his receipt upon this Letter shall be your discharge I am etc HR
To Richd. Wilson Esq at Leeds Newcastle 11th December 1761
Sir You receive herewith inclosed Mr Joseph Kings bill on Smith Wright & Gray for £286.17s.6d wch with the allowances made him is in full for his half years rent due May day last. I desire you will please to advise the receipt thereof & sign the duplicate of the inclosed acco[un]t as I have given Mr King a receipt for the rent. I have heard no more of Mr Gunn, but Mr King tells me he is makin
To Mr John Mann Attorney at Law in Durham Newcastle 12th December 1761
Sir
I have been desired to make Enquiry after Sir George Tong of Denton in the County of Durham, & shall be obliged to you if you can get me any information about him, his wife or children; especially the name of his wife & whose Daughter she was. I do not know how you are to obtain this unless you have some old people living in Durham that remember anything of the Family. Or yo
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. M.P. to be left at the Cocoa tree in Pall Mall London 13 December 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir
The poll for the city of Durham ended last night when the number for Major Gowland was 775 & for Gen[era]l Lambton 752 so that the former will be returned. As Major Gowland has polled 214 of his honorary Freemen it will certainly occasion a petition to parliament on behalf of the General. But whatever may be the fate of this return, those here, who wish well to our Constit
To Mr John Mann Attorney at Law in Durham 14 December 1761
Sr. I find my Brother is to be at Durham tomorrow, & if he has time he will certainly be calling upon you. It is therefore proper that I should acquaint you that he & I are on opposite sides in the cause wch the Enquiry about Sr George Tong relates to, that you may not mention anything of it to him I am etc
1761 December 15th Wrote Mr Wm. Robson agreable to Sr. Wrs Letter of the 10th inst to buy him a saddle horse or two fit to carry him upon the Road as he intends to use them more in his journies than he has of later years. HR
To Mr James Elliot at Middleton
in Teasdale 15th December 1761
Sir. By Sir Wr Blacketts directions I acquaint you that he desires you will take the trouble of being his referee in the dispute that has arisen between his & Mr Bacons agents about Cowhaust Grove. Mr Maughan waits upon you to acquaint you further about this dispute & to appoint a time for your viewing the Grove. Sr. Wr has wrot
To Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin Newcastle 16 December 1761
Sir Above you have a bill for £30 to pay that sum I rec[iev]ed for you of Mr John Ord the 2nd inst wch I desire you will advise the receipt of & place to my acco[un]t. I have rec[iev]ed Mr Savages receipt for £495 & placed the same to your credit. I am your etc JR
PS I have rec[ieve]d the copies of the depositions in 1684 as I remember you mention[e]d something of a decree for an issue to b
To Mr John Mann Attorney at Law in Durham 19 December 1761
Sir
I was sorry my Employm[en]t this morning wo[ul]d not allow me to wait upon you in Gateshead. But since my father saw you there we have enquired & cannot find any body in this Town well enough acquainted with Mr George Surtees of Mensforth to write to him about looking into his deeds relating to Sir George Tong, whose Estate you say he purchased: & therefore must request
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. to be left at the Cocoa tree in Pall Mall London
22nd December 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir Edw[ar]d Fenwicks pedigree, as given to you at first, was <….[ripped]> his g[ran]f father married Mary, Daughter of Sir Fra[nci]s Liddell whose wife was <….[ripped]> to Sir Richd. Stote. But it is now removed a degree further back. For Mr Robson
To Nich[ola]s Halhead Esqr.
in Durham Newcastle 24th December 1761
Sir On Fryday last I rec[iev]ed your Favour of the 14th inst in answer to my Letter of the 13th Octo[be]r inclosing the Depositions.
I observe you say the present moor masters Lease is dated the 29th Aug[u]st 1732 but it is dated the 6th April 1750, having been renewed with Bishop Charles in London, & the Lives are all in being.
With regard to
1761 Dec 25th Advised Messrs Plumb & Browne of the foregoing dra[ugh]t on them of this date
To Richd. Wilson Esqr. at Leeds Yorkshire 25th December 1761
Sir I rec[iev]ed the favour of your Lre last post advising your receipt of mine of the 11th inst. I am sorry I sho[ul]d have given you so much trouble, wch I hope you will excuse as the bill was at so short a date. Mr James King has built nothing at Kenton but a Cottage for a tenant that has taken his share of the West farm & he seems to have laid aside the thoughts of build
To Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin 25th December 1761
Grays Inn London
Sir Inclosed you receive two bills as above for £335.8s.0d the re[ceip]t of wch you will please to advise me of, & place them to acco[un]t with Sr. Wr Blackett tow[ar]ds making the quarterly payments. & in your Lre of advice I desire you will mention that you have rec[iev]ed them for that purpose, that it may be a proper voucher for me. P.S. I am sorry you sho[
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt. M.P. to be left at the Cocoa tree in Pall mall London
26th December 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir Mr Wm Featherston died on Wednesday night of a Dropsy. People speak variously of the circumstances in wch he has left his family: & therefore as he owed you £135 for 4 & ½ years rent for Kenton Hall, Stone Close, etc due at Martin[ma]s last I d
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP to be left at the Cocoa tree in Pall Mall London 28th December 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir
It seems now to be the General opinion that Mr Featherston’s Effects will not be sufficient to pay his Debts. Therefore, as there is at present Enough upon the farm at Kenton to pay you & as in case an Execution sho[ul]d come ag[ain]st the Goods there you would only get one y[ea]rs rent out of the 4 & ½ y[ea]rs rent due at Martin[ma]s you will please to consider
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. as above 29 December 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir Mr John Cookson tells me that it is not Mr Dixon but himself that is to assist Mrs Featherston, & that Mr Stewart is to collect the acco[un]t of the debts.
I find by him, ie Mr Cookson, that the debts already known amount to above £10000 & that he does not think there will be enough to pay the cred[ito]rs. Please therefore to consider whe[the]r it is prop
To The Rev[eren]d Mr Naylor in Morpeth Newcastle 1st January 1762
Sir, Sir Walter Blackett wrote to me sometime ago to enquire if any clergyman in this neighbourhood wanted a curate, for he has a young man at the University, whom he could wish to have provided for, in that way, for the present. I therefore take the Liberty of Enquiring of you, whether the report that Mr Coxon is to have the Living of Sunderland, & that you will want a cura
1762 January 1st Wrote Mr Coll[ingwood] Forster inclosing him the rec[eip]t wch he left with me for £12.15s.0d wch sum I paid him the 28 ult[im]o he having now sent me his bill (wch he had then forgot) with a proper receipt thereon. HR
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP to be left at the Cocoa tree in Pall Mall London Newcastle Sunday 3rd January 1762
Hon[ou]rd Sir
I am sorry we cannot at present remit any more money nor pay the the dra[ugh]ts you propose to Mr Bell without putting off the mills pay, wch I suppose you wo[ul]d not chuse. I wrote you sometime ago that this pay wch sho[ul]d be made in March, wo[ul]d come to £3000 but f[ro]m the acco[un]ts wch are now sent in I judge it wi
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP to be left at the
Cocoa tree in Pall mall London 6 January 1762
Hon[ou]rd Sir Pursuant to your directions, of securing the rent due from the late Mr Featherston in the civilest manner, I put off distraining till Mr John Cookson came to Town on Monday: when I acquainted him of what was intended, & desired that, if proper security co[ul]d not be given, such horses might be pointed out to be seize
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcastle 7th January 1762 [1763]
Sir/ Jos & John Angus Junr have been with me today & repent they did not take the Farm as I offered it to them on the 27th Nov last. I do not know where you have let it/ as was agreed when you were here last/ to Walton; if you have I hope you have done it pursuant to my Lre on the 10 Decr. John Angus Junr says his Father declares he will keep the Farm till Mayday 1764, wch to be
To Wm. Fenwick Esq at Bywel[l] 8 January 1762
Sir In our last conversation about the Tack wch you wanted Sir Walter Blackett to grant you of a Lead mine that you were not willing to name or point out, I told you that provided it was not in Kilhope Fell & provided it was not any mine wrought hitherto, nor cuts off, nor interferes with any present workings, Sir Walter was willing to grant It. And that one thing more, necessary to be kn
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP at the Cocoa tree in Pall mall London 12th January 1762
Hon[ou]rd Sir
At Mayday next you will have had Mr Fenwicks £2000 four years the int[e]r[es]t paid him at first was 4 p[er] c[en]t; but f[ro]m Mayday 1760 it was advanced to 4 ¼ & f[ro]m Mayday last to 4 ½. The pres[en]t situation of affairs < & ray> make it prudent to comply with the further advance to 4 ¾ p[er] c[en]t provided he will let it remain quietly for the term o
To Mr. Thos. Maughan at Newhouse, Weardale 13 January 1762
Sir Sir Walter has got L[or]d Darlingtons Leave for Mr Elliot to attend the Reference about the dispute with Mr Bacon.
I expected before this to have heard something f[ro]m you about this affair. I mean 1st whe[the]r the ore was brought back; for without that, you know, you are not to agree to the Referees meeting 2dly. what points you & Mr Harrison think ought to be refered. Th