Mr George Selby Atty at Law in Alnwick Newcas 3rd March 1774
Sir
Mr Bell is returned from Berwick and on the other Side you have a Description of the Bounder of Unthank, the Threap Ground, the Township of East Ord and also of the Cottages and Garth in East Ord which Mr Selby has bought of Sir Walter Blackett and also of the Quay or Coal Staith in Tweedmouth which Sir Walter has since made him a present of.
These Boundaries I hope will enable you
To Mr Holmes. Farnacres 4 March 1774
Dr Sir
By the London Carrier who will arrive here upon the 7 inst I shall to morrow send you a Box containing 641 Ounces of Bullion which will I hope come safe to hand; and on the other half of this Sheet you have the prices of Bullion at Newcastle and London compared from which it appears that your prices have almost universally exceeded Mr Langlands til the latter end of 1772 and that his prices have in general excee
Dukesfd. 4th. March 1774
Mr. Morrow Blaydon
Sir
Have below given you an Accot. of the Lead delivd. f’m Rookhope Mill last year. You’ll let me know as soon as you can whether the Whole be got in, if not, what quantity of each kind (I mean the 11 & 8 Stone Pigs) and I shall send you An Accot. of the Quantity that each Carriageman took f’m the Mill wch. will inable you to know the defaulters, and if any of them should happen to live in your Neighbourhood tha
Mr George Selby Atty at Law in Alnwick Newcas 5th March 1774
Sir
I have acquainted Mr Darwin as you desired that Mr Lodge of Grey’s Inn is your Agent and that he may give him the Copy of the Deed vesting the Term of 500 Years in Mr Darwin but he writes me that he shall not make Copies of any other Deeds ‘till it is pointed out to him what is wanted and till he knows who is to pay him for them - for Copies of all the Title Deeds will come to £20
Mr Darwin No 4 Hatton Street London Newcas Saturdy 5 March 1774
Sir
Mr Geo: Selby writes me that Mr Lodge of Grey’s Inn is his Agent and will call upon you for the Copy of the Deed vesting the Term of 500 Years in You as that will be first wanted and that afterwards he will examine the other Copies but I have wrote him what you say that they ought to be at Mr Selby’s Expence - What is usual in such Cases must be agreed to, only I wish you would t
To Messrs Plumb & Browne, Goldsmiths Newcas 5th March 1774
In Foster Lane London
Gentlemen
I sent you yesterday by John Jackson the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Seven hundred and thirty eight Ounces and a half which I desire you will place to Accot with Sir Wr Blackett as usual at the Market price and advise me on your receipt of it - P.S. I now writing my Name with my Left hand of which you h
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 7th March 1774
Your Letters of the 26th and 28th Ulto came to hand in due course and also the Operation and Assays; the former I have examined and find it right but the latter I have not yet had time to weigh and therefore cannot tell you how the Cake of Bullion answers to the Assay. The Cake of Bullion weighed exactly 641 Ounces.
I would not have any of the Ore of the present year to come within the next Pay Bill but would
Mr William Westgarth at Coalcleugh Newcas 8th March 1774
Sir
Sir Jas Johnstone has desired Sr Wr Blackett will permit Mr Caleb Kidd to go and view and “give his Opinion as to the properest method of working his Mines which are situated not Fifty Miles from Sr Walter’s and which would not occasion Mr Kidd’s being absent for above three days”
Sir Walter has agreed to this so you will please to acquaint Mr Kidd of it immediately that
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 8 March 1774
Sir
I received your Letter of the 1st instant inclosing Mr Wrights Receipt for £500 due the 6th Febry for Interest on Sir Walter Blacketts Bond to Sir Edward Winnington I am etc
John E Blackett
1774 March 9th Mr Richmonds Compliments to Messrs Carr & Widdrington & desires they will be so good as pay Mr Blackett the inclosed Accot; as soon as Convenient.
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 11th March 1774
The Lead produced from Mr Wilinsons Cowhill, Cowhill Cross Vein, Cowslitts Cross Vein and Old Cowslitts is very well worth Refining you will therefore get it made into 1Cwt pieces.
I am Your hble Servt
N W Junr
PS. The last Cake of Bullion runs short of the Assay 22Oz 6Dw 18Gr. I think upon the whole we oftener run short than we used to do and you observe the above quantity
Dukesfd. 14th. March 1774
Mr. Morrow Blaydon
Dr. Sr.
I have inclosed you the Mill Accot. of the Delivy. Of Ld. to the several Carriagemen last year, by wch. I hope (if the second undertakers has given you the names of the Firsts when they brought in the Lead) you’ll be able to make out the aggressors whome you’ll please to advise me off – on the other side you’ll have an Accot. of the Back Carriage pd. to Nixon - & am
Yrs. &c IH Jr
Mr Geo: Selby Attorney at Law in Alnwick Newcas 15th March 1774
Sir
Inclosed I return your Copy of the Boundary and Description of the Lands and Coalmines intended to be conveyed by Sir Walter Blackett to Mr Selby with such Alterations as to me appeared necessary - The reason of some of these I have inserted in the Margin - You will see an Addl Sheet to your Copy containing the power of working the Colliery in the Threap Ground as they are set fort
Mr Darwin No 4 Hatton Street Newcas 16th March 1774
London
Sir
Inclosed I send you Mr George Selby’s Copy of the Boundary and Description of the Lands and Coalmines intended to be conveyed by Sir Walter Blackett to Mr John Selby with some Alterations made in it by me and also the Copy of the Conditions of Sale and of the Article for the purchase - These I send that you may be Master o
Dukesfd. 19 March 1774
Mr. Jno. Bell N.Castle
Dr. Sr.
The Ash Wood cut at Broomhaugh for the use of Sr. Wm’s Smelt Mills is 22 Trees wch. were then Marked, but not measured, was the reason of my not acquainting you of it till I could give you an Accot. of the No. of feet they contained; wch. you shall have before its taken off the Ground I order’d the Men that cut it to give an Accot. to the Tenant of the No. of Trees they cut & the Mark put upon them I ha
Mr Fras Laidman Surgeon in Morpeth Newcas 21st March 1774
Sir
By a Letter from Sir Walter Blackett last post I understand that your Son Mr Jno Laidman Surgeon in London has been with him desiring to have the hundred pounds which he will be intitled at the Age of Twenty one Years by Sir Walter’s Bond now paid him I must therefore desire of you to send me a Copy of the Register of his Baptism as the first step to his obtaining this Money and
Mr George Selby Attorney at Law in Alnwick Newcas 21st March 1774
Sir
In answer to your Letter of the 18th instt I can only say that I see no reason to making further Alteration in your Copy of the Boundary etc than such as I made when I returned it to you on the 15th instt only if the words “on the Lands belonging to the Township or Village of Scremerston on or towards the East” were struck out it was by Mistake and there can be no Objection to the B
Darlington, 23rd March 1774
Sir Edward Blackett
Being engaged in building a Windmill in the Neighbourhood of Darlington, among other Things & wanting one pair of Grey Mill Stones which I am informed you have to dispose of belonging to your mill at Sockburne now laid off Work by reason of sundry Repairs wanting, and the Damn Broke away by the great Floods about 2 years ago:
My Neighbour Mr Robson (your late Agent) being dead made me at a loss how to apply, other way
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Foster Lane London Newcas 23d March 1774
Gentn
On the 4t instant I sent you by John Jackson the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Seven hundred & Thirty eight Ounces & a half wch I hope you recd safe but not having a Letter of Advice thereof by the last Post as I ought to have had occasions this Enquiry. I am etc HR
Dukesfd. 27th March 1774
Mr. H Richmond N.Castle
Sir
I Have here with sent you the General Accots. for the three Smelt Mills & their Decr. Month Accots. as allso the Refinery’s Accot. of Silver &c. I doubt you find the Delivy. of ore f’m the Mines not to agree wth. the Mill Accots. so nearly as they ought tho I have don what I can to have the differences adjusted.
I expect to send you the Quarts. Accots., Pay Bill & Rental against the 18th of next
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 31 Mar 1774
I have reced your Letter of the 28th inst with the Operation inclosed for the present Month.
The Operation for the Pay had best end up in the 30th of April and if you shd not happen to get all compleated which shd come into the Pay Bill til after the middle of May such things may notwithstanding be brought into the Operation ending the 30th of April.
I have no objection to your going on with the n
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Foster Lane London Newcas 31 March 1774
Gentn
Inclosed I send you two parts of your Account with Sir Walter Blackett - I have signed one of them and if you find it right I desire you will sign the other & return it to etc HR
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 3rd April 1774
On Wednesday the 27th of April instant in the Evening I purpose being at Langley Mill and taking a Bed there the next morning shall set out for Alston and on Saturday the 7th of May Mr Smeaton and I intend being at your House in the Evening, shall stay there til Sunday after dinner and then go to Hexham. The Mill Pay is to be upon the 11th of May.
I am Your hble Servt
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie Alston 4 April 1774
Sir,
Your favour of the 4th Last Month came in course the present date of Stanhope Greengill West End & Howblagill Lead Mines you have as follows the Level at Stanhope was Finished the 12th Ult. & on the 14th I let the following Bargains the East End to raise Ore with 8 Pickmen till Midsummer next at 25s p Bing the West End to raise Ore with the same Number of Men & Time at 35s p Bing we have no opportunity of try
To. Mr Langlands. Farnacres 6th April 1774
Sir
I send you herein your Note for the Fine Silver Sold you the 3rd January last and desire you will be so good as excuse my being so late in doing this. It had realy slipped my memory.
I am Sir Your hble Servt
N W Junr