1774 Decemr 10th Advised Plumb & Browne of a pce of fine Silver sent them this Day
Qty - 504 Ounces at p oz
                           2 December 1774
Mr John Jobling wrote to and desired immediately to order 1 doz. of Charcoal to be delivered at Langley Lead Mill as soon as convenience will admit of it. The dozen to consist of 80 Winchester Bushels or 8 Sacks of 10 Bushels each. Â Price 35s.
PS Mr Jobling acquainted that  Ready Money will be pd for the Charcoal on delivery at Langley Mill.
Mr Mulcaster. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Farnacres 2nd Decemr 1774
I have ordered one Dozen of Charcoal to be delivered to you at Langley Mill. Â The price it is expected will be 35s. Â The quantity 80 Bushels. Ready Money must be paid on delivery. Â It must be kept dry. Â You will receive directions when Mr Smeaton and I are together which I expect will be shortly.
Your Letter of the 30th Ulto is now here with the inclosed Operation and Assays.
Dukesfd: 3d. Dec:r 1774
Mr Robt. Morrow Blaydon
Dr. Sr.
I hope <ere> this, that all the Dufd. & Allanhds Lead is got in, and as the time draws near when we were by Agreement to pay for the Carriage of it fm the Bankft. have be low given you an Accot. of the Quantity delivd. f’m each Mill; and if its all come to hand would like to hear f’m you that I may give Mr. Richmond of the notice of the Pay as long before as possible; for I would no choose that we should
Mr Mulcaster. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Farnacres 5th Decemr 1774. Â Â
I acknowledged the Recet of yours wth the Operation and Assays, on Friday last, and on Saturday the Bullion was sent off for London it weighs 694 3/4 Ozs but is short of the Computation by the Assays almost 30 Ounces indeed it is so by computation from the Assay of the least weight. Â I do realy think Mr Mulcaster we do not get so much Silver in proportion to the Assays as we used
To the Churchwardens of St Andrews Newcas 6 Decemr 1774
Gentlemen
Friday 23th instt is fixed for the Distribution of Sir Walter Blackett’s Annual Charity which will this Year be given in Money only; so you are desired to give Tickets as usual to Two Hundred poor people of your Parish and bring them altogether to Sir Walter Blackett’s exactly at Eight o’Clock that morning I am etc HR
Mr Holmes. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Farnacres Decemr 7th 1774
Dear Sir
This day I am favoured with your obliging Letter of the 3rd inst and have drawn upon you for £155.17 - being the amount of 593 Ounces of Silver at 5s8 1/2 d P Ounce after deducting £13.8 which you paid Mr Everest  and you will be so good as send me the Recet. when you receive the Cake of Silver now on the Road; it weighs 694 3/4 Ounces.  We are much obliged to your making the Pay
To John Ibbetson. Farnacres 10th Decemr 1774
Sir
You will receive under cover herewith the Langley Lead Mill Account from the 1st May 1773 exclusive, to the 30th April 1774 inclusive, upon which there us a balance of £804.5.41/4 in favor of the Undertaking after allowing £130 by way of Rent for one year; being somewhat more than 5 P Cent upon the whole Expenditure for Buildings, Machinery etc and Fencing the little Farms near the Mill for the Agent
To Mr Saml Lawton Farnacres 15th December 1774
Sir
On the 1st instant we recd your letter of the 23rd Ulto offering your ervice to take care of the rect of the Lead belonging to Greenwich Hospital, at the Warehouse in Sandgate, upon a Salary of Twenty Pounds p Annum.
In answere to the above we now take the first conv’t opportunity of acquiinging you that we do not want any such Agent at present but in case such a Person was wanted we doubt not Mr Lawton is very well qualified. We
Decr. 20th. 1774
Mr. H Richmond N.Castle
I have inclosed the Month Accots. & shall bring you the Quartr. Accots. when I come for the Cash to pay for the Carriage of the Ld. between the Bankfoot & Blaydon wch. I expect will be soon; it was to have been this Week by agreement but have heard nothing f’m Mr. Morrow wch. makes me suspect that its not all got to Blaydon
Below you have the Quantity of Ld. delivd. f’m each Mill this yr. to Blaydon, by wch. youâ€
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 20th December 1774
Having now tried the weight of the Assays inclosed in your Letter of the 14th inst (which are exactly of the same weight) you have as above the weight P Fodder left in the last Refined Lead as also in all the other Parcels of Refined Lead from which we have had Assays since our beginning to Refine at Langley Mill from those you will observe a considerable difference between the Work now and formerly. We are s
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 20th December 1774
From a Letter reced since we wrote about the Charcoal we find you will not receive it til about March next.
In the Experiments with the Charcoal, when it does arrive, we would have you observe the following directions.
The quantity of Litharge to be reduced for each Experiment to be from Four Fodders of Lead, being the quantity produced from one Working Test; and the Charcoal for
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 23rd Decem 1774
It will give us satisfaction to know from what Seams or parts of Seams of Stublick Colliery the Coals and Cynders that are used at Langley Mill are gotten. That is to say, in Case the same Coals are not used at all, to what particular use, each Seam is respectively adapted; and what, as nearly as you can Judge, may be the Quantity used of each P Annum. Also whether any particular Quality is required for the Co
To Mr Holmes Farnacres 24th Decr 1774
Dear Sir                 Â
Your favor of the 17th was reced on Tuesday last and this day we have drawn upon you for £198.5.10 being the amount of 694 3/4 Ounces of Bullion at 5:8 1/2 the price Silver now sells for at Newcastle. The Bill is payble Thirty days after date.
We are Dr Sir Yr etc
NW Junr J S
PS Be so good as let us know in your next the charge of the Compasses and Mr Wa
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie Alston 26 Decr 74
Sir,
On the 23 last Month I wrote you requesting the favour of a Line to inform me of what you had done respecting the Cake of Bullion I sent to London as I had as I had no received an Answer from you I desired my Son to write you which he did and put into the N.Castle Post Office on Fryday the 16 Instant I have not yet Received any Answer to either of those letters which make me apprehensive that one or both of them has mis
The Revd Mr Faber at Calverley near Bradford - Yorkshire Newcas 26th Decemr 1774
Sir
I have a Letter from Sir Wr Blackett ordering me to write you about the four Pounds which he pays John Horn half Yearly for Interest of £200 and which John is desirous of receiving by your Assistance - if you think proper to do this Service for him Sir Walter will reimburse you in such Way as may be readiest to you and says he will write you accordingly - When you make these
26 Decr 1774 Wrote to Mr Maughan Mr C Hunter & Mr Westgarth fixing the Pays to be on the 11 & 12 of Janry first. HR
Mr Darwin - No 4 Hatton Street London Newcas 30 Decemr 1774
Sir
I have given the Cuttings of the White Syrian Grape you sent to Sir Walters Gardener here as you desired - Sir Walter is inclined to take a Thousand Pounds of Mr Lamberts on his Bond agreeable to Mr Fawcetts request to him. so you will please to prepare a Bond against his return to Londn in £2000 to Chris J Fawcett of the Town & County of Newcastle upon Tyne Esqr conditioned
Mr J Hutchinson at Appleby Newcas 30th Decemr 1774
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett has desired me to give an Answer to your Letter complaining of damage done your Tenant by the smoke of Rookhope Mill. This is a charge cannot be admitted of, because the Benefit you & your Tenants have received by the Neighbourhood of the Mill is well known. However to obviate any occasion of further complaints Sir Walter will have no Objection to ta
Messrs Plumb & Browne Foster Lane London Newcas 30th Decr 1774
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Robt Cave the London Carrier a pc of fine Silver containing Five hundred & ninety three Ounces & an half which I desire you will place to accot with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the market price & advise me on your Receipt of it I am etc HR
Mr Wm Alvey Darwin No 47 Newcas. 2nd Janry 1775
Hatton Street London
Sir Inclosed you will receive three Bills of this Date drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co. on Messrs. Hallifax & Co. one at 30 Days date for Two hundred & Twenty Pounds to make good your quarterly & other Payments on Sir Walter Blacketts Account from the 31 Decemr to 31st March next _ A Bill at Twenty Days date for one hundred & fifty seven
Dukesfd: 6th. Jan:y 1775
Mr. Crawhall Allanheads Mill
Sir
I desire that you’ll on the rect. of this Write to Jno. Forster of Lilswood that he may come to your Mill to Smelt. You may set him to one of your Old Smelters for He’s a Stranger to the Business as a Servt (i.e. to have Servts. Wages) for the first Qr. wch you’ll please to acquaint him with before he starts for I do not know that He will Submit to it at His time of Life we cannot imploy him otherwise
To Mr Holmes. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Farnacres 6th Janry 1775
Dear Sir
I reced your favor of the 27th Ult in due course and since the Lamb which was exceeding good and for which you have our hearty thanks. Â The Watch and Compasses arrived here this day all safe I dare say for as the Watch is so and the Compasses don't appear by their outward appearance to have had the least derangement, I take it for granted all is right. Â The charge for the Watch is 8s/6d wh
Mr Mulcaster. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Farnacres 6 January 1775
I have reced your Letter of the 21st January [underlined: ‘1774’] and I am glad you got well home and found that Wilkinson was in a fair way of recovery and I think it will certainly be right to keep him from work as long as we can do it without real inconvenience & after he does come he ought to be cautioned to be careful.
It happened that I was, I find, rather Prophetical in what I said res
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie Alston 8th Jany 75
Sir,
On the 23rd November last I wrot you under cover to Lord Carlisle Respecting Sundry Matters but Particularly to know what I was to do about the sale of Bullion & to have directions to draw on you for the Amount part of Bullion as was to go to London as I never heard from you I desired my Son to write to you again the 16th December on the same Business I have never yet recd any Answer to either those Letters which gives me v