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Letter – Isaac Hunter to Walter Blackett – 3 Jul 1775
Dukesfield 3d July 1775
Sir
On the 6th Feby. last I appointed the Eldest Son of Thos Bell’s of Hunstanworth as a Servt. at Rookhope, / apears to be be about 16 or 17 yrs of age / whose between 16 & 17 years of age / that He might be in the way of improving himself for a Smelter, wich I intended to make him, once I [struck out: ‘thought’] think Him fit & one wanting. I suppose He must be the Person that Mr. Hudson has applied to you for; [struck out: ‘as he is t
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Jonathan Sparke – 3 Jul 1775
Dukesfield 3d July 1775
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett Bart has appointed you to be clerk at Allenheads Mill where he choose that you should enter immediately. <You’ll> please to call here in your way to the Mill. I am wishing you health & success in your new place Sir
Yr Hble servt Isaac Hunter jnr
To Mr Jonathn Sparke
Letter – Isaac Hunter to William Westgarth – 5 Jul 1775
Dukesfd. 5th. July 1775
Mr. Westgarth C.C.
Sr.
I have frequently complaind of the want of Weight of the Ore sent this Season f’m Coalcleugh wth. out affect for Yesterday Wm. Bell <Sn. fd> brought in 9 Horse wch. wanted 11s: 8lb & several other Carriers that were wd. had sharp Weight indeed the Carriers f’m C.C. of late have most of them brought short Wt. I beg you’ll give such Orders as to prevent it for the future. If you find after you have inquired in
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 12 Jul 1775
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr Lavie 12th July 1775
Sir,
Since I see you we have had the misfortune of having the Sill we get the Ore in Thrown down by a Cross Vein the Ore in the forehead almost quite cut at which forehead was let to Jos Renwick & Ptners at 12s p Bing as you will see in my Letter of the 4th April last & as that was the case they give up their Bargain so we let them 5 Fathom, to drive in hopes of the sill rising to its former Height but on driving that 5 fathom we
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 25 Jul 1775
Mr Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 25th July 1775
Sir Inclosed I send you two Bills as above - the one for One hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten Shillings is to enable you to pay the half Years Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due to Mr Thurlow the 22nd instant the other for Five Hundred Pounds is for the half years Intrest which will be due to Sir Edward Winnington the 6th of next month for his mortgage on Wallington
You will please t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 26 Jul 1775
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 26th July 1775
Dear Sir
I was duly favoured with yours if the 1st Inst. and should most certainly have acknowledged the recet of it long before this Time had I not been very much engaged.
You have made a great Bargain for the Holly and I am much pleased to find our Adventure has turned so well out for Greenwich Hospital. As to the loss of the Foot & Twelfth, it is nothing.
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Isaac Walton – 28 Jul 1775
Dukesfd. 28 July 1775
Mr. Isaac Walton Rookhope
Sir
I have sent the Bearer John Reay to be a Smelter at your Mill, as Noble & he are near Neighbours you may let them work together, & set Elliot to Ra. Stephinson & am
Yrs. &c IH.Jr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 28 Jul 1775
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 28th July 1775
I have reced your Letter of the 24th with the dimensions for an Iron Chest and am glad to hear by Mr Hilton that you have reced the two Weigh Beams and the Iron, as I am also to find the Bricks are arrived. Some Time before you think the Furnaces will be to rebuild I would like to know and will then send you 1000 of our Newcastle Fire Bricks, to try with the others. I know a great many of the Bri
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 1 Aug 1775
Mr Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 1st August 1775
Sir Inclosed you have Messrs. Bell Cookson & Cos draft on Messrs. Castell & Co. at 35 d[ays] dated this day for Two hundred Pounds to make good the quarterly & other payments on Sir Walter Blacketts Account to 30 Septemr. next. You will please to advise me on your Receipt of this Bill & let me have a Receipt as usual _ I do not send you the exact Sum that will be wanted but can
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 11 Aug 1775
To the same Farnacres 11th Aug 1775
Dear Sir
Having examined the castings as the last Cake of Bullion sent you we find that the mistake you mention has been made and that we are right to have drawn for £196.3 - instead if £194-3, and we are obliged at your pointing out the error wch shall be rectified when we draw again. This Weeks Carrier or the Carrier of next Week will bring you a Cake of fine Silver of
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Marshall – 20 Aug 1775
To Mr Thomas Marshall in Hexham Newcastle 20th August 1775
Sir
I desire you will give my Compliments to Mrs Loraine, the Money Sr Wr Blackett owes her upon bond is ready (as I told Mr Bell when he said she desired to have it) to be paid to her at any time & place she pleases. He fixed the 28th Septr: but you say, in your Letter of the 17th instant, she desires to have it on the 28th Novemr. She will let me know certainly which day will be
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 22 Aug 1775
Mr Ralph Forster at Wallington Newcas 22nd August 1775
Sir
Your not sending me your accot as the other Agents do, in May or June, is inconvenient to Sir Walter’s business, as I have often told you. but your falling so much behind as you did last year, & are now doing This, puts everything to a Nonplus & will bring a Censure upon you that I would wish to prevent I am etc HR
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Henry Richmond – 22 Aug 1775
Dukesfd. 22d. Augt. 1775
Mr. Richmond N.Castle
Sir
Inclosed you have the two last Month Accots. for the Several Mills wch. I keep agreeable to your Order till I heard that you was return’d f’m Tynemouth, where I hope you have Reapt the expected advantage.
I was Sorry to find by Mr. Sparke that I had not fulfiled your Orders in Regard to his appointment to the Clarks place at Allanhds Mill, but I do assure you it was not with any intention, but only f’m my not perc
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 23 Aug 1775
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 23rd August 1775
Sir
On Saturday last we sent you a Box containing 689 3/4 Ounces of fine Silver, and this Weeks carryer will bring you 512 Ounces all which will we hope come safe to hand; and on the prices respectively arising desire you will fix the price in such way as you can afford to take them at. Mrs Smeaton & Miss Smeaton and Mr & Mrs Walton who are all well join in best wishes & we are
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Castell Whately Powell & Co – 2 Sep 1775
Mr Darwin Hatton Street Newcas. 2nd Sept 1775
London
Sir Inclosed you have a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Cos on Messrs. Hallifax & Co. at ten days date for One Thousand Pounds. I am directed by Sir Wr. Blackett to send to you & which you will please immediately to pay into the hands of Messrs. Meyrick & Sons Agents in Parliament Street on the Account of Lieutenant Scott
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Meyrick & Sons – 2 Sep 1775
Messrs.Meyrick & Sons Parliament Street Newcas. 2nd Sept 1775
London
Gentn. I have this day by direction of Sir Walter Blackett remitted to Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin in Hatton Street a Bill for One Thousand Pounds which he will Pay into your hands part of which is for the purchase of a Company for Lieutenant Scott of the 17th Regiment of foot _ the remaining Sum on the Account of Lieutt Scott as you were advised by Sir Wr. B
Letter – Henry Richmond to Westgarth Forster – 7 Sep 1775
Mr Westgarth Forster at Allanheads Newcas 7th Septemr 1775
Sir
In Answer to your Letter to Sr Wr Blackett about two proposals for Leases of Lead Veins in Hexham Comon; he says he has no Objection to let at a 1/5th of the Ore well washed & for the Term of Twenty one Years if the Ground to be let was but well ascertained as therefore the Quantity in a Tack Note usually is Twelve hundred Yards in length and twenty Yards on each
Letter – Henry Richmond to Westgarth Forster – 8 Sep 1775
Mr Westgarth Forster at Allanheads Newcas 8th Septemr 1775
Sir
Since I wrote my other Letter Sir Wr Blackett has been asking me whether you had got from Mr Allgood all the Books belonging to his Office at Allanheads as well those in Mr Caleb Hunters time as before - When you come to Newcastle you will bring an Account what Books you have got & if any & what are yet remaining in Mr Allgoods hands for Sir Walter is intitled to every A
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Sep 1775
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 10 September 1775
We have ordered Willy Laybourne to get Deals for the Mill and 1000 Fire Bricks with Clay for Setting 2000 as the South Country Bricks should be set in the same manner as the Newcastle Bricks and we expect you will receive all by Fridays Carrier.
The Wood for Pick Coal Rake & Shovel Shafts cannot be cut til October and therefore if you should want in the mean time and
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 11 Sep 1775
Mr Thomas Maughan at Newhouse. Weardale Newcas 11th Septr 1775
Sir
Sir Thos Clavering has told Sir Wr Blackett that he is willing to Sell his own & his Brothers part of Shortthorns Estate & desired to know if Sir Walter would buy it - Sir Walter chuses, before he gives an Answer, to have your Opinion whether such a Purchase will be of any & what Advantage to his Estate at Newhouse or any inconvenience would ensue from its falling into o
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 11 Sep 1775
Mr Darwin No 47 Hatton Street London Newcastle 11 Sepr 1775
Sir
Inclosed I return you the duplicate of the accot which the Stroke of the palsy left standing open between us & which I am very glad Now to settle with you. I have read Mr Wheble’s note for the Candles & am obliged to you for the trouble you have had about this article I am Yr etc HR
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 12 Sep 1775
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 12 Septemr 1775
We have reced your Letter of the 10th and inclose you herein the Pay Bill with the Castings made agreable to that which we have and amounting in the whole to £661.4- You also have inclosed the Wood Pay Bill amounting to £90.2.2.
It gives us pleasure to observe that the loss by Reducing and Refining is of late less than usual or rather it has been less for some time.
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 15 Sep 1775
Mr Darwin - Hatton Street, London Newcas 15th Septr 1775
Sir
A Quantity of old Gold Coin has lately been found at the old Tower in Fenwick Town in Northunbd belonging to Sir Walter Blackett as part of the Trust Estate and it is a Question whether he has a grant from the Crown of Treasure Trove - I see there is among the Deeds abstracted under Title Hawick 30th Novemr 2rd Elizh 1560 an Inquisition finding what Manor & Lands Sir
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 17 Sep 1775
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 17 Sepr 1775.
Ounces
The Silver of the Slag Lead weighed. 384 1/2
Silver Litharge Lead. 127 1/2
Last Operation. 848 3/4
We have the pleasure to acquaint you that the Profit of the Mill for last Years Ore Turns out much to our satisfaction and greatly to the advantage of Greenwich Hospital.
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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Ibbetson – 19 Sep 1775
To John Ibbetson Esq. Farnacres 19th September 1775
Sir
Inclosed we transmit the Years Account for Langley Lead Mill. The space of time it comprehends is somewhat more than a Year being from the 30 April 1774 to & with the 10th June 1775; and tho' the time thus comprehended is more than a Year, yet nothing more of Business was done than the Smelting of the Duty Ore raised within the year to which it appertains. The reason why it could not be finished
