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Letter – Isaac Hunter to William Westgarth – 18 Oct 1775
Dukesfd: 18th. Octobr: 1775
Mr. Westgarth Coalcleugh
Sir
I am sorry to find that my last have had no effect, as to getting the Ore f’m your Mines better dressed, for I do assure you that the Ore f’m C.C. has never come to this Mill so badly dressed since you was concerned as this year – as to the want of Weight am still of opinion that it must be the falt of the Person that delivrs. the Ore to the Carriers. I have don what I can to deter the Carriers f’m bringing in Or
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 18 Oct 1775
Dukesfd. 18th. Octobr. 1775
Mr. Westgarth Forster Allanhds
Dr. Sr.
I have frequently complained to you this Summer of the Ore f’m your Grove being badly Wash’d. & wanting Weight - & am sorry to find wth.out the desired effect, for I think the Ore comes worse & worse dressed (if possible to send it worse <of> dressd. state) if I say there’s 1/3 part of the Quantity sent refuse, I am sure I am wth in bounds. You are sensible that the blame will ly upon me
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 18 Oct 1775
Mr Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 18th Octor. 1775
Sir Inclosed you have Messrs. Bell Cookson & Cos bill on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell dated the 17th instant at 25 Days date for Three Hundred Pounds to make good your Quarterly & other Payments on Sir Walter Blacketts Account from 30 Sept. to 31st Decem. next. You will please to acknowledge receipt of this Bill and place it to Account as usual _ Sir Wr. Blackett is very well a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 19 Oct 1775
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 19 October 1775
As all the Lead is come in I desire you will begin to deliver again as soon after you receive this as your convenience will admit of it.
The Cake of Bullion last sent weighed 679 3/4 Ounces which is within 2 Pwt h 12 Gr of getting the whole P Assay of Lead before Refined, and yet there appears to be 13 Pwt 11 4/10 Grains P Fodder left in the Lead after Refined, which only shows the uncertainty we have always
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Francis Gregg – 23 Oct 1775
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr Gregg Alston 23rd Octr 1775
Sir,
Inclosed you have a Copy of the Bargains Let at Stanhope Burn Lead Mine which I hope will meet with your Approbation that Lead Mine at Present has a very Promising Prospect indeed more so than it had since it came under my Care I have great Reason to expect the Prospect will be realised. You have allso a Copy of the Bargons of the several Lead Mines let on Alstonmoor under Lease & Grant to lord Carlisle & Mr Cleaver w
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 30 Oct 1775
Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo Newcas 30th October 1775
Sir
I have fixed the Rent day to be on Monday the 27th of November of which Mr Laidler will give Notice to the Tenants and you will please to have all the Bills got in and examined against that day - I wish you could contrive to lessen the Balance due from you to Sir Walter Blackett - till you do that you are not to expect any more Money but Mr Laidler has orders to receive eve
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 30 Oct 1775
Sir Walter Blackett Bt half moon Street Newcas 30th Octor 1775
Piccadilly London
Honed Sir
Mr Duffield has taken Money to pay the Garden Bill and Mr Laidler thinks he can manage all other Receipts & payments till you order otherwise so no more Money will be paid to Mr Forster on any Account & he thereby will be prevented from doing further mischief. The Rent day will be on Monday the 27th Novemr when all Bills will
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 10 Nov 1775
Mr Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 10th Novr 1775
Sir
I hope Sr Wr Blackett is better of his Cold - it will give me great Satisfaction to know That - With regard to your Letter of the 4 instant I immediately upon Receipt of it sent to Cambo for Mr Ra Forster - he came here Yesterday about One o’Clock but shewed great Reluctance to tell me any thing further of the State of his Affairs than what he told Sir Walter at my House
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 Nov 1775
Sir Walter Blackett Bt MP Half moon Street Newcas 10th Novr 1775
Piccadilly London
Honed Sir
It would give me great Satisfaction to know that you are better. Mr Ralph Forster came here Yesterday. he was very unwilling to tell me further about his Affairs: but by degrees I got from him the inclosed particulars. As to giving you any further Security than the Bond & Judgement he thought he said it might injure the rest of his
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Jonathan Sparke – 11 Nov 1775
Dukesfd 11th. Novr. 1775
Mr. Jonathn. Sparke Clerk at Allanhd. Mill
Sir
I have sent the Bearer Jno. Currey to be a Smeltr. at your Mill. as he has had little practice in that Business, you must put Him to one of yr. Old Smelters who you think the most capable to instruct him in the Art for a While at Servts. Wages; and after you think him fit to have half shift you must let him work wth. Thos. Purvis.
I desire you’ll make your Smeltrs. (when the weather will allow) make as
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Laidler – 14 Nov 1775
1775 Novr 14th Wrote Mr Ladler & sent him the Characters of Josh[u]a Straker & Mr Forsters Letters to Sir Walter with directions to let Donkin Rig farm to him agreeable to Mr Darwins Letter.
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Duffield – 14 Nov 1775
1775 Novr 14th Same Day - Wrote also Mr Duffield about the two Drainers & sent him the Direction, about employing them according to Mr Darwin’s Letter. HR P.S. desired that he & Mr Ladler wod give an Eye to Mr Forsters goods & Stock unless he shod remove any thing.
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 14 Nov 1775
1775 Novr 14th Same Day - Wrote also to Mr Forster desiring him to send the Account between Sir Walter and him without further delay. HR
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 14 Nov 1775
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 14 Nov 1775
I have looked into the last Operation and return it and I have altered Middle Cleugh and Cash Burn which makes them right and all the rest mark'd, V, are right, that is they agree with Mr Hiltons Account. The Total Account 4688.4 also agrees with Mr Hiltons Account, but those unmarked you will examine and let me know the Errors and I will correct the Operations myself Viz Thorngill West End, Brownly Hill
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 Nov 1775
Sir Walter Blackett Bt MP Half moon Street Newcas 15th Novr 1775
Piccadilly London
Honed Sir
Mr Forster writes me that he agrees [:struck out} his Wife agrees to assign her intrest in the reversion of the Leaseholds, to Trustees for the benefit of all his Creditors. so Mr Gibson as soon as he has your direction, will proceed to take the Assignment etc. Mr Forster says nothing about his account, therefore I have wrote to him to
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 17 Nov 1775
Mr Ralph Forster at Wallington Newcas 17th Novr 1775
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett orders me to discharge you immediately from his Service; of which you will please to take Notice.
P.S. I wish you had sent me your Account by the Cartman. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Duffield – 17 Nov 1775
Mr Duffield - Gardinir at Wallington Newcas 17th Novr 1775
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett has ordered me to discharge Mr Ralph Forster immediately from his Service which I have done by a Letter delivered him by the Bearer. As to the two Drainers Mr Blackett tells me they will not come this Six Weeks or two months to Wallington; having met with a Job that detains them - P.S. I am sorry for your Accident; as to the Drainers I do not suppose they ha
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Laidler – 17 Nov 1775
Mr John Ladler at Rothley Court Newcas 17th Novr 1775
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett has ordered me to discharge Mr Ralph Forster immediately from his Service which I have done by a Letter delivered him by the Bearer hereof and you will be as Careful as you can that none of his Goods nor Effects are removed - & I desire you will take the Charge of all Sir Walters Affairs at Wallington till you hear further.
P.S. I desire you will assis
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 17 Nov 1775
Sir Walter Blackett Bt Half moon Street Newcas 17th Novr 1775
Piccadilly London
Honed Sir
Mr Ra Forster will be discharged as soon as Mr Gibson comes home, which I am waiting for; but to do That, till the Execution can be put in force, is only giving him notice to remove his Effects. No thing can be worse than Forsters Conduct! you are right in making him a public Example; only I am affraid you will lose more by this Step th
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 18 Nov 1775
Mr Darwin No 47 Hatton Street Newcas Satdy Eveng 18th Novemr 1775
London
Sir
To day, & not before, I received your Letter of the 13th instant which should have come on Thursday Morning last; By that Post I received a Letter from Sir Walter, but Mr Gibson was out of Town and did not return till last Night; and to day, the only Bailif he can trust is out of Town, but on Monday Sir Walter’s orders will be executed against Mr Forsters goods and Stock
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 19 Nov 1775
Sir Walter Blackett Bt Half moon Street Newcas Sundy 19th Novr 1775
Piccadilly London
Honed Sir
Mr Gibson will seize Mr Forsters goods & Stock to morrow, but he cannot be dispossessed of his House & farm till Maydy next - Mr John Bell told me yesterday that Forster has received £18. 10s. 0d of Hexham Rents and he would have gone on, ‘tis plain, to have picked up all he could if this publication of his dishonesty had not sto
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 21 Nov 1775
Sir Walter Blackett Bt Half moon Street Newcas 21st Novr 1775
Piccadilly London
Honed Sir
Mr Ralph Forsters goods were seized Yesterday & a discharge from your Service at the same time delivered him & a Notice to quit the farm & house at Cambo served upon him - the Sherif (Mr Gibson) will proceed according to Law with the Sale etc and I hope Cambo will be cleared of them before you come down. Robt Allgood has take
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 21 Nov 1775
To Mr Holmes Farnacres 21st November 1775
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you for £216.5.8 being the Balance of Account due from you for 679 3/4 Ounces of Bullion at 5s9 1/4d P Ounce and £24 for the Holly after deducting Freight and Commission, and we look upon ourselves as much obliged to you, and are sorry the Cargo was not greater as we are sensible you had the same trouble about it, as if it had been four times as much. We have inclos
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 24 Nov 1775
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Foster Lane London Newcas 24th Novr 1775
Gentn
Inclosed is the Account between you & Sir Wr Blackett which I have signed - I hope you will find it right, & if so desire you will sign & return me the Duplicate I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Duffield – 25 Nov 1775
Mr Duffield at Wallington Newcas 25th Novr 1775
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett desires you will assist Mr Ladler in executing the Office of Steward at Wallington by keeping all Accots and by drawing upon Mr Blackett to pay all such Bills as there may be occasion to pay at Wallington after the Rent day (particularly the Garden Bills) till Sir Walter considers further of this Matter - I hope you are better of your accident and am etc
