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Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 19 Aug 1776
Dukesfd. 19th. Augt. 1776
Mr. Dickinson Coalcleugh
Dr. Sr.
I recd. yours of the 13 yesterday & think you are right in not letting the Carriers keep so near the Washers for I do suppose that is a great means of their deceiving you – you mistake me when you suppose that I should be against your letting any Carriers have Ore that assist you any how in getting Coals, Wood &c to the Mines – all that I ment was not to act on any new Carriers when the Carriage were so
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Maughan – 20 Aug 1776
Dukesfd. 20th. Augt: 1776
Mr. Maughan N[ew].Ho[use].
Dr Sr.
I was surprised to find by yours of the 16th. inst wch. I recd. yesterday at Rookhope that you had not recd. my first, for I understood by Mr. Smith that he sent it wth. the Hand bill (in regard to the Fire) into Weardale. We do not expect to get so good Ore when the Mines are poor as when Rich but expect there should be proper pains taken to make it so in both cases – and am sorry I cannot say that the Ore is
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 24 Aug 1776
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 24th. Augt. 1776
Dear Sir
I was duly favoured with your Letters of the 10th & 12th inst and have this day drawn upon you for £183.6.3 – being the amount of 628 ½ Ounces of Silver at 5s/10d I desire you’ll will be so obliging as send the Charge of the Elm Pipes as soon as convenient after this Time as the Work in which they are employed will I expect be compleated in a Week or little more and we shall want to Settle the Accot. of the whole
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Charles Atkinson – 24 Aug 1776
A Copy of A Letter to Chas Atkinson Esqr Alston 24 Augt 1776
Sir,
As Mr Gregg is now at Naward and I am wishful to have the Accounts laid before him during his stay in the North; I take this Liberty to desire you will be so kind as send the Account of Lead Sold & Delivered as also the Silver Sold and Delivered and signed in the Manner they used to be other years, The Silver Sold 24 April 1775 should be in a Note by itself; The 1575 pieces of old Lead must be in another Note, and the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 Aug 1776
To Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 30th. Augt. 1776
Mr. Mulcaster
Inclosed you have the pticulars of your Accot. which I doubt not you will find right and the Cash is now right within one penny or rather within ¾ as you’ll remember I won a farthing of Mr Hilton.
Pray desire the Carriers to be as expeditious in getting the Lead to the Warehouse as possible
I shall be glad to hear from you and am in great hurry
Yours &c NW Junr.
PS I desire you’ll be endeavo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Johnson – 30 Aug 1776
To Messrs Johnson & Corbet Farnacres 30th Augt. 1776
Messrs Johnson & Corbet
I am happy to find you have reconciled your differences and you will give me much pleasure by continuing as good friends, as long as you do so, and behave yourselves properly as Carriers to the Commissioners and Governors of Greenwich Hospital, you may depend upon having every encouragement which can be given you consistent with the Interest of the Hospital and I have this day wrote to Mr Mulcas
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 31 Aug 1776
To Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 31st Augst. 1776
Mr Mulcaster
On examining the whole of the Recets. and Payments at the Lead Mill and Lead Carriers Pay I cannot by any means prove the Cash to be right or wrong save that when compared with what we did at Hexham after the Lead Carriers were paid the Cash is within three farthings but as to what was done afterwards we were in such a Hurry that I can Scarcely remember anything about it. I desire therefore you will let me know whether I
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 3 Sep 1776
Dukesfd: 3d. Septr. 1776
Mr. Forster Allanhds.
Dr. Sr.
I don’t doubt but it will surprize you when I tell you that the Ore we recd. the other day fm your place is as bad as any we have recd. for this Twelve Months past; and particularly the Shattered Ore, wch. is Brangled wth. Black Stone & Spar & several of the pieces are not one third part of them Ore & when cover’d wth. Smidum or Small Ore has the appearance of good Ore. I own I should not have discovered it
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Charles Atkinson – 3 Sep 1776
A Copy of A Letter to Chas Atkinson Esqr Alston 3d Septr 1776
Sir,
I have recd a Letter from Mr Gilbert the Agent to the Duke of Bridgewater (who is appointed to inspect Lord Carlisle’s Lead Mines) desiring that I may have the Accounts ready to shew him on or before the 15th of next Month therefore I hope you will be so obliging as get the old Lead Delivered and me your Accounts signed as usual so that they may come by Mr Saints Newsman on Saturday the 12 next month.
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 5 Sep 1776
Dukesfd: 5th. Septr. 1776
Mr. R. Morrow Blaydon
Dr. Sr.
By Mr Bell’s letter by yesterdays post I find that they are in want of Refined Lead the Quantity deliv’d f’m this Mill 6014 ps. & shall delivr nearly 170 pr Week so that you’ll be able to judge how it comes in, & whether there’s any Quantity on the Roads. we have none on this side of the Bankfoot & if you find your Rect. much short of the above, I beg you’ll hasten your Men in wth. it. below
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 6 Sep 1776
Dukesfd. 6 Septr. 1776
J.E.Blackett Esqr. N.Castle
Sir
Inclosed you’ll have the last Month Accots. for the Several Mills – this day will Smelt all the Allanhds Ore that’s at this Mill, so that I am afraid we shall fal short of the Quantity of Common Lead that I computed in a former Letter would be sent this year f’m here; as that Ore is the only Ore that comes to this Mill wch. we make the Common or WB Ld. off. The Quantity of Refined Lead delivd. to this day is 6014 ps
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Gilbert – 8 Sep 1776
A Copy of A Letter to Mr Gilbert Alston 8th Septr 1776
Sir,
My Son wrote to you on the 29th July desiring as you would be so obliging as fix a time with Mr Cleaver for a meeting and as I have never recd any answer, I now take the Liberty of acquainting you I was with Mr Gregg last Week, & as it seems the wish of both Lord Carlisle, the Trustees & Mr Gregg that you should have the Inspection of the whole of the undertaking I send this to beg you will be so pleased to fix the Mee
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 10 Sep 1776
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 10th. Sepr. 1776
Dear Sir
I have your Letters of the 28th Augst. and 7th inst now before me and have this day drawn upon you for the Balance of Account as below; the Bill is payable Forty days after date and we shall draw the next Bill in the same manner which will in some degree make up for your not charging Commission and we must at the same time acknowledge ourselves very much Obliged.
My engagements have prevented my making any enquiry
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Langlands – 10 Sep 1776
To Mr John Langlands Farnacres 10th Septemr 1776
Sir
This days Post has brought me a Letter from Mr Holmes wherein he informs me I am to draw upon him for the last Silver sent him (and which arrived in London on Saturday last) at 5s/10 1/4d p[er] Ounce which I have accordingly done; the price therefore of the Cake of Bullion which I sold you weighing 420 Ounces will be 5s/10 ¼ d p[er] Ounce Amounting to £122:18:9 to be paid on the 10th of October. Mr Holmes seems to be of
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 10 Sep 1776
Dr. Sir
It gives me more pleasure to commend than find falt, & thats the case at present, for the Ore that I saw at Allanhds. Mill yesterday that you are now sending is exceeding well dressed, & I hope you’ll continue in having your Ore made according to that sample before you send it to the Mills, & then I do assure you that I shall not trouble you wth Complaints on that Head.
You may let your Wood Carriers have Ore to this Mill when they bring up Wood, tho’ you should not
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 13 Sep 1776
To Mr. Mulcaster Farnacres 13th Septemr. 1776
Mr Mulcaster
Your Letters of the 29th Ulto. and 2d. 4 and 12th inst. are now before me. The Several Cakes of Bullion weighed as follows.
Ounces
That taken off the 29th June 628 1/2
27 July 477
2 August 211
19 August 420
I have set the Weight of Lead, down in the Accot. you sent me as to the Rich L
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Salter – 13 Sep 1776
To Mr John Salter Farnacres 13th. Sepr. 1776
Dear Sir
We are much disappointed in not receiving the Bone Ashes and I beg you’ll give Mr Finch a rub about them and desire we may have them the very first Opportunity
I am with best wishes and Respects
Dear Sir Yours &c
NW Junr.
PS If we don’t receive the Ashes soon we must order them elsewhere
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Smith – 14 Sep 1776
Dukesf’d. 14th Sept 1776
Mr Thos. Smith Rookhope Mill
Sir
I understand by Blackett that the Carriers claim a right to come along the Turnpike on Lintsgarth Hall, & that they expect the Co. will support them in it, so will not pay any acknowledgement for the use of it. I therefore desire that you’ll give them Notice that we will not allow them to go that way & if any of them persist (after the above notice) in going that way that you will seize a Horse from those
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 14 Sep 1776
Dukesfd: 14th. Septr. 1776
Mr. Forster Allanhds.
Dr. Sr.
The Ore we are now Receiving f’m your place is not so well dressed as it ought to be, tho better than what I complain’d of on the 3rd. inst. that you not hasten it away on Accot: of our wanting it to Smelt before its properly examined as to being well dress’d, have set the Smelters on to Smelt Coalcleugh for a fortnight’s time, so hope you’ll give such Orders as will prevent any coming to the Mill till prop
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 19 Sep 1776
Dukesf’d. 19th Sept 1776
J.E. Blackett Esq. Newcastle
Sir
Youll receive with this a Plate of Silver as per inclosed accot.
I had a letter some time ago from Justice Westgarth wherein he names a ‘Man been seen to run out of the Mill one night & that the People who saw him had behaved ill in not alarming the Country as there was no place for him to hide himself but the Fells’. the Person he means of was one of the Men that I had ordered to watch the Mill betw
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Gilbert – 28 Sep 1776
A Copy of A Letter Mr Gilbert Alston 28th Septr 1776
Sir,
I take the Liberty of sending this to acquaint you I am very Wishful & desirous of your fixing a meeting in order to have the several Matters respecting Lord Carlisles Lead Mines settled upon a proper footing as this is the time of letting the general Quarterly Bargains it would have been very agreeable to me to have the meeting sooner but as the case stands I shall take upon me to let such Bargains as are absolutely
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Salter – 1 Oct 1776
To Mr John Salter Farnacres 1st October 1776
Dear Sir
On my coming Home from Hexham where I had been for a few days I reced. the favour of your Letter of the 25th. inst. inclosing one from Mr Finch and I desire you will be so obliging as Pay his Bill which I now return and Order us One Hundred Casks besides those contained in the inclosed Bill and we wish to receive them with all dispatch. The last 50 are arrived and very criticaly as we are almost aground. I desire you’
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 1 Oct 1776
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Foster Lane Newcas. 1st Octor. 1776
London
Gentn. I have this day drawn a Bill on you date payable to Messrs Bell Cookson & Co at Twenty days date for One Thousand Pounds which I desire you will please to accept & place to the Account of Sir Walter Blackett Bt.
On Saturday the 5 instant I shall send you by the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred & Eighty seven Ou
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Fenwick – 2 Oct 1776
John Fenwick Esqr. Roberts’s Place Newcas. 2nd October 1776
York
Sir The Eight hundred Pounds remaining on the Bond from Sir Walter Blackett Barot. & the late William Peareth Esqr. with six months Intrest amounting to Nineteen Pounds will be paid on or before the 22nd instant by the York Bank you giving a Receipt on the Back of the Bond for the Principal & likewise a Receipt for the Intrest Mr Jno Widdrington of this Place w
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 2 Oct 1776
Mr Darwin Hatton Street London Newcastle 2nd Octor. 1776
Sir Inclosed you will receive two Bills drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co or Order on Messrs. Hallifax & Co at 30 days date one for Three hundred Pounds to make good your quarterly and other Payments from 30 Sept. to 31st Decr. next The other for Five Hundred Pounds is on Sir Walter Blackett’s private Account You will please to send me your Receipt fo Three hundred
