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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 9 Sep 1777
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 9th Sept 1777
Foster Lane London
Gentn. I sent you on Friday last by Robert Carr the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Eight Hundred & ninety three Ounces & an half which I desire you will place to Account with Sir John Trevelyan Barot. at the Markett price & advise me on your Receipt of It I am etc J E B.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 9 Sep 1777
Mr Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 9th Septr. 1777
Sir I received your Favour of the 1st instant inclosing me your Account which on Examination I find right. I have signed and return it you inclosed. I observe what you say as to the list of Payments & that the Legatees are to take Place from the 14th Febr[uar]y _ the List as you corrected it will answer for Mr Wall but when I inclosed it to you I meant to send such a List as I should
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Faber – 12 Sep 1777
The Revd Mr Faber at Calverley near Bradford Newcas[tle] 12th Septr. 1777
Yorkshire
Sir I am favoured with your Letter of the 30th Ult. & observe That you have paid Mrs Bradford Twelve Pounds since you last settled with the late Sir Walter Blackett which Sum I shall pay you when I have the Pleasure of seeing you. I think it would be a pity that the Poor of Calverley should suffer owing to the Illness of my late worthy Friend whose Intentions I am sat
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 15 Sep 1777
Mr Thomas Wall Paper Buildings Newcas 15th Sept 1777
Temple London
Your letter of the 28th Ulto. came duly to hand Inclosed you will receive an Account of the Quarterly Payments to be made on Sir John Trevelyans Acco[un]t. A Copy of the Receipt to be sent me for the Remittances that I make you & likewise Bell Cookson & Cos bill on Castell & Co. dated 15 instant at 20 Days for Two Hundred & Fifty Pounds on Acco
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 18 Sep 1777
Dukesf’d. 18th Sept 1777
J.E. Blackett Esq. Newcastle
Sir
Have sent this day to Corbridge two casks of Flue dust (weight as below) directed for Matfin & to the care of Mr Winship till call’d for, once we get a Cupper [cooper?] to secure the casks shall send to Blaydon what we have of it – We began to smelt yesterday for Sir Thos. Blackett of Allanheads Ore and hope shall send you to markett this season of his Lead near a thousand Ps You’ll receive with this on
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 25 Sep 1777
Dukesf’d. 25th Sept 1777
Jno..E. Blackett Esq. Newcastle
Sir
With this you’ll receive a Plate of Silver weighing 553 ½ Ounces. The reducing furnace wanting a little repair prevented me sending an Accot. of the Lead Wrought & reduced; but shall send you it in a few days time –
I hope you & the Lawyers got safe home
& am, Yrs etc IH:Jr
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 27 Sep 1777
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcast 27th Sept 1777
London
Gentn I am favoured with your Letter of the 20th instant with your account of the price of Silver viz. 983 Oz 10 Dwt [pennyweight] at 6s - £295.1.0 I apprehend there is a Mistake & that the piece of Silver weighed only 893 Oz. 10 dwt at 6s amounts to 268.1.0 You will please to let me know if I am right that it may be placed to your Account accordingly. I am etc J E
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mr Rogerson – 27 Sep 1777
27th Sept Wrote to Mr Rogerson that George & Ann Headlams Money would be paid off the 1st Decem[be]r next JEB
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Robert Makepeace – 28 Sep 1777
Mr Robt. Makepeace Serle Street Newcas. 28th Sept. 1777
Lincolns Inn London
I am favoured with your Letter of the 16th instant inclosing three Bills amounting to £122 19s 0d I shall keep them in my hands till due but I hope you will not take it amiss should I return them soon after as it is quite out of my Way to take these kind of Bills in Payment I have not heard from Mr Wilkinson with respect to the Payment of the Money I sent
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 29 Sep 1777
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 29th Septemr. 1777
Sir
On my arrival from the Northern parts of the County of Northumberland where I had been about a Week I last Night was favoured with your Sons Letter of the 20th. inst. and have this day drawn upon you for £239.-.- being the amount of 830 Ounces of fine Silver at 6s/- p[er] Ounce after deducting £10.-.- the Value of a Newcastle Bank Note sent in your Sons Letter above mentioned. The Bill is payble. Thirty Days after Date. T
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 29 Sep 1777
Dukesf’d. 29th Sept 1777
Mr Morrow Blaydon
Dr Sir,
I have below given you the quantity of each sort of Lead delivered this year from this mill for Blaydon, and as you will get now no more from Her for Sir John Trevelyan but of the refined lead and as it differs in the size with Comon Lead (which will be the only kind that will be sent this Season of Sir Thos. Blackett’s) I desire you’ll give me a line once you have got all the short Lead of the Roads that we may send
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 29 Sep 1777
A Copy of a Letter sent John Cleaver Esqr. Alston 29th Sept. 1777
Dear Sir,
I rec’d a Letter from Mr. Gilbert of the 3d Inst. and take this opportunity of acquainting you he has fixed with the agents of the Greenwich Hospital to be at Alston Wednesday Evening the 9th October to settle about the future proceedings in Lords Carlisle’s & your Lead Mine undertakings in Alstonmoor & I will be very happy to see you at the same time if possible, particularly so as I believe it is
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 6 Oct 1777
Dukesf’d. 6th Octob 1777
Mr Morrow Blaydon
Dr Sir,
I have examined the Accots since I rec.d yours and find that Mr Salkeld had in the accot. given me omitted the delivery for one Month; so that the deliv. from this mill to & with this Day will be 28,176 Ps. The short 11st[one] Ps : 15,872, the Long or Refined Lead 10,162 & 8 st All[anhea]ds Lead 2,142 Ps. As the season is near an end would like to hear from you in a day or two’s time if the short Lead be got
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 10 Oct 1777
Dukesf’d. 10th Octobr 1777
J.E. Blackett Esq. Newcastle
Sir,
Inclosed you have the Month Accots for the several Mills and the Accot. of the Lead refined for the last plate of silver which I hope you recd. safe on the 27 Ult. I see by the papers that Lintsgarth Farm the property of the late Mr Hutchinson is to be let at Allandale town on the 22d inst. and I hear that Mr Whelpdale who’s left executor, has signified that if the Tenant that takes it has not great advantage
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Blackett Midford – 20 Oct 1777
To Mr Blackett Midford at Congleton Newcas 20th Octor 1777
In Cheshire
Sir The late Sir Walter Blackett Barot by a Codicil to his Will dated 26th Decem[be]r 1776 has bequeathed to “Blackett Midford Son of Fran[ci]s Midford of Congelton in Cheshire Two Hundred pounds” Sir Walter Blackett died the 14th Febr[uar]y 1777 & directs in his Will that the Legacies shall be paid off in Twelve Months from his Death. His Nephew Sir John Trevelyan is
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 23 Oct 1777
Farnacres 23d Octor. 1777
To Mr John Holmes
Dear Sir
Tuesdays Post brought us the favor of Mr Holmes’s Letter of the 10th. inst and we have this day drawn upon you for £237:17:9 being the Amount of 787 ½ Ounces of fine Silver at 6s – ½ p[er] Ounce. We are
Yours &c NW Junr JS.
Farnacres 23d Octor 1777
Sir
Thirty Days after Date Pay to the Order of Messrs. Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Saint Two Hundred and Thirty Seven Pounds Sevent
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 23 Oct 1777
Dukesf’d. 23rd Octobr 1777
J.E. Blackett Esq. Newcastle
Sir,
I have here which sent you the smelt Mills Q.r Accots for March & June and also the Estimates of the several Wastes &c at both Mines & Mills which the Agents desired me to forward to you.
I am afraid we shall not get all Sr. J[oh]ns Lead delivered in time for the Pay at Xmas the backerly harvest & late wet Weather has made the Wainmen slacken so much both at this & Rookhope Mill, that
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 24 Oct 1777
Mr Thomas Wall Paper Buildings Newcas 24th Octor 1777
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive two Bills drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell dated 20 instant at twelve Days date One for £20 Pounds Eight shillings & two pence the other for Sixteen Hundred & thirty five Pounds eight Shillings; the former is to pay Mr Darwins Bill for Business on Account of Sir John Trevelyan &
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 24 Oct 1777
Mr Darwin Hatton Street Newcas 24th Octr. 1777
London
Sir I wrote you on the 19th instant to which refer you. I have sent Bills to Mr Thomas Wall Paper Buildings Temple for Sixteen Hundred & thirty five Pounds eight Shillings the Amount of your two Bonds with Int[e]rest to 4 Nov[embe]r next
I imagine you have left London as I have not heard from you. Mr Wall will likewise pay you the Amount of your Bill on Account
Memorandum – Nicholas Walton – 25 Oct 1777
Farnacres 25th October 1777
Sir
The Boundary between the Manor of Alston Moor and the Regality of Hexham, being in general under no other description than that of the Division of Heavens water, it therefore happens in the extent of it, to be mostly upon the top of very high Ground, and the Summit is in many places of a considerable breadth, and nearly flatt; and being chiefly a Black Peat earth, the fall of the Heavens Waters has cut it into many meandering burns.
It ha
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 27 Oct 1777
A Copy of a Letter sent John Cleaver Esqr. Alston 27th Oct. 1777
Dear Sir,
Your esteemed favour of the 6th inst. came here on the 15th inst. Mr. Gilbert came here on Tuesday the 7th inst. & stayed here along with the Receivers for Greenwich Hospital till Monday the 13th settling matters concerning the Great Water Level he proposes carrying on and the level to cut How Blagill Veins: after that he went to Newcastle and his way here made the pays at Stanhope Friday the 17th came to Al
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hugh Moises – 1 Nov 1777
The Revd Mr Moises - Newcastle Newcas 1st Novr. 1777
Sir I am desired to acquaint you That Sir John Trevelyan intends to pay you off the Principal Money & Int[e]rest due on the late Sir Walter Blacketts Bond in Six Months from this Date.
I am etc J. E. B.
Same Day wrote to the above Effect to Mr Solomon Strologer 1350. -. -
D[itt]o d[itt]o to Mrs Marg[are]t Ord 400. -. -
Scotby D[itt]o
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Ibbetson – 15 Nov 1777
To Jno. Ibbetson Esqr. Farnacres 15th Novr. 1777
Sir
Mr. Walton’s Letter of the 15th. August last acquainted the Board of some Damage that had happened to the Cows of the Smelters by the Smoke of Langley Mill in a part where it was not expected; observing that Langley Mill from its open and airy Situation instead of being less noxious than other Mills of the like kind, as was expected, it is found that the Damage by the Smoke is extended more widely, and therefore that it woul
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Plumb & Brown – 15 Nov 1777
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcastle 15th Novr. 1777
Foster Lane London
Gentn. I have this day sent you, in Mr Blacketts Absence, by Franc[i]s Ridley the London Carrier two pieces of fine Silver containing together Fourteen Hundred & forty nine Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir John Trevelyan Barot. as usual at the Markett price and advise me on your Receipt of Them I am etc CP.
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Edward Cleaver – 21 Nov 1777
A Copy of a Letter sent The Rev. Mr. Cleaver Alston 21st Nov. 1777
Dear Sir,
Inclosed you have a Copy of the Nentforce Pay Bill and we intend making a Pay for Dowgang Cross Vein about the Middle of next Month I desire you will be so obliging as remit Twenty pounds by a Bill payable at London or Newcastle: That will pay yours & Mr. Walker’s share, and what you owe me otherwise and have something g for Monthly support Money after making that Pay will send an Account of particulars.
