Sir John Trevelyan Baro[ne]t Newcas. 3rd Novr. 1778
Dear Sir I wrote to you a few days since Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson and Co on Messrs. Castell and Co of this date for One Hundred & fifty Pounds payable at 20 days date. This Sum is to pay Mrs. Gordons Int[e]rest & Mrs. Fields Annuity. You will please to acknowledge the Receipt of this Bill on a separate Paper so that it may be filed.
Mr Thos. Wall Paper Buildings Newcas 4th Novemr. 1778
Temple London
Sir I am favoured with your Letters of the 20th & 31st Ult[im]o the former inclosing the late Sir Walter Blacketts Bond to the late Will[ia]m Carr Esqr. with Mr. Glyns Receipt for the Principal and Int[e]rest. Sir W. Blackett by a Codicil to his Will left Blackett Midford Son of Francis Midford of Congleton in Cheshire £200 _ Inclosed you have a Copy of my Lett
To Mr. Jno. Holmes Farnacres 6th November 1778
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you for £226 .. ...4 being the Amount of 789 Ounces of Silver at 5s/8 ¾ d p[er] Ounce. The Bill is pay.ble Thirty Days after date. We expect you will receive a Cake of Bullion by the Carrier who sets out tomorrow, but cannot yet say positively as to that. We are
Dr Sr. Your &c.
W & T.
£226 .. … 4 Farnacres
To Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 15th Novemr. 1778
Mr Mulcaster
We duly recd. Yours as also the Bullion weight 515 ½ Ounces. We are sorry at the difference with the Carriers and think they certainly ought to have had an intimation what was intended before they were sent to carry for the Allen Mill Company. We think it is not material to have another Cake taken off before the Pay but wd rather wish it to be taken off than the Contrary. With regard to the price of Refining we wd
Mr Robt Makepeace Serle Street Newcas 20th Novemr 1778
Lincolns Inn London
Sir
On the 18th instant I drew a Bill on you at a months Date payable to Messrs Bell Cookson and Co for £266.7s.4d being the Amount for the last piece of Silver sent you. I have no doubt of your paying due honour to my Bill. Messrs Plumb & Browne have allowed 0 1/2 d an Ounce more than you have done for two pieces of Silver sent about the sa
To Messrs. Jona: & Josh: Hilton Farnacres 23d: Novemr. 1778.
Mr Hiltons
I have reced. your Letter of the 22d Inst. with an Accot. of all the Lead Ore delivered from the Mines in the Manor of Alston Moor for Langley Mill this year amounting in the whole to 3924 Bings 6 21/30 cwt. I must beg Joe not to be later than Sunday in coming down with the Ore Accounts in order that the whole may be settled and entered in the Books at Farnacres & it will be necessary to have the Tic
To Mr. Peter Mulcaster Farnacres 23d Novr. 1778
Mr. Mulcaster
We duly reced. yours of the 16th inst. and agreable to your desire send this to acquaint you that we shall pay the Ore Carriers and Lead Mill Workmen on Monday the 7th. Day of next Month at the Golden Lion in Hexham & desire you will send us the Pay Bill to this place as soon as you can after Recet. hereof and we must desire you to send us at same time an Accot. shewing the Quantity of Ore carried from the Mines
Sir Thos Blackett Barot at Bretton Newcas 23d Novemr 1778
near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir
I wrote to you the 18th instant to which refer you. Mr Bell was with me this Morning & paid into my Hands £500 on Account of Hexham Rents - he tells me your Tenants have been backward with their Rents but expected that he should be able to pay me a Thousand Pounds in a Fortnight. As I had some Money of yours in my Hands I now remit yo
Mr Westgarth Forster at Allanheads Newcas 24th Novr 1778
Sir
As Mr Blackett purposes going into Yorkshire next Month it would be more Convenient to him for you and the rest of the Stewards to be in Town on Monday the 14th of Decemr & receive your Money on Tuesday the 15th of which you will please to acquaint the rest of the Agents. I am etc CP
To Mr. Jona: Hilton Farnacres 27th Novemr. 1778
Mr: Hilton
As it will be attended with the greatest Inconvenience to us if Joe does not come here on Sunday we must beg of you to take care and see that he sets forward on Sunday Morning so as to be here in good time the same Day. Pray has any thing been done at Clargill Cleugh Colliery since we were at Hexham & settled the laying out of Ten Pounds?
We are Your &c
W. & T.
PS. We inclose you
To Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 27th Novemr. 1778.
Dear Sir
We have reced. your Letter of the 24th and this Day draw upon you for £146.1.2 being the Amount of 515 ½ Ounces of fine Silver at 5s/8d p[er] Ounce. The Bill is pay.ble Thirty Days after date. We are
Dr Sr. Your &c
W & T.
PS. We are sorry to find Trade so bad.
£146.1..2 Farnacres 27 Novemr. 1778
Thirty days after date Pay to the order of Messrs. Bell Cookson Carr Widdringt
To Mr. Peter Mulcaster Farnacres 27 Nov. 1778.
Mr. Mulcaster
I have reced. your Letter of the 26th. Inst. wth. the Operation & assays inclosed.
You need not trouble making out any new Operations on accot. of the Errors you mention as we can rectify the whole here & it will certainly be proper to include the Ore you mention from Guddamgill Burn X Vein S. End No.2 or any other which may arrive after it, the Operation to the 14th November Inst.
I shall hope
To Mr. Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 27th. Novemr. 1778.
Mr Mulcaster
The Errors following I have rectified in the several Operations Vizt.
30 May Greengill West End Bouse 11.6 altrd to 11.4
Cutting 2.2 altrd to 2.4
26 Sept Cornriggs Bouse 3.2 10/30 altrd to 3.1 10/30
Cornriggs Stock 15.1 15/30 altrd to 14.7 15/30
Novr.14 Guddmgll Bn X Vn.No2 Bouse 131.6 altrd to 133.2
£90 -. -. Newcastle Bank 4th Decemr 1778
Fourteen Days after date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus
Blackett Esqr Ninety Pounds - Value received
For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint
To Messrs Castell Whately & Powell Jno Widdrington
London Pay the Contents to Robt
To Mr John Holmes
Dear Sir
This only serves to acquaint you that on the 28th Ulto a Box was delivered to the London Carrier directed to you containing 443 Ounces of fine Silver which I doubt will come to a bad Markett as I observe Dollars and Standard Barrs are 5s/2d p[er] Ounce in the last Loyds List. I an
Dr Sir Yours &c.
NW Junr.
Farnacres 5 Decemr. 1778
The Revd Doctor Blackett Newcas 6th Decr 1778
Stoke Plymouth
Dear Sir
I have this day sent Messrs Child & Co a Bill for Ninety Pounds due the 18th instant which will be one Years Interest on Sir Thomas Blacketts Bond to you for £2000 due the 2d instant. As I was uncertain of your being in Town I thought it advisable to send the Bill to your Banker to whom I have inclosed a Receipt for you to sign when y
Mr John Bell Hexham Newcas 6th Decr 1778
Sir
I received yours of the 4th and observe that you have received about Six hundred Pounds and can be here with it any day after Thursday next. I shall be at Home on Friday & Saturday next so you may come which ever day is convenient to you. I fear Sir Thos Blackett will be greatly disappointed at not receiving a larger Sum. I have already remitted him a £1000 & he
Sir Thos Blackett Barot Newcas 6th Decr 1778
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
I am favoured with your Letter of the 28th Ulto acknowledging the Receipt of the two Bills for £1000. Mr Bell writes that he will bring me £600 the End of this Week by which I imagine your Tenants have fallen greatly Short in their Payments. I have wrote again to him acquainting him that you do expect they will pay up for I must have £1
Sir Jno. Trevelyan Baro[ne]t Nettlecombe Newcas. 8th Decemr. 1778
Near Taunton Somersetshire
Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Ult[im]o & am very glad to hear that yourself & Family are well. My Friend Mosley & I went to Wallington the 29th _ I received the Rents that day and the next morning & returned Home in the Evening The Tenants paid up much better than I expected considering the Price of Corn the l
Mr Joseph Gildart Congleton Newcas. 11th Decemr. 1778
Cheshire
Sir Mr Blackett desires me to acquaint you that he has received your Letter of the 6th Novem[be]r last respecting the Int[e]rest due to Blackett Midford upon the £200 left him by the late Sir W[alte]r Blackett The Int[e]rest upon it is to Commence from the 14th Febr[uar]y last (agreeable to a Letter wrote you by Mr. Blackett on the 26th Novem[be]r 1777) so that
Mr Thos. Smith Rookhope Dukesfield 13th. Decr. 1778
Sir
When I come to reflect upon the Accot. you gave me yesterday in regard to the New Bellows, cannot help thinking it a matter of more consequence then the discharge of a Smelter as (by your Letter) that seems to be your only desire, I cannot help saying that it was a falt in you to leave the Mill while they were Smelting & I hope it will be a caution to you for the future never to leave the Mill while [struck out: ‘Smel
Sir Thos Blackett Barot Bretton Newcas 13th Decr 1778
Yorkshire
Dear Sir
Mr Bell was with me Yesterday, he could only get £650 which Sum he paid me on Account of Hexham Rents and I shall bring a Bill or Bills with me to that Amount. Mr Bell expects he shall be able to pay me about £600 more the Middle of January which shall be remitted to you if you think proper.
I hope to be with you the 19th instant & a
Messrs Plumb & Browns Forster Lane Newcas 13th Decemr 1778
London
Gentn
Inclosed I send you your Account with Sir Thos Blackett The Balance in his Favour £342. 3s. 9d for which I have drawn a Bill on you dated 12th instant at 30 days date payable to the order of Messrs Bell Cookson & Co which you will please to accept & place to Account. I shall send you a ps of fine Silver the beginning of next Month. In your next
Francis Scott Esq Cheapside Newcas 13th Decemr 1778
No 27 London
Sir
I am favoured with your Letter of the 9th instant & observe that the India Co have given £13.5s.0d p Ton for Lead this Year and that at present it is sold in London at £13 p Ton. You may have here any Quantity of Sir Thomas Blacketts Lead you please at the following Prices - £12.17s.6d p Fother for the sort usually sent to India & £13.2s.6d p
Mr Thomas Wall Paper Buildings Newcas 13th Decr. 1778
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson and Co on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell dated 4th instant at 30 days for Two Hundred Pounds to make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyans Account from 31 Decem[be] to 31st March next for which you will please to send me your Receipt as usual. I am etc JEB.