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Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 7 Apr 1777
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Cleaver Alston 7th April 1777
Sir,
I am very wishful to see you & Mr Gilbert here as soon as possible you can & I have this day wrote him to the same purport for unless some of the New Works be entered into several of the Leases will be forfeited but if you was here together may then do as you please only if they should be forfeited & afterwards turn out good I might be blamed. No alterations since I wrote you last we are now only about 3 or 4 f
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 8 Apr 1777
Dukesfield. 8th April 1777
J. E. Blackett Esq Newcastle
You’ll receive with this a Plate of Silver as per inclosed accot. I have got the Lead started from this Mill at the summer price, it goes bu slowly yet tho I expect it will brisken every day; have delivered of the Refined Lead 650 p<iece>s & hope that the quantity you want at this time will be deliv.d from the mill before the end of the month. I shall be in town soon & then shall know the sorts you would
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 13 Apr 1777
Mr Darwin Greys Inn Newcas 13th April 1777
London
Sir I received your Letter of the 4th instant acknowledging the Receipt of a Bill for £700 on Sir John Trevelyans account and desiring a Remittance on account of the Quarterly Payments Inclosed you have Messrs. Bell Cookson & Cos bill on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell for Three hundred & Twenty Pounds to enable you to make the Quar[ter]ly Payments on account of S
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 13 Apr 1777
Sir Thos. Blackett Bt. at Godfrey Bosville’s Esqr. Newcas 13th April 1777
Great Rufus Street Bloomsbury London
Dear Sir I hope this may find you well in Town Your Leadmine Stewards were here on Tuesday last for Subsistence money for the Workmen I paid £1120 so have not yet had occasion to take up any money at the Bank The Report of the Stewards is that the Mines are much in the same State they were when you was in the North some little Improvements in th
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 17 Apr 1777
Dukesf’d. 17th April 1777
Mr Morrow Blaydon
Dr Sir
I wrote you on the 8th inst that we had delivered 650 ps of refined lead from this mill & that I would be at Newcastle on the Saturday following & would like to see you there to fix a meeting of the Wainmen - not then seeing you & finding that the lead goes but slowly from the Bankfoot makes me imagine that you have not rec.d my last letter – shall clear the Mill tomorrow of refined lead, & expect before
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mary Carr – 18 Apr 1777
Miss Carr at Sam[ue]l Rolleston’s Esqr. Old Alresford Newcas 18th April 1777
Hampshire
D[ea]r Madam I received your Letter of the 7th instant desiring to know in whose hands your money is _ Sir John Trevelyan is left sole Executor by the late Sir Walter Blacketts Will & he is desirous of paying off in July next the several Bonds amounting to £1200 with the Int[e]rest due thereon It will be necessar
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Robert Makepeace – 18 Apr 1777
Mr Robt. Makepeace Goldsmith Newcas. 18 April 1777
Serle Street Lincolns Inn London
Sir I have this day sent you by Robert Cave the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred & two 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.
a p[iec]e fine silver q[uanti]ty 802½ oz at p[er]
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 27 Apr 1777
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 27 April 1777
Dear Sir
The London Carrier who set out yesterday will bing you a Box containing 640 ¼ Ounces of [struck out: ‘Bullion’] Fine Silver which hope youll receive safe and are
Yr &c. W & S
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 4 May 1777
To Mr Peter Mulcaster Farnacres 4th May, 1777
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced. yours of the 30th Ulto. and shall return your Rect. for Mrs. Brown’s Rent which you gave when we were at Hexham. The Error you mention shall be rectified the first opportunity. Hope you’ll remember that no new Lead is to be delivered but all the old or Lead of last year and then stop till all is got to Newcastle so as to enable us to make a Lead Carriers pay. If Chrisr Nicholson of Woodhall Mill
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to George Simpson – 4 May 1777
A Copy of A Letter to Mr Simpson Alston 4th May 1777
Sir,
As I am very desirous of having the Account of Stanhope Lead Mine from Michs 1775 to Michs 1776 I beg you will send me that Account over to Morrow or early on Tuesday Morning without fail, and I have given Directions to Chrs Walton the Bearer to send George Chapman here with it as soon as it is ready you will therefore not neglect for if it be ever so rough a Copy it will do for me; I propose going to Newcastle the latter end of
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Charles Atkinson – 7 May 1777
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr Atkinson Stanhope 7th May 1777
Sir,
I have recd a Letter from Mr Gilbert who is appointed by Lord Carlisle & his Lordships Trustees to have the General Inspection of his Lordships Lead Mines that he Mr Gilbert will be here to review his Lordships Works on or about the 20th Inst and as his Letter mentions the Works are intended to be carried forward with good Spirit on his Lordships Account I wish much to have Stanhope Lead Mine Pay made before he co
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 7 May 1777
Dukesf’d. 7th May 1777
Mr Morrow Blaydon
Dr Sir
I shall meet you & the Wainmen at Mrs Reynaldsons on Wednesday the 14th inst to settle for this years carriage against when I hope you’ll have an proper Article ready
& am Yrs &c IH:Jr
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 7 May 1777
Dukesf’d. 7th May 1777
Mr Forster Allanheads
Dr Sir
I reced yours last night by Jno Ridley in regard to meeting Mr Hall at Aldstone on Saturday to settle the Ore Carriage. I do asure you if the meeting was within 20 yds of my own House, that I would not attend it, nor shall while in this office, ever rely anything upon Mr Hall’s agreements from the little trials I have already had of his abiding by them.
The regulating the Carriage to and from the Mills is my pro
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 May 1777
To Mr. Peter Mulcaster Farnacres 9th. May 1777.
Mr. Mulcaster.
As we cannot properly determine what to do as to the inclosing the Dam at Langley South Common till we have the Measure round the Dam where a Wall or Fence may be fixed we desire you will measure it with a Chain and let us know the first Opportunity how many Chains & Links it is.
The Walling of the Staple as we have mentioned before shall be attended to when Mr. Hilton comes here as also the Nail Rodds.
W
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 16 May 1777
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 16th May 1777
Dear Sir
We duly reced. your Letters of the 26th Ulto and 10th inst. and this day have drawn upon you at Thirty Days Date for £382:13:4 being the amount of 1280 Ounces of Bullion at 5s/11d ¾ p[er] Ounce.
Ounces
The Bullion wch Arrived with you on the 26th Ulto weighed 639 3/4
Do 10 inst. Weighed 640 3/4
1280
We are Yo
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Robert Makepeace – 23 May 1777
Mr Robt. Makepeace Goldsmith Newcas. 23rd May 1777
Serle Street Lincolns Inn London
Sir I this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred & Eighty nine 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.
a p[iec]e fine silver q[uanti]ty 889½ o
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Ibbetson – 27 May 1777
To John Ibbetson Esqr. Farnacres 27th May 1777
Sir
Inclosed you will receive the Langley Lead Mill Account from the 3d August 1776 to and with the 29th March 1777 upon which there is a profit of £899:19:9 ¼ no Mill Rent being Charged in the present Account which in our Letter accompanying the Mill account of last Year dated the 7th November 1776, we stated was unusual to be allowed in Mining Undertakings; after the outlay with all Interest thereon had been cleared by the prof
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 28 May 1777
Dukesf’d. 28th May 1777
Mr Forster Allanheads
Dr Sir
I have consulted with Walton in regard to the Wood Carriage to the mines, and we have agreed to put it upon the following plan – the Wood Carriers to go 3 Days in the Week with Wood so long as they have in their Hands; twice one week to your place and once to Coalcleugh, the succeeding week twice to Coalcleugh & one to your place which he thinks will get up all the Wood, and that each 8 Horses carry 6 full Load of wood t
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 28 May 1777
Dukesf’d. 28th May 1777
Mr Dickinson Coalcleugh
Dr Sir
I cannot understand why your Wood Carriers should not have the same usage this year as formerly, but least they should abuse the privilage they used to have, have consulted with Walton and we have fixed upon the following manner ie, that each 8 Horses shall carry 6 full Load of Wood to the Mine, to be entitled to Ore for the 8; and so in that proportion for the other No. of Horses. and that they go (while they have the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 May 1777
To Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 30th May 1777
Mr Mulcaster
The Errors in the Operations are all set right so the whole agrees now and we are glad you have found out the Lead that which was short.
Pray Push the Carriers to get all into the Warehouse at Newcastle as fast as possible and amongst the rest Thomas Ions. If any new Lead is delivered before the Old is all sent off it shd be kept separate.
The Memorandum about the Farms cannot yet be got done.
This day we send you
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 31 May 1777
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Cleaver Alston 31st May 1777
Dear Sir,
I take this first opportunity of acquainting you that Mr. Gilbert left Alston last Wednesday Evening, and as some Memorandums were made when he was with Messrs. Walton & Smeaton I inclose you a Copy in order to shew you how the Lead Mine Undertakings are circumstanced and there appears to be a very good understanding between Messrs. Walton & Smeaton & Mr. Gilbert I hope every matter will be settled in such
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Gilbert – 8 Jun 1777
A Copy of A Letter sent Mr Gilbert Alston 8 June 1777
Sir,
We were at Stanhope on the 5th Inst and on examining Grove we must beg leave to tell you we have taken the Liberty of setting aside the Bargain you let to Ralph Sanderson &Partrs to sink a shaft in order to try a Vein South of Grey’s Vein; our reasons are; There is a cross Leader 12 fathoms South of Stobb’s cross cut which runs towds Sandersons String & by driving in that Leader 3½ fathoms we expect to cut Sanderso
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 10 Jun 1777
Dukesf’d. 10 June 1777
Jno. E. Blackett Esq Newcastle
Sir
Inclosed you have the Month Accots. for the several Mills and also the General Accots for ore which I forgot to take when I carried the Q[arterly] Accots.
We have got forward pretty well for this some time past with smelting at all the mills – but this dry weather should continue any time will be a hinderance, particularly at Allanheads Mill; at the other two I hope we shall do nearly what we have done for
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 11 Jun 1777
Dukesf’d. 11th June 1777
Mr Dickinson Coalcleugh
Dr Sr
As I had not the pleasure of seeing you last week as I expected, to have settled the Carriage for this Year from your place, have inclosed you a list of those that I would choose should have ore from your Mine to this Mill, on the Set Days exclusive of your Wood, Coal &c carrying and they to be regulated in the manner I mentioned in my last of the 28 Ult. to have Ore thrice a Fortnight while they have Wood &c t
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Gilbert – 13 Jun 1777
A Copy of A Letter sent Mr Gilbert Alston 13 June 1777
Sir,
We wrote you on the 8th Inst which we hope you have recd and we have the pleasure to inform you that Greengill Forebreast is now considerably better than when you saw her and indeed mended since we let the Bargain, we have also discovered a Vein about half way between Greengill forebreast and Garrigill Burn which we expect to be Greengill & Bentyfield Vein though it is further to the North than where Greengill &
