J.E.Blackett Esq, Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d: 25th Decr 1779
Sir
By Mondays Carrier youll receive a Plate of Silver as per inclosed Acco't. If you have any Castor Oil by you I wish you would send a Bottle of it by Mr Forster who I suppose will be in town next week & will think little of the trouble for one of the Workmen who got great benefit f[ro]m what you before sent us, is now very ill & desiring to have of it again - you'll please to accept of the Pheasant
Mr John Holmes
Dear Sir
By last Weeks Carrier we sent you a Box containing 732 3/4 Ounces of fine Silver. When you write us you'll be so obliging as send Mr Cratherns Recet for the 50 Casks of Bone Ashes sent on Board of the Peggy John Middlemas Master.
The 50 Casks of Bone Ashes desired in our Letter of the 3d inst, we wish to receive as soon as Mr Crathern can send them. We are
Dear Sir Your etc.
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Farnacres 31 Decr 1779
Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 31 Decr 1779
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced your two Letters of the 26th and are very happy to find the Alteration you have made as for the Reducers is so promising to produce advantage to Greenwich Hospital. We very much approve of what you propose further in this matter.
We are extremely angry at the bad behaviour of John Forster and Geo. Robinson and it is certain if we had been at the Mill at the time we shd have d
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 31st Decr 1779
Forster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a piece of fine Silver containing Nine Hundred & Seventy seven Ounces & an half which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Barot as usual at the Market Price& advise me on your Receipt of it.
I have drawn a Bill on you for £500 payable to Bel
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 2nd January 1780
Mr Mulcaster
Having carefully weighed the Assays for the last Six Operations I find them to be in produce as follows.
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From the above it is evident the Alteration of the Kams working is a Method with very Considerable Advantage and you will observe Mr Walton had made a mistake when he wrote you the 15th of Novemr but th
1780 Janry 26th Wrote Mr Maughan to be in Town on Wednesday the 23d Febry & to receive Subsistence money on Thursday the 24th & to acquaint Mr Dickinson & Mr Forster to be in at the Same Time.
Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 3rd Jan 1780
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced your Letter of the 31st Ulto with the Acct of Stock of Materials at and about the Mill and desire you will get a Valuation made of those Materials which belong to the Lime Kiln & the new Level as are left Blank in the above Acct and you may employ such persons as you think proper making such Valuation.
It appears to us quite proper to be clear of Frank Carr in the
Messrs Child & Co Bankers London Newcas 9th Janry 1780
Gentn
Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell Whately & Powell dated 1st instant at one month for £157.10s.0d for one half Years Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due from Sir Thomas Blackett Bt to the Right Revr Dr Thurlow Lord Bishop of Durham [Lincoln inserted above Durham] the 15th February next. Please to acknowledge the Receipt of this
Mr Thomas Wall Temple London Newcas 9th Janry 1780
Sir Inclosed you receive two Bills drawn by Bell Cookson & Co dated the 1st instant - one at Twenty days for Two Hundred Pounds to make the quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Account from 31st Dec. last to 31st March next; the other at 40 days date for £500 to pay Sir Edwd. Winningtons half Years Intrest on the late Sir Walter Blacketts Bond & Mortgage for £25000 due 6
Sir Jno Trevelyan Barot. at Nettlecomb Newcas 9th Janry 1780
near Taunton Somersetshire
Dear Sir I wrote you the 12th Ult. to which refer you. Inclosed you have a Copy of Mr. Trevelyans answer to my Letter by which you’ll observe that he does not accept of the Offer you made him of Longwitton Estate for £30000 I am sorry that you Gentlemen are not likely to come to an Agreement for this Estate & the more so as Mr. Trevelyan informs me by
To Mr Robert Mylne Esqr. Farnacres 15th January 1780
Dear Sir
On examining our Mill Accounts I find there are 3753 Pieces of Lead (our best Lead) being equal to 281 Tons 17 Cwt now unsold and as we are going on making more you may have that Quantity or any other you please not exceeding 5000 Pieces all delivered in London River by the Month of April or May & we can begin the delivery when you please; but it will be very necessary that we shd have as
Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 15 Janu 1780.
Dear Sir.
We are much obliged by the trouble you have taken in paying for the Bone Ashes, and settling the sending of other 50 Casks.
This day we have drawn upon you at Thirty days date for £207.12s3d being the Amount of Seven Hundred and Thirty Two & three Quarters Ounces of fine Silver at 5s/8d P Ounce.
The Weight of the above is equal to abt 50 1/4 Pounds but what the Box was, we can
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 21 Jan 1780
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced yours of the 17th and are sorry to find the difficulty with regard to the Quicksand still continues. What Geo Temperley has done in sinking a Shaft is certainly proper, but as soon as they have got the work cleared out they shd be exceedingly careful to have a good Foundation for walling and laying of the Flags upon, and therefore if it is necessary on acct of the Softness of the bott
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 28th Jany 1780
Mr Mulcaster
Your Letter of the 24th gave us much pleasure and we hope everything will now be got forward without any more Hazard or Difficulty but I rather fear you have turned out of the walled part Westward too near the Quicksand, I however hope I may be mistaken in this, and that every thing will prosper. Nothing could be more proper than George Temperleys Proceedings in this Business, but we must
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 2nd Feb 1780
Dear Sir
On Saturday last we delivered to the Carrier a Box containing 848 3/4 Ounces of Silver Bullion with which we take this Opportunity of acquainting you.. We are
Dr Sir Yours etc
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To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 4 Feb 1780
Mr Mulcaster
Yours of the 30 Ulto is now before us & we are very happy to find the Level Work likely to get forward again, and much obliged to you for your very distinct Account from time to time of the Proceedings. The Gunpowder and Steel you will receive by Mondays Carrier, as Mr Walton will order it to tomorrow.
We think it will be very proper go let Frank Carrs Farm and House to Nicholas Tempe
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 18 Feby 1780
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you for £216.14s3d being the Amount of 848 3/4 Ounces of fine Silver at 5s7 1/2d P Ounce after deducting £22 which you will be pleased to pay Mr Richd Proberts for 50 Casks of Bone Ashes he sent us on Board of the Michael Jos Smith Master. We have wrote to Mr Proberts to call upon you.
We are Dear Sir. Your etc
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PS. We are sorry stil to see th
To Mr Richd Proberts. Farnacres near Gateshead February 18th 1780
near Hoxton Turnpike London
Sir
We have received the Bone Ashes and desire you will call upon Mr Holmes for the Money.
We desire you will when convenient send us 100 casks more; but we are not in any hurry & think it probable we may not have occasion for more than the above Quantity this year.
We are Sir
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Mr Mulcaster, Blaydon Dukesf[iel]d 21st Feb'y 1780
Sir
Both yours I rec'd in due course and should have answ'd your last sooner, but expected to have got Rookhope Acco't that you might find in who's hands that Lead wanting are in; but on second thought, think it will be as well to send Mr Smith down - the quantity deliv[ere]d f[ro]m Rookhope last yr of Eleven sto[ne] p[iece]s 8,261, Eight sto[ne] 11,229 w[hic]h makes 358 of the former &