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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Nicholas Walton – 17 Jul 1780
Mr Nichs Walton Junr Farnacres Newcastle 17th July 1780
Dear Sir
At my return from the North I found your Favour of the 30th Ulto. I understood that you was from Home which was the reason that you I did not answer it & I was in hopes of meeting you on Saturday.
I observe that a Dispute was likely to arise respecting the Boundary of the Long Ditch etc & that you recommended that Mr Fryer should attend the Examination. I int
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Isaac Hunter – 18 Jul 1780
Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcastle 18th July 1780
Sir
Your Plate of Silver is come safe to hand containing 1150oz.10dwts. Mr Blackett is now from Home but I have sent him your Letter by which he will be very well pleased to see that you get better forward with Carriage of Rookhope Lead as the want of it might have been very prejudicial to the Refinery here. I am etc CP
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 20 Jul 1780
Mr Dickinson Coalcleugh Dukesf[iel]d 20th July 1780
D'r S'r
I find when at Allanheads Mill yesterday that there's already as much Ore at her as we ought to have, as w[it]h the Ton Tail that's expected; I therefor desire that you'll stop
any more of your Boose Ore being sent, and in case we can make Room at her the latter end of the Year if you are likely to have any dificulty of getting your Mines clear'd shall then take
2 or 3 Hundred Bings but we
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 22 Jul 1780
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 22d July 1780
Dear Sir
We have your Letters of the 1st & 15th now before us and in answer to both we now are to acquaint you that we propose drawing for the Balance for last Cake at the Rate of 5s/8 1/2 d P Ounce but shall not draw it til the advice of the Arrival of the Cake which the Carrier of this week will bring you weighing 807 1/2 Ounces. The Acct for the last Cake will stand as below. We are
Sir. You
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Chambers – 22 Jul 1780
Mr Richd Chambers. Farnacres 22d July 1780
Dear Sir
I desire youll be so good as get us Eight Brass Weights adjusted to Standard by the Town Weight. They must be each two Stone and I beg the favour of you to get them for us as expeditiously as possible and sent by James Johnson the Hexham Carrier; Four directed to Mr Peter Mulcaster at Langley Lead Mill and Four to Mr Jonathan Hilton at Alston. I am
Dear Sir Your etc
N W Junr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 22 Jul 1780
Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 22d July 1780
Mr Mulcaster
Last Night I reced your Letters of the 16th & 18th. The Silver was sent for London Yesterday afternoon somI never saw it.
I have tryed the Produce of Silver & find it to be as follows. The Assay weighed 2Gr 14 dwt which is equal to 10 Oz 13 dwt 3Gr 6Tenths P Fodder and as there are 80 Fodders refined the Quantity of Silver according to Assay amounts to 852 Oz 12 dwt and the real
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Messrs Child – 26 Jul 1780
Messrs Child & Co Bankers Newcastle 26th July 1780
London
Gentn
Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell Whately & Powell dated 25th instant at one Month for One Hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten Shillings being half a Years Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due to the Right Revr Dr Thurlow Lord Bishop of Lincoln the 15th August.
Please to acknowledge the Receipt of
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 26 Jul 1780
Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcastle 26th July 1780
London
Sir Inclosed you will receive Messrs. Bell Cookson & Cos Bill on Castell & Co for Five Hundred Pounds at a Months date dated 25th inst. to pay Sir Edwd. Winningtons half Years Intrest on Mortgage of Wallington due the 6th August. Please to acknowledge the Receipt of this Bill & send me the usual Receipt I am etc J E B.
£500
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 28 Jul 1780
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 28th July 1780
Mr Mulcaster
I am very much concerned for the loss of George Temperley who always appeared to me to be, as you very properly say, a most faithfull Servant and indeed I was happy in the Idea of our having a person who I, as well as Mr Turner, hoped to give Incouragement to and retain in the service of Greenwich Hospital for a long time but how uncertain are all our Expectations and there is no saying how lon
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 8 Aug 1780
Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 8th Aug 1780
Sir
I now take the opportunity of acknowledging the recet of your Letter of the 5th and tho' I expect you to set out for Yorkshire this day I shall write exactly as I thought you in London. I have drawn upon you for £231.13.8 being for the balance as below mentioned. The Bill is payable 30 days after Date. I am for Mr Turner & Self
Sir Your etc
N W Junr
Balance of Acct for the
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Richard Wray – 15 Aug 1780
Mr Richd Wray Hexham Newcas 15th Augst 1780
Sir
Inclosed you will receive Bank Notes to the amount of Sixty Pounds which with £2.8s.0d in Cash is in full for Candles delivered to Wolfcleugh to 30th June last. I am etc CP
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 20 Aug 1780
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcas 20th August 1780
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I Yesterday drew a Bill on you payable to the order of Messrs Bell Cookson & Co at a months date for £600 which I doubt not you will pay due honour to & place to the account of Sir Thomas Blackett Barot. I am etc JEB
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 21 Aug 1780
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 21st Aug 1780
Mr Mulcaster
[annotated to side:] See Plan of Langley Castle Farm upon Paper.
[The plan is available in the PDF of this document]
Above you have a Sketch showing the manner in which I wd like to have the Wall built for preventing damage to your Close near the House and to leave the piece a waste [marked on the plan]. You will therefore lay down the Stones accordingly.
The Bone Ashes are a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 25 Aug 1780
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 25 th Aug 1780
Mr Mulcaster
Your Memorandums of the 14th & 17th and Letters of the 18th & 20th instant are now before us and you have our answer to the several Articles therein mentioned as follows.
Your endeavours to get a Subscription towards the School House have proved that it is necessary to be cautious how that Proposition is to be carried into execution and it must be dropped if Greenwich Hospit
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 26 Aug 1780
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 26 Augt 1780
Sir
We send you by this Weeks Carrier a Box containing 782 1/4 Ounces of Fine Silver.
We shall be obliged by your taking the first opportunity of paying Mr Probert for the 50 Casks of Bone Ashes mentioned in our Letter of the 8th inst and believe you have a proper receipt for him to Sign which we beg you will send us as soon as you can.
We are Sir Yours etc
W & T
Reced 30th A
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 26 Aug 1780
Mr Rich Probert. Farnacres 26th Augt 1780
Mr Probert
You will be so obliging as immediately on Recet hereof to wait upon Mr Holmes who will pay you £22 - for the last 50 Casks of Bone Ashes.
We have some loss by the Bone Ask Casks not coming so good as usual and therefore beg you will take care to let us have better Casks for the future and we must desire to have the Bone Ashes packed with Paper as formerly used to be done as in ca
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 Aug 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 27th Augst 1780
Your Letters of the 23rd & 24th are now in course of being fully answered.
With regard to the Lane near your House you are desired to get that work forward immediately according to your own description of the matter.
The behaviour of Edwd Scott is unaccountably odd and we must endeavour to make him sensible of his error and til we see further must let alone doing anything as to that incl
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Cuthbert Peart – 29 Aug 1780
Mr Cuth Peart Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 29th Aug't 1780
Inclosed you have the General Acco'ts closed in the manner I understood you choosed to have it; if not to your liking pray send me it with the alterations upon it & shall make one accordingly & bring to town w[i]th me
I neglected when I saw the <Ald[er]m[an]> at Hexham to inquire of him the quantity there would be of Species to make the several Pays as I will have to procure a Carrier to carry the whole would
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 30 Aug 1780
To Mr Thos. Temperley. Farnacres 30th Augst 1780
Thomas
I have reced your Letter of the 28th inst and quite approve of what you have done and propose respecting the carrying forward the Level for Winning Stublick Colliery and I have only to observe that I shd be glad to have the Lengths between Staple and Staple to be as great as they possibly can not to create too much inconvenience to the Workmen and care must be taken to fix them so as to suit the Hollows of t
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 30 Aug 1780
Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcas 30th Augst 1780
London
Sir I received your Favour of the 9th instant & observe that on settling your Account with Sir John Trevelyan to the 30th Sept. 1779 there was a Balance due to you of £169.2.6¾. He has omitted mentioning this to me but inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co at 25 days date for that Sum The hurry and Confusion of a disagreeab
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 1st Sepr 1780.
We have reced your Letter of the 28th and also one from Thomas Temperley of the same date an answer to which we inclose you and desire you'll peruse it and then Seal and deliver it to him.
We approve of your employing the Masons in Building the Wall which is to form the Lane and also of your applying the Stone they have Won to that purpose; and as it will suit very well to build the Wall in man
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 5 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 5th Septemr 1780.
Yours of the 29th Ulto & 2nd inst came duly to hand together with the operation for last Month.
I think it right that the Stublick Level Men shd have aBox for their Candles & that they should take the Gunpowder at the price it cost us.
The School House if that matter can be got forward had best be placed as you mention in Thomas Coats Pasture its front upon the Line of the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 8 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 8th Septemr 1780
We have reced yours, the Contents of which shall be particularly attended to. Mr Walton has seen Mr Blackett who has promised to consult with Sir Thomas Blacketts Agent at Bladon and if they can spare us a Man I dare say they will. Mr Walton is promised an answer very soon but does not expect one 'til after the Election. When we receive one, you shall immediately hear from us. We are much obliged to y
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 10 Sep 1780
J.E. Blackett Esqr N.Castle Dukesf[iel]d 10th Septr 1780
Sir
Inclosed you have the Month acco'ts for the Several Mills and also Mr Ord's Ltre [Letter] by w[hi]ch you'll see he will not promise his Vote for S'r M. till he see's his Friend who's a Mr Storey Leather-Seller on the Sand Hill. I have been w[i]th Thompson twice since I saw you but can make nothing of him. Mr Salkeld & I will be in Town against the time you mention
I wish you would order Mr
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 15 Sep 1780
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 15th Septr 1780
London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Frans Ridley the London Carrier a pe fine Silver containing One Thousand & Eight Ounces which I desire you will place to accot with Sir Thomas Blackett Bt as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Receipt of It.
