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Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Johnson – 23 Jan 1781

James Johnson                                                       Farnacres 23d Janry 1781 We have some Wood and Deals to come from Mr Harvey for a House at Stublick Colliery and desire youll bring as much on Friday as you can and the remainder as soon afterwards as you can.   The Deals must be delivered at Langley Mill but the Wood must be laid down at the place where the House is to be built.   No time must be lost in doin

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 23 Jan 1781

Mr Mulcaster                                         Farnacres 23d Janury 1781 We approve of your having set Joe Bell of Pytrune to the Ore Hearth & shall be glad to hear he goes in and behaves well. As to Dunwoodie we beg he may be left to himself; we wished to continue to employ him, and for that purpose, meant to have him so far relieved of his complaint as that he might be enabled to work for us.   If he continues in our service, exp

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 23 Jan 1781

Mr Mulcaster.                                 Farnacres 23d January 1781 Mr Temperley  We approve of the agreement with Coats & Robson for carriage of the Stones, including Door Windows & Coin Stones.  The Chimney Stuff must be pd for by day.  You had best agree with them for carriage of the Sand, at 2s P Fodder of Lime on which Sand is to be mixed The Slates & Flags, we clearly see must be Ledd by day, and Thomas Temperley it is expected will see

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 Jan 1781

Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 30 January 1781 I have not time to say more than that I have fixed Thomas Forsters having the bringing up the Wood and remainder of the Deals for Stublick Colliery House and that I hear one Hundred of the Deals have been taken away by James Johnsons Man.   If you can send the inclosed so as to be at Alston before James Johnson goes I beg you will but don't send a special Messenger.   Let T Temperley know I have been so much engaged as never to have

Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 30 Jan 1781

Mr Jno Holmes                                       Farnacres 30th January 1781 Dear Sir Last Weeks  Carrier will bring you a Box containing 656 Ounces of fine Silver which we hope will come to a good Markett on Saturday the 10th of next Month but perhaps the arrival of the East India Ships will lower the price of Silver.   We all including Miss Smeaton join in every good wish to you and yours & are Dear Sir Your most Hble Servts Walton &a

Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Hollier – 2 Feb 1781

Mr Hollier at Mrs Pearsons Westgate Farnacres 2d February 1781 Sir Having received a Message from you in which you desire to know whether we have any Grey Slags to dispose of and at what price, we take the first opportunity of acquainting you that a considerable Quantity of Grey Slags are produced from the work where we have the Direction, but we are not desirous to sell them and have refused Offers, which have been made for the Grey Slags produced at our Work; if however you wil

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Bell – 2 Feb 1781

Mr Chr Bell.                                 Farnacres 2d February 1781 As it may admit of some doubt whether you can be permitted to sell Coals lying at Stublick Colliery after the End of yr Term, though you have an undoubted right to remove such Coals, at any time within Six Months after the End of the Term, we beg leave to propose it to you that the Lease be paid before Mr Fawcett, & for that purpose,should be glad that you or your Son would come down, &

Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Mulcaster – 2 Feb 1781

Mr Mulcaster Blaydon Dukesf[iel]d 2nd Feb[ruar]y 1780 [sic] Sir I find now that I have got all the Mill acc[oun]ts for last year, that I had made a mistake in the quantity of Lead deliv[ere]d f[ro]m Dukesf[iel]d & Rookhope in the acco[unt]s I sent you on the 6th Dec[embe]r as youll see below so that there will be only 3 ps of Dukesfield wanting w[hi]ch probably may be lost of the Draughts or hid among the mud at the Stob – as the Wainsmen are accountable for the Allanheads &

Letter – Isaac Hunter to Jonathan Sparke – 2 Feb 1781

Mr Sparke Clerk Allanhds Mill Dukesf[iel]d 2nd Feby 1781 Sir Yours w[i]th Hutchinson’s Bills inclosed I rec[eive]d & Lee’s son the other day, by w[ho]m I find that you have some what misapprehended mine, for it’s my greatest pleasure to discharge the duty of my office to the satisfaction of all under my inspection, so as not to prejudice the Masters intrest. You are either misadvised or do not rightly understand what’s required of a Person in my station; therefor, shall

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 2 Feb 1781

Farnacres 2d February 1781 Thomas Temperley We duly received your two Letters of the 22d with the accompanying observations and Estimate and since that your Letter of the 25th all of last Month. The observations you make as to the Borings seem very proper and there seems to be no fear but we shall have plenty of Coal to chuse of after the Level now driving is got up but we hope the work may be done for less Money than you have

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 4 Feb 1781

Farnacres 4th February 1781 Thomas Temperley As the Manure produced from the Hay & Straw of the Farm your Father has at Langley Mill and also some of the Manure which is lying there Shd be considered as belonging to that Farm, and as you are to have the Farm next year it is expected that you lead to and lay upon such parts of that Farm as most require the same Two Thirds at least of the Manure above mentd and what remains at the en

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 4 Feb 1781

Farnacres 4 Febry 1781 Mr Mulcaster We have reced yours of the 30th Ulto and duly observe its Contents. We are glad you got well home after your difficult traveling and that you have got all to work again as we are to hear that no harm has been done by the sudden Thaw. As soon as John Dixon has been tried we should be glad to hear from you as to the Produce in the Reducing way. We inclose a Recommendation for Wm Dunwoodie and he m

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Wilkinson – 5 Feb 1781

Mr Wilkinson. Farnacres 5th February 1781 Dear Sir You are desired to send by James Johnson Hexham & Alston Carriers this day 5 Cwt of 3/4 Inch Square And 1 Cwt of 1 3/4 Inch Square. I am Dear Sir Your Humble Servant Nich Walton Junr

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 5 Feb 1781

Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 5th February 1781 You are desired to send directed to Mr Hollier at M[es]rs Pearsons Westgate Newcastle 14 pound weight of Grey Slag such as is on a Medium produced from our Work & take care that it is real Grey Slag without Ore as sometimes there may be sticking to it. The Quantity is for a Tryal by a set of Gentlemen who we understand are setting up a Refining work opposite to,Blaydon, and upon the issue of this Tryal

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 6 Feb 1781

Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcas 6 February 1781 London Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated 30th Ulto. at 25 days date for Five Hundred Pounds to pay Sir Edwd. Winningtons ½ Years Intrest due this month on Sir Jno Trevelyans accot You will please to pay this Sum into the hands of Mr. Wright the Banker Advising me of the Receipt of the Bill I am etc J E B.

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Trevelyan – 6 Feb 1781

To Sir John Trevelyan Bt. Newcas. 6th Febry 1781 Half Moon Street Piccadilly London Dr Sir I am favoured with your Letter of the 31st Ulto. by which I find that you would be in Town as Yesterday I observe that you expect a Remittance of £500 & shall have occasion for a further Sum in about three months hence Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thornton – 9 Feb 1781

Mr Thornton Farnacres 9 February 1781 Langley Lime Kiln being properly connected wth Stublick Colliery and Langley Mill we have desired Thomas Temperley to take it immediately under his care. We are Your etc W & T PS. Have you got Edwd Nicholson to execute his Lease and what has been got done about Thomas Fall.

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Feb 1781

Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 9th February 1781 We have reced yours of the 6th and duly note the Contents. It certainly will be proper for Thomas Temperley to have the care if the Limestone Quarry & Kiln immediately and we have wrote to Mr Thornton about it and desire youll Name it to Thomas as we have not time to write to him this Evening. The Iron was intended for Nent Force Levell & we are sorry to find that our directions were not properly given when it was ordered. Yo

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Feb 1781

Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 9th February 1781 Yours of the 5th with the Operation is come to hand and we are realy surprized to see so very bad a produce from Gallygill Syke and Carrs Ore but it cannot now be helped. We have wrote to the Contractors to be with you very soon & doubt not they will be so, as now they shd be getting every thing ready but we would not wish them to begin any walling till March. We observe you have settled with Mr Bell for his lost Pig of Lead and hav

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Rewcastle – 9 Feb 1781

Mssrs Rewcastle Surtees & Snowball Farnacres 9th Febry 1781 We are much surprized you have never yet been at Langley Mill to consult with Mr Mulcaster & Thomas Temperley about getting every thing ready for the new House at Stublick & desire youll go there the first opportunity without fail. We are Your Humble Servants Walton & Turner

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 9 Feb 1781

Thomas Temperley Farnacres 9th February 1781 We have reced your Letter of the 5th and approve of what you propose with regard to the Winning the Little Coal and Estimate of Expenses and time it will take to Winn the same; as also of what you intend as to the tryal of the Stone Coal. Tho' it appears you have had a hard Job in the Boring way we hope it may prove better in the driving. What you have done as to Letting the Sinking is very right as we do

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Feb 1781

Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 10 February 1781 Not having had an opportunity of examining strictly any of your operations since the ending of last year's Account till within those two Days we now send as follows our notes on several Errors. We observe that the Total quantity received from Rampgill agrees with the General Acct of Ore reced from that Mine wch is 544 Bings of Bouse Ore and 1<3 [or] 8> Bings 2Cwt of Cutting Ore; but by the

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 11 Feb 1781

Mr Probert. Farnacres 11 February 1781 Sir We shall be obliged by your sending us directed as usual one Hundred and Fifty Casks of Bone Ashes Fifty of which as soon as your convenience can admit of it. We are Sir Your etc W & T

Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 13 Feb 1781

Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 13th February 1781 Dear Sir We have reced your Letter of the 10th and return you thanks for the trouble you had as to the Parcel for Mr Maule and delivery thereof. The Silver last sent you being 656 Ounces we have this day drawn for & which at 5s11d P Ounce amounts to £194.1.4; and as Mr Mylne acquaints Mr Walton Junr he has pd £13.13 - to you on his Account for Dr Pitcairne, we have taken the liberty to add th

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 16 Feb 1781

Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 16th Febry 1781 We have reced yours with the Operations all corrected. We have also reced the Genl Acct of Lead Ore for last year. Mr Walton expects to be with you at Langley on Sunday the 4th of March in the Evening and will stay the next day and Night with you & he will then talk over the matter with you respecting the Reducing Furnace Ashes. We are Your Humble Servants Walto
The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467