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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 28 Apr 1781
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 28th April 1781
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Thirteen Hundred & thirteen Ounces which I desire you will place to account with Sir Thomas Blackett Barot as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Receipt of It.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 11 May 1781
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 11th May 1781.
Dear Sir
We duly received yours of the 5th and have this day drawn upon you Forty days after date for £127.12.11 being the amount of 502 Ounces of Bullion at 6s - 1/2 P Ounce and £20 for the Lottery Tickett No 20515 in last Years State Lottery after deducting £44 which youll be so good as pay to Richd Probert for 100 Casks of Bone Ashesfor which he must Sign the Inclosed Receipt. The Account is stated
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 11 May 1781
Mr Probert. Farnacres near Gateshead 11 May 1781
Having been from home for some time we have been prevented desiring M Holmes to pay you for the two last 50 Casks of Bone Ashes. The first 50 we never had any advice of from you which we think very wrong, but for the last 50 we had advice from you by Letter & Bill of Parcels of the 4th April. We shall be glad to have the Order compleated as soon as possible & will then dete
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 13 May 1781
Mssrs Peter and James Mulcaster Farnacres 13th May 1781
We address you as above, tho' we know James to be the Elder Brother, and we shall continue to do so, as we think the Commissioners & Governors of Greenwich Hospital, will chuse the Seniority to go by Servitude under them, and we hope the Brothers will agree in this.
As we are now writing to you for the first time since you have jointly, by your own wishes, entered into the Service of Greenwich Hospital, we b
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 20 May 1781
Mssrs Peter & James Mulcaster. Farnacres 20th May 1781
We have reced yours of the 16th & 17th inst and duly note their Contents. On calling yesterday at Mssrs Sandell and Chambers Shop we found that the Anvil & Vice had not been sent on Friday owing to their having been much hurried in compleating some other Orders which they had previous to ours but we are assured they shall be sent by Jas Johnsons Waggon tomorrow and the Bellows for Stublick Colliery S
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 20 May 1781
Thomas Temperley Farnacres 20th May 1781
We have received your Letter of the 4th with the Estimate of the Old Materials but it only arrived yesterday morning 10th we are rather surprised at. For the time to come we desire all your Letters may be sent by the Hexham Post Man that comes down the South side of Tyne. We intend paying the Money for the Materials when we make the Lead Mill & Stublick Colliery Pay & at the s
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 22 May 1781
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 22d May 1781
Dear Sir
We have reced your favor of the 19th inst & thank you for the trouble you have had & your Goodness in paying Mr Probert agreable to our desire. We have this Day drawn upon you payble Forty Days after Date for £161:14:4 being the Amount of 533 1/2 Ounces of Fine Silver at 6/- 3/4d P Ounce and are
Dear Sir Your etc
W& T
£161:14:4. Farnacres 22nd May 1781
Forty Days after
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 22 May 1781
Thomas Temperley Farnacres 22d May 1781
We have reced your Letter of the 19th and have no objection to your employing such number of Miners you mention that is Eight provided you are clear to have a Vend for the Coals but shd not we see how our Vend goes on for a little before we have that Number. We are glad to hear the Coal is promising. Wm Walker we think shd not be employed & desire he may not be employed 'till we
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Ralph Dixon – 22 May 1781
Ralph Dixon at the Lee Dukesfield 22nd May 1781
I wrote two Months ago that if you did not go and Wash up the Black Slags that were stamp’d that I should emply some body else to wash them. I find when I was at the Mill yesterday that you have don little or nothing at them; I give you this second notice that if you do not go against Monday the 28th inst. and follow them (till what’s stamped be fit to smelt) that I shall look upon it as a quitting of the Work and shall let them to som
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 May 1781
Mssrs Peter & James Mulcaster. Farnacres 27th May 1781
We only received your of the 23d and have got the Estimate for the addition to Harsondale House. We are very glad to hear the House for Mr James Mulcaster is finished and that it is to your satisfaction. There will be no occasion for you to bear any part of the expence. We approve of what you propose about the Lead Carriers, and shall be glad to receive the Pay Bill Operation and Lead Carriage Account, as soo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 May 1781
Mssrs Peter and James Mulcaster Farnacres 27th May 1781
We have received your Letter of the 26th since writing our Letter this morning. The Lead we hope is nearly all in and we shd be glad to have whole at NewCastle without amoments delay otherwise we may have a difficulty in getting things ready agt the Pay. What you propose with respect to the Reducing is quite agreable to us. When ever it is convenient to you shall be glad to receive the Operation, Pay Bill, etc but do no
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 29 May 1781
J.E.Blackett Esqr. Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 29th May 1781
Sir,
I thought it was proper to acquaint you that there’s a great Clamour made on account of the Pays w[hi]ch increase daily, and I realy doubt if there’s not a stop put to it by fixing them, that Sir Tho[ma]s Blackett’s Lead Works will be greatly retarded and prejudiced; I’m convinced that if the Carriers could get other work that the greatest part of them would leave us even now and that next Y[ea]r we should only get t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 May 1781
Mssrs Peter & Ja Mulcaster. Farnacres 30th May 1781
We have reced Yours of the 28th May inclosing the Account of Lead delivered from Langley Lead Mill. You are desired to include the Bills for Iron etc when you send the Pay Bill and as we find that John Elliot, Francis Carr, and Francis Robinson were short pd 4/s for Weighing Refined Lead the 29 June 1780, you must put in 24 fothers extraordinary in the Pay Bill you are now making out. We think it right that the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 2 Jun 1781
Mr Jno Holmes. Farnacres 2d June 1781
Dear Sir
Inclosed you have a Letter for Mr Smeaton which I desire youll be so good as deliver to him in case he is yet in London and if returned Home be pleased to send it to him in the inclosed Frank.
This days Carrier brings you a Box containing 782 Ounces of fine Silver. I am for Mr Turner & Self.
Dr Sir Your etc
NW Junr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 5 Jun 1781
Thomas Temperley. Farnacres 5 June 1781
We have reced yours of this day wth the inclosed Accounts wch we shall examine the first Opportunity, And with regard to James Johnsons Bill, think it necessary you should write to Thos Snowball & Ptners to know the real Quantity of what Wood was brought for Stublick House; we wish you at all times only to call it Stublick House but that the Colliery should be called Stublick Colliery neither High nor Low. T
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 9 Jun 1781
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 9th June 1781
Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir
I received your Favour of the 3d instant & observe that you are arrived at Bretton & that Mr & Mrs Bosville & Miss Wentworths are staying with you. Your Lead Stewards were down here last Month, there was little Alteration in the Mines. Weardale was rather improving. The War obliges me to give longer Credit so shall
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Jun 1781
Mssrs Peter and James Mulcaster Farnacres 10 June 1781
We have got within 486 pieces of the quantity of Lead sent from the Mill and cannot get the rest from Newburn till the Flood will let them get to it as it is now covered with Water.
We must desire that the people who are to be at the Pays will come very early in the Morning, and do you both and Mr Temperley come to Hexham on the Sunday Evening with all the Books a
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Alder – 12 Jun 1781
Daniel Alder Esqr at Adderstone Newcas 12th June 1781
near Belford North
Sir
I am inform’d by Sir Thomas Blacketts Agent in Weardale that you proposed making the Partnership Pay the 20th instant.
I think it necessary to acquaint you that I shall not advance any Money for that Purpose on Sir Thomas Blacketts Account untill his Demand & the Executors of the late Sir Wr Blacketts Demand on the Estate & Effect
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 24 Jun 1781
J.E.Blackett Esqr. Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 24th June 1781
Sir,
I find by my Broth[e]r that there’s to be a meeting of the Trustees of the Toll
Road at Corbridge on Wednesday next to Confer w[i]th the Lead Owners & less on the Toll upon Lime & Coals – have measured what S[i]r Tho[ma]s B[lackett]’s Lead can go upon the Branch at the Lead Hall (to go by Apperley Lane) to 42 Y[ar]ds above a Q[uarte]r of a Mile, f[ro]m Stella- Path to the Yard at Blaydon (& Mr Mulcaster i
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 28 Jun 1781
Mr Holmes. Farnacres 28th June 1781
Dear Sir
We have reced yours of the 16th inst and this day have drawn upon you for £215-10d being the amount of 782 Ounces of fine Silver at 6s/-3/4d P Ounce after deducting £22 which you are desired to pay Richd Probert who will call upon you on Monday or Tuesday
We are exceedingly concerned on Account of the unfortunate accident to the Hinchenbrook and the great loss Captain Maxwell must have sustained
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 28 Jun 1781
Farnacres near Gateshead
Mr Probert. 28 June 1781
We have this day wrote to Mr Holmes desiring he will be so obliging as Pay you for the 50 Casks of Bone Ashes sent on Board the Peggy Captain Michelmas the 2d inst. We have acquainted Mr Holmes you will call upon him which you are desired to do on Monday or Tuesday. We are
Your Humble Servants
Walton & Turner
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 28 Jun 1781
J.E.Blackett Esqr. Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 28th June 1781
Sir,
I attended the Turnpike meeting at Corbridge yesterday, the Lead Co[mpany] & Mr W. Errington’s people agreed w[i]th the Trustees at 2d p[er] Fother between Lady day & Mart[inma]s and at full Toll the other part of the Y[ea]r. I offered to comp[oun]d for Sir
Thos B’s Lead by the Y[ea]r they asked 35£ but did not choose to treat by by the Fother as they had don so with the other proprietors of Lead - there was a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 29 Jun 1781
Mssrs Peter & James Mulcaster. Farnacres 29 June 1781
We have had an application for 25 Tons of Grey Slag for the new undertaking at Bell's Close which we have promised to let them have by way of Tryal and they will after the Tryal make us an offer. You are therefore desired to acquaint us in what time we could let them have 25 Tons without laying off our Slag Hearth Men and also what it will cost P Ton for carriage of the Slags from Langley Mill to Bell&#
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 29 Jun 1781
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcas 29th June 1781
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co of this date payable at 20d date for Five Hundred Pounds, the Receipt of which you will please to acknowledge.
I have lately sold about 5000 ps Lead, the Common at £14.17s.6d the refined at £15.2s.6d p Fother. I now ask £15.5s.0d for Refined.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 30 Jun 1781
Farnacres 30th June 1781
Dear Sir
I send this to acquaint you that this day we have sent you by the London Carrier a Box containing 683 1/2 Ounces of Bullion.
We are Dear Sir Your Humble Servants
Walton & Turner
Mr Holmes
