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advertisement – Ralph Heron – 7 Jun 1783

STOLEN. Two pieces or Lumps of ROUGH SILVER, from the Smelt Mill belonging to Henry Errington, Esq. called Feldon Lead Mill, situate near Edmundbyers, in the county of Durham, each Piece or Lump weighing near 112 lb. and containing by computation about 50 oz. of fine Silver. – Whoever shall discover the offender or offenders, so as he or they be therof convicted, shall receive a Rewards of TENTY POUNDS to be paid upon conviction by Mr. Heron, Attorney at Law, Newcastle Newcastle Courant, 7 J

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 2 Jul 1783

Mr Luke Noble Bretton Newcastle 2d July 1783 near Wakefield Yorkshire Sr Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated 1st instant at one month for One Thousand Pounds on account of Sir Thos Blackett the Receipt of which you will please to acknowledge. There has not been any Demand for Lead since I wrote last to Sir Thomas Blackett nor is there yet any Alteration

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 5 Jul 1783

Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcas 5th July 1783 Foster Lane London Gentn I have this day sent you by Thomas Jennings the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing One Thousand & Thirty Ounces which I desire you will place to accot with Sir Thomas Blackett Barot as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Receipt of It.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 13 Jul 1783

Newcastle 13th July 1783 Gentn I have this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a ps of fine Silver containing One Thousand & Eighty Seven Ounces which I desire you will place to Accot with Sir T.B. as usual at the Market Price & advise me on your Receipt of it. I am etc JEB Messrs P & B London

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Bill – John Erasmus Blackett to Castell Power Sumner & Co – 23 Jul 1783

£200 . . Newcastle Bank 23rd July 1783 Twenty Days after Date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esqr. Two Hundred Pounds Value received For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Self To Messrs. Castell Powell Sumner & Co London Jos. Saint Pay the Contents to the Order No. 2514

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Beatson – 8 Aug 1783

Mr John Beatson Newcas 8th Augt 1783 Cinderhill Yorkshire Sr I received your Letters of the 4th & 31st Ulto with your Notes for two Packs of Leather Bends amounting to 71.19.3 on Accot of Sir Thomas Blackett Barot for which Sum you have inclosed Bell Cookson & Cos bill on Castell & Co of this Date at 30 Days which you will please to acknowledge the Receipt of. The Leather is safe arrived &

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 15 Aug 1783

Mr Thomas Wall Newcastle Augt. 15th 1783 Sir Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell Powell & Co dated 9th inst. at a Months date for £500 as on the other side w[hi]ch Sum is to Pay the half Years Intrest due to Sir Edward Winnington 6th inst on his Mortgage on Wallington & likewise another Bill drawn as above dated 12th inst for £200 as below to discharge the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevel

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Wilson – 12 Sep 1783

Wm Wilson Esq Newcastle 12th Septemr 1783 Bretton Dr Sir I have your Favour of the 10th instant & observe what you say with respect to Mr Geo: Anderson’s late purchase. I have not seen him since the receipt of your letter. I do not imagine he will think it Nesesary to have the Articles drawn up until your return, nor indeed do I see that it can be done with Propriety, till we have a Meeting together to set

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 16 Sep 1783

Mr Luke Noble Newcastle 16th Septemr 1783 Bretton near Wakefid Yorkshire Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Surtees Burdon & Co on Smith Payne & Smiths dated 15th instant at 30d date for One Thousand Pounds on Accot of Sir Thos Blackett Bart the Receipt of which you will please to Acknowledge. When Sir Thos was at Hexham an Application was made to him by the Revd Mr Martindale for a Subscript

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 26 Sep 1783

Sir Thos Blackett Barot Newcastle 26th Septemr 1783 Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire Dear Sir I have had a Meeting with Mr Wilson & Mr Geo Anderson to talk over & consider of the Heads for an Article to be executed by you & Mr Anderson for the carrying into Execution the late Purchase made by him of your Premises in this Place. Mr Anderson has already paid 1000 Gs, he proposes paying a 1000 more at Ma

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Letter – Charles Staples to John Erasmus Blackett – 9 Oct 1783

John Erasmus Blackett Esq, Newcastle Sir Should you have any thoughts of sending Sir Tho[mas] Blacketts Lead to London I beg leave to offer you my service to dispose of the same on commission. I flatter myself it will be in my Power to render you such account of sales as will fully convince both you & Sir Thomas that it will be Greatly to his Intrest to dispose of his Lead in this manner in preference to selling it at Newcastle to the Agents of Lancaster Trueman & Prest

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 10 Oct 1783

Sir Thos Blackett Bt Bretton Newcastle 10th Octor 1783 near Wakefield Yorkshire Dear Sir I had the Favour of your Letter of the 1st instant which I postponed answering till Mr Wilson’s return from Berwick. I have been with him this Morning & we had a good deal of Conversation on the Subject of your Letter. I think you must have misunderstood my Letter possibly by not having explained myself so fully as I should ha

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 15 Oct 1783

Sir Thos Blackett Barot Newcas 15th Octor 1783 Bretton Yorkshire Dr Sir I received your Letter of the 12th instant & am sorry we differ in Opinion with respect to the Proposals that Mr Anderson makes. I was indeed induced to favour it, thinking it more for your Interest than what you insist on as you will see by the State of it at foot; however should you be still of the same Opinion I shall acquaint Mr Anderson that you

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Letter – Charles Staples to John Erasmus Blackett – 21 Oct 1783

Sir, Not having had the pleasure of receiving an ans[wer] to mine of the 9th Instant wherein I made you an offer to dispose of your Lead on comm[ission]; shou'd you be inclined to send it to this Market on Sir Tho[mas] Blackett's acc[ount]s, I can now only reiterate my former offer w[hi]ch I flatter myself will not be unworthy your notice, & shou'd you wish to make any enquiry respecting me I can refer you to most of the first Merchants and Bankers here to whom I am we

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Letters – Bishop of Lincoln to John Erasmus Blackett – 27 Oct 1783

Sir London October 27 1783 Being informed that you have the management of Sir Thos Blackett's Money matter relating to his Lead-mines in the Parish of Stanhope, I make this application to you for the payment of half a year's Tythe, due to me on the 14th last August, amounting to the sum of £157, 10 This money has always been paid by Mr Thomas's agent into Childs shop where a Receipt is left; and hither to with the utmost punctuality. If I have bee

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 28 Oct 1783

Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 28th Octor 1783 Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire Dr Sir I received Mr Nobles Letter & Communicated the Contents to Mr Wilson & Mr Anderson, the latter has not the least Objection to the Terms you propose; agreeable to which Mr Wilson has drawn the Article which is executed by Mr Anderson & sent to you for the same Purpose. I have the Pleasure to acquaint you tha

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Letter – Luke Noble to John Erasmus Blackett – 28 Oct 1783

Sir, Sir Thomas Blackett orders me to inform you that He received your Letter (with a copy of another Inclosed from London) dated the 15th Instant. and (He not being very well orders me to give you the following answer) Vizt, Sir Thomas says the misunderstanding which has been betwixt yours and his Letters is owing to the time of Mr. Anderson entering into possession of the premises, Sir Thomas thought Mr. Anderson was to have a year to pay the Sum in from the time of the Contract & t

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Robert Child – 1 Nov 1783

Robt Child Esqr & Co Bankers Newcastle 1st Novemr 1783 London Gentn Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co for £157.10s.0d at 20 days dated this day being half a Years Composition Rent for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Leadmines due to My Lord Bishop of Lincoln the 14th August last as Rector of Stanhope from Sir Thomas Blackett Barot. You will please to acknowledge the Receipt of th

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Bishop of Lincoln – 1 Nov 1783

Newcastle Nov 1 1783 My Lord, I have the Honour of your letter of 27th inst [sic] & am sorry that I than [struck out: ‘should’] has been any neglect in [struck out: ‘remitting your Lordship]’ making the usual remittance to Messrs Child for the half year Composition for the Tyth ore in Weardale due 14 Aug last from Sir T B to your Ldships. I have by this post remitted to Messr C a Bill for £157 10s being the Amt & I shall take care that it shall not be neglected f

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Bishop of Lincoln – 1 Nov 1783

My Lord Newcastle Nov. 1st 1783 I have the Honour of your letter of 27th inst. & am sorry that there has been any neglect in making the usual remittance to Messrs. Childs for our half year composition for the Tyth due in Weardale on 14th Aug. last from Sir TB to your LdShip. I have by this post remitted to Messrs C a Bill for £157.10 – being the am[oun]t & I shall take care that it shall not be neglected for the future. I have the Honour to be My Lord Yr m

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 4 Nov 1783

Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle Novr 4th 1783 Sir I have this day drawn a Bill on you payable to the Order of Messrs Bell Cookson & Co at a Months date for Six Hundred Pounds on Account of Sir Thomas Blackett Barot wch I doubt not you will duly Honour. I shall send you by the London Carrier on Saturday a Piece of fine Silver Containing Twelve Hundred & eighty Ounces & half wch I desire you will place to the A

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 14 Nov 1783

Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcastle 14th Novemr 1783 London Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co of this date at 20 Days for Two Hundred Pounds to discharge the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s account to 31st Decem. next. Sir John Trevelyan & his Family are with me at present & propose setting forward for London on Sunday next. I am etc

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 14 Nov 1783

Sir Thos Blackett Barot Newcastle Novr 14th 1783 Bretton Yorkshire Dr Sir On the 11th inst Mr George Anderson paid me the further Sum of £1050 being the second payment for the Premises Purchas’d of you in this Town & inclosed you will Receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated 11th inst at 30 days date for £1000 the Receipt of which you will please to Acknowledge. I have for some days

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Bill – John Erasmus Blackett to Castell Power Sumner & Co – 15 Nov 1783

£500 . . Newcastle Bank 15th Novr. 1783 Twenty Days after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esqr. Five Hundred Pounds Value received For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Co To Messrs. Castell Powell Sumner & Co Thos. Gibson London Endors�

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Letter – Charles Staples to John Erasmus Blackett – 15 Nov 1783

London Nov 15th 1783 John Erasmus Blackett, Newcastle Sir I wrote you two letters but no ans[wer] have I rece[ive]d, I now take the liberty to trouble you with a third & shall be much obliged for your ans[wer] in the course of a few days for my future Government. Shou'd it be a concern worth your notice, & shou'd money be required to be advanced either now, or sometime hence I apprehend I can ans[wer] your Demands to your intire satisfaction. I am Si

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