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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 27 Mar 1789

Hatfield March 27. 89 Dear Skelton, I was favoured with your letter just now & have spoke to Sir Thomas Blackett, & he as well as myself shall be very happy in giving you our Vote. With respect to my own Affairs I shall most certainly give you the preference & will bring you over tomorrow my last Abstracts as the Rent day is on Thursday, if it should not be convenient to you my sleeping at your house, I beg you will make no kind of ceremony as Bretton is so near, I shall

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 7 Apr 1789

Augustus Browne Esq NewC 7th April 1789 Foster Lane London Sir I have drawn a Bill on you payable to the Order of Sir J Eden, Sir M W Ridley & Co at Thirty days dated the 6th ins[tan]t for £1000 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Acct, & w[hi]ch I doubt not you will duly Honor __ In the course of next M[onth] I shall draw upon you for the Balance of your Acct of w[hi]ch I shall advise you

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 23 Apr 1789

Mr. Beaumont presents his Complimts to Mr. Skelton & will be much obliged to him to attend the Meeting and please to write me word the Result, direct to me at Mr. Wrigglesworth’s South Lincolnshire. Darton Thursday Morng.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 24 Apr 1789

Mr Luke Noble Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire Newcastle 24th April 1789 Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs Eden, Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2000 on accot of Sir Thomas. Blackett Bart you will please to Acknowledge the Receipt of the Bill & acquaint Sir Thos of the same I am etc J.E.B £2000 Newcastle Bank 24th April 1789 One M

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 24 Apr 1789

Mr. Beaumont will be obliged to Mr. Skelton if he will look out for all the writings belonging to the Lincolnshire Estate & he will call upon him in a day or two – Friday Morning – [Note in Skelton’s hand:] I delivered these Writings to Mr. Beaumont in Janry. 1789 M Skelton

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 25 Apr 1789

Saturday – Dear Skelton, Enclosed I send you Baildon’s Bill, and will thank you to remit Mr. Curtis Apothecary of Oxford, your draft on London for £10.10.0 – I am afraid I shall [not be] able to call upon you before I return from Lincolnshire, as we leave this, on Monday, & I am going from home to day – I am Dear Skelton Yours sincerely Tho Rd Bt.

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 27 Apr 1789

April 27th 1789 Dear Skelton, We returned last Night from a trip to Louth; on our return here from Bretton I found a letter from Mr. Wrigglesworth mentioning if it was convenient he would be glad to see me at his House, to consult about my Affairs in that part, and we were all at a loose end, & set off immediately, and passed a very agreeable week, I think the estate will be sold very well. He desired me to ask you this question (Is Mr. Beaumont’s settlement made previous to hi

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Inventory – John Chatt – 13 May 1789

An Inventory and Valuation of the several Goods and Chattles belonging to the late John Chatt of Peacock House in Hexhamshire in the Parish of Hexham at the time of his death and taken by us whose names are hereunto Subscribed as Appraisers of the same this 13 Day of May 1789 2 Cows valued at 8 0 0 2 Cows and a Calf 8 0 0 3 Mares 22 0 0 8 Galloways 24 0 0 3 Foals 6 0 0 Husbandry Gear 5

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Master – 2 Jun 1789

Richd Master Esq & Co NCastle 2nd June 1789 Bankers London Gentlemen Inclos’d you will receive a Bill drawn by Sir J Eden Sir MW Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £212-10-; being for one Quarters Composition Rent for the Lot Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due from Sir Thos Blackett Bart to the Lord B[isho]p of Durham the 11th May last __ Please to advise me on the Reciept o

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 2 Jun 1789

Mr Luke Noble Bretton Yorkshire NCastle 2nd June 1789 Sir Inclos’d you will recieve a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co of this date at a Month for £3000 on Acct of Sir Thos Blackett Bart the rec[eip]t of which please to acknowledge __ I desire my best Comp[limen]ts to Sir Thos Blackett & am Your’s etc J.E.B £3000

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Letter – Joshua Straker to John Trevelyan – 9 Jun 1789

Sir Jno. Trevelyan Bt. Half Moon Street NCastle June 9th 1789 Piccadilly London Sir By a Letter from Mr. Blackett (who is now at Harrogate) I am desired to send you the Inclos’d for £300, drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. at one Month dated this day payable to your Order. You will please to advise me on the Receipt of the same. I am etc J. S. £300 . . NCastle Bank 9th

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Letter – Joshua Straker to Augustus Browne – 10 Jun 1789

Augustus Browne Esq Newcastle 10th June 1789 Foster Lane London Sir I have this day sent you by John & Jas Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver Containing Fourteen Hundred & One Ounces which I desire that you will place to Account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price Advising me on your Receipt of it, as Mr Blackett is at present from home

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 6 Jul 1789

To Sir Thos Blackett Bart Bretton NCastle 6th July 1789 near Wakefield Yorkshire Dear Sir Not hearing from you when I was at Harrogate, I imagined you were from Home on a Visit & my Bro[the]r & Self took around by Liverpool & Windermere Lake in our way Home the Weather was very unfavourable for we scarse had one fair day __ Your Lead Stewards have been with me this Morning for Subsistance Money for t

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 14 Jul 1789

Augus[tu]s Browne Esq Newcastle 14th July 1789 Foster Lane London Sir I have this day drawn a Bill on you payable to the Order of Eden Ridley & Co at One Month dated this day for £500 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Accot which I doubt not you will duly honor I am etc J.E.B

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Letter – Joshua Straker to Luke Noble – 16 Jul 1789

Mr Luke Noble Bretton NewC: 16th July 1789 Near Wakefield Yorkshire Dear Sir Mr Blackett desires me to send you the Inclosed Bill drawn by Sir J Eden & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2500 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Account __ Please to acknowledge the receipt of the same & say when we may expect your Son at this Place.

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Letter – Joshua Straker to George Hutchinson – 16 Jul 1789

Mr Geo. Hutchinson Newcastle 16th July 1789 Stockton Sir Mr Blackett will be much Obliged by you letting him know the State of your Market at this time for Lead __ There is little or no Demand here at present for that Article, the last Mr B Sold was at £21-10 per Fo[dde]r but some has been sold so low as £20 per Fo[dde]r and it is fear’d that it will be lower I a

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 23 Jul 1789

Mr. Tollett’s Cliff Scarbro’ July 23d. 89 Dear Skelton, I have just seen in the York Paper that Grove near Ferrybridge is to be sold, it is the place where Lady Mexbro’ lived, I dare say it will be sold worth money. There are 127 Acres of land 32 of which are Wood & plantations. I wish you would make some enquiry about <it> without mentioning any Names, as I think [missing word or 2] suit me. Mr. Parker of Halifax [missing 2 or 3 wor

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 29 Jul 1789

Mr Foster Allanh[ea]ds Dukesf[iel]d 29th July 1789 D'r Sir I called at your House today in my way to the Mills, to acquaint you how bad the Ore that's been sent from your Mines to this Mill has been dressed and partularly what has come for these few days last past, I saw some, when at the Mill this evening, that had come in today, not so good as cutting Ore. I find on Inquiring that Mr Archer was present and saw the Ore when Cariers took it up; Mr Westgarth sent to de

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Emerson – 1 Aug 1789

Dukesf[iel]d 1st Aug't 1789 Wrote to Mr Emerson in regard of Sedling Ore being badly Washed & to send Middlehope to Rookhope

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Master – 14 Aug 1789

To Richard Master Esq & Co NewC 14th Augt 1789 Bankers London Gentlemen Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Messrs Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £212-10-; being for one Quarters Composition Rent for Weardale Lott Ore due the 11th ins[an]t to The Lord Bishop of Durham from Sir Thos Blackett Bart __ please to advise me on your Receipt of the Bill, and se

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wright & Co. – 14 Aug 1789

Thos Wright Esq. & Co. Bankers NCastle 14th Augst. 1789 London Gentlemen Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £562 . 10 . to pay half a Years Interest of £25000 at 4½ P[er] Cent due, the 6th inst. from Sir Jno. Trevelyan to Sir Edwd Winnington. Please to Acknowledge the Rect. of the same & send me the usual Receipt. Your’s etc J. E. B.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 1 Sep 1789

Mr Hawkins Wall Paper Buildings Newcastle 1st Sep. 1789 Temple London Sir By desire of Sir Jno. Trevelyan I send you the inclosed Bill drawn by Sir Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co.at one Month dated this day for £230 to enable you pay the Annuities, due from Sir John, to Michelmas next, & for which please send me your Rec[eip]t as usual. I am etc J. E. B. £230 . Newcastle

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 9 Sep 1789

Augustus Browne Esq Foster Lane NCastle 9th Septr 1789 London Sir On the 3rd ins[tan]t I sent you by Jno & Jas Jackson the London Carr[ie]rs a Piece fine Silver Containing 1244 Ounces, which I desire that you will place to Acct with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett price advising me on your Receipt of it I am etc J.E.B

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 15 Sep 1789

Mr Luke Noble Newcastle 15th Septem 1789 Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire Sir Inclosed you will receive a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2500 on Acct of Sir Thomas. Blackett Bart pleas[e] to acknowledge the Receipt of the same I am etc J.E.B £2500

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Letter – Edward Blackett to John Erasmus Blackett – 20 Sep 1789

Thorp Lee 20 Sep 1789 Dear Brother I told you in my last that I intended to trouble you to make some enquiries concerning the Gateside Quary. The Nature & Quality of the Stone, wth regard to Its Hardness & Durability If it can be recommended for building Bridges by bearing the incumbent weight If it suffers much by the Frost The expence per Fothr, Its carriage from the Quary to the River Its expence per Fothr, its carriage from the River to London If a smal

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