The Revd. Mr. Freeman Peterborow Newcastle Sept 26th 1789
By desire of Sir Jno. Trevelyan I send you the inclosed Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co ,on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £62. 14. Please to advise Sir John on your Receipt of the same who is now at Wallington North[umberlan]d. I am etc J. E. B.
£62. 14 . Newcastle Bank 26th Sept 1789
Newcastle 12th Oct 1789
Sir,
Your Mr Straker called upon me on Tuesday last to acquaint me you were now come to a Determination to sell 36000 pieces of Lead to the London Houses in three equal Divisions provided they would give you £18 p Fodder. But if not you were resolved to send it to London to sell upon Commission & that you had an Agent ready who was capacitated to give you the Security of one of the first banking Houses in London.
To this rather extraordinary Message I did n
Messrs. Simond & Hankey NCastle 15th Octr. 1789
London
Gentlemen I am favoured with your Lre [Letter] of the 10 inst. & observe what you say respecting the payments of the several Annuitants on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acc[oun]t: the 1st of Septem. last I remitted Mr Hawkins Wall £230 to enable him to make the several payments on that Acc[oun]t to Mich[aelmas] last from which time Sir John informed me that you had undertaken to transact t
Dukesfield 17th Octob'r 1789
D'r Sir
I am sorry to find that my Letter on the 29th July in regard to the Ore f'm your Mines being sent to the Mills has had so little effect, for what's sending now to this Mill is very badly dressed and particularly what came this Week, I think Archers doubly to blame to suffer such Ore to be taken f'm the Mine when both you & your Son was f'm home; it plainly shows that the
Messrs Lockwood Russell & Parkinson Newcastle 18th Octor 1789
Southwark London
Gentlen Your favour of the 17th ins[tan]t I duly received & observe what you say respect[ing] the disposing of Lead at your Markett, I have already made a considerable Sale to the London dealers but should I hereafter make any alteration in our present mode of Sale you shall hear from me on the Subject
Mr Thomas Wall Newcastle 22 Octr. 1789
Paper Buildings Temple London
Sir As the making any change in the Payments of Sir John Trevelyan’s Annuitants may be attended with some confusion, Sir John has come to a resolution of continuing the payment of them with you as heretofore, should you have no objection to it? on your applying to Messrs. Simond & Hankey you will receive from them the £200 remitted to the
To Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Newcastle 23th Octor 1789
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir I postponed writing to you until I could give you some Account of a Sale of Lead & I wish that I had it in my power to give you a more pleasing one. I had made the London Buyers an offer of 36000 p[iece]s at £18 per Fo[dde]r which they refused & offer’d me at £17 per Fo[dde]r this Price I could not think of accepting & a
Messrs. Pr. Simond & <Jon.> Hankey Newcastle 23rd Octor. 1789
London
Sirs I wrote to you the 15th inst. & enclosed you Eden & Co’s Bill on Castell & Co. for £200 on Acco[un]t of the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acco[un]t since which on considering of the matter Sir John is of opinion that making any change in the payment of these Annuitants may not only be attended with some confusion but that it w[oul]d giv
Messrs Hemings & Smith Newcastle Oct. 23rd 1789
Curzin Street Mayfair
London
Sir Enclosed I send you a Bill upon Castle (sic) & Co. for 100 Guineas, which please to place to my acco[un]t & w[hi]ch I apprehend will go near to clear it except a few Pounds. Contrive to let me hear from you in answer to the above so as to find me at Thos. Millard Esq. at Wells Somersetshire by the first of next Mo[nt]h you will of course put the letter into the
Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Bretton NewC 8th Novem 1789
near Wakefield Yorkshire
Sir I wrote to you of the 23rd ult informing you of the Sale I had made of 24,000 p[iece]s of lead since which I have only sold 150 Casks Lith[ar]ge at £18 per Ton, I much fear that Lead is on the dropt , & I shall be under the necessity of reducing the price of the next large quantity I sell for the London Market __ I send you inc
Hawkins Wall Esq. Newcastle 8th Novem. 1789
Paper Buildings Temple
London
Sir I rec[eiv]ed your favour of the 29th ult. & now inclose you a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co dated the 6th inst. at a Month for £100 on Acct. of the quarterly payments on on Sir Jno. Trevelyan’s Acct. the Receipt of which please to acknowledge and acquaint me at the same time if it makes good the several paym[en]ts to the time state
Mr James Norton Newcastle 20 Novr 1789
Yarmouth
Sir Mr Blackett desires me to acquaint you that he has Shiped, according to your Order 100 p[iece]s Lead on board the Neptune of Yarmouth Capt I Lamb the Ship is now cleared & ready to Sail & inclosed you have a Bill of parcels of the Lead I am etc I.S
Count de Reden, Black Bull Hexham Dukesf[iel]d 20th Nov'r 1789
Sir
The two Test Bottoms weighed 29 stone 11 lb. Inclosed you a Plan of the Refinery with explanations which I hope you will be able to make out but if theres anything in the Plan or of the Works here that I can inform you of shall with pleasure do it, on your acquainting me with it - the specimens of Slags &c that you left here I sent to Newcastle (in a Box w[i]th the few Spars that Kilty gave you) last Monda
Augustus Browne Esq Newcastle 25th Novem 1789
London
Sir I have this day sent you by Jno & James Jackson the London Carriers a piece fine Silver Containing 1353 1/2 Ounces which I desire that you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett price advising me on your Reciept of it I am etc J.E.B
Dear Sir
I am arrived from london too late to profit by the introduction to Count Renne, with which you honour'd me, however, I was happy to find that my brothers had paid him every possible Attention, not only on account of his own personal Merits, but because he came here under the patronage of Mr Blackett, which to our family will ever be deemed a sufficient claim to every token of Respect.
I have also to thank you for giving me an opportunity of subscribing a mite towards the R
Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Newcastle 12th Decemr 1789
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir I received your favor of the 20th ulto & have accordingly subscribed for you Twenty Guineas to be applied towards the relief of the distressed Families of the unfortunate Seamen who perished in the late Storm for which the Charity is much obliged to you the Subscriptions we expect will Amount to £2000. I have been disappointed of seeing Mr Bl
Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 12th Decem 1789
Chesterfield
Gentn I beg leave to acquaint you that a short time ago I had an offer from two of the London Houses for all the Lead that I had to dispose of at this time, the Price £16 per Fodder, but the time of Payment so long that I could not by any means accept of their Offer __ Since which I have sold to Messrs F & P 20000 p[iece]s one half ref[ine]d the other C
Augus[tu]s Browne Esq Newcastle 15th Decem 1789
Foster Lane London
Sir I have this day drawn a Bill on you Payable to the Order of Messrs Eden Ridley & Co at 30 days dated this day for £970-7-11 being the Balance of your Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bartt & which I doubt not you will duly honor __ In the course of this month I shall send you a piece of Silver & are etc
Mr John Beatson Cinderhill NewC 17th Dec 1789
Sir I received your Letter the 10th ins[tan]t & observe that you have sent a pack of Hides to Mr Forster at Allenheads for the Use of Sir Thos Blackett Bt Lead Mines there, & Inclos’d I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month the dated this day for £35-11-6 being the Amount of your Bill for the same __ Please to advise me on your R
Mr Luke Noble Bretton Yorkshire Newcastle 18th Decem 1789
Sir I am favored with your letter of the 15th ins[tan]t informing me that Sir Thos Blackett had sent Mr Wilson & myself each a Roll of Brawn, for which we are much obliged to him it is not yet arrived but we expect that it may come this day __ Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at one Month dated this day for £2500 on Sir Thomas Blacketts Account, the Reciept of which you will P
Mr James Norton Newcastle 19 Dec 1789
Yarmouth
Sir I wrote to you the 20th Ulto inclosing you an Acct of the Lead that we have sent you, since which I have paid 10s-10d for Waterage & Sufferance which must necessarily be added to the Amount of the Lead, which you have below __ Mr Blackett desires me to acquaint you that he recie[ve]d your Letter of the 1st ins[tan]t & as to the payment he says if you remit
Augustus Browne Esq Newcastle 28th Decem 1789
at Foster lane London
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 22nd ins[tan]t &am sorry to find that I had made a mistake in drawing a Bill on you the 15th ins[tan]t, and have now according to your desire drawn another which will be sent to Castell & Co by their friends here , who will give direction for the other to be returned to me __ On Wednesday next I shall s
Sir Thos Blackett Bart Newcastle 2nd Jany 1790 (sic)
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir Your letter of the 24th Ult[im]o was delivered to me by Mr Bell & I had some conversation with him & Mr Forster on the subject of your letter After the conversation that you have had with them & what I have wrote to you on this matter it is needless for me to say any thing more on the subject.
I observe that you are desirou
Richard Master & Co Bankers London NCastle 13th Jany 1790
Gentln Inclos’d you will recieve a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at 14 days dated this day for £212-10-; being one Quarter of a Years Composition Rent for the Lott Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, due 11th Nov. last to the Lord Bishop of Durham from Sir Thos Blackett Bart.__ Please to advise me on the Rec[eip]t of the Bill & send me the usual Rec[eip]t.
Messs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 18th Jany 1790
Chesterfield
Gentn Mr Blackett received your favour of the 7th instant and is much obliged to you for the information you have given him respecting a Meeting of the Proprietors of Mines with you _ Mr B has since his last Sale (of which you were acquainted) Advanced the Price of Ref[ine]d Lead to £17 per Fo[dde]r but will have little or none to sell still lat