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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 23 Aug 1783
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 23rd Augt. 1783
Dear Sir,
I have this morning rec’d. your letter of the <20th. inst>, before the opening of which <this very> letter was dated, so that it arrived very <criticaly or be answered> immediately.
With regard to the falling short of this Cake of Bullion Arrived the 29th July I desired it <may not …………… by our drawing with 8th instant at 811 Ounces>. This Weeks Carrier will bring you <a Box contai
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 25 Aug 1783
Farnacres 25 Augt 1783
Messrs Mulcaster,
We have recd your letter by the Carrier Thomas Temperley together with the <Assays &c p….> therein referred to, and observe that the <1st> payment of <another Dropping Time> will be done the 30th <… ..> next.
<.. …. glad> to find the Trial of the 50 Bings of Ore was begun <this Morning,> and doubt not your care. We are
Your hble servts
Walton & Turner
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 8 Sep 1783
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 8th. September 1783
Sir,
We have rec’d your Letter of the 3rd. inst and this day shall draw upon you for the Balance of Account as below payable. 40 Days after Date. We are
Sir Your &c
W&T
749 1/2 Ounces of Silver at 6s/ 1 1/2 d per Ounce £229 10 8
A Lottery Ticket Deduct £ 14 18 .
Balance £214 12 8
£214. 12. 8 Farnacres 8th September
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Sep 1783
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 9th. September 1783
We have received your Letters of the 1st. 3rd. and 6th. with the several enclosures therein referred to & thank you for your attention with respect to the <pieces> of Lead in the Hands of the Wallaces. We have laid your Letter and Wallaces information before Mr. <Heron/Horn> who it is desired may consult with Mr. Liddell, Mr. Errington’s partner, & if they shd. apply to you we wish you to give them every assista
Letter – Isaac Hunter to James Emerson – 11 Sep 1783
Dukesf[iel]d 11th Sept[embe]r 83
Mr J s Emerson Newhouse
D[ea]r Sir
When at Rookhope Mill yesterday I looked over the several Ores that had come f[ro]m your Mines since I was last at the Mill, in hopes of seeing an improvement in the dressing but was disappointed; shall give you my opinion of those I saw that you may give such orders that there may none for the future be sent to the Mills as Buse Ore f’m any of your Groves till well dress’d – Langtyhead badly dress’d thoug
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
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
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 19 Sep 1783
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 19th. September 1783
I have recd your letter of the 12th inst together with the Assays therein mentioned as also a paper with the weight of Coals, Lime Plots and Cinders. I have recd a letter from <W. Hall> acquainting Mr Turner [remaining 13 lines illegible]
Your hble servts
Walton & Turner
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
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 26 Sep 1783
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 26 Septr. 1783
We have recd. your Letters of the 22nd. & 23rd inst, and <can> now acquaint you that we have had a <very friendly meeting> with Mr. Hall <…. that we have now ……ted the contents of the letter .. …. have written to ….. ….ing.> He was full of Civility <…. …. less … p……>
[unreadable 4 line paragraph]
We have <no> objection to your <expending> 81 Fodder in the Refin
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 2 Oct 1783
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 2nd. October 1783
We have rec’d. yours of the 27th & 30th Ult. The Cake of Bullion is arrived but only weighs 770 Ounces, and, compared with the Assay, the Cake is 47oz 13dwts 18Gs short of the Assay, which is rather uncommon for by most of your operations for some time past we have exceeded the Assay, but we are glad to see that the Reducing <goes on very> well. We approve of the <Contract> with Henry <Astley>. As the Nent Forc
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 2 Oct 1783
D[ukes]f[iel]d 2d October 1783
J E Blackett Esq[ui]re N[ew]Castle
Sir
The other day the Corn Mill Wheel fell to pieces, I had an experienced Mill Wright to view her and he says she’s so old & bad that the Wheel and all the inside Works must be new and by his Calculation it will cost (to make her a clever going Mill) One Hundred Pounds.
It was formerly a Smelt Mill, and I see by the rental that Mart[inma]s 1729 was the first rent rec[eive]d and that she was let
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 6 Oct 1783
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 6 Oct 1783
We have got a letter from the Gov & Company giving us a flat refusal of every information except by way of <obliging> us as far as they consistently can that they have desired Mr Hall to acquaint us in general Terms which Furnaces answered <Only> but not to communicate to any Person on the particular produce. This you are desired to <… …….> We are
Your Hble. Servts.
Walton & Turner
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 8 Oct 1783
Dukesf[iel]d 8th Octob[e]r 1783
J E Blackett Esq[ui]re N[ew]castle
Sir
Mr Salkelds anxiety for his Miller causes me a second time to trouble you for your Orders in regard to the Corn Mill
I was not a little surprized last night by Mr Emerson’s l[ette]r to find that you had given him ‘positive orders’ not to give me a particular acco[un]t of the recei[p]t of the Rookhope Lead, shall not presume to say any thing as to the propriety or impropriety of the Order no
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
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
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
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 18 Oct 1783
Dukesf[iel]d 18th Octob[e]r 83
J E Blackett Esq[ui]re N[ew]Castle
At the Pay here in Aug[us]t 1781 I gave Sir Thos Blackett & you my opinion in regard to the Corn Mill w[hi]ch I then wanted leave to destroy f’m a supposition that a Wheel of a sufficient power could not be got w[i]th out that being don[e] and looking upon the Corn Mill (in that case) as no object to S[i]r Thos in comparison w[i]th his Smelt Mill – S[i]r Thos was not (as you will recollect) willing the Corn Mi
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
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 22 Oct 1783
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 22nd Octr 1783
Dear Sir,
We have recd your letter of the 15th inst & shall this day draw upon you for £227.15.10 being the amount of 770 ounces of Bullion at 5/11d pr ounce. We Dear Sir
Yours &c
Walton & Turner
£227. 15. 10 Farnacres 22nd. October 1783
Forty Days after Date Pay to the Order of Messrs. Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Co. Two Hundred and Twenty Seven pounds Fifteen Shillings and Ten pence. - Value R
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
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
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
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
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
