Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 10th Septr 1790
Chesterfield
Gentlemn Mr Blackett was duly favoured with your Letter of the 7th ins[tan]t & desires me to inform you that he has not sold any more Lead for the London Markett since I wrote you on 26th Ult[im]o but has made an Offer of 10,000 or 12000 Pieces, at the Prices he had before sold at, & has not the least doubt but the Offer will be accepte
Henry Hoare Esqr & Co Newcastle 10 Sept 1790
Bankers Fleet Street London
Gentlemn I am desired by Sir Jno Trevelyan to remit you the inclos’d Bill, for £500 drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day _ You will please to advise me on your Reciept of the Bill & acquaint Sir John with the same
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Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 18th Septemr 1790
To Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Dr
For 3000 P[iece]s Refin[e]d Lead q[uantit]y 4487Cwt < q> 7lb at £17 per F[odde]r per 21 per Cwt 3632-7-8
Gentlemn Mr Blackett was duly favour’d with your Letter of the 13th ins[tan]t informing him that you accept of 3000 p[iece]s of Lead at £17 per Fo[dde]r & above you have the Invoice for the same w
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 25 Sept 1790
Chancery Lane London
Gentlemn I was from Home Yesterday which prevented me Answering your favor of the 22d inst. I observe what you say respecting the paym[en]t of the £5000 due on Mrs Swinburne’s Mortgage £3000 of which was to be paid to her Order & £2000 to the Ex[ecut]ors of the late Benj[am]in Gibson; I understood from you that the matter respecting that transac
1790 Octor 15th The above Bill was sent to Sir Thomas Blackett this day by J.E.Blackett Esqr J.S
£2000 Newcastle Bank 15th Octor 1790
One Month after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus
Blackett Esqr Two Thousand Pounds Value Received
For Sir J Eden Sir M W Rid
This is the last Will and Testament of me Sir Thomas Blackett of Bretton Hall in the County of York ( formerly called Sir Thomas Wentworth) Baronet.
I Give and Devise my Capital Mansion House park and Gardens at Bretton aforesaid and also all and every other of my Manors Messuages Farms Lands Tenements Tythes and Hereditments whatsoever both Freehold Copyhold Customary and Leasehold in the said County of York and also all that my Regality Manor or Lordship of Hexham in the County of Northu
Mr Emm Bishop Auckland Newcastle 14th Octor 1790
Sir In Novem. 1786 I was in treaty with Mr Dew for the exchange of Thomas Hepples life in the Lease of Weardale Lead Mines granted by the Lord Bishop of Durham to Sir Thomas Blackett _ Thomas Hepple was at that time 53Years of Age & the Sum offer’d was £538-2-6 which Mr Dew had agreed to accept of, but being informed that Thos Hepple was in a bad state of health the agreement
Sir Thos Blackett Bart Newcastle 15th Octor 1790
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir I wrote to you the 7th ins[tan]t to w[hi]ch I refer you _ I now inclose you Eden Ridley & Cos Bill on Castell & Co of this date at a Month for £2000. The Receipt of w[hi]ch please to acknow[led]ge _ next month I shall make you a further remittance
You may remember that in 1786 we were in treaty with the late B[isho]p of Durham for the ex
Willm Emm Esqr Newcastle 23rd Octor 1790
Auckland Castle
D[ea]r Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 21st ins[an]t & observe that you are of opinion that the Lord Bishop of Durham will not accept of the terms that I offer’d for the exchange of a life in the Lease of Weardale Lead Mines to Sir Thos Blackett but will expect [£]74 in addition to the old terms _ I really do not see any good reason for that advance but to shew you that I will not b
Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 29th Octor 1790
Chesterfield
Gentlemn Mr Blackett received your Letter the 21st ins[tan]t desiring us to Ship 600 Pieces of Lead on board the new Vessel that I mentioned to you in my last letter; that Ship is not yet ready & I find that it will be three Weeks longer before she can sail, but another Vessel (equally good) is now loading here for Rotterdam (The Sara
Mr Richard Noble Bretton Newcastle 8th Nov 1790
Yorkshire
Sir Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Eden, Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2000 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Acct, the Rec[ei]pt of which you will please to acknowledge _ In a Post or two I shall write to Sir Thomas & acquaint him as to the business being settled with the Bishop of Durham
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 8th Nov 1790
Chancery Lane London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Sir J Eden Sir M W Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £200 to enable you to pay Sir Jno Trevelyan’s Annuitants
Please to advise me on your Reciept of the same I am etc J E Blackett
P.S. I am much surprised that you have not sent me the Deeds
Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Bretton Newcastle Nov 12th 1790
Yorkshire
Dear Sir I have the pleasure of informing you that the whole business of the exchange of Thomas Hepple’s Life for that of Charles Wilson’s is compleatly finished & Livery of Siezen given on Wednesday 3rd ins[tan]t at w[hi]ch Time the Bishop of Durham was living, the Leases have accordingly been Regestered in the Bishops Court at Durham &
Robt Twiss Esqr Newcastle 18th Nov 1790
Rotterdam
Sir Inclosed I send you a Bill of Lading of 600 P[iece]s Lead which are consigned to you by Order of Messrs Isaac & Jno Wilkinson of Chesterfield & which I hope will come safe, shall likewise send you 600 pieces more by their Order in the Prince of Orange Captn Fothergill which will be ready to Sail in the course of a Week & shall se
Augustus Browne Esqr London Newcastle 22nd Nov 1790
Sir I have this day drawn a bill on you Payable to the Order of Eden Ridley & Co at Thirty days dated this day for £1000 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Acct which I doubt not you will duly honor.
On Wednesday next I shall send you by the London Carr[ier]s a Piece fine Silver containing 979 Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett price & advise m
Messrs Wheeldon Webster & Wheeldon Derby Newcastle 27th Nov 1790
Gentlemn As you have not sent me a Bill for the five Tons of Litharge which I sold you in April last, I desire that you may remit me a Bill at a short Date for the Amount of the same w[hi]ch with the charges of Shipping is £85-8-6 _ I am now selling Litharge at £17-10 per Ton & I have charged you only £17 being a ready Money Price I am etc J.E.B
Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 3rd Decem 1790
Chesterfield
Gentn The New Vessel which I informed you would sail from this Port to Rotterdam about this time is now ready to take in her loading, but the Owner informs me that she will not sail untill the new Year comes in as she would have to pay double Lastage were she to go to Holland before that time _ We shall ship you 600 p[iece]s Lead as you desire, w[i]t
Messrs Gosling Bankers Newcastle 4th Decem 1790
Fleet Street London
Gentln Inclosed you will recieve a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £112-10- ; being One Quart[e]rs Compos[itio]n Rent for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due to the 19th Novr last to The Revd Heny Hardinge as Rector of Stanhope from Sir Thomas Blackett Bart _ Please to advise me on your Rec
Richd Masters Esqr & Co Newcastle 4th Decr 1790
Bankers London
Gentn Inclos’d you will recieve a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £212-10-; to pay one Quarters Compo[sitio]n Rent for the Lot Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due to the Bishop of Durham from Sir Thos Blackett Bart the 11th Novr last.__ Please to advise on your Rec[eip]t of the bill and send me your usual Reciept.
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 8th Dec 1790
Lincoln Inns Fields
London
Gentlemen I am favoured with your Letter on 3d Inst & find your Account of Mrs Peats Inter[es]t to be perfectly right, for which I inclose you Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £177-15-1 which is in full to the 1st inst. Please to advise me on your Reciept of the Bill & send me a
N.B. This Bill sent to Sir Thos Blackett by Mr Bell
£2000 Newcastle Bank 15th Decemr 1790
One Month after date pay to the Order of John
Erasmus Blackett Esqr Two Thousand Pounds Value Recieved
For Sir J Eden Sir M W Ridley Cookson Widdrington & Co
To Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co
Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 18th Dec 1790
Chesterfield
Gentlemn I wrote to you on 3rd ins[tan]t to which I beg leave to refer you, since w[hi]ch Mr Blackett is favoured with yours of 4th ins[tan]t _ The New Ship that I mentioned to you is now taking in her loading for Rotterdam & will sail in the course of next Week if the Wind should answer, I shall ship you 600 P[iece]s on board her &
Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Newcastle 18th Dec 1790
Chesterfield
Gentn I am favoured with your letter of the 18th Ins[tan]t inclosing three Bills value Three Thousand Six Hundred Pounds which shall be placed to your Credit. J Straker wrote to you on the 18th Ins[tan]t, respecting the shipping your 600 P[iece]s more Lead, to which I beg leave to refer you _ The Quantity of Lead at this Markett is very small & I
Robert Twiss Esqr Newcastle 25th Decem 1790
Rotterdam
Sir By desire of Messrs Wilkinsons of Chesterfield I have shipped you 600 P[iece]s more Lead in the Prince of Orange Capt Forthergill which will sail from here the first fair Wind _ I shall write to you by the Capt & inclose you a Bill of Lading I am etc J.S
Messrs Isaac & John Wilkinson Chesterfield Newcastle 25th Decem 1790
Gentn Mr Blackett wrote to you the 21st ins[tan]t to which I beg leave to refer you, since which I have shipped you 600 P[iece]s more Lead in the Prince of Orange Capt Fothergill the weight of both parcels you have on the other side
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Sarah arrived safe at Rotterdam I am etc J.S
600 P[iece]s Lead per Sarah q[uanti]ty 896-3-21
600 P[