Mr Richard Noble Newcastle 5th Jany 1791
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden, Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2000 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Account
Please to acknowledge the Receipt of the Bill & acquaint Sir Thomas with the same
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 8th Jany 1791
Forster Lane London
Sir On the 5 in[stan]t I sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver Containing 1372 Ounces & a half which I desire that you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett price & advise me on your Reciept of it
Dear Sir,
Not having had the pleasure of finding you at home the other morning when I called upon Mrs. Wentworth, I can not deffer [sic] any longer to return you personally my most sincere thanks for your kindness and friendship in allowing my son John to go with you to Nova Scotia – I owe this to your friendship to William, and I hope John will make himself worthy of it by his behaviour and by paying the strictest attention to you. –
The obligation I think myself under I can
Sir Thos Blackett Bart Newcastle 14th Jany 1791
Bretton Yorkshire
D[ea]r Sir On Monday last your Agents Mr Bell, Emerson, Forster & Dickinson were with me & we had a great deal of conversation respecting the Partn[er]s[hi]p Lead Mines, the next morning I was with Mr Cooper, Warner & Masterman the Gentn of the Lead Co who came down before on the same business, they were greatly surprised to find that you ha
Mr John Bell Abbey Hexham Newcastle 19th Jany 1791
Dear Sir I received your Lre [Letter] with the Inclosures undermention’d & I send you inclosed my Rec[eip]t for £100 & a Scotch Note to Ballance _ I observe what is the Opinion of the Lead Stewards respecting the not drawing of the Dues for the Lot No 4 in which case I think that it will be advisable for Sir Thos to accept of a certain Rent or at the Rate of a certain Sum P
Messs Isaac & John Wilkinson Chesterfield Newcastle 24th Jany 1791
Gentn Mr Blackett was duly favo[ur]ed with your lre [letter] of the 21st ins[tan]t & is much obliged for the information you give him in respect of your Lead Markets _ There is little or no Lead at this Market but what Sir Thomas Blackett has & that is but a small Quantity, we have been selling small parcels at £17 & 16.15 per F[odde]r. Mr B was latterly applie
The Governor & Company NCastle 29th Jany 1791
for Smelting down Lead, London St Martins Lane London
Gentlemn I was favoured with a Letter from Messrs Cooper & Warner from Doncaster & I have since been informed by Sir Thos Blackett that he has agreed with those Gentlemen to sell his Moiety of Lot 4 of the Partnership Mines in Weardale to your Company for £315 you paying a proportion of the Moor Masters Rent &
Richard Masters Esqr & Co Newcastle 11th Feby 1791
Bankers London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £212-10s to pay One Quarters Composition Rent for the Lot Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, due this day to the Lord Bishop of Durham to [from] Sir Thos Blackett Bart.__ Please to advise me on your Reciept of the Bill & send me th
Messrs Gosling Newcastle 11th Feby 1791
Bankers Fleet Street London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will receive a bill drawn by Eden W Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £112-10- being One Quarters Composition Rent for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due the 19th ins[tan]t to The Rev Mr Hardinge From Sir Thos Blackett Bart _ Please to advise me on your Rec[eip]t of the Bill w[i]th a R
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 11th Feby 1791
Lincoln Inns Fields
London
Gentn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £500 to pay half a Year Inter[es]t of £25000 at 4 per C[en]t on Mortgage of Wallington Estate due to Mr Erskine 13th inst Please to advise me of your Rec[eip]t of the Bill & send me a Reciept for t
Messrs Js & Charles Bradley Hull Newcastle 14th Feby 1791
Gentlemn I am favoured with your Lre [Letter] of the 12th ins[tan]t & observe that you have Shipt in the Newcastle Abr[aham] Ward Master two Bundles of Wire directed for me from Mr Jno <Cockshells>.
The Stocks of Lead at this Markett are very small, & I have lately sold WB Refined Lead to the White Lead Works at this place at £18 per F[odd
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 16th Feby 1791
Forster Lane London
Sir I have this day sent you by John & Jas Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver containing Twelve Hundred & Seventy four Ounces which I desire that you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart as usual at the Market price & advise me on your Reciept of it
I have drawn a Bill on you Payable to the Order of Eden Ridley
Mr Richd Noble Bretton Newcastle 8th Mar 1791
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 £2000 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Accot the Rec[eip]t of which you will please to acknowledge.
I desire that you will acquaint Sir Thos that the 300 Guin[ea]s which the Lead Co is to pay for his Moiety of Lot 4 in the P[art]nersh
The Governor & Co Newcastle March 19th 1791
for Smelting down Lead St Martins Lane London
Gentn I am favoured with your letter of the 17th inst[an]t & observe that Messrs Lancaster & Maltby attended the Court to purchase Lead but that you were not inclined to sell, there being every prospect of the Markets rising; Mr Hall has made application to me for the like purpose on Accot of Lancaster & Co w[hi]ch off
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 30th March 1791
Forster Lane London
Sir I have this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver containing 1328 Ounces which I desire that you will place to account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Market price & advise me on your Reciept of it _ As I am about making our Annual Lead Pay I shall take the liberty of drawing on you for the
Whereas Sir Thomas Blackett did at the Request of sundry of the Proprietors of Land in Allendale agree to build a Common Pound in or near Allendale town for the Convenience of the Inhabitants of Allendale but not for oppressing his Ore and Lead Carriers to the Detriment of the Lead Works and consequently to the Ruin and Depopulation of the Country And whereas a Report has been spread abroad that all Galloways which have been wintered abroad and which shall be found grazing upon the Wastes in All
August[u]s Browne Esqr Newcastle 11th April 1791
Forster Lane London
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 8th ins[tan]t & find that the Balance you mention is perfectly right, & I have this day drawn a Bill on you payable to Eden Ridley & Co at One Month dated this day for Eleven Hundred & Forty Nine Pounds Ten Shillings & Two Pence being the Amount of the same
About the latter end of t
Mr Richd Noble Bretton Newcastle 19th Apl 1791
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 Account the Reciept of which you will please to acknowledge. I am etc J.E.B
£2000
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 11th May 1791
Forster Lane London
Sir I have this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece of fine Silver containing 1286 Ounces which I desire that you will place to Acct with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett price & advise me on your Reciept of it. I am etc J.E.B
Richard Master Esqr & Co Newcastle 13th May 1791
Bankers London
Gentn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Two Hundred & Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings to pay One Quarters Composition Rent for the Lot Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, due the 11th Ins[tan]t to the Lord B[isho]p of Durham from Sir Thomas Blackett Bt.__ Please to acknowledge the Reciept of t
Messrs Gosling Bankers Newcastle 13th May 1791
Fleet Street London
Gentn Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for One Hundred & Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings; being One Quarters Composition Rent for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due the 19th ins[tan]t to The Revd H Hardinge from Sir Thos Blackett Bart _ Please to Advise me on your Recei
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson NewC 15th June 1791
Lincoln Inns Fields
London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will recieve a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £240 to pay half a Year Interest of £12000 at 4 per Cent due 1st inst to Mrs Pitt from Sir Jno Trevelyan Bart _ Please to advise me on your Reciept of the Bill & send me a Rec[eip]t for the same.
Richard Burn Esqr Newcastle June 17th 1791
Duke Street Westminster
Sir Being informed by Mr Brooks that you transack business for the Lord Bishop of Durham, give me leave to acquaint you that I am concerned for my relation Sir Thos Blackett Bart who holds Leases of Lead Mines in Weardale in the County of Durham under his L[or]dsh[ip] for which he pays an Annual rent to the B[isho]p of £150 exclusive of which his L[or]d
Plymouth
June 22d. ‘91
Dear Skelton,
We arrived here last Night, and have the pleasure to tell you that Mrs. Beaumont performed her Journey in a most miraculous manner, She never has had one relapse since we set out, but has been in perfect health ever since, and is now very well and looks better than I have seen her. Unfortunately for us we are informed the packet does not sail these ten days at the furthest, however we shall leave this on Friday Morning and go into t
Henry Hoare Esqr & Co Newcastle 28th June 1791
Bankers London
Gentn Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for One Hundred & Fifty Pounds on John Trevelyan Esqrs Account _ Please to acknowledge the Receipt of the Bill & acquaint him with the same