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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 7 Aug 1784
Lyde Browne Esqr Newcastle Augt 7th 1784
Foster Lane London
Sir
I have this day drawn a Bill on you for Three Hundred Pounds at 30d dated the 3rd inst which I have no doubt you will duly Honour on Sir Thomas Blackett’s account & am etc
J E B
Letter – Nicholas Walton – 20 Aug 1784
20 Augt. 1784 - Mr. Holmes wrote to this Day acquaint[in]g him that a Box containing 683 ½ oz. of Silver Bullion was sent from Newcastle to him the 14th Inst
letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 24 Aug 1784
J.E. Blackett Esqr N[ew]Castle Dukesfield Augt 24th 1784
Sir
The Miller at the Corn Mill here wants to sell Ale, I told him that I was sure you would not allow of it being so near the Smelt Mill I find by him that Mr Salkeld reather encourages him (who’s pub Tenant he is) and that he’s not willing to give it up without an order f[ro]m you, I therefor beg you’ll let Mr Peart acquaint my by l[ett]re of your disapprobation of it for I am sure that it will be a detrement to Si
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 Aug 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 27 Augt. 1784
We have recd. your Letter of the 25th. Inst and desire the acct. for the Mill may end upon the 2nd. Day of Octr. & the Refining & Reducing may be brot. into the Pay Bill as far beyond that as you can make it so as to make the Pay as much as you properly can. The Lead Mill pay will be made the 16th. October, and we propose being at the Mill the 13th. in the Evening & staying til the Pay is over. We are
Your &c
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 31 Aug 1784
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 31 Augt. 1784
Dear Sir,
We duly recd. yours of the 18th. & 25 inst and have this Day drawn upon you for £196. 10. 2 being the Amount of 683 ½ Ounces of Silver Bullion at 5s/9d. We have made the Bill payable 40 Days after Date. We are sorry to find the Market is likely to be lower. The Receipts for the pipes &c we have recd. from Mr. Walker, and thank you for the transacting of the Business relative to these matters. There are two 2d. penny St
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Sep 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 1st. Septemr. 1784
We have recd. your Letter of the 30th. Ult. wth. the Operation for August and Thomas Temperleys three last Weeks Accounts. We are very much concerned on account of the sad accident to William Pattinsons Son but hope he may recover and heartily wish that he may do so. Mr. Joseph Hall we fear will not get the better of his illness he has however Youth on his side & with care he may yet do well. We are
Your Humble Servants
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Sep 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 9th. Septemr. 1784
We have recd. yours of the 2nd. Instant and also the Box for which Mr. Walton is obliged to you & he desires you’ll put him in mind of settling his Acct. wth. you when we come to the Mill. The Coat to be kept ‘till then and worn by Mr. Peter Mulcaster as often as he pleases. We approve of what has been done as to the School & are glad to hear there is a chance of William Pattinsons Son recovering.
You are desired
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Isaac Hunter – 10 Sep 1784
Dr Sir
Your Cake of Silver is come safe to Sir Thos Blackett’s Office. It is weigh’d & Contains One Thousand Two Hundred & Forty one Ounces & an half which will be placed to the Credit of Dukesfield Refinery. I am etc C Peart
Mr Isaac Hunter Dukesfield Newcastle 10th Septr 1784
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 11 Sep 1784
Lyde Browne Esqr Newcastle Septr 11th 1784
Foster Lane London
Sir
I have this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece of fine Silver containing One Thousand Two Hundred and forty one Ounces & an half which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett Price, advising me on your Receipt of it. I am etc
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 13 Sep 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 13 Sept. 1784
We have recd. your Letter of the 11th. inst. I cannot possibly take time to look at the Silver and therefore return the whole. If any of the pieces are in your opinion clean, I certainly think it wd. not be proper to let them undergo a second Operation. You will therefore only clean the pieces that are dirtied and then return the whole to Newcastle.
On the 25th. of August Mr. Harvey sent me his Note for 60 single 1 ¼ Inch Deals
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Luke Noble – 17 Sep 1784
Mr Luke Noble Newcastle 17th Septr 1784
Bretton Yorkshire
Dr Sir
Inclosed you will receive Messrs Bell Carr Cookson & Cos Bill on Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co at 35 days dated 15th inst for Twenty seven Pounds Sixteen Shillings; being so much I received of Mr Hunter for the Waggon which Bill you will please to advise me on your Receipt of. I shall the beginning of next week send you the Cash Book
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 23 Sep 1784
Lyde Browne Esqr Newcastle Septr 23rd 1784
Foster Lane London
Sir
I wrote to you on the 11th inst advising you of a Piece of fine Silver being sent to you to wch I refer you. I have this day drawn a Bill on you payable to the Order of Messrs Bell Carr & Co for £400 at 30 days date on Sir Thos Blackett’s Account wch I doubt not you will duly Honour. I am etc J E Blackett
£400 - -
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 24 Sep 1784
Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Newcastle Septr 24th 1784
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
I expect that this may find you returned from your Tour of the Lakes & I hope that you & the Young Ladies have been agreeably Entertain’d. Inclosed I send you Messrs Bell Carr & Cos Bill on Castell & Co of this date at One Month for £2000 the Receipt of which you will please acknowledge. I have had some Conversation with Mr H
letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 27 Sep 1784
J.E. Blackett Esqr N[ew]Castle Dukesfield Sept 27th 1784
Sir
I have had the moulds or Pig-Pans at the several Mills tried and find that they will all make 12 Stone pieces; those at Rookhope Mill are the least & only just held the quantity: so that when Smelting Poor Ore the Pigs may be short of weight and indeed at all times the Smelters must be attentive that the Pig Pans are always kept level – We keep the Acc[oun]t etc by the Foth[e]r (ie) 16 ps to the Foth[e]r or 22 Cw
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 2 Oct 1784
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 2nd. Octr. 1784
Sir,
Last Saturday’s London Waggon will bring you a Box containing 894 ¼ Ounces of fine Silver. We are Your &c
W&T
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 4 Oct 1784
Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle Octor. 4th 1784
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive Messrs. Bell Carr & Cos Bill on Messrs. Castell Powell Sumner & Co at 20 d[ays] dated this day for Six Hundred & Twenty five Pounds being half a Years Interest of £25,000 due to Sir Edward Winnington on Mortgage of Wallington now at 5 P[er] Cent due from Sir John Trevelyan the 6th Aug[us]t last for which Remittance please to
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 18 Oct 1784
Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle Octor. 18th 1784
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Carr & Co on Messrs. Castell Powell & Co dated 16th instant at one Months Date for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir J Trevelyan’s acct. to31st Decem[be]r next for wch. you will please to send me your Receipt as usual I am etc J E B
£200 .
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Bell – 19 Oct 1784
Mr John Bell Newcastle Octr 19th 1784
Hexham Abbey
Sir
Inclosed you have a Tickett for the Delivery of Six Pieces more Lead to Mr Parker & I am desired to acquaint you that the Price of these & the former three Pieces is £16.15.0 a Fother. I am etc C.P.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 26 Oct 1784
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 26 Octr. 1784
Dear Sir,
We have this Day drawn upon you for £324. 9. 11 which wth. £78. 5. 3 which you will be so obliging as pay to Mr. Everest on his signing the inclosed Rect., will make £396. 15. 2 being the Amount of 1405 ½ Ounces of Silver Bullion (the Weight of the 2 last Cakes sent you) at 5s/7 ¾ d. The Bill is made payable 60 Days after Date. We are Dear Sir
Your most Hble Servts.
Walton & Turner
PS. We are very h
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 5 Nov 1784
Sir Thos Blackett Bart Newcastle Novr 5th 1784
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
The large Stocks of Lead that you have at Blaydon at this Season & the small Demand that there was for it made it necessary for me to reduce the Prices to encourage a Sale so as to enable us to make the Lead Pays in due time, as well as the several other Payments. As Mr C Blackett made the former Purchase I made him an Offer of 8000 P
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Nov 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 9 Nov. 1784
We have recd. your Letters of the 28 Ult & 1st. 2nd. & <3>rd. Inst with the Bills all properly signed, and have also recd. a Box containing <Sir HG Liddells> Lead. As to the Slag &c we shall certainly return it, and are much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken on this Occasion.
We are very sorry that Thos. Temperley was so imprudent as to set out for <Alston> in so bad a Day, but are however h
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Isaac Hunter – 17 Nov 1784
Mr Isaac Hunter Newcastle Novemr 17th 1784
Dukesfield
Sir
As there is now a large Quantity of Litharge Slags at Blaydon Mr Blackett has it under Consideration whether to dispose of them at 30s a Ton, a Price offered him, or to have them wrought up at Dukesfield so you will please to let us know in what manner you manage your Slags so as to obtain the Lead contained in them. Whether you run them up in the Slag
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 17 Nov 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 17 Nov. 1784
We have recd. your Letter of the 15th. inst and desire you will be so obliging as order the Nails yourselves from where we usually have had them, and if you can save a Shilling by getting the Bags returned, it will be well.
We are very much concerned on acct. of the Information you have given us respecting the Blagill Company. In case you shd. happen to be called upon, we have not the least doubt but both of you will acquit yoursel
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 Nov 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster, Farnacres 30 Novr. 1784
Your Letters of the 23 rd.> & 27th. are now before us. If you shd. happen to be called upon either by the Gov. & Co. Agents or the Blagill Company, we think all that will be necessary for you to say is that on comparing the Produce from last years Ore and this you find it has taken less Ore to make a Fodder of Lead this year than last; we however hope this Business will be got settled without Difficulty, as we understand Mr. H
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Dec 1784
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 3rd. Decr. 1784
We have recd. your Letter of the 29th. Ult. from which we observe it is likely that we shall receive as much Ore this year as last or thereabouts, and hope the Carriage is now at an end. Whatever you see necessary as to additional Smelters we leave to you, and desire you will do whatever you think proper upon the occasion without consulting us further.
We heartily wish you had thought sooner of building a new Assay Room, but, as
