Mr Skelton Esqr Birthwait Hall Newcastle 15th Octor 1792
Wakefield Yorkshire
Sir Your favour of the 6th inst I duly received & note the Contents. I have desired that, Mr Emerson & Mr Hunter would attend the next meeting of the Subscribers to the proposed Turnpike Road and provided they (the Subscribers) agreed to the insertion of the Clauses that I mentioned to you in my last letter, to Subscribe the Sum of
Thomas R Beaumont NewC[astl]e 16th Octor 1792
No 26 Old Burlington Street London
D[ea]r Sir I wrote to you the 7th inst to which I refer you.
Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Ridley Cookson & Co on Castell & Co at 40 days date for £5000 the reciept of which please to acknowledge.
I wrote to Mr Skelton Yesterday on Business respecting the proposed Turnpike Road from this Place to Stanhope & Alstone.
J. E Blackett Esqr Dukesfield 17th Octob'r 1792
Sir,
I subscribed at the Meeting for Mr Beaumont conditionally, that a draught of the Bill be laid before Mr Hopper Williams for his opinion of the Clauses as to the Ore Carriage &c, and in case he disapproved of them Mr Beaumont's subscription to be void for the Subscribers (from the increase of the Subscriptions as youll see below) were very shy as to the proposed Clauses, & maid several objections; on consulti
Octr. 18th 1792 –
Dear Skelton,
I was this Morning favoured with yours – and with respect to the Navigation I should certainly wish it to come to Haigh Bridge and that should certainly be kept in view – I am glad you subscribed 800£ -, we entirely leave the subscription to the other to yourself, as you know we wish to put our Money out in the Most advantageous manner for our Family, that if you think both our subscribing will be for the best, we undoubtedly would do it, at an
Octr. 19th 1792
Dear Skelton,
I have been considering all Night about the purchase of Barugh Estate, and should really like much to have it, as if the Navigation goes on I think it will pay very well, and tho’ at present we have not the Cash by us, we know we have it coming in, and we must pray for a good Lead Trade – and what we shall want at Kexbro’ will not come to so much more, and Haigh very likely will not be sold immediately – but should the whole be sold at once, the
Octr. 25th 1792
Dear Skelton,
We must certainly do our utmost endeavours to have the Navigation up to Haigh Bridge, they should most certainly let the Subscribers have a power of extending their subscriptions in the Calder, as they must not let them have too much power, the more get in the Calder the better – by the junction they will gain a great superiority – on all occasions of this Nature they all offer very fair, till they have got their own terms – but we must do the bes
Huthwaite 27th Octr. 1792
Dear Sir,
I wrote a hurried Letter to you yesterday thinking the Communication I had with Mr. Cooke was of some moment for you to know as soon as possible. I have no doubt of his Veracity & am persuaded that if you do not think the Estate worth your acceptance @ 27000£ it will be sold to Mr. Hebdin for his Client at Leeds – the Coal of which there is more than 120 Acres becomes of an increased Value in consequence of the apparent near approach o
Hexham Abbey 28 October 1792
Sir,
As Mr Beaumont intended conferring a Favor on me I return him thanks but I perceive by the Proposition made me I am to execute the Business of these offices for the Emoluments of two and in case such Emoluments do not make up £80 a year I am to be subject to an Acco.t to shew the precise Sum the offices of Bailiff and Clerk of the Court make that that sum may be made up to me.
I remember well your asking me what Mr Heron made of his offi
Newhouse Oct 29th 1792
Sir,
I make no doubt but, Mr. Isaac Hunter wd let you know that he and I attended the meeting at Wolsingham, and how matters were settled there in regard to the intended road from Lobleyhill to Aldstone we were told by the Gentlemen present at the last meeting that they had no intention of fixing any gates so as to injure the lead mines in this country, but some of them said as the road would be better it would be no way unreasonable for Mr Beaumont to pay
Leeds 1st November 1792
Dear Sir
Your Letter to Capn: Anninson I deliver’d into the Hands of Mrs. Forster of the Angel Inn, & she promis’d to give it to him herself, so that I make no doubt of his getting it, as much as if I had presented it myself which time would not permit me to do , being then in great haste to get home.
Since my return to this place, a Gentn: who is an Inhabitant, & who has some small concern in a Lead Mine in Craven, has been speaking
Messrs Symond & Hankey Newcastle 3d Novemr 1792
Merch[ant]s London
Gentn Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn Sir M W Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Two Hundred & Fifty Pounds; being One Quarters Rent charge due to John Trevelyan Esqr the 1st Inst
Please to Advise me on your Receipt of the Bill & acquaint Mr Trevelyan of the same
Thos R Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 3d Novr 1792
No 26 Old Burlington Street London
D[ea]r Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 31st Ulto & observe that Mr Skelton has made a considerable purchase for you that £10,000 is to be paid soon & £19800 at Candlemas next. Agreeable to your desire I have inclosed sent you a Bill on London for £6000, the Reciept of which you will please to Acknowledge & I sincerely giv
Novr. 4th 1792
Dear Skelton,
I had a letter this morning from Mr. <Hebden> which I enclose you, and also one from Geo. Beaumont, and shall write to them both: as to the latter I could not make him any Grant of the Wastes, for if it will pay them so amply, it will also pay us in like manner, so that I wrote to Blackett about them, & enquired if they did Make use of those Wastes – Geo. Bacchus came up this Morn[in]g & says Wentworth was at Bretton, but going to <Net
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 5th Novr 1792
Lincoln Inns Fields
London
Gentn Mr Blackett was favoured with your letter of the 1st Inst & desires me to send you the enclosed Bill on Mr Josh Adams at 60 days dated the 17th Octor for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you to pay Sir John Trevelyans Annuitants _ please to acknowledge the Receipt of the Bill & I am J.S
£200
York 5th Nov. 1792
Sir
We have been for some Years in receipt if the rents of Mr Marsh’s estate at Barugh, but he never intimated to us any intention to dispose of it, which we think he would have done (rather than to any other person) had he been inclined to sell.
We are, Sir Your very hble Servts.
Gray & Thorpe
Nov. 6th 1792
Dear Skelton,
I have the pleasure to tell you that Diana and the Child are going on as well as can be expected, it sucks famously and will soon begin to talk. Enclosed I send you a letter from Mr. Blackett – the 26 Inst. 4000£ is due, & this in a Month dated 3 inst. Diana & the Boy unite in their Compts.
I am Dear Skelton Yours most sincerely
Tho. Rd. Beaumont.
Mr Skelton Esqr Newcastle Novr 8th 1792
Birthwait Hall Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir Your favour of the 3d inst I duly received & observe the Contents. I am happy to hear Mrs Beaumont was safely delivered of a Son, & that she & the Child were in a hopeful Way. It is a very pleasing event to the Family & I congratulate you on the Occasion.
In consequence of your former Lette
Novr. 11th 1792
Dear Skelton,
I am favoured with yours, and shall be very glad to purchase any part of Haigh, as it is so very contiguous to Bretton I think it should not be missed by any means – I have not got the list of Moneys out, but any that you think most proper, will be exactly the same to us – I am sorry Wentworth goes on still in the same way, I am greatly afraid there is no hopes of amendment. Yesterday I sent down an advertisement sent me from Lincolnshire about a B
Thomas Richd Beaumont Esqr New[castle] 11th Novemr 1792
No 26 Old Burlington Street London
Dear Sir Your favour of the 6th inst I duly received, & I am happy to hear that Mrs Beaumont & her little One are doing well; I hope that they may continue so; I wrote to acquaint Mr Bell of the events & I was told Yesterday that the Bells were ringing merrily on the occasion. I last Post wrote Mr Skelton a long Letter on business wh
J. E Blackett Esqr Dukesfield 12th Nov'r 1792
You may be assured that no opportunity shall be lostd in getting all the Lead to Markett that I possibly can though fear with all the exertions that the quantity will be small, these few fine days has made all very busy to get the seed into the Ground and till that's don not a Carriagemen can be got at any price, but hope if this Weather continue that we shall be able to send a little more from this Mill;
Richd Master Esqr & Co Newcastle 13th Nov 1792
Bankers London
Gentlemen Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Surtees Burdon & Co on Messrs Glyn Mills and Mitton at 30 days dated this day for £462-10 being for half a Years Composition for the Lot Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, due 26 inst to The Lord Bishop of Durham from Thos Richd Beaumont Esqr
Please to advise me on your Rec[eip]t of the same
To Mr Forster Allanheads Dukesfield 13th Nov'r 1792
Dear Sir
Finding the Roads so bad to Rookhope yesterday & not starting so soon as I purposed durst not take Allanheads in my way as I promised you; the Shire carriers have quite given over coming to the Mill so that theres no chance of their bringing in the Ton Tail Ore to this Mill this backend, & if it had not been for the reasons that you gave, would not have let it gone to Rookhope which you ma
Wakefield
Intended INCLOSURE
THE FREEHOLDERS, COPYHOLDERS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS IN ANY-WISE INTERESTED in the dividing and inclosing of the Common-Fields, and Waste-Lands, within the several Townships or Graveships of Wakefield, Stanley, Wrenthorpe, Alverthorpe, and Thornes, in the Parish of WAKEFIELD, in the County of York, are requested to meet at the MOOT-HALL, in WAKEFIELD, on Monday the 26th of November Instant, at twelve o’Clock at Noon, to consider and determine on several Ma
To Mr Thos. Smith Dukesfield 14th Nov 1792
[annotated in a different hand, ‘Rookhope Mill’]
Dear Sir
I forgot to tell you when at your Mill to hasten the Lead that upon the Roads; I find by a Letter that I had last Night that theirs 5434 p[iece]s of 11 sto Lead & 8408 p[iece]s of 8 sto. [lead]. Youll observe the orders as to the Coals, & take every precaution to prevent any waste or pilfery of them and also what I said in regard to the day Lab[oure]rs. After Chris
Richard Master Esqr & Co NewC[astle] 27th Novr 1792
Bankers London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Ridley Cookson & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £231-5s being One Quarters Composition for the Lott Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, due this day to the Lord Bishop of Durham from Thos Richard Beaumont.Esqr
Please to Advise me on your Receipt of the same. I am et