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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 Dec 1785
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 30 Decr. 1785
We have recd. your Letters of the 25t. & 26th. Inst, and under the Circumstances respecting the Wheel for the Stamp Mill, think that it will be proper, when the Weather will admit of it, to have a Temporary kind of Casing to extend upwards from the Level of the Centre of the Wheel to a little above the Bottom of the Trough where the Water is delivered, which will prevent the Wind acting upon the Water so as to blow it sideways, and al
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 31 Dec 1785
Lyde Browne Esq Newcastle Decem. 31st 1785
Foster Lane - London
Sir I have this day sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece of fine Silver containing Nine Hundred & fifty Nine Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price advising me on your Receipt of it.
I am etc J. E. Blackett
959 Ounces at p Oz
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Jan 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 1 Janry. 1786
Last year you made a payment to Mr. Liddell the dissenting Minister at Hexham which Mr. Walton Senr. desired you to make, and I was requested by him to repay you the Money which I hope I did, but I cannot recollect how that, and therefore you will be so good as let me know & acquaint me as to the Sum for I don’t now recollect that.
We are like to have some difficulty concerning Maggees Lands, and possibly it may be necessar
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 3 Jan 1786
Mr Thos Wall Newcastle Jany 3rd 1786
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Carr & Co on Messrs. Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Account from 31st Decem[be]r last to 31st March next for which Remittance Please to send me your Receipt as usual. I am etc John E. Blackett
£
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 8 Jan 1786
Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle 8th. Jany. 1786 [sic]
Bretton - Yorkshire
Dear Sir Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated the 5rd inst. at One Month for £2000 the receipt of which be pleased to acknowledge; you will observe there are two new Partners in the Bank Sir M. W. Ridley comes into it in the room of Mr Ralph Carr who retires Sir J Eden in the room of the late Mr Bell until
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 10 Jan 1786
Mr Thos Wall Newcastle Jany 10th 1786
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Carr & Co on Messrs. Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Six Hundred & Twenty five Pounds to pay Sir Edward Winnington’s half Year’s Interest on Mortgage of Wallington due the 6th Feby. next. Please to acknowledge the receipt of this Bill & when Paid send me the usual receipt. I am etc J.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Messrs Child – 10 Jan 1786
Messrs Child & Co Newcastle Jany. 10th 1786
Bankers London
Gentn. Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs Bell Carr & Co. on Messrs. Castell & Co. at One Month dated this day for One Hundred & Fifty Seven Pounds Ten Shillings; being half a Years Composition Rent for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due to My Lord Bishop of Lincoln the 14th Feby. next from Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Please to
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 10 Jan 1786
Mr Luke Noble Newcastle Jany 10th 1786
Bretton Yorkshire
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs Bell Carr & Co. on Castell & Co. at one Month dated this day for £1000 on Acct. of Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. the receipt of which you will please to acknow[led]ge. I wrote to Sir Thos. Blackett the 24th Ulto. which letter I hope that he has received and shall be very glad to hear that he is perfectly recovered.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Jan 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 10 Janry. 1786
We have recd. your Letters of the 3rd, 4th, & 10th. Inst, and are sorry to see the produce from the Reducing Furnace to be so very bad, the Loss being within nearly a Quarter part of one full Tenth, & we observe that tho’ the Cake of Silver is 1087 ½ Ounces, it does not come up to the Assay by 63 ½ Ounces. We have already acknowledged the Recet. of your Letter with the Operation.
We are sorry to hear that John’s Son
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett – 11 Jan 1786
East hand Carriage Pay fix’d to be made 24th instant
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 13 Jan 1786
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 13th. Janry. 1786
Dear Sir,
By tomorrow’s Waggon you will receive a Box containing 1088 Ounces of fine Silver. We are
Dear Sir Your &c
W&T
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 18 Jan 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 18 Janry. 1786
We have recd. your Letter of the 16th. Inst, & shall write to Mr. Bedlington the first Opportunity about the Coals.
The Silver, which weighed ½ an Ounce more than you reckoned it, came safe to hand, and went off for London on Saturday last.
The pieces of coloured Lead also came safe, and were delivered to Lady Liddell on Monday last.
We will take the first Opportunity of settling the Rents for the Langley Mil
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 21 Jan 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 21 Janry. 1786
We have considered the matter as to the Rentals for the Ground at Langley Mill, and have fixed them as follows.
p. Annum
Mr. Peter Mulcaster’s Farm £7 10 —
Mr. James Mulcaster’s Farm 4 — -
Matthew Temperleys Farm 4 15 —
Wm. Wilson’s Farm 5 15 —
John Elliots Farm 5 — -
John Forster’s Farm
Geo: Robinson’s Farm
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Stephenson – 22 Jan 1786
John Stephenson Esqr. Hull Newcastle Jany. 22nd. 1786
Dear Sir I am favoured with your letters of the 6th & 10th inst. wch. I should have Answered sooner, had I not been Confined to my bed for some days with a Rheumatick Complaint, wch. will not yet permit me to leave the House. I am much obliged to you for the Information wch. you give me respecting the Machine wch. is made use of for the Purpose of Clearing your Dock of Mu
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 22 Jan 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 22nd. Janry. 1786
We have this moment received your Letter of the 20th. Inst with the Recet. for Tofts Sale Notes amounting to £37 - - and if the People don’t come to you only let us know; don’t seek for them. Before Mr. Peter Mulcaster comes here we desire there may be a full consideration between Matt. Temperley & you about the Sillywray Farm and Dewey Syke both which we intend for you and him and we desire you’ll settle it amongst yoursel
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 23 Jan 1786
Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle Jany. 23rd 1786
Bretton - Yorkshire
Dear Sir I received Mr Noble’s letter & am very sorry to hear that you have been so poorly Indisposed, I have been Confined to the House these ten days, & to my bed for some days, with a violent Rheumatick Complaint in my back, I am still very lame.
The late Floods have done a great deal of damage at Allenheads, the River by Changing the Course
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 23 Jan 1786
Lyde Browne Esq Newcastle Jany 23rd 1786
Foster Lane - London
Sir Inclosed is your Account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart which if you find right please to Sign & return.
I shall in a few days draw upon you for Five Hundred Pounds & am etc J. E. Blackett
Letter – Robert Hodgson to John Cleaver – 25 Jan 1786
To the Revd. Mr. Cleaver Alstone, 25th Jany. 1786
Inclosed you’ll have a Copy of the Greengill paybill which I purposed sending some time since, but was prevented by Expectation of getting the old acct settled with Mr. Hutchinson, which is not yet done, alltho’ I have applied to him several times.
Bs
Amt of Ore raised at Greengill as pr paybill 198
B C
Delivered to Sale 161 2
Do
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 29 Jan 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 29 Janry. 1786
You are desired to acquaint every one of the Lead Carriers that it is expected they from time to time keep their Lead under Cover, and in places of Safety ’til they either deliver it at Dukes Hall or Newcastle because we see clearly that the stealing of Lead is a growing Evil & that it requires the Attention of every one of us to prevent the bad Consequences arising from the pilfering of it. We shall be happy to hear Mr. Peter Mul
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 30 Jan 1786
Lyde Browne Esq Newcastle 30th Jany 1786
Foster Lane - London
Sir I have this day drawn a Bill on you Payable to the Order of Messrs Bell Carr & Co. at 30 days dated this day for £500 on Sir Thomas Blacketts Account which I doubt not you will duly honour. I am etc J. E. Blackett
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 31 Jan 1786
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 31 Janry. 1786
Dear Sir,
We have recd. your Letter of the 23rd. Instant, and have this Day drawn upon you payable 40 Days after Date for £306. 6. 4 being Balance of Acct. as below. We are
Your Hble Servts.
Walton & Turner
Due from Mr. John Holmes for 1088 Ounces
of Fine Silver at 5s/8d per Oz. £308 5 4
Deduct Cash recd. of Mr. Jno. Widdrington of
Newcastle on Mr. Holmes Acct. 1 19
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Feb 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 3rd. Feb: 1786
We recd. your Letter of the 30 Ult. by Wm. Armstrong Junr. and are glad to learn that Mr. Peter got well home, & that he has done the needful as to the hand Bills concerning the Lead which was stolen.
We have, as far as we can, agreed with Wm. Armstrong Junr. for Dewey Syke for one Year.
It gives us much Concern to hear of Matthew Temperley’s Indisposition, but hope from the Acct. you give of him, that he will soon g
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 5 Feb 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 5 Feb. 1786
We have recd. your Letter of the 3rd. Inst with the several papers therein mentioned, and shall, as soon as we have time, attend to the Observations you have furnished us with respecting the Operations. We are very sorry to hear that Matt. Temperley still continues poorly, and shall be very glad to hear in your next that he gets better.
We very much approve of what you have done as to the Lead Carriers, & shall write to John Ram
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 5 Feb 1786
Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 5 Febry. 1786
Dear Sir,
By the Diligence wch. sets out from Newcastle and will arrive in London on Wednesday Evening I send you a Parcel which you’ll be so good as take care of till it is called for by Mr. Maule or sent for by him. I am
Dear Sir Your obliged Hble Servt.
Nich. Walton Junr.
PS. The Carriage is pd. to London.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 12 Feb 1786
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 12th Febry. 1786
We have recd. your Letter of the 8th. Inst and also the Assay therein ment[ione]d. We observe the loss of Lead in last Operation is nearly an Eleventh part and that the Silver comes within 18oz. 7dwt. 9grn. 6[/10] of the Assays. The Silver weighed exactly 894 ½ Ounces. It gives us much pleasure to hear Matt. Temperley is getting better & we shall be happy to be informed that Johns Son continues well of his complaint. On Friday we
