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Letter – Joshua Straker to Isaac & John Wilkinson – 18 Dec 1790

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 &

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Isaac & John Wilkinson – 18 Dec 1790

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

Letter – Joshua Straker to Robert Twiss – 25 Dec 1790

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

Letter – Joshua Straker to Isaac & John Wilkinson – 25 Dec 1790

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[

Letter – Joshua Straker to Richard Noble – 5 Jan 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 8 Jan 1791

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

Letter – John Bell – 11 Jan 1791

Mines to be sold on 11th. Jany. 1791 Lot 1 Wolfcleugh Whesenhope Fell These Mines may be worth a Trial Bleaberry Cleugh Straith head Burnhope Fell These Mines not worth working Green Groves unless by Ton-tale Hasley Gill Scraith head Lot 2 Grove Rake Foulwood or Linz Garth Cleugh These Mines worth a Trial and <lies> <Barkshaw meadow> in Rookh

Letters – R. Bentincks to John Wentworth – 13 Jan 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 14 Jan 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Bell – 19 Jan 1791

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

Letter – Joshua Straker to Isaac & John Wilkinson – 24 Jan 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to London Lead Company – 29 Jan 1791

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 &

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Farrers & Atkinson – 11 Feb 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Master – 11 Feb 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Messrs Gosling – 11 Feb 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Jos & Charles Bradley – 14 Feb 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 16 Feb 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Noble – 8 Mar 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to London Lead Company – 19 Mar 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 30 Mar 1791

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

memo – John Bell – 8 Apr 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 11 Apr 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Noble – 19 Apr 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 11 May 1791

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

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Master – 13 May 1791

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
The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467