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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 26 Mar 1793
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 26th March 1793
Forster Lane London
Sir I have this day sent you by Jackson & Jennings the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver containing 1237 1/2 Ounces, which I desire you will place to Account with Thos Rd Beaumont Esqr as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Reciept of it I am etc J.E.B
Letter – Westgarth Forster to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 26 Mar 1793
Allenheads March 26th 1793
Sir
I understand by Mr Alderman Blackett that you would like to have the Oppinion of your Agents how far the Division might effect you in the Allendales & Hexhamshire as Lord of the Manor in regard to your working your Leadmines & also the Carriage of the Ore from the Mines to the Mills. I have lookd as much as I can into the Matter & I cannot find in my Opinion that it will effect you in the least in working the Lead mines & also the Carriag
Letter – Nicholas Walton – 27 Mar 1793
Provided always and be it further enacted that nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to authorise or empower the said Trustees or any of them to do any Act Matter or Thing which shall or may damage any Lead Mines or whereby the winning or working thereof may be prevented or interrupted or to take any Ore or Mineral which shall proceed or which shall or may have arisen or proceeded from the same or to do any Damage to such Buildings Engines Erections or Watercourses
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Tristram Everest – 27 Mar 1793
Mr Everest Farnacres 27th March 1793
Dear Sir
I have this day rec[eive]d your agreeable information respecting the Lobleyhill Road, and am much obliged by your attention to my wishes. I do not think, if you find a proper opportunity, that it w[oul]d be amiss to acquaint Mr Skelton of the Clause or Proviso relative to the produce etc from the Mines having been inserted at my instance and of the Clause respecting double Toll having been extended to all Articles instead of being
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Farrers & Atkinson – 29 Mar 1793
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 29th March 1793
Lincolns Inn Field London
Gentlemn I am favoured with your Lre [Letter] of the 25th inst. Inclosed you will recieve Messrs Ridley & Cos Bill on Castell & Co at 30 days date for £200 being on Account of the quarterly payments on Sir Jno Trevelyan’s Acct, the Reciept of which please to acknowledge.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Simond & Hankey – 29 Mar 1793
Messrs Simond & Hankey’s Newcastle 29th Mar 1793
London
Gentlemn Inclosed I send you my draft on Thos Coutts Esqr & Co at 30 days date for £300 being for one half Years Interest of £12000 due from Sir Jno Trevelyan Bt to his son Jno Trevelyan Esqr the rec[eip]t of which you will please to acknowledge, acquainting Mr Trevelyan with the same. I am etc J.E.B
£300
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mark Skelton – 30 Mar 1793
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle 30th Mar 1793
At Mrs Wilsons No 3 Castle Street Holburn London
Dr Sir I was favoured with your letter with a Copy of Fenwicks observations on the proposed Turnpike Road in wch I cannot agree with him being of opinion that this Road even carried 3 Miles further west to Burtreeford will not be of that benefit to Mr Bs concerns in Weardale wch Mr Fenwick Represents but as Mr Emerson must be a
Letter – Joshua Straker to Thomas Fenwick – 4 Apr 1793
Mr Thos Fenwick Hamsterley Newcastle 4th April 93
Sir As the Lobly hill Road is not to be carried to Aldston as first intended Mr Bt is of Opinion that it will be of little or no advantage to his concerns in Weardale on wch Acct I am desired to inform you that he will withdraw £200 of his Subscrip[tio]n & with which you will please to acquaint the Commiss[ione]rs I am etc J.S
Letter – Diana Beaumont to John Erasmus Blackett – 5 Apr 1793
John E Blackett Esq, Charlotte Square, Newcastle upon Tyne Bretton, April 5th 1793
Dear Sir
I am sorry to trouble you so soon on the same Subject & before I could possibly have received an answer to my last, but I am apprehensive if measures are not speedily taken it will be too late, as my Sister Miss Louisa Wentworth is determined to marry Mr James Lee as soon as she can, therefore too much expedition cannot be used to place her under the Chancellors care, (if you judge that step a
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 8 Apr 1793
Thos Richd Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 8th April 1793
at Messrs Ransom Moreland & Co’s Bankers London
Dear Sir In consequence of the Bank of Messrs Forster & Co of this place having stopt payment this Morning there has been a Meeting of the Gentlemen of this place & Neighborhood & the Merchants & Traders, when they came to the Resolutions that I now inclose you, which is hoped may be the means of preventi
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 17 Apr 1793
Newcastle 17th April 1793
Dear Sir
I am this day favoured with your letter of the 15th inst. & observe the Contents. I communicated a part of your letter to the Committee, as well as to the Bankers, who think themselves highly obliged to you for the kind & handsome manner in which you express yourself for the restoring the Credit & Confidence in the Country: I perfectly agree with you that postponing the Lead Pay for a Month will be very unpleasant, but I fear that it can n
Will – John Hunter – 17 Apr 1793
Prerogative Ent
Ad[m]on[ition] (limited) of Isaac Hunter late of Dukesfield P. Hexham co. Northd.
Know all Men by these presents that we John Hunter of Hexham in the County of Northumberland Gentleman Nicholas Ruddock of the same place Gentleman and Charles Dalston Purvis of the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne Gentleman do stand and are firmly bou[n]den and obliged unto the Right Worshipful Peter Johnson Master of Arts Commissary and Keeper General of the Exchequer and Pr
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 18 Apr 1793
Newcastle 18th April 1793
Thurs eveng 5 o Clock
Dear Sir
Since my letter to you of the 17th inst. I have had several Conversations with Mr. John Surtees with respect to the Lead Pay, he now says that he has not the least doubt that was the Pay postponed for a fortnight viz. to the 14, 15 & 16th of May that their Bank could furnish their Notes to the amount of £20,000 or £25000 .. – which with £12000.. – or £14,000 – in Cash & some Bank of England Notes t
Letter – William Armstrong to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 18 Apr 1793
18th April 93
Dear Sir,
A friend of improvement and a well wisher of your Lordships desirous of Observing, a matter of Importance and hopes if your honour gives Attention the information will be found to be very advantageous as your works is so large and extensive………… I have been a workman for you, your Ancestors and different other masters in working and Manufacturing that Valuable Metal called Lead Ore, and by my own experience and seeing the different performances of other
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 20 Apr 1793
Thos R Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 20th April 1793
Reddish’s Hotel St James’s London
Dr Sir I wrote to you the 18th inst by Express, this morning I have had a good deal of Conversation with Mr Burdon & Mr Surtees respecting the Lead Pay, they are now in great hopes that they will have it in their Power to accomodate you with a sufficient Sum in Notes, which with the Cash you may send or bring down may be fully suffici
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Ransom Morland & Hammersley – 21 Apr 1793
Messrs Ransom Morland & Hammersley Newcastle 21st April 1793
Bankers London
Gentn I wrote to Mr Beaumont by Express the 18th inst & yesterday by Post concerning his Lead Pays which I now in great hopes he will have it in his power to make at the time it was appointed & that Messrs Surtees & Burdon may be able with safety to themselves to assist us with a considerable Sum in their Notes of which they will advise you by
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 22 Apr 1793
Thos R Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 22nd April 1793
Reddishes Hotel St James’s London
Dr Sir I wrote to you the 20th inst to which I refer you, I this day Rec[eiv]ed your favor of the 20th & I observe what you are pleased to say respecting the Lead Pay & that you think it absolutely necessary that it should be made at the time appointed in wch I perfectly agree with you; Your Agents will be at this place on Sunday 28
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 22 Apr 1793
Newcastle 22nd April 1793
Dear Sir
I wrote to you the 20th inst, to which I refer you ; I this day received your favour of the 20th & I observe what you are pleased to say respecting the Lead Pay & that you think it absolutely necessary that it should be made at the time appointed in which I perfectly agree with you; your Agents will be at this place on Sunday the 29th to go the Dukesfield the 30th & and make the pay the day following 1st May, they will go to Allendheads that ev
Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to John Erasmus Blackett – 23 Apr 1793
Reddishe’s Hotel April 23d. 93 –
Dear Sir,
I had the Favor of your letter this Morning, and am very happy to find the Banks are likely to go on with their proper respect due to them, and shall be very happy that Messrs. Surtees can supply us in the usual way with their Bills, as it would be attended with very serious consequences our pays being postponed. I saw a letter this Morning from Mr. Burdon mentioning the 4 Bills amounting to 10,000£. Sir J. Trevelyan will pay the three
Letter – Mark Skelton to John Erasmus Blackett – 25 Apr 1793
London Apr 25th 1793
Dr Sir
Mr Beaumont desires me to inform you that part of the Cash will be sent down by this Nights Mail. Mr Beaumont sets off tomorrow with more so the rest will come by Tomorrow’s mail, so that the whole may be expected to arrive next Sunday.
I hope you have got better of your cold & am Dr. Sir Yrs. Sinc.y
M Skelton
There will be 15,000£ in Cash
£15,000 – paid to Smith & Co
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 27 Apr 1793
Auguss Browne Esqr Newcastle 27th April 1793
Foster Lane London
Sir Having at this time to make Mr Beaumonts Lead Pays I have drawn upon you for the Ballance of your with him Amounting to £341.19.4 by Bill payable to Messrs Surtees Burdon & Co at 30 days dated the 26th inst & which I doubt not you will duly honor I am etc J.E.B
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 4 May 1793
Newcastle 4th May 1793
Dear Sir
I hope that this may find you well after your journey. The Pay was made at Dukesfield on wednesday to the Great satisfaction of the workmen as well as the Country in General; the great sum in Cash was very pleasing to them at this time, it gave them confidence and not the least objection was made Notis; Mr Straker returned this evening after making the pays for Allenheads, Coaleheugh & Weardale Miners & he gives me the like account; Mr C Blacke
Letter – J. Wilson to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 13 May 1793
13 May 1793
Dear Sir,
W. Lee & his Brother called upon me this Morning to inform me that a Case is laid before the Attorney Genl. On Behalf of Sir John Trevalyon respect[in]g the Will of Sir Wm. Blackett & the Recoveries suffered by Sir Thomas Blackett in order as they suppose (but upon what Grounds they do not know) to take his Opinion whether or no Sir John is not intitled to the Estates devised by Sir Wm. Blackett’s Will. The Case is laid before the Atty. Genl. By
Letter – Joshua Straker to Farrers & Atkinson – 17 May 1793
Messrs Farrers & Atkinson Newcastle 17th May 1793
Lincolns Inn Field London
Gentn As the Remittances, to enable you to pay the Annuities due from Sir J Trevelyan Bt will in future be made to you by Mr W Winship of Wallington, Mr Blackett desires that you’ll will send him your stated Accot from the 30th June last to the 12th Inst as his Account with Sir John will close at that time I am etc J.
Letter – Nicholas Walton – 24 May 1793
Abstract of Estimate of Expence of making a Turnpike Road from Burtry ford near Cowshill to the Town of Alston.
Making the Road £794. 6. 2
Purchases and making various Alterations 236. 1.10
Bridges &c
Hatherley Cleugh £150. . .
Snedberry }
Burdas Cleugh } No Bridges necessary
Pearts Cleugh }
North Cleugh }
Rampgill 20
Gillgill
