Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Isaac Hunter – 14 Sep 1795

Mr Hunter Dukesfield 					Newcastle 14th Septr 1795

              

Sir	I rec[eive]d your Letters of the 27th Ulto & 9th Inst & observe the Contents.  I was mistaken as to a Monthly Account being sent from Rookhope Mill it was an Account at the end of the Year which you must be sensible will be very proper;  You will observe by my letter to you that I took notice of the great quantity of the 8 Stone Lead that remained on the Road & desired that for the future some part of that Ore which was the poorest of Silver might be smelted into 11 Stone P[iece]s as by that means it would be more saleable & advantageous to the Concern;  You are pleased to answer me, I have ordered all the Lead smelted at Rookhope Mill to be made 11 Stone p[iece]s for the future which the Carriage Men once they know (I doubt not) will take the advantage of;  Is this Candid of You?  the directions that you have given & the steps that you have taken respecting the repair of the Lead way were very proper.  I observe that the great fall of Wood has been an impediment to your getting the Lead down, & that you are of opinion that an advance of the price of Carriage would not answer the purpose we wished & that some little Money on Account may have a better effect;  whatever it may be thought adviseable to do should be carried into Execution before the Season breaks up & the roads be rendered almost impassable; Rookhope Mill being cleared is doing nothing if the Lead remains on the Road, so I beg that every means may be used to get it down                 I am Dr Sir Your H[um]ble Servant

                                                                                                           J E Blackett

I thank you for the brace of Moor Game