Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 2 Jun 1786

Sir Thos. Blackett  Bart.                                              Newcastle    June 2nd. 1786

Bretton - Yorkshire



Dear Sir       I wrote to you the 16th Ulto. to wch. I refer you. Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Bell Carr & Co. on Castell & Co. of this date at a Month for £1000. the receipt of which you will please to acknowledge.  On the 30th Ulto. I sold 20,000 Pieces of Lead at £16.2.6 for Common & £16.7.6 for Refin’d, one half to Doctor Hall, the other to Mr Blackett, this is 2s/6d p Fdr. less than the former Price, but I was glad to get it  & hope now that the present Prices may be supported, Messrs Lancaster & Co. had a Stock of 40,000 Ps. & at present there is not much demand from Abroad; It will be the end of July at the soonest before I can deliver the Quantity.

    When you fix a time for being in the North I shall be glad to be informed.  

                                                       I am etc    J. E. Blackett





               £1000                  Newcastle Bank  2nd  May 1786  [ NB should be June per letter]

                One Month after Date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett 

                 Esq.  One Thousand Pounds           Value received

                                                                        For Bell Carr Cookson Widdrington & Co

To  Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co                                    Thos. Gibson           

                London                                    Pay the Contents to the order of Sir Thos.   

No  8474                                                    Blackett  Bart. Value in Acct. 

                                                                                                         John E. Blackett