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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to de Bray de Valfresne – 25 Feb 1787
Mr De Bray de Valfresne Newcastle Feby. 25th. 1787
at Mr Edwd. Marshs Norwich
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 21st inst. from Leads with one from my Friend Mr Horatio Cattanis and agreeable to your desire I send you the present price of W B Lead with the Duty & Charges of Shipping & likewise Copy of an Invoice of Coals Shipt from hence for France in either or both; of which Articles, you may depend on being served by me o
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Henry Hardinge – 26 Feb 1787
The Revd. Mr Hardinge Newcastle Feby. 26th. 1787
Ightham near Seven Oaks Kent
Sir Being informed that you are now Rector of Stanhope, give me Leave to Address you on the part of Sir Thos. Blackett Bt. who is Lessee under the Bishop of Durham for Sundry Lead Mines in Weardale, & has by an Agreement entered into with the late Rectors of Stanhope paid Three Hundred Guineas P An. as a Composition for the Tithe Ore Wrought in those Mines,
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 28 Feb 1787
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 28th Febry 1787.
As we have a chance of agreeing with Messrs Walker & Co for a considerable Quantity of Litharge, just as it runs from the Test, we desire youll weigh all the Litharge which you produce after you receive this and compare that with the produce of Refined Lead from it – only you must reserve about 28 cwt for filling 4 casks with such kind of Litharge which we expect you will receive by John Corbett on Friday. These 4 casks are by way of
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 2 Mar 1787
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 2nd March 1787.
We have this moment rec[eive]d yours of the 1st Inst with Copy Yours of the 28th Febry. What you propose as to knowing the Weight of the Lead before the Operation of Refining is performed in which you are to take Notice of the Weight of Litharge produced, from such Lead & the Quantity of Lead w[hic]h is to be produced from such litharge, in addition to what we have before said, is what we wish to know. After you receive the Casks, you ma
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 2 Mar 1787
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 2nd March 1787.
Inclosed we return you the Acc[oun]t of Ore Smelted and Refineable Lead produced in Operation ending 28 October last with some observations at the Bottom upon which las we shall be glad to hear from you. We are
Your Humble Servants
Walton & Turner
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Brown & Whear – 8 Mar 1787
Messrs. Brown Whear & Co. Newcastle March 8th. 1787
Sheffield
Gentn. I am favoured with your letter of the 6th inst. enquiring the Price of Sir Thomas Blackett’s Lead, & the quantity that I wou’d engage to deliver at Hull. At present, I have no Lead on hand, have 8000 Ps. yet to deliver, & it will be July or August before I have a quantity down, so as to enter into any engagement. The present Prices is £17
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Joseph Wilkinson – 9 Mar 1787
Joseph Wilkinson Esqr. Newcastle March 9th. 1787
Hull
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 7th inst. & note the Contents. I have not any Lead in hand, have about 8000 Ps. to deliver of the Quantity that I sold last Year, & it will be July before I have a quantity down so as to enable me to make a Sale; on wch. account I cannot at present supply you with any Lead, the present Price is is £17.10. P Fodr. for Refi
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 9 Mar 1787
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 9th March 1787.
Dear Sir
We duly rec[eive]d your Letter of the 7th Inst and have this day drawn upon you for £144.5.8d being Balance of Acc[oun]t as below and thank you for the trouble you have had on our account. We are
Dear Sir Your Obliged & Humble Servants
Walton & Turner
514 1/2 ounces of fine silver at 5.8 1/4 £146 6 2
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A Miners Compass £1 1 -
Paper and Ink Powder - 19 6
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 13 Mar 1787
Mr Luke Noble Newcastle Mar. 13th. 1787
Bretton - Yorkshire
Sir Inclosed you have a Bill drawn by Messrs Eden, Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. of this date at one Month for £2000. on account of Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. the receipt of wch. be pleased to acknowledge directed to me at Ripon where I am called by the illness of my Mother & shall be there on Thursday. I received Sir Thos. Blackett’s letter of the 11th inst
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde & Augustus Browne – 13 Mar 1787
Messrs Lyde & Augs. Browne Newcastle March 13th. 1787
Foster Lane - London
Gentn. I have this day drawn a Bill on you at Thirty days Payable to the Order of Messrs Eden Ridley & Co. for Four Hundred Pounds on Sir Thos Blackett’s Account which I doubt not you will duly Honor. I am etc J. E. B.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 14 Mar 1787
Geo. Brooks Esqr. Newcastle Mar. 14th. 1787
Under Cover to Richd. Master Esqr.
MP. - Banker Chancery Lane. London
Sir I had the Honor of writing to the Lord Bp. of Durham the end of Jany. respecting the Lot Ore of the Lead Mines in Weardale held by Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. by Lease under the See of Durham. I fear that there was an Impropriety in my Application at that time, on which Account I now take the Liberty of Address
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Joseph Wilkinson – 21 Mar 1787
Joseph Wilkinson Esqr. Newcastle March 21st.. 1787
Hull
Sir Your favour of the 14th inst I received & note the Contents. Sometime before your Application to me I had Offer made for the first quantity of Lead that I have to dispose of which I declined Accepting of, at the same time I continued to Supply Walker’s Fishwick & Co’s White & Red Lead Works with small quantities from time to time at the Market Price
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 21 Mar 1787
Geo. Brooks Esqr. under Cover Newcastle March 21st. 1787
to Richd. Master Esqr. Banker MP. - Chancery Lane. London
[partly obscured by red tape and wax seal:] A
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 19th inst & observe that you had laid my letter, to you, before the Bishop of Durham & that his Lordship waived the Offer made him of the Old Composition because he thinks it insufficient, but is ready to receive Prop
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 21 Mar 1787
Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. Newcastle March 21st. 1787
Bretton - Yorkshire
Dr Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 11th & Mr Noble’s letter of 16th inst. the latter inclosing his receipt for £2000. My Brother Harry found my Mother better on wch. account I postponed my journey, but his letters since have not been so favourable & I expect that I shall be obliged to go over sometime in the next week but my stay will be sh
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 23 Mar 1787
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 23rd March 1787.
We have received your Letters of the 15th & 19th Inst and are obliged by the intimation you have given respecting Mr Lowes, and think with you that out of civility it will be proper to acquaint him with Dixon and Robson being at work in the West Heugh, and therefore we desire that one of you will go with our compliments and let Mr Lowes know this, and perhaps he may think it worthwhile to make a Trial on his side of the Water or t
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Edward Rogers – 2 Apr 1787
Edward Rogers Esqr. Liverpool Newcastle April. 2nd. 1787
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 21st Ulto. by Mr Hood inquiring the Price of Lead, the Charges of Shipping etc. The Newcastle Fodder is 21 cwt. of 112 lb or 2352 lb. Litharge is sold by the Ton of 20 Cwt. At present we have little or no Lead at Market & the Price of Common Lead is £18.5. P Fodder Refin’d £18.10. Litharge £19. . P Ton, we do not deliver it on B
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 6 Apr 1787
Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle April 6th. 1787
Bretton - Yorkshire
Dear Sir I received your letter of the 25th Ulto. & am glad that you approve of what I wrote to Mr. Brooks, I have not had an Answer to my letter & I imagine that they do not intend to give me any, but I would strongly recommend that you keep on good Terms with the Bp. if possible as I am satisfied that it will be for your Interest to do so, & in case
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Wheeldon & Webster – 6 Apr 1787
Messrs. Wheeldon Webster & Wheeldon Newcastle April 6th. 1787
Derby
Gentn. I am this day favoured with your letter of the 3rd inst. desiring me to Ship you three Tons of Litharge in a Vessel for Gainsborough at £17.10. P Ton, that Article is now Advanced to £19. P Ton on which Account I shall postpone sending you the Litharge ‘till I hear further from you. I am etc J. E. B.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 15 Apr 1787
Geo. Brooks Esqr . under Cover Newcastle April. 15th. 1787
to Richd. Master Esqr. Banker
MP. Chancery Lane. - London
Sir I wrote to you the 21st Ulto. to wch. I refer you. The separating the Lot Ore & Tithe Ore of the Weardale Lead Mines, being attended with considerable delay I am empowered by Sir Thos. Blackett to make the Lord Bp. of Durham an Offer of £500 P Year as a Composition for his Lot Ore, the present high Price
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Henry Hardinge – 15 Apr 1787
The Revd. Mr Hardinge Newcastle 15th. April 1787
Ightham near Seven Oaks
Kent
Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 8th inst. & observe that you are informed that the Sum offer’d by Sir Thos. Blackett as a Composition for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines will admit of an advance; The separating the Tithe Ore being attended with delay, & the Price of Lead at present being high, induces Sir Thos. Blackett to make you an Of
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde & Augustus Browne – 18 Apr 1787
Messrs Lyde & Augs. Browne Newcastle 18th. April 1787
Foster Lane - London
Gentn. I have this day sent you by Thos. Jennings the London Carrier a Piece fine Silver containing Eleven Hundred & Fifty Six Ounces & a half 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. B.
letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Smith – 19 Apr 1787
Mr Smith Rookhope Mill Dukesf[iel]d 19th April 1787
D[ea]r S[i]r
On second thought I think it will be as well if you stop the Lead Carriage f[ro]m the Mill next week that the Carriers may get what they have in their hands to Bankfoot or Blaydon otherwise they will not be able to fulfill the Conditions.
Your leaving Dukesf[iel]d on Sunday morning before I came down stairs prevented my having some talk w[i]th you in regard to your L[ett]re of the 1st & what you sai
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 19 Apr 1787
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 19 April 1787.
Sir
We have received you Letter of the 14th inst and have this Day drawn upon you for £292.18.1 being the amount of 1030 ounces of fine silver at 5s/8 ¼d, and we are glad to hear that silver is likely to rise, and that you will so soon get rid of the above Quantity. Mr Walton desires his best wishes to Mr Smeaton and will be glad to hear he is in good health. The Family at Farnacres join in best respects to you & yours & we a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 20 Apr 1787
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 20 April 1787.
On considering your Memorandums delivered to us at Langley Mill we have th[ough]t proper to order the Iron Nails & Ream of paper to be sent by John Corbett this Day, and have ordered 150 Casks of Bone Ashes to be sent from London to keep up the Stock at the Mill. If you have occasion for any fresh Ash Wood you must purchase it as the season is now over for cutting that kind of Wood. In November next year your Wants of that kind may be sup
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 21 Apr 1787
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 21 April 1787.
We have rec[eive]d your Letter of the 18th & 20th Inst and desire you will agree immediately with Ann Brown at 3d per yard to lead to the Stable, but we desire that it may be clearly understood that she is not to lead any in wet weather. We are glad to see that you are beginning to get Ore from the Governor & Co.s Mines and that you have been enabled in consequence to forward the Rye for Nent Force level workmen. We have rec[eive]d 14
