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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 2 Sep 1787
Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle Septr 2nd 1787
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co at One Month dated 1st inst. for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acco[un]t from the 30th June last to 30th inst. for which remittance please to send me your receipt as usual. I am etc J. E. Blackett
£200 .
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 3 Sep 1787
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 3rd Sept 1787.
Dear Sir,
We duly rec[eiv]ed your Letter of the 27 Ultimo and have this Day drawn upon you for £216.6.10 being Balance of Acc[oun]t as below.
Mr Walton is much obliged to you for his son £15- and we shall be obliged by your paying Mr John Snowball £11-. He lives at Greenwich and will call upon you for the Money, and you will be so good as take a Receipt upon a Two penny Stamp as follows.
Received Sept 1787 of Messrs
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Sep 1787
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 3rd September 1787.
We are glad to hear you have at last got the Hay home & when you know the whole Expence desire youll send us an Account of that. We think it will be the best way to take an acknowledgement for the small Quantity of Peats cast by Robert Pearsons Grandson. We approve of [what] you have done about ordering or rather desiring that no more Fern Ashes may be sent for the present and we are much obliged to y[ou]r Brother who was so g
Letter to George Baker – 6 Sep 1787
Lead Ore wrot. at Emley Haugh and deliver’d at Mr. Errington’s Mill 8 ½ Bing at £3. 14. 6 per Bing is £31. 13. 3
1/7 Duty is £4. 10. 5 ½ (due to Mr. Baker)
Septr. 6th. 1787
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 7 Sep 1787
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 7 September 1787.
We received your Letter of the <5th> Inst with a Copy of ours of the 3rd.
The Pay will most certainly be about the Middle of October, and therefore if you can contrive to refine and reduce as much as will make a good Cake of Silver so as to bring it within the Pay we shall have no objection, and we must repeat that it is our utmost wish to get as far forward with Smelting and Refining as possible consistent with havi
Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 11 Sep 1787
Hexham Sepr. 11th <87>
Dear Sir,
I was favoured with yours yesterday mentioning that was I to return by the latter end of October it would be time enough to go on with the Charity business, but if the papers are ready to be executed the delaying of the Business will be attended with more expense, & as the people will be anxious for their Money, I should wish to have it settled as soon as it possibly can, as I can attend when ever you shall have every thing ready, as we have
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 13 Sep 1787
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 3th September 1787.
I send you along with this a parcel of White Ore which must beg the favor of you to Assay for me both for Lead and Silver as soon as your convenience will permit.
The Price of Lead shall continue £20 Refined Silver 5s/8 ¾d per ounce. The Quantity of Lead delivered since last Pay is 3938 P[ieces] from the Mill and there have been delivered at our Lead Wharf 3843 P[ieces] so that of Lead delivered at the Mill to 25 Aug t
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 19 Sep 1787
Augustus Browne Esqr. Newcastle Septem. 19th. 1787
Foster Lane - London
Sir I have been from home for some days at my return I found your favour of the 11th inst. informing me of the death of your Father Mr Lyde Browne on which Melancholy event I sincerely Condole with you. I shall be happy in doing business with you as usual & have not the least doubt respecting the Punctuality of your Payments etc. There is a mistake in yo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 21 Sep 1787
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 21st September 1787.
Inclosed we send you a letter which we have rec[eive]d from Mr Ruddock and upon which we should be glad to have your & Mr Coat’s joint opinion and Report as soon as your Convenience will permit and we should be glad to hear at the same time what Estates are in Langley Township and what Estates in Deanraw Township. When you write pray return the inclosed Letter.
We have rec[eive]d your Letter of the 14th Inst inclos
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 25 Sep 1787
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 25th Sept 1787.
Dear Sir,
We have rec[eive]d your Letter of the 22nd Inst and have this Day drawn upon you for £203.7.8 being the Amount of 710 Ounces of fine silver at 5/8 ¾ per ounce. We are
Dear Sir Yours etc
W & T
The Bill is payable 40 Days after Date.
£203.7s.8d Forty Days after Date pay to the Order of Messrs Eden Ridley Cookson Widdrington & Co. Two Hundred & Three Pounds Seven Shillings and Eight Penc
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 9 Oct 1787
Mr Luke Noble Bretton Newcastle Octo. 9th. 1787
Yorkshire
Sir I received your letter of the 2nd inst. & am glad to hear that Sir Thos. Blackett got safe and well to Bretton. Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated 8th inst. at a Month for £2000 the receipt of which you will please to Acknowledge; next week I shall send you another Bill for £1000 when I sha
letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 18 Oct 1787
J E Blackett Esqr N[ew]castle Dukesf[iel]d 18th Octobr 1787
Sir
One Ton or 20 cwt of Test Bottoms produced 5cwt 1 qtr 00lb of Lead at the Slag Hearth w[i]th Black Slags as a flux, the expence of Fuel & Lab[ou]r for the above 12s/4d. There will be better then a Hundred Ton of Test Bottoms at the Mill & if you sell them would advise to make the Person take them as weighed here w[hi]ch will prevent any difference as to wast by the way & difficulty in getting them sent to
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 20 Oct 1787
Augustus Browne Esqr. Newcastle 20th Octo. 1787
Foster Lane - London
Sir On the 17th inst. I sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver containing Eleven Hundred & Eighty Six Ounces which I desire that you will place to Acct. with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart at the Market Price advising me on your receipt of it. I am etc J. E. B.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 21 Oct 1787
Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle Octo. 21st 1787
Bretton - Yorkshire
D[ea]r Sir Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated 15th inst. at a Month for £1000 the Receipt of which you will please to acknowledge the other remittance which you mention shall be made you in the Course of the Year. The Price of Lead continues at £19.15. & £20 the quantity of refin’d Lead sold is not yet
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 23 Oct 1787
Geo. Brooks Esqr. Newcastle Octo. 23rd. 1787
Under Cover to Richd. Master Esqr. MP.
Banker Chancery Lane. London
Sir Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated 22nd at 20 days date for £212.10. which I desire that your Banking House will place to the Acct. of the Lord Bp. of Durham being the Composition for Weardale Lot Ore due from Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. for three Months
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 23 Oct 1787
Newcastle Octr. 23rd 1787
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated 22nd inst. at 20 Days date for £212..10..0 which I desire that your Banking House will place to the Account of the Lord Bishop of Durham being the Composition for the Weardale Lot Ore due from Sir Thomas Blackett for three Months <date> the 27th Augt. last not being used to make these payments Quarterly occasioned its escaping my Memory.
My Son Mr
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 29 Oct 1787
Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle 29th Octor 1787
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acco[un]t from 30th Septem last to 30th Decem. next for which Remittance please to send me your receipt as usual. I am etc J. E. B.
£200 .
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 29 Oct 1787
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 29th Octr. 1787.
We have rec[eive]d yours with the Assays and Acc[oun]t of produce from Keswick Ore as also giving your Sentiments concerning the Losses sustained by F. Robinson & H Robson and inclose you two Rec[eipts] which you are desired to get signed; that for £2.10.- being for Robson and do you pay them the Money for which we will be accountable to you.
We approve of the Manner which you have proposed to us that the Matter as to
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 30 Oct 1787
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 30th October 1787
Sir,
We have rec[eive]d your Letter of the 20th Inst and will this Day draw upon you for £235.6.5 payable 30 Days after Date being for 827 ½ ounces of fine silver at 5s/8 ¼d per ounce. I am for Self & Sir John Turner. Sir
Yours &c NW Junr
Farnacres 30th October 1787 £235.6.5. Thirty Days after Date to the Order of Messrs Eden Ridley Cookson Widdrington & Co. Two hundred and Thirty Five Pounds Six Shilli
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 2 Nov 1787
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 2nd November 1787. ½ past 6
We have this moment received your Letter of the 30th Ult and are rather in a difficulty what to say about the Carriers asking or rather demanding an advance of Price, we are however absolutely determined not to pay one farthing advance for the Time that was passed when they mentioned this matter which was upon the 30th of October and whether we should agree to give any advance or not after their Pay is the only object in v
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 9 Nov 1787
Mr Jno. Holmes Farnacres 9th November 1787
Sir
On the 7th Inst we sent you a Box by the London Waggon containing 919 Ounces of Fine Silver. We are Sir Yours etc W&T
PS Sorry to see that Silver looks downward.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 19 Nov 1787
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 19th November 1787
We continue to approve of everything that has been done and what is intended as to the Carriage and think it will be right to keep going on till the stop of the Ore Carriage before you make out another Operation.
We are sorry to see that Abm. Steel is in your Opinion likely to give way I fear the undertaking will suffer when we are to employ others in lieu of Abm Steel and John Robson.
It is impossible for us to say ho
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 20 Nov 1787
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 20th November 1787.
Sir
We have received you Letter of the 17th Inst and have this Day drawn upon you for £203.8.7 being Balance of Account as below made payable 40 days after Date. We are
Your most Humble serv[ant]s
Walton & Turner
PS Be so good as make Mr Walton Junrs best respects to Mr Smeaton and acquaint him he is much obliged by his late favor and begs to inform him that he expects to be less engaged in about 14 day
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 21 Nov 1787
Augustus Browne Esqr. Newcastle 21st Nov. 1787
Foster Lane - London
Sir I have this day sent you by Jno. & Jas. Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver containing Eleven Hundred & Eighty Four Ounces which I desire that you will place to Acct. with Sir Thos. Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price Advis[in]g me on your receipt of it. As it’s a very fine Piece I expect that you will give me the best Price.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 21 Nov 1787
Geo. Brooks Esqr. Newcastle
under Cover to Richd. Master Esqr.
MP. Banker Chancery Lane. London
Dear Sir Your favour of the 29th Ulto. I received I now enclose you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated 21st. inst. at one Month for £212.10. being for three Months Composition for Weardale Lot Ore due to the Lord Bishop of Durham from Sir Thomas Blackett on the 28th inst. the receipt of which you will
