Mr Bell Hexham Newcastle 15 April 1799
D[ea]r Sir
Herewith you will receive the Statement of Coll. Beaumont’s Income in which I have found it necessary to make some alterations, as you will observe at the foot; I am of opinion that it will be necessary to make further amendments by inserting his Pay as Coll. & likewise naming the residence of the several Persons to whom he pays Annuities or Interest (which the A
Mr I Hunter Dukesfield Newcastle 16th April 1799
Mr I Hunter I received your letter with the Piece of Silver weight 943 Ounces.
I am surprized and much disappointed at not having received the Pay Bill for Dukesfields. Your delay in sending it puts us to great inconvenience & I have been under the Necessity of postponing the Payment of the several Tradesmen solely on that Account, & in case of its not comi
Mr Wm Balshaw Newcastle 16th April 1799
Bolton Lancashire
Sir, Mr Blackett received your Lre of the 12th Inst and desires me to acquaint you that he has not at present any Lead to dipose of, nor will he have for some time, but in case he had the lowest price at present would be £18 . . P[er] Fother of 21 Cwt. = 2352 lbs. I am etc T. C.
J E Blackett Esq London 17th April 1799
Sir
In answer to your esteemed of the 24th March I thank you for your kind offer to purchase the Lead for me which I am sure you would do on the best terms in your power but as I find the price is lower at Hull say £16.10. I have ordered 150 tons there and consequently shall not have occasion to trouble you till your account is more favourable. Believe me with sentiments of respect.
Sir Your most Obd Servt. Arch’d Paris
Th
Durham 20th. April 1799
Sir
If you’l have the Goodness to look to any one of the Newcastle Papers of this Week You’l observe an Advertisem’t of certain Resolutions adopted at a Meeting therein ment[ione]d for the opposing a Clause in a Bill now pending in Parliament for continuing an Act for the making of the South Turnpike Road from Gateshead to Hexham By which Clause it is intended to erect a Tollgate at a place called High Team near Gateshead the consequence of which would be
Colonel Beaumont Newcastle 22nd of April 1799
Portman Square London
Dear Sir
I am favoured with your Letter of the 18th inst. inclosing the residence of the several Annuitants which shall be inserted in the Income return sent to Mr Bell the Schedule of the Land tax in the County of Durham (except that in Weardale amounting to £0 .12. 6 which I have not yet got from the Clerk of the Commiss[ione]rs of the Landtax, thoâ
Mr John Bell Hexham Abbey Newcastle 23 April 1799
Dear Sir I wrote to you the 15th inst. with the Return of Coll. Beaumont’s Income; I have since received an Account from him of the residence of the several Annuitants etc which I Inclose you to be inserted in the return sent you; Coll. Beaumont has not taken any Notice of the Amount of his Pay as Colonel of the 21st Regt. of L[igh]t Dragoons tho’ I mentioned in two Letters
Peter Hunter Esq. Newcastle 23rd April 1799
Durham
Sir I received your letter of the inst. It will not be convenient for me to attend the Meeting on the 26 inst. I do not apprehend that the placing a Gate at High Team on the Hexham Turnpike road south of Tyne will materially affect Col. Beaumont’s Concerns on which account I can not recommend his giving the Clause in the proposed Bill his opposition.
Messrs. Gosling. Newcastle 24 April 1799
Bankers London
Gentn. Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Surtees Burdon & Co. on Barclays & Co. at Thirty days dated this day for Two Hundred & Twenty Five Pounds, being for One Quarters Composition for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Leadmines due the 11th Inst. to the Revd. Henry Hardinge from Col Beaumont - Please to advise me on your Receipt of
Messrs. Read Lucas & Reads NCastle 25th April 1799
Sheffield
Gentn. I have to Acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 23rd Inst. inclosing Nine Bills - Amount £410 - 1 - 6 as you advise and which are placed to your Credit for fine Silver sent you on T. R. Beaumont Esqrs Account I am etc T. C.
London 27 April 1799
My Dear Sir
I beg you will acquaint Mr J.E.B. that it was not before this day I could obtain any informations as to the situation & character of Mr Nicholas De Lacroix <...> wich to rely upon - I now have heard via the channel of persons well acquainted with him; that he is at the head of his department in the office, as Comptroller of the cash, to which respectable situation he has progressively advanced during a long service of nearly forty years - He i
Colonel Beaumont Newcastle 27 April 1799
Portman square London
D[ea]r Sir I am favoured with your Letter of the 25th Inst. I have made further enquiry respecting a Gate being placed on the South Turnpike Road to Hexham at High Team, how far it may affect your Concerns, & I do not find that it can in any Material Degree; Your Lead from Weardale comes down to Blaydon some Distance above that Gate, & all the heavy Materials
30 April 1799
[annotated by J E Blackett:] Robert Mulcaster Observations about Barlow Common
April 30 1799 – Went this day to Barlow and marked out about 46 Acres of the Northwest part of the Common abuting an Estate for Sir Thos. Clavering Bart. On the West to Barlow Common on the S, to Mr. Beaumont’s farm now in the occupation of Jn.o. Richardson on the east on Barlowburn the boundary of Winlaton Lordship on the South.
May 1st & 2nd Had two men making a hedge on Ba
My Lord
I have read F Tweddells letter with attention, & return it with Mr H Williamsons to me, which certainly don’t correspond with the extracts from Mr Scrutons. I wish all may be fairly done; but I cannot help thinking that if active steps were taken, the Bollihope & Stanhope Commons Proprietors might yet be got to sign their assents to the original measure, against the bill here <would be fitt> for the Committee, to which point it might be conducted in its most exte
Thomas R. Beaumont Esq. Newcastle 3rd May 1799
Dear Sir I wrote to you the 28th inst to which I refer you. You will be surprised at receiving a Letter from me at this Place when you expected I was at Allenheads, but, I realy durst not venture to encounter the very severe, cold Weather at this Time, with the Rheumatism in my Head & flying about me; & it is well that I did not, for my Complaint has increased, & the Weather
Newcastle May 7 1799
Sir
Inclosed you have our Draft on London for £2133.7.4 being the amount of 2000 pieces Lead bought of you in October last Year but which you could not deliver when we wanted it and on which Account we have drawn the Bill at two Months which would otherwise have been drawn at one Month
We remain Sir Your most hble Serv
Walkers Fishwick & Co
Hexham Abbey 12th. May 1799
Madam
The Masons are beginning to take the Slates from off the East Side of the Quadrangle here in order to have the great Room and the other Rooms on that Side repaired and Mr. Johnson and Smith desire to have your Direction whether you will have the North End of that Side kept as proposed in the Drawing sent or let it be made a common upright Gable as at present- Be pleased to return the Drawing with your Determination as soon as you can
We h
Chesterfield 18th May 1799
Dear Sir
I think it but right and proper to aquaint you, altho I was told in confidence by one of our neighbours that he has just now sold 1000 pieces of Derbyshire Lead at (Hull) at £18 pr Fo[the]r and he is not limited to time in the delivery of it , which is a plain proof of who ever the lead is for, they think the price will be higher, our friend further told us, he has some reason to believe the purchase is made for Messrs Walker & Co’
John Ibbetson Esqr Newcastle 21st May 1799
Sir
As the Term in the Act of Parliament for repairing and widening the Road from near Glenwhelt to the Military Road leading to this Town is nearly at an End, an application will be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session, for a new Act, and if it is the wish of the Commissioners of this Road, to be empowered to make a Branch from the Town of Corbridge, to a part of the Military Road, near to the Town of Heddon on the Wall.
The Road is
Messrs. Read Lucas & Reads Newcastle 22nd May 1799
Sheffield
Gentn. Mr Blackett received your favor of the 18th Inst & in his Absence I am requested to inform you that a P[ie]]e. fine Silver will be sent you by the Waggon next Week, but as Silver has had an advance it will be charged @ 5s.9d P Oz. Mr Blackett thinks himself much obliged by your having so kindly executed his small Commission. I am etc. T. C.
Newcastle May 23 1799
Sir
We have only 3 Barrels of Litharge lefr & have received an Order for Twenty Barrels to be shipped next Week – we this Day sent for a Tickett for 40 Barrels which we were informed could not be given us without writing to you, please therefore to send us Tickett for the said Quantity and we will thank you to mention the Price.
We remain Sir Your most hble Servs
Walkers Fishwick & Co
J E Blackett/ Morpeth
Newcastle May 27 1799
Sir
We have received your Favour of the 26th Inst. With a Tickett for 40 Barrels of Litharge the Price you mention £18.10 we hope you will not charge, as we did not expect you would make it so high and we actually sold 20 Barrels at the same Price delivered on board a Ship for Hull.
The Price we bought 1400 pieces of Lead at lately was £17.10 we therefore hope you will charge the Litharge at no more than 18£ p Ton and which we leave to yourself.
We are, Sir,
Messrs. Read Lucas & Reads Newcastle May 31st 1799
Sheffield
Gentn. I have this day sent you by Jno. Pickersgill the Leeds Carrier a P[iec]e fine Silver, Containing Fourteen Hundred & Seventy Ounces, also have shipt on board the John & Mary Capt. Barrowby of Hull, for you one Ton of Test Bottoms (in four Casks) which I desire you will place to Account with Thos Richd Beaumont Esq. as below, & advise me on your receipt
Mr W Tweedale Newcastle 31st May 1799
Bretton near Wakefd Yorkshire
We have this day shipped on board the John & Mary Capt. Barrowby of Hull 4 Fothers of Refd. Lead (53 Pieces) & 4 C[as]ks Lead Fume, directed for Thomas Rd. Beaumont Esqr. to be left at the Old Warehouse Wakefield, & which I hope will arrive safe. I am etc T. C.
I am Sir etc J E B
Wolsingham June 13 1799
Mr Emerson, New House, near Chapel, Weardale
By favour of Mr Jonn
Sir, As Mr Alderman Blackett some time ago signified to you by a letter which he then shewed me, that he desired you would call upon all the agents & workmen under Colonel Beaumont to give me every information & assistance in their power respecting Harehope gill lead mine (as colonel Beaumont’s interest & mine were the same in that business) I therefore desire that you will please t