Cumberland Place Saturday
April 11th 1807
My Dear Sir
Your letter which I rec'd this morning has indeed given us very great concern; at my uncles advanced age so very severe an illness must reduce him very much & I greatly fear if he gets over this attack it will be long before he recovers his strength again, however we hope as he is rather better, that this mild heat here will be of service to him, & that we may all meet again this Spring in the north, very few people
Nenthead 18 Ap[ri]l 1807
Hon[oure]d Masters
Having examined the Company’s Mines under my Care, I Let on the 25th, 26, & 27th past the sundry Bargains, a List of which is annexed. I have made with the utmost difficulty a reduction in the prices, & hope the Court will be satisfied therewith; it has brought on a universal Grumbling thro’ the whole ranks, & if times sh[oul]d turn out so unfavourable as to require a further reduction, many of the places in different
Tho[mas] < Askerton > So[uth] Shields Newcastle April23/1807
Sir
In answer to your application of this morning the present price of Ref[ined] Lead is £36 per F[odder] & of Comm[on] £35 @ 6 Mo[nths] Credit, but at present I can not sell the quantity of Ref[ined] Lead you mention without an equal q[uantit]y of Comm[on] Lead. I further beg leave to observe that it is the custom of this Office that when Lead is bought on Commission the purchaser declares his principle.
I
Thornhill & Co April 23/1807
I have rec[eive]d your note payable of Jacksons & Co due the 4 June next and £241 which is placed to y[ou]r credit for Lith[arge} sent you. I think that in future you will make your payments at an earlier period or remit bills at a shorter date.
I am etc CB
My Dear Sir
Many thanks to you for your kind letter which has given us much pleasure. Ingham must have treated my Uncle Harry with judgments & has been indeed very attentive but after so very serious illness it must be some time before he recovers his strength & usual state of health. Admiral Collingwoods letter was very satisfactory no intelligence having come from that quarter for some time, owing to the vessel with the dispatches having been taken, It seems now however that t
My Dear Sir
This very sudden dissolution of Parl[iamen]t at this time is most inconvenient to me as I shall most probably be obliged to set out for the North in a very few days. Mr Miggison tells me there is no occasion for my being at Newcastle before the middle of next week & I hope all will be quiet, if Ld Percy does not stand there will be no opposition if he should offer himself perhaps it may be necessary for me as Sheriff to engage <to w’hold> & in that case will y
Mr John Sadler Dukesfield Newcastle May 2nd 1807
Sir
Having no longer reason for your serving in my employ at Dukesfield.- Be pleased to take Notice that I shall expect your expiration of three Months from this period at which time your salary will cease & when you may adopt such arrangements as you think most expedient.
Signed Tho[mas] R[ichar]d Beaumont
Col[onel] Beaumont Newcastle 7 July 1807
I am favoured with you letter of 4th Inst enclosing Mr Waugh <ans> Acc[ount] Bambrough. His complaint I fear is unreasonable, but it shall be attended to, and a necessary enquiry made of Mr Emerson as to the alleged inquiry- In a few days I will procure the necessary information as to Ja[mes] Taylors Age – his residence is at Ovingham. I am sorry to tell you that the price of Lead continues to decline in this Market & Parke
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Chris: Blackett Esq Dufton 10 July 1807
I take the liberty of forwarding you a Copy of the remarks made on Viewing the Leadmines belonging to Col Beaumont at Midsummer. Beginning with Coalcleugh the east end of which looks poorer at present, but hath raised a considerable quantity of Ore last quarter; the West End of which, and the small cross Vein, with the flats attending them, never looked better, but stil
Tho[mas] Bowes esq Darlington Newcastle July 11/1807
Not having received any answer to my former application to you respecting the <time> that could be allowed by the Commiss[ioners] to Col Beaumont for making his Earnings & other profits etc arising from his Weardale Leadmines.
The Books of Accounts being still detained in London the same occasion as formerly, the Suit depending <with> the Bishop of Durham preventing the possibility of my producing the retur
[Cover:] 11 July 1807. Bishop of Durham v Beaumont Esq & Wife Copy Minutes of Order made on Rehearing
Lord Chancellor Saturday the 11th day of July 1807.
Bp Durham v Beaumont
<Can> declare that it sufficiently appears to this Court that in entering into the Agreement in the pleadings mentioned of the 1st day of Septr. 1791 the Bishop of Durham entered into the same upon the faith and in confidence of the accuracy of the information given him by John Erasmus Bla
Messrs Reads & Lucas Sheffield N[ew]C[astle] July 27 1807
I have this day sent directed for you per Waggon, a p[iece] fine Silver containing 1373 Ounces which you will please to Credit Mr Beaumont’s Account as <usual>, at the Market Price and advise me of the price you allow on your receipt of the same.
I am Sir CB
Nenthead 29th July 1807
Hon[oure]d Masters
After tak[in]g a General Survey as usual of the Company’s Mines under my Care, I let on 25th, 26th, & 27th past the Bargains, of which a List is annexed. Agreeable to the Courts orders I have reduced the prices of all Bargains & of course the number of hands is much reduced, as many of the poor pickings cannot be Wrought at the prices now given, & upon the whole the Business has been difficult. – Rampgill & Scaleb
Aug 11/1807
Enclosed the Account of Sales of Lead & Litharge, together with the Cash Acc[oun]t for last March to Mrs Beaumonts
Newcastle August 11/1807
Gent
I am this day favoured with your remittance of Notes at Thirty Days dated the 15th Inst amount One Hundred & Nineteen Pounds 17/6 to your credit in Account with Mr Beaumont for Litharge sent you.
I have now quitted Mr Beaumont’s Lead Concerns you will be pleased in future to address Mr Morrison on that subject.
I am Sir CB
April 16/1807 Received from TR Beaumont 18 Casks Litharge on Acct of Taylor & Sons, Queensferry, Particulars below
December 15 1806 B[ough]t of Mr C Blackett on Acc[oun]t of Taylor & Sons Queenferry 18 Casks of Litharge Viz particulars below
May 29 1807 Received from Tho[mas] Rich[ard] Beaumont Esq 30 Casks Lith[arge] 184 @ 34/- [£] 312-16 etc sent to John Taylor & Sons per the Glasgow Packet to Grangemouth 5 June 1807
Aug 18 Rec[eive]d from Tho[mas} R Beaumont Esq
Cha[rles] Barrass Esq Newcastle 20 Aug 1807
Sir
Col Beaumont has communicated to me the Contents of your letter of the 18 Instant and in reply I ask to inform you that the journal & Ledger belonging to this Office were sent to Mr Richard Wilson of London last November where they still remain, but that Mr Blackett’s Cash Book is here, and ready for Auditing.
I am M.M.
Joseph Dickinson Esq Dufton Newcastle 26 Aug 1807
Mrs Beaumont purposes to be at Allenheads accompanied by Mr Cockshutt & Mr Thomas and myself on Wednesday the 9th of September and wishes to meet you there on the Evening of that day, or on the following morning.
I am Sir M. Morrison
Messrs Reads & Lucas Sheffield Newcastle 31 Aug 1807
Having succeeded Mr Blackett Agent to Colonel Beaumont, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th Inst covering three Bills value £408-18-6 which are to the Credit of your account. I am Sir MM
J. E. Blackett Newcastle Sept 4/1807
Sir W Blackett Bt Matfen North[umberland]
Sir,
Since the receipt of your letter I have seen Mr Heron who informs me that it is expected the Issues directed by the Chancellery will be tried before a Special Jury in London the latter end of November or the beginning of Dec[ember] next that the Chancellor will not permit them to be tried before any other than a London Jury which I presume will render your presence there necessary when it is tri
Messrs Taylor & Sons Queensferry Newcastle 15 September 1807
Informed that the affairs of Mr John Hall of this town, who acted as your Agent in the above Purchases, have become deranged; I am to request that you will remit me three Bills at six mo[nth]s upon London, drawn from the date of each purchase for the whole amount.
I am etc MM
Hexham Sept 16th 1807
Description of a Crushing Mill to be erected at Allenheads
Water Wheel 36 feet Diameter & 3 feet wide in the <Clear> will require 14 pair of Arms & 98 Bucketts
The Shrouds - of Cast Iron - 10 In wide or deep in the <Clear> and ½ an In thick with flanges to hold the Buckets & the Shrouds to extend ½ an inch or ¾ beyond the Buckets
The Arms of Oak - Width at the Shroud end 8 Inches
Do- at the centre <….> 11
Mrs Beaumont Newcastle 18 September 1807
Addressed to Col Beaumont Tynemouth
I beg to inform you that I have sold to Mr Parker 20,000 Pieces of Lead at £26 per fo[dder] for refined, & [£]25 Common, to which I was induced, by Mr Parker’s declaration that he would not engage to wait an answer from his House in London, and an anxious desire to arrest a further decline in the price of Lead; assessed that it had been bought as low, and uncertain that it might not become sti
Messrs Reads & Lucas Sheffield Newcastle 21 September 1807
I have this day sent, directed for you, per waggon a piece of fine silver containing 1349 Ounces, which you will place to the credit of Col Beaumont’s Account and for the amount, at market price, remit as usual. I am etc MM
Messrs C. J. Thornhill & Co Sunderland Newcastle 21 September 1807
Your draft for £119-17-6 due the 17th instant at Messrs Goodchild, Jackson & Co London is this day returned dishonoured; you will therefore on receipt hereof, be pleased to send me in Bankers Noted £121-12-8 the amount and expenses of said Bill.
I am etc