Newcastle 15 April 1820
Messrs Rundell & Co London --
Advising a Pce Silver of 1250 Oz PWaggon this day
May 19 1820 Advised Mr Wm Raine, Bretton of 40p <Ref[ined]> WB Lead
Shipped p. Lively <Insis> of Hull – for Mr <N> Backhouse, Wakefield
N[ew]Castle 30 May 1820
Messrs Rundell & Co London. –
Advising a pce of Silver of 1469 Oz pWaggon 27 inst MM
Mrs Beaumont
35 Portman Square London N[ew]Castle 2d June 1820
Madam
I have had the Honor of receiv[in]g your letter of the 30 ult. The reason why Mr Fenwick was not paid on Mr Beaumont’s first Election, the Usual fee as Under Sheriff was, that, He demanded Fifty Guineas, being the Sum, he said, presented to him when he held the same situation by Lord Percy on his Election. – The usual Fee has been Twenty five Guineas for each Member, given for the ostensible purpose of defraying
Mrs Beaumont 35 Portman Square London N[ew]C[astle] 17 June 1820
Madm
I am this day honored with your letter of the 15 Inst & have looked through the files of Letters for the years 1789 & 1790 & there is not a letter, contained in them, from Sir Thos Blackett to the Alderman, nor does Mr Crawhall recollect ever seeing one from Sir Thomas.-- The enclosed letters from Luke Noble & Wm Tweedale were received during the above periods by which It appears Luke No
June 22 Sent Mrs Beaum[on]t Extracts from letter Book of Letters written to Bretton in 1789 1790, 1791 & 1792 by which it appears the last remittance made to
Luke Noble, was in Decem 1789
the first to – Richd Noble was in Jany 1790
& which continued until Decem 1791
the first to Wm Tweedale was in Feby 1792
Thos Crawhall did not enter Col & Mrs Beaumonts Office in Newcastle untill <Xmass> 1794. he never had any knowledge of Mr Luke Noble, Richd Noble,
General Report of Mines &c June 1820
Teesdale
Coldberry Mine This Mine has continued to improve in its prospects since last quarter, and is now raising Ore to considerable advantage as the Court will perceive by the above rates
Mannergill This Mine continues to raise Ore in the Upper Strata to great advantage as far as it is yet opened out, but the trial of the Lower Strata respecting the result of which we were all so sanguine in our expectations has entirely failed;
N[ew]Castle 29 June 1820
Messrs Rundell & Co London --
Advising a Pce of Silver of 1243 Oz pWaggon. – MM
Mrs Beaumont 35 Portman Squ[are]. London Newcastle 29 June 1820
Madam
I have the honor of receiving your letter of the 26th Inst & in another Cover in conformity to your desire transmit copy’s of Bills remitted for Sir Tho: Blackett’s use from Jan[uar]y 1790 to Jan[uar]y 1791. – The Letter of Sir Tho Blackett dated 3d of June 1791 relating to the Bishop of Durham is not in this office, nor does it appear, if Mr Blackett did receive any from Sir Thomas, that they were de
Mrs Beaumont N[ew]Castle 3rd July 1820
35 Portman Square – London. –
Madam
In this and another cover I beg to transmit Cash Account and Lead Sales for last month; and to acquaint you that I have this day made a further Sale of Five Thousand pieces of Lead to Messrs Walkers Maltby & Co at £23.10.pfor for Refined, to whom the Receivers of Greenwich Hospital sold on Saturday 5000 pcs of similar quality at £23 pfor. – I am etc MM
Newcastle 11th July 1820
Messrs Goslings & Sharpe Bankers London. –
Remitting £375. 1/4th of a Years Composition for Tithe Ore On this day to Revd Hy Hardinge. – MM
Newcastle 13th July 1820
Messrs Rundell & Co London. –
Adv[isin]g a piece Silver of 1443 Oz pWaggon – <1> inst MM
Newcastle 22nd July 1820
Messrs Rundell & Co London. –
Adv[isin]g a Pce Silver of 948 Oz pWaggon – 19 Inst MM
Newcastle 5 August 1820
Sir R. C Glyn Bart & Co. -Bankers – London. –
Remitting 9 Bills value £22,604-4-9 for Colonel Beaumonts Acc[oun]t – MM
Mrs Beaumont Bretton Newcastle 10 August 1820
Transmitting Cash Acc[oun]t & Lead Sales for last month with particulars of the above Remittance to Messrs Glyn & Co. – MM
W[i]th also Quarterly Reports of Allenheads & Coalcleugh Lead Mines
Newcastle 11 August 1820
Messrs Rundell Bridge & Rundell London. –
Advising a Pce of Silver 1612 Oz pWaggon 9th inst
MM
Newcastle 14 August 1820
Mrs Beaumont Bretton Hall. –
Transmitting (addressed to Mr Beaumont MP) Cash Account and Lead Sales for last month. – MM
T W Beaumont Esqr MP. Newcastle 22nd August 1820
Warrens Hotel Waterloo Place London. –
Transmitting Quarterly Reports of Weardale Lead Mines, one for himself, and another for Mrs Beaumont to be forwarded to her at Bretton. – MM
Mrs Beaumont - Bretton Hall Newcastle 24th August 1820
I have had the Honor of receiving your letter of the 23rd Inst. The Bills last remitted to Messrs Glyn & Co will be discountable in Nov[embe]r and I have no doubt, if required, your Bankers will readily discount them. Whenever it suits your convenience to visit the Mines, the time will be equally so to your Agents here; - the Amounts are all ready for examination. Major Anderson is not in this Town at present; from his Solicitor
Mr John Bell Hexham Newcastle 24th Aug: 1820
Mr Beaumont is desirous that you will search in the Manor Office for the Aft of a Deed or any other papers relating to the House and other attached property in this Town sold by Sir Thos Blackett to Mr Geo: Anderson about the latter end of the year 1783; the conveyance of which may be dated, [struck out: soon after] in that year or early in the following – If you are successful in finding any paper relating thereto, have the goodness to forw
Newcastle 15 Septemr 1820
Mrs Beaumont Bretton Hall
Madam. It is with great concern I announce to you that the Revd Hy Hardinge, Rector of Stanhope, died at Ketton near Darlington last Saturday (the 9th Inst) – This event so important in it’s consequences to your Interest I was only acquainted with last night, and have no information yet who is to be his Successor; the probability is that Lord Barrington will obtain the Living, <on> the compromise of the Chancery Suit with
John Griffiths Esqr Newcastle 19th Septemr 1820
Soicitor – Durham
The death of the Rector of Stanhope makes me desirous to obtain early information who is to be his Successor. If you can give me any You will oblige Yrs etc
MM
Mrs Beaumont Bretton NewCastle 22 Sept 1820
Madam
Nothing as yet has transpired, of who is to succeed the late Mr Hardinge to the Rectory of Stanhope. – Lord Barrington is talked of, but all is conjecture, the Bishops determination not being publickly known. – Whatever I hear, tends to confirm me in the opinion, that the Views entertained by the Clergy of the Diocese of the value of the Living are of the most exaggerated description, and that they are impressed with the idea that
Mrs Beaumont Newcastle 26 Sept 1820
Madam
I am this morning informed that the Rectory of Stanhope has been conferred on the Rev H. Phillpotts who will shortly be inducted. – He vacates his Stall at Durham. – I propose going over tomorrow to wait upon him, and if I find at Home, will take the earliest opportunity of acquainting you with the Result of the interview – I am etc MM
Mrs Beaumont Bretton N[ew]Castle 28 Sept 1820
Madam
I yesterday went to Durham & had an interview with Revd Mr Phillpotts who expressed his readiness to enter into an Agreement of Comp[ositio]n for the Tithe Ore of the Parish of Stanhope. The <…..> to the valuable preferment he should give up in accepting the Parish of Stanhope; a Stall in Durham the next in emolument to Lord Barringtons (which is the best) and also the living of Crossgate in that City besides fore