letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 2 Aug 1784

J.E. Blackett Esqr N[ew]Castle 				Dukesfield 2d Aug[us]t 1784



Sir

      The 9th being the time that the Mining Agents are to be in Town for Subsistance Mo[ney] shall be obliged then to Trouble you for 250£ the cause of my demand being larger then usual at this Season is owing to the Wheel Wright that made the Wheels etc for the Smelt & Corn M[ill] being behind w[i]th his Journeymen & having promised to pay them once he had finish[ed] the job, their resentment at his deception were so great that they were for sending him to Prison if I had not interfeared by promising to see them paid the first subsistence Mo[ney] that I got

      We have got pritty briskly forward w[i]th the Lead Carriage this year tho the late wet Weather has slakend the Carriage f[ro]m Allenh[ead] Mill the other two Mills we had cleared of the Comon, slag & 10 sto[ne] p[iece]s before the weather Brock – the quantities deliv[ere]d f[ro]m each are Viz

Dukesf[iel]d 18,590 ps

A[llen]heads  2,600

Rookhope	   11,400	

             32,590     

      & am Sir y[ou]r mo[st] H[um]ble Serv[an]t

      IH