Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 5 May 1794

Thos Richd Beaumont Esqr                                                                  Newcastle 5th May 1794

        Bretton near Wakefield

                               Yorkshire



Dr Sir	I am favour’d with your Lre [Letter] of the 3d inst and observe the Contents.  Annex’d you have a Copy of my Lre [Letter] to Messrs Ransom & Co by wch you will see what we may expect to receive for Lead sold, I have since sold Mr Christr Blackett for his friends in London 4000 p[iece]s Lead but as it is not yet come down I cannot expect to be in Cash for it untill the end of Novr  some small parcells of Lead & Litharge are not included in the above.

	The latter Sales have been at £15 per Fo[dde]r it has been sold lower at this Place and there is a large Quantity at the Stockton Markett for which they would be glad to get that price.  I cannot with Judgement at present say what Sales I may be enabled to make between this Time and the Lead pay in 1795 as it will depend on the Quantity of Lead which may come down as well as the demand that there may be for it.                          I am etc   J.E.B