Letter – Nicholas Walton to Jonathan Airey – 19 May 1787

Mr Jona: Airey 								Farnacres 19th May 1787.



Dear Jonathan

       On a clear supposition that Mr Fishwick sh[oul]d send Casks for the Litharge by the Carriers of Friday and Monday last or the one of those days, I desired that our work might go on in such manner as that we might immediately fill the whole with as little loss of time as possible, in consequence of which the litharge is now lying ready, & we cannot tell what to do, whether to reduce it into lead or to let it lye for Mr Fishwick, and indeed if it is to be reduced we must have a loss, because by its lying, it becomes small or falls as we call it like lime, and after fallen the Produce in Lead is not so good as when the Litharge is reduced immediately from the Refining Test. I beg you’ll see Mr Fishwick upon this Business as soon as you can, & acquaint him with the above circumstances and that if we do not receive the Casks without loss of time, we must reduce the litharge now in hand. We shall also be glad to have Mr Fishwick’s final determination upon our proposition to furnish the Co. with litharge upon the Terms mentioned in ours of the 7th May Inst. I am for Self & Sir John Turner. 

Dear Jonathan

       Yours etc

       N. Walton



PS.  I hear some Refined Lead has been sold at £20:10:- 

The Casks which Mr Fishwick first sent were returned to the Co. with each 8 cwt in them and they have now fifteen hundred wt in them or 7½ cwt each. Mr Fishwick having sent them again to the Mill some time ago