Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 23 Mar 1787

Messrs Mulcaster 						Farnacres 23rd March 1787.



       We have received your Letters of the 15th & 19th Inst and are obliged by the intimation you have given respecting Mr Lowes, and think with you that out of civility it will be proper to acquaint him with Dixon and Robson being at work in the West Heugh, and therefore we desire that one of you will go with our compliments and let Mr Lowes know this, and perhaps he may think it worthwhile to make a Trial on his side of the Water or to let it to Dixon and Robson.

       We have made several calculations from which it w[oul]d seem to be worth our while to deal with Mr Fishwick & Co but do you not think it will be better to furnish them with the smaller part of the Litharge and reserve the round or lumpy part to be reduced, as we have understood that the less the Litharge is fallen when it is thrown into the reducing furnace the produce of Lead will be the better, and we desire you will give it a consideration & let us know your sentiments as soon as you conceivably can, as also whether you think that the Lead which is left in the Litharge Slags, after paying the expense of smelting them, will leave as much Value in Lead as will pay the expense of reducing which we reckon will with wear and tear cost about 2s/6d per Fod[der]. We have given particular Directions to have the Lead bro[ugh]t in from Dukes Hall in time so as that it may have the Newcastle Books sent up to Langley Mill before the Pay, and hope the whole will be got in by the 9th April; we shall also order that the Dukes Hall Book may be sent by the return of the Mondays carriers, the 9th next month. We have received the 2 Weeks Coal Acc[oun]t and we approve of your sending the Acc[oun]t the 24th instant. We are

       Your H[umb]le Serv[an]ts

       Walton & Turner