Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 May 1787

Messrs Mulcaster 							Farnacres 27 May 1787.



       We have your Letter of the 24th Instant and agree to much in opinion with you about the Litharge Casks that we can tell you we yesterday wrote to Mr Fishwick expressing our wishes about having Bungholes 6 Inches Square at one end of the Cask & the Bung to be fixed in like manner as the Bungs to a Barrel Churn, and if we sh[oul]d go on you may depend upon having every convenience that is necessary for your accommodation particularly and also that of the Workmen so as that this Work may be done with safety to you all as far as it can be contrived. 

       What you say about the Tryal to Smelt the Litharge Slags is very proper & we w[oul]d have you only to confine the Tryal to the Litharge Slags only which you make this week.

       The Lead comes in very slowly as you will see by the following list of Carriers and Quantities since the Pay



Apr 28 Mr Chris. Bell  1  which it was supposed was lost

May 4 John Corbett    52

      Robt Wilson     10

    7 James Johnson   25

      John Corbet     16

      Chris. Bell      7

   14 Do               6

      James Johnson   35



   17 John Corbet     33

   18 John Corbet     38

   19 Chris. Bell      7

   21 John Corbet     52

   26 Chris. Bell     10

                     291

Delivered at the Lead Wharfs since the Pay 292



       As Lead Sells so well we wish that the Hospitals Lead may be sent to Market as fast as possible and are Your Humble Servants

       Walton & Turner



PS  10,000 Pieces of Lead have been lately sold by the Gov. & Co. at £20 and £19.15  - the latter Common.