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Farnacres 3 January 1783 Messrs. Mulcaster, We have Recd yours of the 30th Ult. and in answer thereto take the first opportunity of acquainting you that the Lime Kiln it is proposed shall be carried on as usual & that we approve of your having begun to Win Stones. When the Gentlemen of the Company were last in the Country I was asked by them what I thought of Smelting Ore in the Air Furnace way. I gave them for answer that from every Account I had received of the produces from the Air Furnace in the parts of this Kingdom where the management of that kind of Furnace was well understood it was most satisfactorily clear to me that it was preferable to the Hearth; but that I was perfectly convinced they had never had what ought to be called a Tryal at the Cupola; and that I would recommend it to them to send a compleat set of Workmen to make a fair Tryal and even not to be discouraged if upon Tryal of some kind of Coal they shd. find the produce to be less than they expected for that the vast variety of the Qualitys of the Coals of this Country has so very extraordinary different effects that we had found it of advantage to bring Coals from within Six Miles of Newcastle to reduce with. Answer was made to me that they most assuredly would make another Tryal but whether what I said had any effect or not I can by no means pretend to be a judge of. As soon as it is clear they are making a beginning or preparation I desire to know as I will write to the Company for leave that either of you may be shewn the whole process and be permitted to see every thing necessary. I am very much concerned to hear of the Thefts in your neighbourhood & hope that the Villains will be discovered & exemplary punishment made. Glad you have not lost any more Lead. The <Genl. Accts.> of <Stock> & Thomas Temperley <…..> for two Weeks are come to hand. I am wishing you and your respective <connections> many happy years <of it>. PS. If you chuse it you are welcome to my <Black Mare> till Mayday. I have no need <…> for her at present. I desire you will make out as exact an Estimate as you can of the <Value> per Bing of Lough Vein Ore. Lead at £18- 10 Refd. Your very humble Servt. Nich. Walton Jnr