Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 12 Jun 1756

To Sir W[alte]r Blackett Bt MP at his house in Curzon Street London

Newcastle 12 June 1756

Hon Sir

	Inclosed are 3 bills for £1050 as above, being all I can now find; wch I desire you will please to advise the receipt of. The Lead trade continues here much the same tho they have rather advacd the price at Stockton by the great demand there for the holland market, wch I apprehend will soon be overstockd; but if I can find out a safe hand at Rotterdam, will send a small p[ar]cell thither for a tryal. Something must be done to get all your Lead sold imediately, as I expect there will be £10000 or upw[ar]ds due to the Mines at Mids[umme]r wch sho[ul]d be p[ai]d as usual sometime in Sept; but if rents come so badly in & there is such a Call for Money at Wallington &c that I much fear matters cannot be kept in their regular course.

	R[ober]t Curry offers £95 a y[ea]r for his farm wch is £13 a yr adv[an]ce, Mr Robson & I ask £1090 but I beleive he will not give it. & he will not take at what he offers unless he may have a Lease for 21 yrs by reason the farm having been in grass for 27 yrs wants all to be plowd in as fast as it conveniently can. Mr Robson now thinks he offers as much as the farm is worth; but we desire to know whether you agree to grant so long a term, or if we can bring him to 17 yrs whether you approve thereof.

	I have acquainted Mr Todd with yo[u]r directions ab[ou]t his farm & he is under great anxiety at losing it, but declares he will not give a shill[in]g more rent: tho he will certainly repent it afterw[ar]ds. So Mr Robson & I will try what adv[an]ce can be got f[ro]m a good tenant, but apprehend nobody will take it & do justice to the Gro[un]d if they are to be removed on 12 months warning, even tho some consideration sho[ul]d be stipulated on that acct. We therefore desire yo[u]r directions whether we may let it for 9 or 7 yrs certain if we cannot do otherwise.

	People here are uneasy at the disagreable Acco[un]ts we have of our public affairs but we have such various reports th[a]t nobody knows what to beleive. Its to be feared Minorca is lost, & last post here were private Lres th[a]t the French had landed a great No. [number] of Men on the Islands of Jersey & Guernsey. But we hope for some better News in a little time.  I am etc  JR





To Messrs Stainbank & Freeman  Merchants in London

Newcastle 1 June 1756    £400

Forty days after date pay Mt Joseph Richmond or order Four hundred pounds, the value in acct with Sr.Wr.Blackett, place the same to acct as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie





To Messrs Stainbank & Freeman  Merchants in London

Newcastle 1 June 1756    £350

Forty days after datye pay Mr Joseph Richmond or order Three hundred and fifty pounds the value in acct with Sr.Wr.Blackett, place the same to acct as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie

 



To Messrs Stainbank & Freeman  Merchants in London

Newcastle 1 June 1756    £300

Forty days after datye pay Mr Joseph Richmond or order Three hundred pounds the value in acct with Sr.Wr.Blackett, place the same to acct as by advice from Peareth & Sorsbie