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Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 12 Jan 1731
To Walter Blackett Esqr. in Poland Street near Goldn. Square London
Newcastle Janry 12th. 1730
I received the Favour of your Lre dated 29th ult. I have sent Mr. Allgood the particulars of Your part of Kenton, as well as that of the Lilburns as far as I can inform myself, I heartly wish you Success in that affair and also in raising the grand Sum, wch. I hope is <or> this nearly compleated, I have by this Post sent Mr. Allgood an accot. of the Lead mines, Refinery & Colli
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 12 Jan 1731
To Lancelot Allgood Esqr. Newcastle 12th Jannur.y 1730
Sir
I am favoured with yours of the fifth & seventh inst, I shall be glad to hear the Result of your last meeting at Mr. Barkers. Inclosed are the accots. you write for, viz a Rentall of the whole Estate, an accot. of the mines & Refinery for 1728 & 1729, & the nearest computation I can at present make thereof for 1730. Also a computation of the personal Estate as it stood at Xmas 1728, & how it at present stan
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 19 Jan 1731
Janry. 19 Lre. Wrote Mr. Allgood in answer to his of the 9th & 12th. Sent him Byers’ accot. of Kenton, & acquainted him with Mr Lowes’ Death.
Wrote Mr. Blackett that Mr Lowes was dead, & that the Living was valued at about <40s> a Year
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 2 Feb 1731
To Mr. Allgood Newcastle 2nd Febry 1730/1
Sir
I have yours of the 28th ult. With your Queries relateing to Kenton Collry… The little time you allow me for Enquiry, & the death of all the elders who knew her, except John Barnes now in Colonel Liddles service, will I hope be admitted in apology for any defficiency, that shall appear in my ans. I am humbly of Opinion that it will be more for Mr. Blacketts Intrest, if he cannot sell, to lease his moiety of the Collry. on the best
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 5 Feb 1731
To Mr. Allgood Newcastle 5th Febry 1730
Sir
Inclosed are two bills of Exchange for the sum of four hundred & fifty pounds, wch. answers the sums in the <margent> & is wch. I Desire youl please to own the receipt of. Yesterday I paid the omissions in Mr. Mowbrys pay bill at Hexham wch. Amounted to 250. 19. 3¼ Mrs. <Vazey> bad me acquaint you that Ridleys money laying ready in Hexham to be paid on your sending down the bond, & that she will write the next Friday
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 9 Feb 1731
To Walter Blackett Esq. Newcastle 9 Febry 1730
Hon. Sir
I have read your Lre. [letter] of the 2, am glad the £200 Bill was duly honour’d, I shall be much more so to find matters settled between you & the Trust, to your satisfaction, I shall in pursuance of your Order give all the assistance I can, on Mr. Allgoods when, in expediting his Accots. For Examination, my own are ready to undergoe their tryall. however the Affairs of Kenton be now terminated, I hope it will prove for the
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 15 Feb 1731
To Mr. Hunter 15 Febry 1730
I have seen severall Lres from France, Holland & other Marketts to our merchants here, complaining that our Lead is not near so good as formerly, & partercularly what they had last year was so bad, that they say will never order another quantity of it, except they find it much better for the future, I fear there is too much foundation for the Compt. from the Roguery wee have discovered in the refinery Lead, some of the Workmen have no doubt played the sa
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Michael Robinson – 19 Feb 1731
Mr. Robinson Newcastle 19 Febry 1730
On Receipt hereof send warning to all the tenants to pay their arrears & last half years Rents, & on Saturday fortnight at furthest bring me in what Money you shall then have raised amongst them. my Ma[sters] Occasions requires your utmost endeavours as herein. J.R.
Mr. Robinson
Send Wm. Brown to warn all the Tenants of Hallington <Fb:> wch. Ingoe & Rial to pay their Rents at Hallington Hall on Thursday & Friday the 11th &a
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 20 Feb 1731
To Walter Blackett Esq. Newcastle 20 Febry. 1730
Hon. Sir
Your favour of the 13th informs me you are come to some conclusion abt. Kenton, but the Reports wee have here are so various, & your Lre not mentioning that you are the purchasor, I know not yet whether I may wish you joy of that Estate. The Arrack is come safe to hand, wch. I shall forward as you direct. Winship went yesterday to Carlisle about the hounds there to be disposed of with directions to buy as many of them as he shal
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 20 Feb 1731
To Lancelot Allgood Esqr. Newcastle 20th Febry 1730,
Sir
I have your Lre [letter] of the 9th wherein you are pleas’d to say you have clos’d an agreement with Col. Liddle. I shall be glad to know upon what Terms, & whether Mr. Blackett is the Purchaser of Kenton, for wee have it variously reported, The favour of a Line concerning your Article with Mr. Blackett will also be very acceptable.
The Lead trade is at present very dull, & the price abt. £14. I hope it wil
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 23 Feb 1731
To Mr. Allgood Newcastle 23d. Febry. 1730,
Sir
Inclosed are three Bills on Mr. Peter Cavalier for the Sum of two Hundred & forty six pounds 8s. & 2d wch. I shall Debit you for on the Trust Accot. & wch. I desire you’ll please to own the Receipt of.
I have this day sold Mr. Ald[erma]m Ridley 1000 ps Lead at £14.7.6 to be all shipt before the 20 Aprl., wch. he is by Contract to pay for in bills at 30 days
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 27 Feb 1731
To Christopher Denton Newcastle 27 Febry 1730,
Sir
I am oblidg’d to you for the favour of your last agreable to wch. I reced. that day of Mr. Scott the £16. 17s. 0d & gave him my Receipt for it, but not being able to meet wth. a bill for the sum, have by this Post desired Mr. Allgood to pay you so much on my Account if it be agreable to him to pay it, please to signifie the Receipt, if it is not. I will use my best Endeavours to return it you another way, The <Hayes> are co
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 27 Feb 1731
To Walter Blackett Esq. Newcastle 27 Febry. 1730,
Hon. Sir
Winships Journey to Carlisle has turned to no Accot. for Mrs. Appleby’s Dogs, wch. he went to see, are no ways suitable, being two Inches above the Size of the <Fowlers Peice>, he took <Singwell> & Darling wth. him and was out a days hunting, when about four couple out viewed Darling, but <Singwell> out drove them all he tells me the best are stole, & that there remains twelve Couple, wch. Mrs. App
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 27 Feb 1731
To Lancelot Allgood Esqr. Newcastle 27 Febry 1730,
I am much dissappointed to find, by your Lre of the 23, that matters are not yet brot. to any conclusion, but remain still in good hopes they will, before you leave the Town, I am however glad to hear wee may expect to see you in the Country, whether I wish you and your Lady a good Journey. I have reced here £16. 17s. 0d for Mr. Denton wch. I cannot get him a Bill for, if it will be no ways inconvenient I beg you will please to pay
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 5 Mar 1731
Walter Blackett Esqr. Newcastle March 5th 1730
[Honour]d Sir
Your Lre of the 25th post, favours me with the particulars of the Treaty you are upon with the Confiderates, I did hope that the proviso of quitting at ten years could not be got wou[l]d, a larger Rent, in this Conjuncture might have been obtained. The damage to your own Estate, will be very considerable, but the Stipulations on that account, If I understand them rightly, do think a f
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 9 Mar 1731
To Walter Blacket Esqr. Newcastle March the 9th 1730
Hon[ou]rd Sir
I have your Lre of the 2nd & agreeable thereto you receive inclosed three bills for the sum of two Hundred & fifty pounds (as above) which please to own the receipt of, these are all Sean procure at present, but I expect a bill from Mr Ogle next week.
My last gave you acco[un]t of the Lead trade, wee have only at Markett abt. 900 pigs, but the weather being dry, hope to
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 13 Mar 1731
To Mr Allgood Newcastle 13th Mar 1730
Sir
I have received severall Lres from Mr Mowbray the Clogger & Mrs Lowdens Cred[ito]rs about that payment of their money at Ladyday day pursuant to Mr Wilkinsons award, the particulars of which I formerly sent you, & such of her creditors as live in this place, have been with me to know whether their Money will be then paid, I beg your directions herein, whether the same or any part thereof must be paid, for I expect them all to demand
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 16 Mar 1731
To Walter Blackett Esqr. Newcastle 16 Mar 1730
Honourd Sir
I acquainted you in my Lre of the 5th that I had sent for Mark Bowman to give Mr Ord an acct of the Persons he complain’d of for destroying the game, But he did not come, having no proof against any, I was last week at Wallington, where being told that severall hares were kil[l]ed at Fallowlees & Leighton in the last snow, I took Fenw: Bowman, who is Constable and by threatening the &
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 23 Mar 1731
To Mr Issaac Hunter Newcastle 23 Mar: 1730
Sir
Yesterday I sold Mr Bernardeau a large bargain of Lead which must be d[elivere]d in 14 days, or the contract is void, As wee have not at Bla[y]don more than 300 p[iece]s Lead unsold I must beg of you to hasten the Lead from Dukesfield miln with all possible dispatch, & also from the other milns, that wee may not lose the Spring market for as soon as that is supplied, Lead will most certainly drop very considerably. I recommend this
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 26 Mar 1731
To Mr Chris. Denton No. 8 Grays Inn Newcastle 26 Mar 1731
Sir,
I hereinclose you a bill for the sum of £100 purs[uan]t to Mr Allgoods order of the 13 ul[timo] on account of Exemplefying the <Will> which I desire you will acknowledge the receipt of, & let me know whether Mr Allgood has paid you the £16. 17. 0, that I received of Mr <Leet> etc JR
Mar 26 1731 Jon. Walker on Mat Featherston Esq. at 20 days for £100 payable to JR or orde
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 27 Mar 1731
To Lancelot Allgood Esqr. Newcastle 27 March 1731
Sir
I am D[ebto]r to the favour of your Lre of the 13th agreeable to which I sent Mr Denton a bill for One hundred pounds. On the otherside you have an account of the Lead mines & Refinery for the year 1730 in which year Weardale groves have turned to better acco[un]t than I ever knew them, but you will observe they are by much the most chargeable groves all the oar got there standing to about 35s a Bi
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 27 Mar 1731
To Walter Blackett Esqr. Newcastle 27 Mar: 1731
Hon[ou]rd Sir,
Within you have an account of your Lead mines & Refinery for the year 1730, which, tho Lead has drop[p]ed considerably from the price it bore in 1729 have produced above £7900 provided the stock in hand will sell at £14 a Foth[e]r at present the price is at 14. 5 & if they have not too good success in Wales this year, it will advance, that being the markett that Rivalls us in the French trade.
Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Bacon – 2 Apr 1731
To Mr. Bacon Newcastle April 2nd 1731
Sr.
Inclosed is your account for the two last years, which I hope you will find right, when you please to give me Liberty I shall draw on you for the Ballance.
Mr Isaacson, late Collect[o]r here, was with me yesterday about taking a Tack of Pikestone grive, in which he & some other gentlemen have a mind to make a bold Venture, he has offered ¼ oar in kind or 13s a Bing to be accountable to the Rector of Wolsin
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 3 Apr 1731
To Walter Blackett Esqr. Newcastle April 3rd 1731
Hon[ou]rd Sir
John Robinson shew’d me the Lre he sent you, but was then, & still is unwilling to give any acco[un]t of his scheme, till the £50 a year which I take to be the best part of it, is confirmed to him, I have told him that if he can lay down any proposals which appear feasible, he need not question your giving him Encouragement, but he says they shall remain a secret till he sees yo
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Lancelot Allgood – 3 Apr 1731
To Mr Allgood Newcastle 3rd April 1731
Sir,
I was very sorry to hear by Mr Dentons Lre, that Mrs Allgood was indispos’d, am glad to find by your Lre of the 28 past, that she is much better, & heartly wish her health.
I shall take care to pay the Bills you say you have drawn on me,& to order the piece of Plate for Hexham against Mayday.
My Lre of the 20th Febr[uar]y acquainted you with Doddes & Atkinson the Kenton tenants being much behind, They owe now
