To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin at his Chambers on Grays Inn 6 Mar[ch] 1759
Sir ….
In your Lre of the 27th ult[o] I rece[ive]d Mr Dentons acco[un]t & inclosed I send you a Duplicate thereof sign’d by me.
I desire you will speak to Mr Thomas about getting any Recognizance for West Kenton vacated, the Expence of which is paid for in the last Acco[un]t settled by the <Ma[…]r>. As Mrs Denton was one of my Securities I hope you’l endeavour to get it discharg’d there is £7 3s 1
To Mr Darwin in Grays Inn March 6 1759
Sir
I Rece[ive]d your Lre of the 1st inst & below you have the best answer I can give to your Queeries . . . . which I wish may be satisfactory.
1st . . . . . I find Jos. Musgraves judgmt for £600 & three years intrest was to be paid by Guys Hospital as appears by the inclosed acco[un]t, wch I desire you will not fail to return me, I do not doubt but the money was paid accordingly
2nd…… Mr Geo. Allgood charges in an acco[un]t with
To Sir Wr Blackett MP at his ho[use] in Brook Street Grosvenor Square London 9th March 1759
Honrd Sir
I am well assured the Freemen’s petition was sent to both you and Mr Ridley & that Mr Lock was ordered first to wait upon you; but as he has acted otherwise it looks like some managem[en]t Mr Peareth set forwards yesterday & I hope will be in Town before the petition is presented, so if you please you many consult with him on this matter. If you carry the Bill into the house &
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin. Grays Inn London 16 March 1759
Sir
Robt Eden & Jos Atkinson Esq were both Ald[erme]n of this town, & Mr Atkinson was the Survivor, & it appears to me by the probate of his Will in Mr Ra[lph] Featherstones hand, that Mr Ald[erman] Peareth, who is now in London is his legal representative but if he is not, he can best tell you who is. The Will is dated the 24th February 1712 I am Sir Yours &c JR
To Sir Wr Blackett MP London Newcastle 16th March 1759
Honrd Sir
Mr Harrison says Jno [John] Rutlidge, whom the inhabitants of West Allan have recommended to succeed Edw[ar]d Coates, is not qualified to be a SchoolMaster for he cannot teach English or Writing, so does not chuse to appoint him without further directions. He says their Minister Mr Lancaster tells him he knows a young Man about Penrith that is a good Scholar, who wo[ul]d be glad to accept the School, wch with your allowan
To Mr Ra[lph] Featherston, Westgate Street Newcastle 17th March 1759
Sir
Inclosed you receive the acco[un]t of Jarrow Coll[ier]y, bro[ugh]t down to Xmas last & also the late Miss Ledgards proper acco[un]t as it now stands, the ballance of wch being 101.18.5 ¾ due to Sir Wr Blackett, he hopes her Extrix will discharge in a little time I am &c JR
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP. London 20 March 1759
Honrd Sir
I defer’d writing last post, that I might the better inform myself, what the Sentiments of the Town are on the Lamp bill being dropt. I find that several on both sides the Question are dissatisfied – Those for the bill seem to blame you & Mr Ridley for not carrying it in, because they are not yet acquainted with the reasons you give for not doing it. & of those aga[in]st the bill some say ‘tis dropt because the Cor
To Mr Joshua Wilson at Pontefract Yorkshire 20th March 1759
Sir
By Mr Wilson’s Directions I have made an Enquiry into Hylton estate and by this post have sent him an Answer to his several Queries relating thereto, wch I believe may be depended on & you receive herewith a copy thereof from Sir Your &c JR
To Rich[ar]d Wilson Esq at Richards Coffee House Temple Barr. London 20th March 1759
Sir
Agreable to your Lre of the 12th inst[an]t. I sent my Son with a Person whose Judgem[en]t I can depend upon to enquire into the particulars of Hylton Estate & inclosed herewith you receive an answer to your sev[era]l queries which I believe you may rely on, & by this post I have sent Mr Wilson of Pontefract a copy thereof. The part of West Kenton wch Messrs Kings have let is the hall farm
To Sr Wr Blackett MP. London 23 Mar 1759
Honrd Sir
The Letter herewith inclosed is from Doro[thy] Elster, Sister to Mr Mansfield Ord. She lives at Low Healy near Brinkburn, & requests the further favour of you will please or Order the Lre to be forwarded to her brother & if he make you any remittance on her acc[oun]t that you will receive it for her -
I hope nothing will obstruct the finishing of your money transaction as the Country depends upon the pays befo
To Messrs Plumbe & Brown Golds[mi]ths, Foster Lane London 23 March 1759
Sirs
I have sent you today by Math[e]w Lee the London Carrier, a Cake of fine Silver weighing 902 ½ oz wch I desire you will place to Sr Wr Blacketts at the market price & advise me on your receipt thereof – The Ballance of your acco[un]t as it stands in Sr Wr Blacketts books this day is £51 8s 0 3/4d exclusive of the above Silver. I will be obliged to you if you will let me know in a post or two whethe
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP London 25th March 1759
Honrd Sir
As you have thoughts of leaving the Town ab[ou]t the 7th of next Month I cannot draw upon you for the £5000 for I can only draw as I can meet with the money wch may be a Work of sometime, I am therefore still of opinion that if you do not come directly to Newcastle & bring the bank post bills along with you for about £200 each, there is no better way than to send them by the post, in wch I think there can be little or no ha
To Mr Rich[ard] Cornforth to be left at Dr Bambroughs At the Golden Lion in Durham Newc: 27 March 1759
Sir
In ans[we]r to yours of 25th Sr Wr Blackett has had no Tenant on Redburn farm only a herd since Mayd[a]y 1757 wch is the reason Sherburn rent has not been p[ai]d once a year as usual But the farm is now Let f[ro]m Mayd[a]y next, & the Tenant will pay the rent f[ro]m that time. As to the two y[ea]rs rent that will be due at Mayday, If you please to send me then a proper Receipt,
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin 27 Mar 1759
Sir
I find by Mr James Atkinson Merch[an]t here that his elder Bro[the]rs Son John Atkinson, who is now in No[rth] America is heir at law to Ald[erma]n Atkinson, so that nothing more can be done till he return to England, he went out a Midshipman on the Nightingale two years ago, since wch Mr Atkinson has not heard any thing of him; if he is dead Mr Atkinson is the next heir at Law.
I do not know that Matters will ever be settled with Mr Beaumont, b
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. MP. London Newc: 3d April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir I was in hopes of making Weardale pay the 19th inst[an]t, but not being able to raise the Money must put it off till the beginning of May, ag[ain]st wch time I expect to get the Bank postbills turned into Money, as I hope to see you here about the middle of this month. I wish you a good Journey into the North and am Hon[ou]r[e]d Sr Yrs etc JR
PS: I think all parties are pretty easy about the Lamp bill
To Richard Wilson Esq. in Leeds Newc: 3d April 1759
Sir
Yesterday I receiv’d of Messrs Kings their half Years rent due Mart[inma]s last & inclosed I send you my acco[un]t with two bills for the ballance of 263.11.6 as above, wch I desire you will please to advise the receipt of & sign & return me the counterpart of the inclosed acco[un]t if you find it right. - The reason we did not think proper to allow the Trees at Kenton Old Hall to be cut down, is because they are so
1759 April 5 Wrote Jno Harrison, Clerk at Rookhope L[ea]d Mil, that all the Lead Smelted last year at his Mil was 4 po[un]d w[eigh]t short in every P[iece] of the Weight it ought to be (vizt 11 Stone each Piece) & that it sho[ul]d be stopt f[ro]m the Smelters JR
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP London 6th April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
At the meeting yesterday about the Militia Mr Blackett offered to serve as Capt[ain] Mr Mosley as Lieuten[an]t & young Mr Stephenson on the Bridge as Ensign but I do not hear what was done at Alnwick for the County
I [sic] anything sho[ul]d prevent your coming down & I do not receive the Bank bills before the 20th I shall lose the D[uke] of Portlands money, wch Mr Brown brings in that day, for I have not bills near
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt, M:P:, at his house in Brook Street Grosvenor Square London
Newcastle the 8th April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
I have rece[ive]d by this day’s post the 25 bank postbills for Two hundred pounds each amounting to Five thousand pounds, wch I have made myself Deb[to]r for & shall now fix Weardale & Dukesfield pays to be made the beginning of next Month, wch will amount to about £13000, I have talked with the Grove Stewards ab[ou]t laying aside all the dead Char
To Mr Tho[mas] Maughan at Newhouse 10th April 1759
Sr Your Pay to Xmas last, is now fix’d to be made on Thursday the 10th of May, so that you must be here on monday the 7th to adjust matters on tuesday the 8th. you will receive your money, & return on wednesday So you will write to your Bro[the]r Stewards to be here at the proper time The partnership pay will be made at the same time to Xmas, if Mr Bacon can be ready, which you will acquaint his Steward with I am etc JR
To Mr Fra[nci]s Salkeld at Dukesfield Mil 10 April 1759
Sir
I rece[ive]d yours with Mr Teasdale’s acco[un]t the ball[ance] of wch is £17 6s 11 3/4d due to Sr Wr but you say he talks of a bill of £9 17s 4d for Leading of Ling to the houses wch I promis’d sho[ul]d be allow’d. I do not know that Sr Wr ever allow’d any tenant for leading Materials to repair their farm houses, & I am sure I never made Mr Teasdale any such promise without Sir Wrs directions, But no doubt he c
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt M.P. London 13th April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir Mr Scott says he can not advise what steps are proper to take with regard to Mr Ords intended bill till he sees a copy of it wch you will please to order to be sent down – As Mr Lascelles has given you notice to pay in the £21700 upon Wallington I can think of no other way than to get the Security transfered into some other hand; wch I doubt not but you may do without difficulty, tho’ perhaps not at the same int[e]r[es
To Mr W[illiam] Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London 17th April 1759
Sir, You say in yo[ur] Lre of the 22d ult[im ]o that Mr Thomas has mislaid my Affid[avit] of serving the writ of Execution on Mr Beaumont for the paym[en]t of the £200 in Arrear for Wayleave, I desire to know if he has found it, if not I shall send up a second Affid[avit] that the Money or any part of it is not yet p[ai]d to me for it seems to me by the Ma<rch> report that my Recognizance will not be discharged till the
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP London 20th April 1759
Honrd Sir, I have waited hitherto for Mr Robson’s sending me the new Articles in order to make you out a perfect rental of Wallington Estate f[ro]m Mayd[ay] next, but there are some farms yet unlet that he waits your directions for, wch I have put down according to his valuation & if they are let accordingly I believe the rental herew[i]th inclosed will be very right – Wm the Gard’ner says there are two small pine Apples almost ri
To Mr John Beaumont 30th April 1759
Sir, I find I cannot get my Recognizance as Receiver of West Kenton rents, discharg’d for <want> of the payment of the £200 which you owe for Way Leave, I therefore desire you will immediately let me hear from you whether you will pay the money, or can promise an order from the <Parte> as to excuse the paym[en]t, that I may be acquitted thereof, for otherwise I shall be obliged to make another Affidavit of serving the writ of Execution i