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Letter – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 27 Apr 1762
To Mr Hunter at Dukesfield 27 April 1762
Sir / I have recd a very pressing Lre fm Mr Frans Salkeld for leave to keep a publick house wch I wond[e]r at, as the matter has been talk’d over & over again, & always objected to, because, tho’ at present it might be a trifling advantage to him, it wo[ul]d in a little time occasion complaints against him, & I’m sure wo[ul]d be a disadvantage to Sr W[alte]r , therefore I
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Richard Ellis – 7 May 1762
To Mr Richd Ellis at Hexham Newcastle 7 May 1762
Sir / By last post I recd a Lre fm Mr Richd Harrison, in wch he says he knows very well there are no seams of coals between E[a]st & W[e]st Allan waters of any consequence; & that you may safely let Wm Summer’s & p[ar]tners a Lease to work for coals in the district at 5s.0d for the 1st yr, & at 4 or 5s for 6, 8 or even 10 yrs afterwards. Or upon any other better terms you ca
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Richard Ellis – 12 May 1762
To Mr Richd Ellis at Hexham Newcastle 12th May 1762
Sir / Inclos’d is a dra[ugh]t of y[ou]r bill intended to be filed the term ab[ou]t the Tyne Mills; wch I think necessary for you to peruse before it is engrossed. If you have time to peruse it tonight & consider wher any alterations sh[oul]d be made in it & co[ul]d wish you wo[ul]d return it; w[it]h yo[u]r observations upon it by y[ou]r bearer tomorrow, as the time is short,
Letter – Joseph Richmond to John Westgarth – 21 May 1762
To Mr Jno Westgarth Esq;
at Unthank near Stanhope Newcastle 21st May 1762
Sir/ I am sorry I was not at home when you did me the favor to call upon me. I cant yet find out who the Mr West is who claims the Ground you mention he has rode in as belonging to his freehold Estate & where it lays but I will enquire after the man & know w[ha]t his pretensions are, & at the pay on Thursday Senight, some method will be thought
Letter – Joseph Richmond to Revd Stoddart – 28 May 1762
To The Revd Mr Stoddart
at Alnwick Newcastle 28th May 1762
Sir/ Sir Wr Blackett having occasion to mention the day of Mr Maj[o]r Allgood’s death & of Mr Rastalls marr[iage] in a bill wch he is obliged to file in chancery, desires, if you have any memorandums of these occurrances that you will be so good as let hin know when they happened. I am etc JR
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Beaumont – 29 May 1762
To Mr John Beaumont Newcastle 29th May 1762
Sir/ I am called on by yesterdays post to send up my Acc[oun]t of W[e]st Kenton way Leave rent, wch has hitherto been postponed in Expectation of yo[u]r paying the £130 you are still in arrear, on wch there are to be a meeting of the parties, & w[ha]t may be the result of, I do not know; I shall send it away by next Tuesdays post & I sh[oul]d be glad you wo[ul]d pay me the mo
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 2 Jun 1762
1762 June 22nd Wrote Mr Hunter of Dukesfield to let me know w[ha]t he is doing ab[ou]t the Carr[ier]s of the Lead fm Allenh[ea]ds & Rookhope Mills, for that the season is slipping away very fast HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Dashley – 4 Jun 1762
To Mr Willm Dashley
at Wallington Newcastle 4th June 1762
Sir/ I have a Lre this post fm Sr W[alte]r Blackett in wch he bids me write Mr Robson not knowing that he is gone for Derby. That he wo[ul]d have two Beds put into the room over the kitchen for Mrs Trevelyan’s two maids & the two children it being the most convenient room for the purpose; As Mr & Mrs Trevelyan will have the East bed ch
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bacon – 8 Jun 1762
To John William Bacon Esq
at Newtoncap by Durham Newcastle 8 June 1762
Sir/ On the other side is the Acct of your proportion of Weardale Rents etc for the last year; wch Sir Wr Blackett has p[ai]d & wch comes to £166.9s.3d. You will please thereof as soon as it is convenient to give directions about it. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 8 Jun 1762
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin at his Chambers
in Greys Inn London Newcastle 8 June 1762
Sir/ Mrs Allgood has executed the Assignment of the 2 terms relating to Ord Estate; wch I shall keep here till it is wanted. I have p[ai]d Mr Davison his Bill relating to the matter & charged it to Sir Walter. My father has reced £22.1s.0d being the value of John Hick’s Bill on John Baker & will send you a Bill in a post or two
Witness Deposition – Mary Loraine – 18 Jun 1762
And this Defendant further Answering saith she doth Admit that she hath obtained Letters of Administration of her said late Husbands personall Estate and Effects to be Granted to her by the prerogative Court of York and that by virtue thereof she hath possessed herself of all the personal Estate and Effects of her said late Husband which she could come by and particularly the moiety of one Lead Mine called Caple Cleugh Mine which was brought by the said Robert Loraine in his Life time and of whi
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 19 Jun 1762
To Sir Wr Blackett Bart M.P.
at the Cocoa Tree Pall Mall London Newcastle 19th June 1762
Sir/ Mr Hardbottle says his Sister cannot take less than 4 & ½ p[er] c[ent] for her money neither now nor after the war; therefore agreeable to yo[u]r Lre I have told him you will take it at that rate when it is ready. The china is come & appears to be safe. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Douglas – 25 Jun 1762
To Mr Geo. Douglas in Berwick upon Tweed Newcastle 25th June 1762
Sir/ I have reced your Lre of the 22nd inst. Inclosing Alex[ande]r Coxburn’s bill on John Hillermaster for £60, dated the 15th inst. & payable to Anth[on]y Lambert or Order, 30 days after date; wch the Bill when p[ai]d will be so much on Acct. of your ½ years Fishery rent due to Sir Walter Blackett at Lady Day last. I am sorry you have had so bad a season; I believe it has been the dries
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 Jul 1762
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bart. Newcastle 10th July 172
Wallington
Hon[our]d Sir/ After many conversations wth Mr Bell ab[ou]t Winlaton Coll[iery] he has this day told me how he will keep her for another year. He told me also that there will not be a Comon Council held on Monday as was intended.
The wine sent by the Newcastle Carr[ie]r is come; but being all in one hamper I have set it into the cellar here till you give orders h
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 10 Jul 1762
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn
London Newcastle 10th July 1762
Sir/ You receive back my Kenton Acc[oun]t sworn to before Mr Widdrington to whom I p[ai]d 2s wch I desire you will charge in yo[u]r bill of costs, when the Acc[oun]t is settled by your Master I will send you a Bill at sight for the Balance, pray what may be the reason of Mr Reed’s desiring to postpone the settling this matter. I am etc JR
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Johnson – 14 Jul 1762
To Mr John Johnson at Sunderland Newcastle 14th July 1762
Sir/ Sir Wr. Blackett has ordered me to return you Mr Boulby’s Lre [Letter], wch you had sent inclos’d to Mr Robson & to tell you that he has no thoughts at present of purchasing your ½ of the Corn Tithes of Ord Estate. Iam etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to John brown – 19 Jul 1762
To Mr John Brown Newcastle 19th July 1762
at Unthank
Sir / You told me that you had Estimated the damage done to Sir Thos. Clavering’s Estate by working for Gravel for Pontel& turnpike road, at ten pounds I find it will be necessary that you certify this by putting it into writing & setting your name to it; that it may be produced at the meeting of the Commissioners and an order thereupon made for the payment of
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 26 Jul 1762
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcastle 26th July 1762
Sir/ I am very glad to find that the [lead] comes so fast away fm Rookhope Mill at 8s.4d p[er] ten pieces. I wo[ul]d have them proceed till they get the length of ten thous[an]d p[iece]s; only let me know as soon as you can where the Dukesf[iel]d & other Tenants are likely to pay their rents by this Carriage. They sho[ul]d be urged to carry as much of the Lead as possible, as we have no thoughts at present of moving the Dukesf
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Clark – 27 Jul 1762
To Mr Ralph Clark at the Oxbridge to the care of Mr Archibald Reed, at the sign of the Windsor Sloop, commonly called the Sloops Arse in Stookholm Newcastle 27th July 1762
Sir / The opinion wch Sir Wr. Blackett had that you wo[ul]d be a long lived man made him insert your Life some years ago with 2 others in a trifling Lease wch he holds of the B[isho]p of Durham.
One of the others, namely, Fenwick Bowman is dead & it is necessary, in order to have the Lease renewed
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 28 Jul 1762
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. At Wallington Newcastle 28th July 1762
Hond. Sir/ I have endeavoured to see Mr Fenwick, to learn whe[the]r the meeting of the Com[missione]rs tomorrow can be adjourned to some day in the Assize week in Newcastle; but I have not been able to meet wth him, only have reced a message fm him, that he knows of no particular business to occasion a meeting tomorrow! The fine for inserting a new Life in Killhope & Wellhope Lease w
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Armstrong – 1 Aug 1762
Farnacres Sunday Morn:1:Augt 1762
Sir
The bearer Ralph Marley Engine Wreight & Gawen Croan Engine Keeper, comes to Enter upon their respective Offices at Fallowfd. Engine the former at Ten Shillings a Week & the latter at Eight Shillings, you to provide them Houses and Fireing. R Marley is at present a Single Man, but may probably alter his Scituation, in that pticular, in wch Case he must have a House and Firing. Gawen Croan has the Same Wages, I have mentioned above, fr
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 6 Aug 1762
To Mr Isaac Hunter Dukesfield Newcastle 6 August 1762
Sir/ I send you the inclos’d Lre open, wch I desire you will seal & send to Mr Crawhall. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Crawhall – 6 Aug 1762
Mr John Crawhall at Allenheads Newcastle 6th August 1762
Sir/ I reced your Lre of the 31st past, & approve of your washing wth tub & sieve what oar come to the mill you think stands in need of it, I thought that method had been used at all the mills, I remember some of the Coalcleugh oar was formerly washed so at Dukesfield mill & turned to great advantage in the produce, & as to weighing the oar to the smelters it is certainly a
Letter – Andrew Adamson to John Armstrong – 12 Aug 1762
Fallowfield Lead Mine 12th Augt. 1762
Sir
By the bearer hereof I send you three different Papers, each shewing the Expence of the Grove & how it ariseth from the 11th. Octbr. 1760, to the 4th. of June 1762 as it is in the Books, to the which I refer you, in Case the Papers don’t satisfy; it not being in my powers to make it appear more plain without Transcribing the whole of the Books.
We have had no Stopes, but one smal one, this week, for four weeks bypast and have made a
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 19 Aug 1762
To Sir Wr. Blackett Bart. MP
at Wallington Newcastle 19th August 1762
Hond. Sir/ I was wth Mr Halhead this morning at the Mayor’s, but to little effect; for he told me he had been mistaken in making the profit by the Lease for 2 yrs only £500 a year, & that he now makes it £652 a yr. And what is worse, he told me the B[isho]p had now fixed the fine at £2500. Whereas if even Miss Shield’s field is allowed to
