To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 10th June 1770
Dear Sir
Yesterday I sent by the London Waggon Francis Finley 450 Ounces of Silver Bullion, the Carriage of which is not paid. I hope you will receive it Safe ( at the risk of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital) on Saturday 23rd instant. I am in haste
Dear Sir Yours etc
NWalton Junr
A Mr. Monsr. Le Chevalier Blackett, Seigneur Anglois Newcas. 14th June 1770
chez Monsr. Oglevy - A Spa En Germanie - < > Ostende
Honrd Sir Your Letter from Antwerp gave me That Satisfaction which the Assurance of your Health must ever give me,
Since my Letter, directed to Hope & Cos, Mr Ward has paid his Money, and I have made Dukesfield pay which came to near £5000 - but the Ferry is not yet paid for, as Mrs Jurin etc have not completed
To Mr John Salter. Farnacres 18th June 1770
Dear Sir
Since receiving your Letter of 26th May,for which we are much obliged to you, we have made Enquiry what Quantity of Bone Ashes will be wanted this year and find One Hundred Casks will do; you will therefore be so good as Order that Quantity. If they arrive at any Time before the latter end of October, it will Answer the End, but we shall like to receive the first Fifty Casks rather sooner. We are with best respects
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres. 24th June 1770
The Lead Mill Pay will be on the 29th October being a Monday and the day following we shall pay the Lead Carriers.
I have Ordered 100 Casks of Bone Ashes and expect to receive them before Winter some time.
I doubt we can scarce depend upon our present Carriers to take off our whole Quantity; indeed they seem determined to try whether we can make use of the Hospitals Interest with the Tenants or not. If we make that Expe
To Messrs Simond & Hankey Merchants Newcas 25th June 1770
London
Gentlemen Inclosed is Bell Cookson & Cos. bill on Glyn & Hallifax for One hundred pounds, which I send you by the desire of Wr. Trevelyan Esq. you will please to place it to his account & advise me accordingly. I am etc HR
£100 . . Newcastle Bank 15 June 1770
Thirty days after date pay to the order of Mr Heny Ric
To Mr Duffield at Wallington Newcas. 26 June 1770
Sir Mr Evans says you have some Pine Apples and Grapes fit to cut. If so, I desire you will chuse four good Pine Apples and pack them carefully in a Box that will bear Carriage to London - they must be from the Small Hothouse & must be brought to me that I may put the directions upon them. As to any other Pine Apples that may be now ripe, you may, as it is our race week, sen
To Mrs Jurin at Bradley Newcas 29 June 1770
Madam I understand from Mr Heron that the Surrenders were made last week of the two fifths of the Ferry boat & Boat rake to Sir Walter Blackett; and therefore am ready to pay the purchase money whenever time can be appointed with Mr Colpitts. I am etc HR
To Peter Simond Esq. Bishopsgate Street Newcas 29 June 1770
London
Sir Pursuant to Sir Walter Blacketts directions I sent you, by the Fly Coach that set out early this Morning a Box containing four Pine Apples. The coach will be at the George & Blue Boar in Holbourn on Monday Evening. I have paid the Carriage & shall be glad to know that you receive the fruit safe. I am etc HR
To Mr Caleb Hunter at Allanheads Newcas 29 June 1770
Sir I have received Mr Westgarths & Mr Maughans opinion about Wolfcleugh, and desire it may be followed as closely as possible; and no other Lead Charge incurred than what they recommend.
I do not doubt but Mr Robt. Allgood told you what I said to him about appointing an Additional Man to watch the Moors from the 25 of next Month till the Shooting Season is over.
Pray send th
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas 29 June 1770
Sir Since we talked of building an Additional Peat house at Rookhope Mill I have been considering that as no one goes thither but from Weardale Mine and as Sir Walter is not likely to obtain a renewal of the Lease, from the Bishop, of those Mines, it will be more prudent to let the Building alone - which I desire you will do and that you will make Sufficient provision in time ever
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Forth at Castle-haward 2 July 1770
Sir,
Your Favour of the 26th Ult. I received there has been Nothing done at Peatstackhill for 5 years past except picking out about 15 Bings of Ore in every Year, and that at a high price their was no Loss by hir & the Proffit very inconsiderable, neither is there any Prospect for future Tryals. I acquainted Mr. Cleaver the first of July 1769 that all the Ore had been got at Greengill that could be raised with Prof
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 3rd July 1770
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you for £136.8.6 being for 450 Ounces of Bullion at 6s . 1/2d and Carriage 9s/9d. There is another Small Piece at Newcastle but whether we shall be able to send it this Week or not we yet determine.
Mr Walton us much Obliged by your Attention to the Steel Yard and for your information in regard thereto and we are the same for the trouble you have had concerning the Beam; the Value of the
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Cleaver 4th July 1770
Sir,
I am ordered by the Receivers for the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital to writ you once more in order to know whither my Lord Carlisle & you or either of you intends to work the Lead Veins that are granted to you in this Manor or any of them, you will be so obliging as give me an imediate Answer & it will oblige. Yours &ca. Jonathan Hilton
A Monsieur Monsieur Le Chevalier Blackett Newcas. 4th July 1770
Seigneur Anglais Au Prince d’Orange
a Spa Aupris de Leige < par> Ostende
Honrd. Sir Mr Richard Brown has given me Mr Simpsons Note. He says the Dutchess of Portland has ordered Moor game & Partridge to be killed in her Manors, during the Season, and sent to her. he proposed that Philip should kill them, or else he would employ one he could depend
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas. 6 July 1770
Foster Lane London
Gentlemen I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier, a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred & four ounces; which I desire you will place to Acct. with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market price and Advise me on your receipt of. I am etc HR
To Mr Ralph Heron Attorney at Law in Newcas. 6 July 1770
Hexham
Sir When I was at Hexham I forgot to mention to you that Sir Walter Blackett is desirous of having the Game in his Manors preserved as much as possible; and that Additional Gamekeepers are appointed in different districts for that purpose - those in the Manor of Hexham have directions to acquaint any Gentlemen that come upon those Moors with Sir Walter’s desire, A
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 6 July 1770
Sir I wish the Agreement made with the Eastband Wainmen may answer the purpose intended; the Lead never came in so slowly as this Year; to be sure, There has been a week of very Wet Weather but the Qua[ke]rs Company & Mr Errington get their Lead in notwithstanding. When Mr Reynaldson presses the Wainmen to send the Lead they say they are not obliged to get it in so fast; any time befor
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 8 July 1770
Sir I understand that all the Lead is brought away from Rookhope Mill and has been so for 10 days or a fortnight & yet there is no more come to Blaydon than between 4 & 500 ps. - this practice of the Carriers of getting Lead into their hands & then taking their own time of bringing it in must be broke through if possible & therefore I desire you will go or send to all tha
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres. 9th July 1770
I have reced your letter of the 5th instant inclosing the Operation Paper and Assays of Old Cowslitts Ore.
You are right in the 450 Ounces you had it 450 1/16 in your Letter but we could not make more than 450 of it neither do we go so near in the Weighing as Sixteenths.
The other Piece by your Operation and Letter weighed 373 3/16 if it had Weighed 373 4/16 we should ha
Number of carriages
William Todd and Edward Nicholson 1
John Snowball & Tenants 1
Michael and Thomas Brown 1
William Charlton 1
Thornbrough tenants 2
Mr Jobling of Newtonhall & Mr William Jobling 1
John Jourdan 1
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To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas. 13 July 1770
Foster Lane London
Gentlemen I have sent you today by Thos. Jennings, the London Carrier, a Box containing two pieces of Silver; the weight as below: you will please to place the same to Acct. with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market price and Advice me on your receipt of them.
A pce. Silver Oz 867 ½ I a
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 13 July 1770
Sir Today I have received by the Hexham Carrier two pieces of Silver Bullion from Dukesfield Refinery. One piece weighs Eight hundred & Sixty seven Ounces and a half & the other Seven hundred & fifty three and a half - you did not send a Letter of the weight etc as usual. Pray do not let above 1000 Bings of Ore go to Allanheads Mill. I am afraid we shall not get any Lead
To Peter Simond Esq. Mercht. in Newcas. 13th July 1770
London
Sir According to Sir Walter Blacketts directions I have sent you by the Fly Coach, that sate out early this morning, a Box containing four pine Apples. I have paid the Carriage & am etc HR
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 15th July 1770
I reced your Letter of the 12th instant including the Assays as desired in mine of 9th from whence it appears as above that Wear & Tear not considered the Lead that we now deem Common leaves 3s/11d after considering all Expences except Wear and Tear. I desire you will carefully examine and take notice in a particular manner whether I have taken on every Article of Expence, and if I have, whether I have made a Sufficient Allowanc
To Messrs. Streatfield and Caldwell Newcas. 21 July 1770
No. 12 Budge Row London
Gentlemen I have received a Letter from your Agent Mr Brandram about sending you 20 Casks of Litharge, which I suppose has proceeded from some Mistake for I never concern myself in Shipping either Lead or Litharge: looking upon it as inconsistent to be both buyer and seller. I sell them to Merchants in this Town, without further Trouble or Risk; and the