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Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 18 Jun 1776
Dukesfd: 18th June 1776
Mr. Jos. Dickinson Coalcleugh
Dr. Sir
I am sorry that you should Relapse so soon at your place into your last years method of Sending us bad Weight after so much has been said upon that head – on the 14th. inst. Widow Reed’s servt. wanted 4 ½ Stone in 9 Horses of Ore the 15th Christr. Bell wanted 24lb in 12 do. and the most of the Carriers last Week were sharp weight & several w[eighe]d: 1lb in a Poke. Jos. Bell’s Man of Ayd. Wanted yesterd. i
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 18 Jun 1776
Dukesfd. 18th. June 1776
Mr. W. Forster Allanhds
Dr. Sir
Least I should not see you to Morrow in my way to the Mill must thus acquaint you that your Ore does not come so well dresd for these few days past as before therefor beg you’ll give orders to have it better don before its sent to the mill & am
Yrs. &c IH Jr:
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 30 Jun 1776
Dukesfield 30th. June 1776
Sir
I have / here wth. sent / on the other Side you an estimate of the kinds / sorts / of Lead that we shall be able to send to Blaydon f’m the Several Mills this Year in case the Mines keeps us going wth. Ore wch. I hope there’s little doubt off I am like to think that Mr. Mulcaster must be mistaken in the calculation of Refinable Lead to be sent to keep the Refinery going at B.don this year, its near 5000 ps more than they had last year &
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 30 Jun 1776
To Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 30th. June 1776
Mr. Mulcaster,
We have reced. your Letter of the 20th and now take the first Opportunity of answering it.
The Parlour you are desired to get Sealed, and also to get the Yard before the Doors Walled in, as you propose, but it must be Walled with Lime, and Coped with Flaggs laid with a Drip from the Houses so as the Water may run off on the Outside of the Wall. We are
Your hble Servants
Nichs. Walton Junr. J. Smeaton
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Isaac Hunter – 5 Jul 1776
Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield to be left Newcas. 5th July 1776
at Mr Pearsons Surgeon in Hexham
Sir I received your Letter & think you must be mistaken as to the Quantity of Lead necessary to keep the Refinery at Blaydon at Work; for last Year they refined 5056 p[iece]s of 11 Stone & 9556 p[iece]s of 8 Stone which are equal to 11881 p[iece]s of the Common Size _ & on an Average for the three Years last past there has been
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 5 Jul 1776
Mr Willm. Alvey Darwin - Hatton Street Newcas 5th July 1776
London
Sir Inclosed you will receive two Bills drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co on Messrs. Castell Whately & Powell One for Two Hundred Pounds at a months date to make good your Quarterly & other Payments on Sir Walter Blacketts Accot. from the 30th June to the 30th September next The other Bill at Twenty days date to pay Mr Thurlow’s half Years
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Fenwick – 5 Jul 1776
John Fenwick Esqr. Roberts’s Place Newcas. 5 July 1776
York
Sir I am desired by Sir Walter Blackett to acquaint you that the Eight Hundred Pounds remaining on his & Mr Peareths joint Bond will be paid off the 22nd of October next & likewise the Intrest due on said Bond to that day. You will please to acknowledge the Receipt of this Letter. I am etc John E. Blackett
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 5 Jul 1776
To Mr Willm. Alvey Darwin Newcas 5th July 1776
Hatton Street London
Sir Your Letter to Sir Walter Blackett of the 6th inst inclosing his Bond to Mrs Julia Scott came duly to hand he has executed the said Bond & I shall deliver it to Mrs Scott tomorrow as I propose being at Ripon. I observe the Money is paid into your hands & I have this day drawn a Bill on you at twenty days date payable to
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Bell – 6 Jul 1776
Dukesfield 5th July 1776
Dear Sir
I recd: on Wednesday evening by Wm. Carr a message f’m you in regard to the Long, or Refined Lead,wch. made me fear that I had made a mistake in the Accot: I gave Mr. Blackett last Week of the Quantity delivd: of that Lead for Blaydon this Season wch: is 4617 ps & 150 a Week will be nearly what we can Refine send during the Season. I surveyed the Lead Way yesterday to Apperley & did not find more than 120 ps: of that Lead upon the Road w
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Maughan – 10 Jul 1776
Dukesfield 10th: July 1776
Mr. Maughan N.House
Dr. Sr.
The Bearer Jno. Atkinson & <part.r> Earle has taken Sr. Walter’s Farm at Redburn & Expects by being Tenants to have part Carriage f’m your Mines to Rookhope Mill wch. I beg you’ll give orders to those that delivr. the Ore to let them have.
We want to make Assays of the Several Ores got in Weardale, therefor beg you’ll order 4 or 5 Bings to be sent to Rookhope Mill as soon as possible f’
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 12 Jul 1776
Dukesfd: 12th. July 1776
Jo. E Blackett Esq Newcastle
Inclosed you have the Month Accots for the Several Mills & also 2 Assays made f’m Allanhds. & <Cateray> Ores ( as p[er] Accots on the papers they are put up in) <Cateray> is a Mine that no Ore has been got at for many Years past. Shall once we get 3 or 4 Bings of Ore f’m each Mine send you Assays of them All, & have wrote to Mr. Maughan desiring that he’ll send that quantity f’m e
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 14 Jul 1776
To Mr Peter Mulcaster Farnacres 14th July 1776
Mr Mulcaster
Your letters of the 27th. Ulto and 3d inst. are now before us and in Answer we take this opportunity of acquainting you that we think it very proper to have the reducing Furnace rebuilt.
Notwithstanding Wm. Leighton is Dead we would have you get some Cynders at the Greymare Pitt if even they shd. come to 5d p[er] Sack we hope however they may be had at 4d
We wish you to encourage the Bagraw People so far as the s
Letter – Roberts to Mowbray – 14 Jul 1776
[on cover]: Mr Mowbray’s resolution at the last meeting
Mrs. M Roberts and her Sisters present their Compliments to the Gentlemen in the Copartnership in Fallowfield Lead Mine & take this Opportunity of acquainting them that it is not in their power to continue any longer to advance any further Sums of Money on the working the Mine therefore humbly intreat the Gentlemen to let them know if they will please to take their Share which is a ninth of the Whole into the Copartnerhship and c
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 20 Jul 1776
Dukesfield 20th. July 1776
Jn E Blackett Esqr. Newcastle
Sir
By Mondays Carrier you’ll receive a plate of Silver as p[er] inclosed Accot. Rookhope Mill was set on Fire last Tuesday morning but Fortunately it was discovered soon or the whole Building would have been Burnt down the damage don I think will not exceed 6 or 8 £ but will hinder us a little in Smelting as it lays of[f] one of the Hearths – have set on Workmen to get it repaired as soon as possible. How i
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 20 Jul 1776
To Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 20 July 1776
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you for £392..18.. payable Twenty Days after date for the Balance of Account as below mentioned, and when you give us advice of the arrival of the next Cake of Bullion desire youll be so obliging as let us know what we are indebted to you for the Elm Pipes and that youll send us a Receipt for them & the amount shall be deducted out of the Bill for the Cake of Bullion which weighs abt 628 Ounce
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 20 Jul 1776
Farnacres 20th. July 1776
Mr Mulcaster
Having gone through the several Operations we do not find it will be necessary to make any Alteration or Addition to any of them except that ending 25 May, in which you have omitted the Stock of Refined Slag Lead being 103 1 ½ Cwt pieces.
We doubt not you have had, and continue to have plenty of Rain; the Hay in this Part of the Country is almost spoiled. We are
Your Hble Servants
N.W. Junr. J.S.
P.S. We
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Maughan – 22 Jul 1776
Dukesfield 22d July 1776
Mr. Maughan Newhouse
Sir
I beg you’ll give such Orders to those that Delivers the Ore that will prevent any from going to the Mill till properly dressed; when there last Wednesday I saw from several of the Groves Ore that was not so well as it ought to be; we do not expect when the Groves are poor to get the Ore so good as when Rich but in both cases it should be taken pain with & more sow when the mine is poor. However I hope you’ll inde
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Joseph Dickinson – 22 Jul 1776
Dukesfd. 22d. July 1776
Mr. Dickinson Coalcleugh
Sir
I was sorry to find when at Allanhds: Mill the other day that you was relapsing into last years method of dressing your Ore by what was then coming in to that Mill f’m Whitewood Vain. I cannot say that we have any great cause to complain of what comes to this Mill as yet this Season, tho’ there does now & then some come that’s badly dressed wch. showes what a carefull eye is required to watch the Washers: for I do
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 22 Jul 1776
Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin London Newcas. 22nd July 1776
Sir I received your Letter of the 9th instant acknowledging the Receipt of the Bills Proper notice will be given for the Payment of such Bonds as Sir Walter Blackett may think proper to pay off. I am desired by Sir Walter Blackett to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 16th instant & to acquaint you that he accepts of the Proposals made to him by H & S Morrow
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to H Morrow – 22 Jul 1776
Mr H Morrow No. 9 Exchange Alley Newcas. 22nd July 1776
London
Sir Your Letters of the 7th & 11th instant came duly to hand & I am desired by Sir Walter Blackett to acquaint you that he accepts of the proposals made to him by yourself & Brother for the payment of the Debt due to him by your Father Robert Morrow - viz. - that you both enter into a joint Security for the Payment of £258 . 9s . 8d at the rate of £30 per
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Ibbetson – 23 Jul 1776
To John Ibbetson Esqr. Farnacres 23d July 1776
Sir
The drought having continued this Summer to a very uncommon length and Water being on that account in great Scarcity at Langley Mill we looked out for a place upon Langley South Common for a proper Reservoir and having pitched upon one of the Content of about an Acre we have thought it adviseable to order the immediate execution thereof as it probably may be of use before the Summer is over. It is now in Hand and we apprehe
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 26 Jul 1776
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcastle 26 July 1776
Foster Lane London
Gentn. I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier Two pieces of fine Silver, in a Box, containing One Thousand four Hundred & Eighty Six Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Wr. Blackett Barot. as usual at the Markett price and advise me on your Receipt of Them I am etc J E B.
a p[iec]e Si
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Tweddell – 27 Jul 1776
To John Tweddell Esqr. Farnacres 27th. July 1776
Sir
We were acquainted by Mr Peters on his return from the Sessions at Hexham that Fenwick Martin was discharged there and that he was desired by you to name it to our consideration that in your Opinion a Satisfaction should be made to Fenwick Martin.
That somebody Cutt Langley Mill Bellows we know; we cannot expect that any one would inform against himself; and that no one but a Vile Fellow could be an accomplice; therefore
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 29 Jul 1776
To Mr Darwin - No. 47 _ Hatton Street Newcas 29th July 1776
London
Sir I received your Letter of the 25th instant & Note the Contents. It is not Sir Walter Blackett’s intention to charge Interest on the Debt due from R. Morrow so you will please to make the Bond payable without In[tere]st.
Inclosed you will receive Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co’s Bill on on Messrs. Hallifax Mills & Co. at a months date for Fi
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Gilbert – 29 Jul 1776
A Copy of A Letter to Mr Gilbert Alston 29th July 1776
Sir,
Your favour of the 9th Inst is now before me, I am sorry I was under the necessity of in being disappointed in the visit I intended to Worsley but as I wrote you the 28th March on that head shall say no more now. My Father desires me to acquaint you he would have been very glad to have seen you in Alstonmoor, but as it seems inconvenient to you he hopes you will be so kind as to fix with Mr Cleaver (to whom he writes this day)
