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Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Isaac Hunter – 28 Aug 1786

Mr Isaac Hunter Dukesfield Newcastle 28th Augst. 1786 Sir We have received your Month account & also a Piece of fine Silver containing One Thousand one Hundred & sixty nine Ounces which is to the Credit of Dukesfield Refinery. I am etc CP

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 2 Sep 1786

Lyde Browne Esq Newcastle Septem 2nd. 1786 Foster Lane London Sir I have this day sent you by Thomas Jennings the London Carrier a piece fine Silver containing Eleven Hundred & Sixty Nine Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Thos. Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price advising me on your receipt of it. I am etc J. E. Blackett

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Hutchinson – 9 Sep 1786

Mr Geo. Hutchinson Newcastle Sept. 9th. 1786 Stockton Sir I received your favour of the 1st inst. & observe that there has lately been some pretty large Sales of Lead at your Market, that the last Parcel sold at £17.5.- P Fodder & that you are of Opinion the Market will Advance. Since 1st June I have sold 50,000 Ps. for the London Market at £16.2.6 Common & £16.7.6 Refin’d & about 80o0 Ps. for Exportation e

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 9 Sep 1786

Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 9 Sept. 1786 Sir, By this days London Waggon from Newcastle you will receive a Box containing 832 Ounces of fine Silver. I am for Partner & Self Your &c NW Junr.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 18 Sep 1786

Lyde Browne Esqr. Newcastle 18th. Sept 1786 Foster Lane - London Sir I have this day drawn a Bill upon you for Five Hundred Pounds payable to the order of of Messrs. Bell Carr & Co. at Thirty days date, on Sir Thomas Blacketts account, which I make no doubt you will duly Honor & am etc J. E. B.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 19 Sep 1786

Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle 19th Septr 1786 Temple London Sir Inclosed you will receive Messrs. Bell Carr & Co’s Bill on Messrs. Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Accot from 30th June to 30 inst and for which remittance please to send the usual Receipt. I am etc J. E. B. £200 . .

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 22 Sep 1786

Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 22 Sep 1786 Your letters of the 18th and 20th are now before us and we approve of what you have done as to the Bricks but hope youll have sufficient to serve for our demand at Plankey Mill. We have recd your Tillage Account and Matthew Temperleys two last weeks Coal Accounts. The Weather is so exceedingly fine for the Harvest that we think ourselves happy on that & do as well as can at Langley Mill. In answer to yr Letter of

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 23 Sep 1786

Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 25 September 1786 Dear Sir, I have recd. your Letter of the 20th. Inst and have made some enquiry after the Person you mention. I find that within the course of this Year he has Married to a young Woman called Stephenson Daughter to a Carpenter of considerable Note in Newcastle who is said to be worth a good Deal of Money. I have reason given me to think Walker is in low Circumstances & I doubt his abilities in his Profession are in no wise equal t

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 23 Sep 1786

N.B. The above Bills for Three Thousand Pounds was paid to Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. by John Erasmus Blackett Esqr. this 23rd Septemr. 1786 J.S. £1000 . Newcastle Bank 23rd Sept. 1786 Thirty days after date pay to the Order of John Erasmus Blackett Esq One Thousand Pounds Value received

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Dew – 28 Sep 1786

Daniel Dew Esqr. Newcastle Septr. 28th. 1786 Palace Aukland Sir I am desired by Sir Thomas Blackett to acquaint you that he is desirous of changing the life of Thomas Hepple in the Leases of Weardale Lead Mines which he holds under the Lord Bishop of Durham, provided it can be done on reasonable terms, Thomas Hepple is about 53 Years of Age and resides near Wallington, he came over here about three weeks ago & I

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Dew – 3 Oct 1786

Daniel Dew Esqr. Newcastle Octr. 3rd. 1786 Aukland Castle Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 1st inst. & observe that your Terms for the exchange of Thomas Hepple’s Life are one half of the Fine paid at the last renewal (Viz.) £656.5.-. This is a larger Sum n If the Lord Bishop of Durham is willing to accept of Four Hundred Guineas for the Exchange of the life Sir Thos. Blackett is ready to pay it.

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 8 Oct 1786

Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 8th. October 1786 Dear Sir, By the London Waggon which set out from Newcastle Yesterday you will receive a Box containing 847 Ounces of fine Silver. We are Your &c Walton & Turner

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letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 11 Oct 1786

J E Blackett Esqr N[ew]castle Dukesf[iel]d 11th Octobr 1786 Sir You’ll receive herewith a Plate of Silver as p[er] inclosed Acco[un]t I wated upon Mr Ord in my return f[ro]m N[ew]castle in regard to the Wolfcleugh Ore coming through his estate at Hunstanworth & acquainted him with what I knew (f[ro]m my own knowledge) & what I had learned from the Neighbourhood of it being a public High Way, Mr Ord said that his Agent (Mr Ramsey) told him that it was not but tha

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde Browne – 14 Oct 1786

Lyde Browne Esq Newcastle Octor. 14th. 1786 Foster Lane - London Sir I have this day sent you by Thomas Jennings the London Carrier a Piece fine Silver containing Eleven Hundred & Fifty Nine Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price Advising me on your receipt of it. I am etc J. E. Blackett

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 16 Oct 1786

Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle Octor. 16th. 1786 Bretton - Yorkshire Dear Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 9th inst. & am glad to hear that you had so Agreeable a jaunt to Liverpool & found your Son well. When Mr Staniforth returns you will hear from him on the Subject & if it should not suit him to take Mr Thomas Apprentice himself he will recommend you to some other Person & give you his best A

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Emerson, Newhouse – 19 Oct 1786

Mr Emerson Newhouse Dukesf[iel]d 19th Octob[e]r [17]86 Wrote this Day complaining of the Ore being badly dress[e]d etc etc

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 21 Oct 1786

Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle 21st Octor. 1786 Bretton Dear Sir I wrote to you on the 16th inst. to which refer you. Thomas Hepple has been over here - he is much alter’d & looks very Ill; indeed Mr Ingham strongly Recommends it to you to Exchange his Life in the Weardale Leases & that no Time should be lost in doing it. I have accordingly wrote to Mr Dew making the Bishop an offer of £538.2.6 which is spli

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Dew – 21 Oct 1786

Daniel Dew Esqr. Newcastle 21st Octor. 1786 Auckland Castle Sir I was favored with your Letter of the 5th instant the Contents of which I communicated to Sir Thomas Blackett who is not willing to give the Sum that you mention for the Exchange of Thomas Hepples Life but has no Objection to split the Difference & pay the Lord Bishop of Durham £538.2.6d. If this offer should meet with his Lordships Approbation on your a

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Nov 1786

Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 1 Nov. 1786 We have recd. your Letter of the 30th. Ulto. with the two last Weeks Coal & Cinder Accounts, but cannot find more than 2 Assays, which are of the Refineable Lead, and therefore if you took notice of what they weighed we shd. be glad to know that we may enter them in our Assay Book. The following is a List of the Lead Carriers with the Quantities they have delivd. at the Warehouse since the 27 May last. Pi

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 1 Nov 1786

Mr. John Holmes Farnacres 1. Nov. 1786 Dear Sir, Your Letter of the 18th. Ulto. is now before us, and we have this Day drawn upon you for £239. 2., being the Amount of 847 Ounces of fine Silver at 5 / 7 ¾ per Oz. - The Bill is pay[a]ble 40 Day after Date. I have communicated that part of your Letter of the 18 Ulto. relative to the Mill and the price of Timber to Sir John Turner who is obliged to you. I am Dear Sir Your most Hble Servt Nich. Walton Junr.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Dew – 4 Nov 1786

Daniel Dew Esqr. Newcastle Novembr 4th 1786 Auckland Castle Sir I was this morning favoured with your letter of the 3rd inst. by wch. I observe that the Lord Bishop is willing to Comply with the Terms wch. Sir Thos. Blackett offers and Accept of the £538.2.6 for the Exchange of the life of Thos. Hepple; I have accordingly wrote to acquaint Sir Thos. & to desire that he will immediately inform me of the Name of the Per

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 4 Nov 1786

Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. Newcastle Novr. 4th. 1786 Bretton - Yorkshire Dear Sir I wrote to you the 22nd Ulto. to wch. I refer you. This morning I reced a letter from Mr Dew acquainting me that the Bishop of Durham will comply with the offer that you made & accept of the £538.2.6 for the Exchange of Thos. Hepples Life in the two Leases of Weardale. I must therefore desire that you will send me the Name of the Life that you are

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mr Castle – 10 Nov 1786

Mr Castle Exchequer Court Newcastle Novemr. 10th. 1786 Durham Sir Mr Dew wou’d inform you that the Lord Bishop of Durham has Accepted of Sir Thomas Blacketts Proposals for exchanging the a Life in the Leases of Weardale Lead Mines; Edward Laycock is the life to be inserted in the room of Thomas Hepple, his Register you have inclosed as well as a Certificate of Thos. Hepple being living & in tolerable good health. I sha

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Dew – 10 Nov 1786

Daniel Dew Esqr. Newcastle Novembr 10th 1786 Aukland Castle Sir Your favour of the 5th inst. I received & I have by this Post wrote to Mr Castle at Durham inclosing the Register of Edward Laycock, the life that Sir Thos. Blackett desires may be inserted in the New Leases of the Weardale Mines in the room of Thomas Hepple; I likewise sent him a Certificate of Thos. Hepple being living and in tolerable good health. I sh

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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Nov 1786

Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 10th. November 1786 We have recd. your Letter of the 8th. & 9th. Instant and are sorry to find the business as to the Lead Stealing stands so very differently from what we hoped for, however we think all has been done that can be so far as we have gone and that under the present circumstances we cannot do more for as to Mr. Strickland & Jane Stuart it might perhaps be very difficult to find them and we have at present no Information to ground a

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