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London 23 June 1808
Mr. Joseph Stagg
Sir,
Our Friend Mr. Masterman being about to take a Journey to the Lakes. He has been requested by the Court to go by Way of <Newcastle> in Order to have a Conference with you upon the State of the Company’s Affairs - and you are desired to meet Him at the Queen’s Head on Friday Morning the 8th. July and to give him every Information within your Knowledge that respects the Interest of this Company.
You will take Notice - that the cause of Your Journey is not to be made known to any one even of your own Family _ Altho’ Mr. Masterman is not this Year a Member of the Court - you are to consider him in their perfect Confidence - and you are expected to communicate with him upon all Matters without any Reserve whatever.
You will not notice anything of what is here written in your Letters to the Court, but if you should judge any reply necessary you will address yourself to me Brabant Court, Philpot Lane.
[On a slip of paper folded within this copy letter is written the following:]
He draws for £1500. Eleven Hundred for Monthly advances & Four Hundred pounds for Candles to Dodds Hornsby &Co.
Letter from Joseph Stagg dated 14th. June 1808
1/0 - <..> <deducted> which reduced it to £<3407>
A note on the reverse of the original document states that this is a copy of a letter to Jos. Stagg dated 23rd June 1808. Although not signed, accompanying documents in the batch indicate that it was written by, or on behalf of, the Governor of the London Lead Company. Joseph Stagg was the son of Robert Stagg Senior and the Agent for Acton Smelt Mill. He was appointed to the position of Superintendent of Smelting Works and Lead Carriage after the death of his father in 1808.
