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Letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 18 May 1710
May the 18 1710
Sr
The Dean of [Bristow] goes From hence on Monday next, and I am oblig’d to be att Knaresborough on Wednesday next being the Appeal Day, so if it be not inconvenient to you shall meet you at the Salutation on Thursday next, stay all fryday att Richmond & so Return on Saturday, and you may come with me to the Grand Chapter, but in case it be more convenient For you shall come the Week after, & lett me know your day With all Services From hence to your se
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 18 May 1710
May the 18
Mr Ward
Pray ord[er] your Attourney to proceed against Mr Place without Delay, and when you see Mr Place pray acquaint him that in case he move it into the Chancery he shall certainly find me there, and if he [cast] there he may move it into the house of Lords, For I’ll follow him there likewise, and make it cost him more 20 times over than his Dam’s worth, this is onely a flourish from him, for you’ll Find he’ll soon pay the money after he’s served with a wr
Letter – Edward Blackett to Richard Speight – 19 May 1710
May the 19 1710
honest Mr Speight
I Rec[eive]d your Letter of the 17 with Mr Robinsons Inclosed I gott the Harness very safe to Newby, & I believe they are good ones, but he sett down a most Extravagant price both for the Harness & Postillion Coat & Cap, for most certainly they cannot be worth nigh the price he Charges for them, I wish you could spare time to come over some morning & view them for unless you see them is impossible for you to sett a price on them,
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 22 May 1710
May the 22
Mr Ward
Im very sorry to perceive by yours that that honest Mr Vane should be in such Circumstances, I am sure if his son pleases they may sell as much Land as will pay All his Debts and a very good Income considering the value of the Colliery will Remain, So I hope these will not any one lose a penny by him
I perceive Mr Place is now willing to pay what is justly due to me, there is ten Guineas due to me last may day which you know is 2½ years Rent, as you ma
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Maynard – 22 May 1710
May the 22
Mr Maynard
Sr I perceive my Steward Mr Ward Employ’d you in a little business of mine against Mr Place, he is now willing to pay what is justly due to me, which is Ten Guinneas for 2½ Years Rent for his fish Garth, As soon as you have Rec[eive]d that Sum and your own Charges I desire you’ll desist in the prosecution, when I have any business of this Nature you may be assured to hear from
Your Assured Friend to serve you
For Mr Maynard Attourney at La
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Fenwick – 22 May 1710
May the 22
Sr
I desire you’ll Send me a bill for £50 payable to me or my <ass[ig]ns> 10 <or 15> days after Date by the very next post, And you’ll oblige
Sr your Assured Friend & Serv
[For] Mr Alderman Fenwick
Pray Acq[uain]t me when you can conveniently send me bills for the Ball[ance] of my Acct For shall have occasion for it in a very short time
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 23 May 1710
May 23
D[ea]r Kitty
The Bearer is my neighbour Yeates son who I am sure will please you, and if you had sought England thro’ you could not have had one Fitter for your purpose, so another year you’ll be satisfied he deserves much better wages,
Lett me know when You are best provided with sugars spices & Fruit, and shall send for as much as will serve me a whole Twelve Month, I have so great an opinion of the Bearer that I promised his Father you should bear his ch
Letter – Edward Blackett to Wolfall – 23 May 1710
May 23 1710
Mr Wolfall
Pray come to Newby some day this week, and shall pay your for the Cloth, if you can’t come this week I would not have you come till the latter End of the next for I shall be from home Monday Tuesday & Wednesday I am your Assured friend
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 23 May 1710
May 23
Mrs Gray
Pray pay for the Two Iron potts & Receive money for the Brass pott, & what you shall be in disburse shall repay you, I perceive by your Letter that you have Extraordinary good White Wine so chuse me only a h[ogs]head of the very best, & fill it up and lett it be of the largest [gage], shall send you down two Rundletts, & lett them be filld with your very strongest & best Red Port without mixture With my service to your husband
I am You
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Kingsley – 26 May 1710
May the 26
Sr
When I sent a Bill of p[…]cells I omitted ordering two pound of Epsom Salt, w[hi]ch desire you’ll send by the very First Carrier to your Assured friend & humble servt
For Mr Kingsley att the Blue Bell in Newgate Street
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 27 May 1710
May the 27
Mr Ward
I hope you have Acquainted Mr Maynard that there is 2½ Years Rent due from Mr Place at 4 Guineas a year at May day Cash, but I perceive by his Letter you have not yet acquainted him, And as for this Nelson I wish you could gett him Arrested Either in Durham, Newcastle or any other place where they keep Court that will try any Sum, both you & I can prove the letting of the Estate, & that he never paid a penny Rent, but that his Goods were driven out to
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Fenwick – 27 May 1710
May the 27 1710
Sr
The Above said is a Copy of my last I doubt it came not to hand because I did not Receive a bill from you, if you have not already done it pray fail not send one by the very next post, I have a Considerable sum to pay in London upon my Son Kitt’s Acct who is going to sett up for himselfe, so pray as soon as possibly you can Remitt me the Ballance of my Acct & youle much oblige
Sr your Humble Servt
[for]Mr Ald[erma]n Fenwick
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 2 Jun 1710
June 2 1710
D[ea]r Nedde
I Rec[eive]d yours of the 30th past, Mr Aislabie is just come down, & I have not as yet seen him, for have been at Richmond for 2 or 3 days, he told Capt Millington he had spoke to Mr Burdett who promised him to give you a Lieut[an]cy in some good [Cruiser] As soon as Mr Aislabie Returnes from Yorke where he has been for 2 or 3 days will wait on him, & desire him to write a Letter & Remind Mr Burdett of his promise, or to give it me & Ill Inclos
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 3 Jun 1710
June 3 1710
Sr
I Rec[eive]d yours of the 27 have been att Richmond 3 or 4 days otherwise you should have heard from me before this; Tis the same thing whether Mr Curtis be Enrolld now or when I come to Newcastle, You have considered the best Way for his coming, For twill be much the cheapest Way to come by the Ripon Carrier, so pray do you Agree with him both for his horse & Victualls for him, As also what Cloaths he has to bring & I shall pay the Carrier att Ripon, I desire yo
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 3 Jun 1710
June 3
Mrs Gray
Lett me know by the Bearer your lowest price of a h[ogs]head of Mountangne White, as also the difference you make in the price betwixt Lisbon & Port White, As soon as there’s water shall order some wine from you, For the Weather is so hott the wine lying so long in the boat does it great prejudice write me an Answer of this Letter by the post, for twill be much sooner here than the Bearer for the coming up to B[orough]bridge is uncertain, With my Service to you bo
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 4 Jun 1710
June 4
Mrs Gray
Since I writ my Letter by Thorpe the Boatman I have sent you down two Rundletts, but I doubt they had formerly been filld with Red Wine so you may change one of them and fill one of them with your best Red Port, the other with your best Lisbon white & send them by Thorpes Boat to morrow & <[ac]quaint me the> charge
I am in great haste
Lett me know your lowest price p[er] h[ogs]head of your Port White, Lisbon White & Mountaine white
Letter – Edward Blackett to Cornelius Barker – 4 Jun 1710
June 4 1710
Mr Barker
Both my selfe & the Workmen Expected you here on Wednesday last According to your positive promise, You cannot imagine but that I take it mighty ill being my Work can’t go forward Without you, the poor Work men comes here Every day & are forc’d to Returne, if you had told me plainly that you could not come should have taken care to Employ another, so lett me know whether you’ll come or not, and that will satisfy
Your friend
[for] Mr Cornelious Ba
Letter – Edward Blackett to Reginald Graham – 4 Jun 1710
June 4 1710
Sr
I hope you have taken care to putt in an honest Man as Assessor, For that Estate, for which you have been <formerly Accmpt> they must bring their Assessments to morrow by 2 a Clock att Will Robinsons in Ripon, the [totall] Sum of the Assessm[en]t must be the same it was last Year, I hear that both my Ld Castlecomers Estate & Mr Bristows are much under sess’d, so you must take care to gett an honest man to sess you all Equally according to the valuation of you
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 4 Jun 1710
June the 4
Honest Will
Upon Rec[eip]t hereof Deliver to Harry Tulip what Harriots I have due to me from my several [Tenants] I hope them that’s due by your fathers Death are very good ones, for I do know that he always us’d to have very good Oxen & I believe he would not <suffer> them to be sold in his sickness to deprive me of my Just Right
I wonder I have not heard from you of a long time I desird you always to write what passes in your Country at least on
Letter – Edward Blackett to Harry Tulip – 4 Jun 1710
June 4
Honest Harry Tulip
Two or 3 days before the Stagshaw bank Fair go your selfe to my Steward Will Lowes & deliver the Inclosed Letters and bring with you to Fallowfield the Harriots w[hi]ch he will Deliver to you, & sell them att Stagshaw, but be sure you do not buy me any Beasts for my Pastures are already much over stockd, by Reason we have had no Raine this long time keep the moneys in your hand & shall order you more to buy me a Score of K<ilnes>against
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Gray – 4 Jun 1710
June 4 1710
Mr Gray
Since I sent my Rundletts I hear there’s no such thing as Lisbon White in Town, so Lett one of the Rundletts be fill’d with your Right Port white, the other with your strongest Red Port & send no more wine till you hear further from Your assured friend
Letter – Edward Blackett to Richard Gowland – 5 Jun 1710
June 5
Mr Gowland
I have tasted the three severall sorts of Wine you sent me, & I do think Mr [Ald[erman]] Thomsons is much the Worst of the three and for the other two they are both good wines but I think Mr Garforth’s is the better so I desire you’ll buy me a hogshead of that wine as for your selfe, I know they’ll sell it 3s Cheaper to you than to a Gentleman, & order it to be putt into Thorpes boat, I could wish you could see it out of the Cellar after you had chusd it
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 5 Jun 1710
June the 5 1710
Sr
I writ you the 3d which I hope came to hand and since I Rec[eive]d a Letter from Mewburne with two Inclos’d Ejectments upon my Ten[an]ts att Seaton for Tythe, Inclosed I send you the one of them, the other shall inclose to Mewburne to be with him on Saturday morning, there are severall more servd on the Ten[an]ts upon the same Accts tho’ the thing in dispute is not worth naming, & Sir Jno will find himselfe much in the wrong, however Reccomend Mewburne to an
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Robinson – 6 Jun 1710
June 6 1710
Mr Robinson
I Rec[eive]d your Letter of the 3d & seeing you are so civill as to referr the price of the Harness to my selfe, I will returne the Civility & referr it to your own selfe, so lett me know by the next post what sum it must be & shall pay it as you desire to Capt Harrison att Yorke, When I have occasion for a Coach or Charriott shall sooner make use of you than any other I am your assured friend to serve you
Mr Wm Robinson Coach maker in Cow lane nea
Letter – Edward Blackett to Aletheia Blackett – 6 Jun 1710
June 6 1710
D[ea]r Aletheia
I’m very glad to hear under your own hand that you are well Received & humbly Wish you may long continue in good health
Be sure you give my most humble service & Thanks to my L[or]d of Ely & my Lady Browne, & tell them I shall always own my great obligation to them both upon your Acct. If your uncle Bridges invite you to Ember be sure you go tho’ I would not have you to be too troublesome to him, tell your Bro. Nedd that Mr
