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Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 17 Aug 1710
Augt 17
James
The Inclosed p[er]use & send to Will Armstrong I perceive by a letter by the last post from Jacob that he had sent from the mill 210 pieces of my wast[e] lead & the next day would go down to see it was all got to Newburne let me know w[ha]t p[iece]s of Lead there is in the Cellar & In what the wherrie men may Judge there is at Newburne
The Country keeping of Northumberland is allwayes let the Day the Judges goes from Newcastle acq[uain]t who has
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 17 Aug 1710
Augt 17
Mr Ward
Inclosed you have a Coppy of the fine that was <sued> out in the Court of Durham for Sockburne Estate, pray make it your business to get acquainted with an attorney or too that has been practised in passing of fines & recoveries in that Court I do not know what attorney in Durham was Imployd in this business you may Inquire but I would not have you Discourse him for he for his own advantage will say tis Just & right I here came very fortunately a Gen
Letter – John Blackett to Anthony Smith – 19 Aug 1710
Mr Anthony Smith Rotterdm 19 Augt 1710
Sr my last to you was of the 15 past, when gave you Orders to buy for Mr John Van Meel & my Self 40 last Rape Seed if could get it for £10 1/2 or £11 at £11:5 then but 25 last, I desire you to take no Notice of my letter of the 15 but refer your Self to this I now write, wch is to buy for Mr Van Meel & my Self 60 last Good Rape Seed if can get it at £12 free of all charges aboard, but if must give £13 free of a
Letter – John Blackett to Iveson – 19 Aug 1710
Mr Iveson Ditto
Writ him the price of Seed £35 – I Bagwell had not Signed bill of loading for the water he has 2 qts of linnen Wood Chery brandy & 1 pound Tea Watson 1 pound Tea & Cravats
Mr Ridley Writ him the price of Butter f11 & R Seed £35
Mr Wilkinson
Letter – Edward Blackett to Samuel Robinson – 20 Aug 1710
20 Augt
Sam Robinson
Your two boats came to burrowbridge on Thursday night I unloaded them boath on fry day & paid your servt for them he might have got to york that evening but I hear the fellow staid at burrowbridge til Saturday noone upon the receipt of this letter get both your boats loden againe & send down with all possible speed for now I have a vacant time to load them so let me know by the very first post about the time you think youl be here that all things may
Letter – Edward Blackett to Nicholas Ridley – 24 Aug 1710
Aug 24
S[i]r
Assoon as my steward sends me your leas[e] shall Execute it
As for the piece of ground you mention nigh Willimontwick mill am alltogether a stranger to it the present tennant has been a farmer nigh 30 years & he has no ground but w[ha]t Mr Burdet Injoyd some years before as part of Willimontswick Demaine shall send you my writings to newcastle w[i]th your lease for should be very unwilling to see Enjoy my ground that is not my own with my humble service t
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 24 Aug 1710
24 Augt
James
I rec[eiv]ed your with the bill for £50 as for the 80 w[hi]ch Will Lowes paid Mr Reah you may Desire him to give you a bill for it and Inclose it to me
I mightily admire that James Clark should tel you that I had no lead at newcastle and that the wherrie men should acq[ain]t you that I had none at Newburne I had a letter last week from Jacob Peart who writes me he had sent down 210 peices of my slag Lead as allso 40 pieces w[hi]ch was my part of w[ha]t lead
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Clark – 24 Aug 1710
Augt 24
James Clarke
I was surprizd by a letter I rec[eive]d from my servt Mewburn last post who acquainted me that I had no lead neither at newcastle nor newburne my steward Jacob peart at Fallowfield acq[ain]ted me that he had sent down 40 p[iece]s markt with my own mark with the undertakers lead & 210 p[iece]s of my slag lead markt with my own marke so I Desire you will take care of them & let them be put into the Cellar for I will not sell any at this time I have give
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Field – 24 Aug 1710
Aug 24
S[i]r
I p[er]ceive you have got a parcel of Choice Florence Red it is a nice sort of Wine & very apt to be prict what wine I use I have from from Newcastle and they never fail of sending me a h[ogs]h[ea]d or 2 of French wine every year or more if I have occasion and do likewise procure 2 or 3 hoghead for my friends yearly from the same place & not much dearer then your Florence wine pray acq[uain]t me by the next post w[ha]t you can have <….> last Deliverd aboard
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 25 Aug 1710
Augt 25
Honest Capt
I rec[eive]d your letter am very glad to hear that your are both in good health I hertily wish you may long continue so
You may send for the heffers when you please I hope they will answer your Expectations
Am sorry to hear that Mr Boothe will have trouble given him in his Election I wonder <Tiburne Do> should leave his old friend tho I think not much better could be Expected from him pray give humble service to my Lord and Mr Booth & I hea
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 25 Aug 1710
Augt 25
Dear Kitte
I hope this will find you well returnd to your own habitation I hope your Gelding Carried you well however you must not too much trust to Yorkshire Jockeys give my service to your Partner & Desire him to buy me a bagg of the very best hoppes he can Lay his hands on at Sturbridge fare I wonder I have not acct from him of the shipping of the small Quantity of Goods I sent to him for I Expected they might have been with me ere this provided he had shipt them u
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Norton – 27 Aug 1710
Augt 27
S[i]r
pray do me the favour to write a line to your brother at Nottingham by the very first post & desire him to Inquire out if possible an Extrordionary good Brewer & acq[ain]t you w[i]th w[ha]t wages he Demands he shall have allwayes w[ha]t help he pleases when he brews as allso to assist him in keeping his vessels and hogh[ea]ds Cleane your assistance in this affaire will very much oblige S[i]r
I am Your obliged Kinsman and humble servt
For Wm Nort
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Sharp – 27 Aug 1710
Augt 27
Dear S[i]r
I heartily congratulate you upon your marriage & hope every Day you live will be as prosperous to you as your wedding day all this family are much your humble servts Desires you will make their service acceptable to your Lady I am Dear Sir
Most affect[ionately] yours
For John Sharp Esq member of Parliament at his Chambers in the Temple London
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 29 Aug 1710
Augt 29 1710
Dear Kitte
The Inclosd is a letter which I had from Mr Alderman Lister who gave me the £30 Bill he is a very able rich man & so is his brother that he drew his bill upon so if the Inclosd be true your partner did very Ill in it if the bill was noted which I hope it was not I will pay the half Crown my self you may remember that I told you I did not much approve of the £10 Bill but as for the other I know it to be as good as any in England be shure you remember your p
Letter – Richard Smith to John Sharp – 29 Aug 1710
Augt 29
S[i]r
Am much obliged to you for the trouble you please to put your self not only in procureing my wine but your sending your servt with it it came very safely & If I can be serviceable to you in this part of the Country you may Command S[i]r
Your obliged servt
For Mr Ric[har]d Smith at Agton bridge These [presents]
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 31 Aug 1710
Augt 31
Honest Will
I rec[eive]d yours on the 24 & as for the rental of the several Lordships ancient rents & the whitsontide half years rental of the several farmes as also the tythe rental you may send them by a Carefull hand to Newcastle to be Deliverd to Mr Brummel shall have occasion to send a servt to Newcastle in 20 Dayes time & w[he]n he returnes he will bring the rentals w[i]th him Am glad you have let Redpeth tyth tis a good Increase of rent as for bardon Mill wil
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 31 Aug 1710
Augt 31
Mr Ward
I thank you for the paines you tooke at Durham about the recoverie & shall thankfully repay you for what you are in Disburse upon that acct
I take it mighty Ill from my <ten[a]nt> Thompson that he has not paid you for my horse I refusd five Guineas for him several times before I sent him & that very morning I was offerd more moneys for him I allwayes Expected that Tomson would have made me at Least £10 of him so upon receipt of this letter r
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 31 Aug 1710
Aug 31
James
I rec[eive]d yours the 26 with a bill from Mr Coulson for £<30> which he rec[eive]d of will Lowes & Inclosd is a rec[eip]t for it I rec[eive]d a very full acct from James Clarke & bid them allwayes keep the no of pieces and weigh[t] of w[ha]t Lead comes from fallowfield that belongs to the partners as also all the pieces that has my own marke beshure you order the wherrie men to bring down all the lead that is at Newburne with all possible speed &
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Clark – 31 Aug 1710
Augt 31
Mr Clarke
The bearer John Thorp is the boatsman I recommended to you for carrying down your load I know him to be a very honest man & you may depend upon his honesty & Carefullness and I know my brother Yorke cannot be better servd then by him he has at present a Couple of boats & if there were occasion would have another with my humble service to my brother york his Lady and family I am
Your assured friend to serve you
To Mr Clarke Thes[e] [presents] R
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 3 Sep 1710
Sept 3
Honest Capt
I have sent you by the bearer 2 young heffers they are both bulld so I hope they will bring you too fine Calves so in a little time I hope youl be as famous for a fine breed in Cheshire as I am in Yorkshire
there are great Interest makeing all over the nation for Parliam[en]t men tho some are of opinion that we shall not have a new Parliam[en]t this year
I have no news from home to write you but that the major [mayor] of Ripon made an Extrordio
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Blackett – 3 Sep 1710
Sept 3
Dear Nephew
Rec[eive]d your letter from Burrowbridge I hope you need not in the least Quest[ion] your Interest at Newcastle I would advise you to take Mr Alderman Ridleys advice who I know is the Chief [S]ealing man in town [struck out: ‘& would advise you will acqu[ain]t you w[ha]t is fit for you [..] to with the freeman’] & then you cant fail of success
In case we should have a new parliam[en]t shortly you know you will not be at age so uncapable to s
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 3 Sep 1710
Sept 3
S[i]r
Upon receipt I Desire you will Deliver the Inclosed & youl oblige
Your humble servt
To Mr Tho Brummel
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Gray – 3 Sep 1710
Sept 3d
Mr Gray
I have sent you down 2 rundlets by the bearer so get them Exchangd and fill them one with the best white & the other with red wine pray desire your wife to go to Mr Gelders & if his anchovies & Capers be good pray send me a pound of anchovies and four pound of Capers I owe a small note there so order your wife to pay for the things & send me their receipt beshure you send your very best wine to your assured friend
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 7 Sep 1710
Sept 7
James
I Rec[eive]d yours on the 7 & I wish the wherriemen may yet be as good as their wordes in bringing down all my lead on munday or Tuesday last as they promist you I wish they may bring it all down by friday night so that you may give me an acct of the number of pieces by Saturday nights post
I percieve Mr Rogers has been at the Lodge lately for some few dayes it was allwayes my opinion that it would be a <match> at last Acq[ain]t me whether he has be
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Field – 7 Sep 1710
Sept 7
S[i]r
Upon the receipt of your letter I acq[uain]ted my friend at newcastle with the price of Red with you who writes me he will not ship any at that price for shud be a great Looser by it I have writ to my son in holland that there is much more rape growes nigh hull then there is about newcastle or stockton & when it gives a good price in holland that he will acq[uain]t you w[ha]t he can afford to give for it clear shipt aboard pray write him the price of rape by the first
