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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
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 8 Sep 1710
Sept 8 1710
Good Mrs Gray
I give you my thanks for buying the anchovies & the Capers as also for the acct you give me of the Chaire of good fellowship which pray buy me as Cheap as you can & send it up by thorps boat and give him a great Charge of it pray pay for it & you shall thankfully be repayd by
Your assured freind to serve you
Letter – Edward Blackett to Jacob Peart – 9 Sep 1710
Sept 9
Honest Jacob
I perceive by James Clarke that there is only a hundred peices of my lead Come down & the wherriemen told him that there was no more at Newburne by the acct of the no p[iece]s you sent me about 6 weeks agoe there must be 19 peices a wanting not reckning those that are made & sent to Newburne since so upon receipt of this letter I would have you go to the Carr[i]ers houses & so to Newburne & then to Newcastle & so then make your acct up righ
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Raper – 12 Sep 1710
Sept 12
Mr Raper
My son was acquainting me Mr Wise usd to have very good Maderas white pray accq[uain]t me by a line the first post if he have any at present & what he sels it p[er] Gallon and if I like the price shall take a H[ogs]h[ea]d of it with my service to your self & Mr Wise I am
Your assured freind to serve you
For Mr Hen Raper at the Queens head on Ludgate Hill These [presents] London
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 13 Sep 1710
Sept 13
Honest Will
I perceive by your letter that one Charleton has serv’d a Execution against Geo Dodses goods here is a late act of Parliam[en]t that no Execution shall barr a Landlord of his rent assoon as I get the said act shall Inclose it to you
I beleive my servt will be at newcastle in 8 or 10 days time so be sure you Inclose a rental of all my Estate that you are concerned in to Mr Brummel Directed for me let all the tennants names be incerted and the names of
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 14 Sep 1710
Sept 14
James
I rec[eive]d your last letter & I hope you will find more lead come down since your last which acq[uain]t me in your next
tis now in your power if you manage your business well to get me £<30> I have Inclosd you 20 peices of paper & If there be occasion shall send you more with 2 names seald up in each paper w[i]th my own Coat of Armes which I think will be the two represenatives for Morpeth in the next Ensuing Parliam[en]t & provided this
Letter – Edward Blackett to Posthumus Smith – 15 Sep 1710
Sep 15
Sir
Am much obligd for the trouble you are pleasd to give your self upon my account am advisd by Councell to Imploy an attorney at Durham who must move for a rule of Court that the <att[orne]y> bill may be tax’d by the Prothonotary otherwayes hel not abate any thing of it so I Designe to send my steward Mr Ward to Durham shortly about this business & shall order him to wait on you & pay w[ha]t you are in Disburse with all our most humble services to yourself &
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 16 Sep 1710
Sept 16
Mr Ward
Ime advis’d by Councell to Imploy an attorney at Durham who must move for a rule of Court that my attorneys bill may be taxd by the Prothonotary otherwayes hel not abate any thing of it so I must Desire you by all means to come to newby that I may have an houres Discourse with you about this business I have several papers to give you that Concernes it pray let me know by the very first post w[ha]t day I may Expect you that I may not be from home I am
Your assu
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Jenison – 17 Sep 1710
Sept 17
S[i]r
I rec[eive]d your letter & as for the Lands house & Gardens at Seaton they are all let till my son or self have occasion to make use of them which I do not know how soon that will be my Wife & Daughter Joyns with me in our humble services to your selfe & Lady & believe me S[i]r
Your humble servt
For Wm Jenison Esq at his house in Newcastle
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 17 Sep 1710
Sept 17
Honest Will
I perceive by yours that you have had of late a very great flood & that you have had little or no damage done to your dams which I am glad of they had need be as good as they are for I perceive I am every year at Charge with them which is Intolerable
I have rec[eive]d the several rentals but some of the tennants names are so Ill write I cannot read them there came a tennant to me some time agoe with your letter for my Consent to let him sell one of
Letter – Edward Blackett to Jacob Peart – 19 Sep 1710
Sept 19 1710
Honest Jacob
Yours on the 17th gives me satisfaction as to the 210 peices & I doubt not but you will take care to prevent mistakes acq[uain]t me by the first post w[ha]t Quantity of Lead Mr Loraine has made since the beginning, & w[ha]t no of peices of his Lead at the mill uncarried in tis needless to weigh any of his Lead off til there be 10 ten tun acq[uain]t me Likewise w[ha]t is become of the Lead that came to my share that the undertakers made before the
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 20 Sep 1710
Sept 20
James
I perceive by yours that you much Question whether you can get any wagers Laide about the two parliament men for Morpeth however be sure you Endeavour it as much as possibly you can I hope the ten peices of Lead is come to newcastle Long before this know of Mr Reay & James Clarke w[ha]t became of my proportion of the Lead which they made the first last pay it has my marke upon it but it was never brought into the Cellar I believe they have sold it when they sold
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 20 Sep 1710
Sept 20 1710
Honest Capt
I <now> perceive by yours that the 2 heifers came safe to Dunham I hope they will both prove with Calf & If one prove a bull calf you’l be set up for ever with a fine breed I kild a sheep this week of my own breed that weighd 17 pou[nds] a Quarter good weight & all people that see thought him to be the fatest & Largest sheep in England thes[e] parts affords no news at present only that Mr Ridsdales fare Daughter fell into Labour in Dan
Letters – George Heron to Mathew Jarrold – 24 Sep 1710
Rotterdam 24 7ber 1710
Sir
Be pleased to pay unto Mr John Blackitt or order The Summ of Two Hundred and Twenty Guillders fifteen stivers and place it to accompt of Srr
Yr Humble Servant
George Heron
To Mr Mathew Jarrold
In Rotterdam
