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Letter – Edward Blackett to Joseph Stone – 26 Sep 1710
Sept 26 1710
Sir
Am obligd to you for the acct you give me of the price of Barley & oats when the price of these 2 Graines are settled I Desire to have a line from you & w[ha]t the Charge p[er] Quarter may be in bringing to yorke shall write to Newcastle the first post whether my steward has occasion for any Wagon wheels & then you shall hear further from S[i]r
Your very humble servt
For Mr Joseph Stone Gainsbrough
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 29 Sep 1710
Sep 29 1710
Dear Kitte
In case your partner Mr Thornbury has not bought me a bag of hopps Desire him not to do it & do you go upon receipt of this letter to Doctor Pond an[d] Desire him to buy me a bag of the very Choicest Hopps in Town & do you ship them by the very first Hull vessell Direct for me to be left with Mr Scot Crane master of yorke & Desire the Doctor to let me know w[ha]t they Cost & shall order him a bill for the moneys
Yesterday I rec[eive]
Letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 30 Sep 1710
Sr The
pray peruse the Inclosd & returne it I Desire you will write a line to Admiral Wishart & Desire his favour in getting my son ned a Capts Commission I Designe to congratulate him upon his new Imploym[en]t & shall Desire the same favour of him should be glad to hear when you designe for Newby for if you come not soon I Doubt Ill weather will prevent you all this family are much your humble servts & pray believe me allwayes
Your faithful humble servt
For the Re
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 30 Sep 1710
Mr Loftas
I Desire you will come to newby as soon as convenient by you can & let me know by the bearer & shall send a servt and a horse for you & the servant shall bring a Load saddle to bring your trunk and boxes to newby the reason I would have you come so soon is that there is severall of the men servts which I do not much approve so that we may have time to Inquire after others against Martinmas I want likewise an ordionary servt for [struck out: ‘heating’] the ovens and sw
Letter – John Blackett to John Hall – 30 Sep 1710
Mr John Hall Senr Rotterdm 30 Septr 1710
Sr have drawn a bill on you of £26:5 at 35<..> wch is 5<..> more than the London Exchange, f275:12, must desire you not to accept the bill till you hear from me, Mr John Rumford is a Mastr of a Ship to whose order the bill is drawn & has given me a Note on his broaker who Says will pay me in 12 or 14 days time, but however beg you not to accept the bill till I write you I am
Letter – John Blackett to Edward Anderson – 30 Sep 1710
Mr Ed Anderson Ditto
Sr above Invoice of 5 Matts B Tow per Robothan have this day drawn on you a bill of £50 at 35<..> f525 wch is 5 groat more than the Exchange is to london have write him the same not to accept my bill till hears from me
Letter – John Blackett to Matthew Featherstone – 30 Sep 1710
Mr Featherstone & Reay Ditto
on the other Side Invoice of goods in Bosfield & Robothan for wch make you Dr f1252:16 have drawn on you two bills at 2 usance
£ 50 John Louvens
85:15 John Jackson
£135:15 for wch make you D[ebto]r at 35<..> f1425:7:8 wch is 5 groat more than the Exchange writ him the Same not to accept my bill till hears from me
Letter – John Blackett to Wass – 30 Sep 1710
Mr Wass Ditto
above Invoice of 4 Matts flax f283:18
Letter – John Blackett to Ralph Reed – 30 Sep 1710
Mr R Reed Ditto
Invoice of 150 potts & 1 Matt paper a dispute of a pott if came too Short in the weight Should make it him good
Letter – John Blackett to Nicholas Ridley – 30 Sep 1710
Mr N & R Ridley Ditto
Invoice of 14 Matts Tow, flax too dear therefore would not buy any
Letter – Edward Blackett to Dr Ward – 1 Oct 1710
October 1 1710
S[i]r
I have sent my servt with one half years Interest for the fifteen hundred poun[d]s which you were pleasd to procure me of my Lady Hewley I Desire you will acq[uain]t my servt to whom he must pay the money & in case the person be not at yorke which the moneys is due to I Desire you will please to receive it & pay it to whome it is due & youl very much oblig[e] S[i]r
Your most faithfull humble servt
For Doct[o]r Warde at his house in Yorke
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Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 1 Oct 1710
October 1 1710
Mr Ward
Am sorry to perceive by yours that it will be 14 Days or more ere there be a Court day at Durham pray Dispatch the business assoon as possibly you can for My Sollicitor Desires to have it the Bill sent up to him before the terme begins that he may get the Northumberland & Yorkshire bill taxd I Desire your particular Care in this affaire & that youl be at Durham the Day before the Court hold that you may have propper advice how to proceed & when you re
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Raper – 1 Oct 1710
October 1 1710
Mr Raper
am much obligd to you for your acct you give me of Mr Wises medera Wine I Desire you will send me a Dozen bottles of Each sort and If I like them shall send for a hogshead pray see them Carefully bottled and the Corcks tyed Down & well pact in a hamper direct them for me to be left with Mr Scot Crane Master of Yorke order them to be carried to my son Kitts shop & he’l ship them in a hull vessel and will request the master to take particular care of it
Letter – Edward Blackett to Charles Lister – 3 Oct 1710
October 3 1710
Mr Alderman
I have sent my servant to you with £50 & Desire you will send me a bill for that sum tho it be 15 or 20 Dayes after date payable to me or my order & youl oblige
Your assured freind & servt
For Mr Alderm[a]n Lister in Ripon
I shall have no occasion for moneys this Long time
Letter – Edward Blackett to Sampson Smirke – 3 Oct 1710
October 3 1710
Honest Mr Smirke
Inclos’d you have a bill for the £50 you left with me am sorry I could not get one at a shorter date pray order my son Kit to send me down every week a barrel of the newest & Choicest Oysters in town by the Richmond Carriers But not to name my name in the Direction but let them be Directed for Mrs Re[tte] shop at Burrowbridge & after he has send 4 barrels with that Direction then he must send me a barrel Every week Directed for my self & w
Letter – Edward Blackett to Chippendale – 3 Oct 1710
October 3 1710
Mr Chippindale
I Rec[eive]d your letter by your servt & I have made Inquiry after Mr Heavisides greyhound & I hear he had not a Greyhound dog when he died you may be assured Ile make it my Endeavour to get you a good Greyhound if there be any in this part of the Country to be had & beleve me allwayes
your assured friend to serve you
For Mr Chippindale at the Castle in Yorke
Letter – John Blackett to Ralph Reed – 3 Oct 1710
Mr Ralph Reed Rotterm 3 Octobr 1710
Sr have drawn a bill on you dated 1 Octobr at 2 Usance to the order Tho Simpson of £50 at 35 f525; Must beg of you not to accept the bill till you hear from me that the money is paid, Mr Simpson is a Mastr of a Ship & onely given me a Note on his broaker who Say will pay it in 10 or 12 days time
Letter – John Blackett to Thomas Vazie – 3 Oct 1710
Mr Tho Vazie Ditto
Sr have drawn a bill on you of £15 at 2 Usance to the order Tho Simpson at 35 <..> f157gl writ him as above not to pay it till hear from me
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 4 Oct 1710
October 4 1710
S[i]r
If it be not Inconvenient to you I Desire you will send me a bill for £50 or £60 pounds tho it be at 30 Dayes date I will not suffer my tennants by any means to run one half year into another & pray acq[uain]t them so & that you have orders to Distraine in cas[e] they do not pay the rents & <past due soon> I hear that Sr John Lawson has let his Colliery to very good advantage pray acq[uain]t me who has undertaken it & what rent they pay for
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 4 Oct 1710
October 4 1710
James
I perceive by yours that you have paid Alderman Ramsey £15 when you see him besure you give my service to him Inquire of Mr Alderman Featherstone if he can tel you where you can buy a Cagg of Eas[t] Country Cowecumbers the large Yellow sort & in case a Cag may be had send me it by the first Ripon Carrier in case Alderman Featherstone cant acq[uain]t you then go to Alderman Fenwick & Mr Ridley with my service & know If they can assist you shud hav
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Jones – 5 Oct 1710
Oct 5
John
Honest Mr Jones
your City Election makes a great noise in these parts it is reported here that your party has frighted both the bishop Dean & the whole chapter & that All the Candidates do buy votes as publickly as if they were buying Cattle in a market pray acq[uain]t me by the first post who you think will Carry it & whether there be any truth of what is reported here this next week will put an End to all the Elections in the nation Except the County Election
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Gray – 8 Oct 1710
October 8 1710
Honest Mr Gray
I thank you kindly for the roule of sturgeon you sent me I Desire your wife will go to Mr Gelderd & Inquire if he have any Large yellow East Country Coucumbers or that he can Informe her If there be any in towne for I would willingly have a Cag bought if there be any in towne pray Informe me by a line by the bearer & youl oblige
Your assured friend to serve you
For Mr Edwd Gray at his house in the Shambles Yorke
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Wilson – 8 Oct 1710
Mr Willson ctober 8 1710
S[i]r
Before Mr Sanders went to London he told me that seeing his brother was dead that he Desird you that when I had occasion for any salt fish Ling or Codd that you would do me the favour as to procure them for me pray let me know by a line by the post Direct for me at Newby nigh Burrowbridge when will be the propperest time to send for them & my neighbour S[i]r Tho Tankard will Likewise send a servt I am S[i]r
Your very humble servt
Fo
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Field – 8 Oct 1710
October 8
S[i]r
I thank you for the Care you took of my goods pray show the superscription of the Inclosd to your postmaster which will satisfie him of his great neglect in the office in case he doe not give you a very good [treat] Returne me the Inclosd back & shall Inclose send it to S[i]r Tho Frankland the postmaster General with the Your post masters Carectar which Ime sure will hazard his place I am S[i]r
Your obliged humble servt
For Mr John Feild Merch[an]t in Hull
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Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Stockdale – 8 Oct 1710
S[i]r
I Desire you will do me the favour to send me by the bearer the Cheshire Address & shall returne you it safely againe with all our most humble services to your self & Lady I am
S[i]r your faithfull humble servt
For C<t> Stockdale Esq
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