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Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Pickering – 2 Mar 1711
March 2d
Sr
I long to hear w[ha]t you have done in my Concerne pray Acq[uain]t me by the very first post & youl oblige Sr
Your Humble servt
For Mr Tho Pickring
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Shaftoe – 5 Mar 1711
March 5
Mr Shaftoe
I rec[eive]d you letter with your proposals & when your bargaine is nigh out you may Depend upon it my Steward Jacob Peart shall give you the refusall of the bargaine of the slaggs & wasts at the Mill w[ha]t bargaine my servt made w[i]th Mr Loraine I do not know but only that it was Conditionall provided I was pleasd with it I am
Your
Letter – Edward Blackett to Jack Scott – 6 Mar 1711
March 6
Mr Scot
I rec[eive]d yesterday two h[ogs]h[ea]ds full of bottles markd on EB & the boatman saith you told him they were for me I have had no advice of them so pray let me know by the post b[o]y (who is the be[a]rer hereof) If you know from whence they come pray Informe me w[ha]t the Knaresbrough people pays p[er] Tunn for freight water idge & Craneidge from London Excuse this trouble from
Your Assured freind & servt
For Mr Jach Scot Yorke
Letter – Edward Blackett to Julia Calverley – 7 Mar 1711
March 7 1710/11
Dear Neice
Your request to me is shall allwayes be an absolute Command so my Children will trouble with their Companies till my Nephew Calverley returne from Yorke
P[er]ceive I have the good fortune to be your Valentine & have sent you by the bearer a Couple of hancker[chiefs] which is all I have left [struck out: ‘that are unwashed that came’] that were never used which I had from holland If had more of them they should be heartily at your service &
Letter – Edward Blackett to Isabella Blackett – 8 Mar 1711
Dear Bella & Christ[ian]
I rec[eive]d both your letters my Neice Calverly Desires you may stay with her till my Nephew returnes from Yorke so let me know w[ha]t time he Designs to returne & shall send for you the day after am sure you have been troublesome Enough allready with my blessing to you both
I am
Your most affect[ionate] father
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 9 Mar 1711
March 9 1710/11
Good Mrs Gray
Mr Mawde told Doctor Johnson that he though[t] Mrs Squires would let that part of the house they dwell in & In case they did that Sr Edwd should have the first profer of it but in case they should alter their minds should be willing to take Sr Hen Goodricks house provided it be large Enough for our family which I hope it is we shall find all puter & Linen & the beds & furniture will be no worse for standing for we shall leave everything in
Letter – Edward Blackett to Jacob Peart – 10 Mar 1711
March 10
Honest Jacob
I p[er]ceive Mr Loraine offers to do all the slaggs Cheaper then any has yet so you may make an agreem[en]t with him let it be upon stamp paper & Inclose it to me & shall signe it I am
Your assured freind
Letter – Edward Blackett to Philipp Leece – 10 Mar 1711
March 10
Mr Leece
I rec[eive]d yours on the 27 for which I thank you for as for w[ha]t you write me about Jacob peart it is a very Idle report for I never heard a word of it Either from him or any other person till this day Mr Loraine told me that an Apothecary in your town one Mr Ellet told him that I had sent a Letter for you & offerd you my business at fallowfeild & that you refused it so you may Judge they are nothing but lies & stories so you must take no notice of the
Letter – John Blackett to William Leighton – 11 Mar 1711
Mr W Leighton 11 March 1711
a bill of £60 to the ordr J Davison <34…..>
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Thompson – 11 Mar 1711
March 11
Mr Thompson
I last post rec[eive]d Mr Hall your agents bill Taxd London you have an opportunity please to come to Newby & I will discharge it pray remember me Kindly to your father, mother & Mrs Cuthbertson I am
Your humble servt
To Mr Wm Thompson Yorke
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Pickering – 11 Mar 1711
March 11
Sr
I rec[eive]d yours with Mr Thompsons Bill Taxd which I was in hopes would have been more I am sencible your did your utmost to serve me & I thanke you for the trouble you have taken & I Desire you will give me a line what I am Indebted to you which shall be duely Dischargd by
Your humble servant
To Mr Tho Pickering at his Chambers in Bernards Inn Near Holbourne London
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Wilkinson – 15 Mar 1711
March 15 1710/11
Sr
I p[er]ceive by my son Christ[opher] that you have a large Coarse black stond horse you would gladly part withall & have occasion for such a one for my Waggon so pray let me know by the first post how many hands high he is by the standard & what white he has one him whether a star or a <snip> or a white foot & If he be a smooth Lim[be]d horse & his very lowest price
with my service to all your good family I am Sr
Your assured f
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 15 Mar 1711
March 15 1710/11
James
I rec[eive]d yours as allso one from Mr Hargrave who I look upon to be one of the honestest Attorneys that Ever I dealt withall, & when you see him be sure you give my service to him & Acq[uain]t him that I Rec[eive]d his letter & when I have occasion shall allwayes make use of him
I p[er]ceive you designe for Acomb on Monday so be sure you Discourse Ger[ar]d Dobson & do you & he Judge w[ha]t Quantity of Ore there may be above ground &
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 16 Mar 1711
March 16
Dear Nedde
I rec[eive]d your Letter this morning Alderman Lister is now with me who Declares to me that he has no moneys but as much as will Car[r]y on his own trade about a year or two agoe he bought a Considerable purchase of Land & about a month agoe has bought the house & shop he lives in at Ripon of Mrs Gill so he cant possibly spare any moneys If your sister Maria speak to the Bishop of Ely lady to know of any Lord if he have £300 to put out its ten to one but h
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Wilkinson – 19 Mar 1711
March 19 1710/11
Sr
I have sent the bearer my servt for the horse I perceive he is a very Course one so I do Not doubt in the least but you will make the price accordingly with my best services to your self & good family I am
Your affect[ionate] Kinsman
Letter – Edward Blackett to Isabella Blackett – 20 Mar 1711
March
Dear Bella & Christ[iana]
You now have give my Nephew & Neice Calverley sufficient trouble with your Companies so tis full time for you to returne be sure you give my most humble service & thanks to them both
You may Acq[uain]t the housekeeper my wife will depend of her & assoon as her time is out she may come when she pleases she may send her trunk at any time by the Leeds Carrier to Ripon Directed to be left at Mr Alder[man] Lister with my blessing to y
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 23 Mar 1711
Honest Will
I rec[eive]d yours by the bearer am sorry to perceive to perceave by the Inclosed that Dodd should be such a Notorious rogue as to Mortgage his land twice be sure you let me know whether it be so or no & whether his land be sufficient to make both the Mortgages good
When the sap Goes remember to sell me a good Quantity of Wood as much as possibly you can I wonder you should have so <pr> weather with you for we here have never had better at this time of the year H
Letter – Edward Blackett to Jacob Peart – 23 Mar 1711
Honest Jacob
I rec[eive]d yours of the 19th & do let Mr Loraine his bargaine he is a very honest poor man & I think his proposalls are not unreasonable but if you think any of them be you may Alter it as you think fit but I would by all means have that poor man Employd & be sure you <tell> him <use> that he make no Idle days when water & weather serves I would have you to go to Newburn when the first of my Lead goes down & shew them where to Lay it & o
Letter – Edward Blackett to Isabella Blackett – 23 Mar 1711
Dear Bella &Christ[iana]
I had sent for you last tuesday but that I rec[eive]d your Letter Am sure you have given my Nephew & neice Ca[l]verley sufficient trouble with your Companies besure you give my most humble service & thanks to them both
yours
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 23 Mar 1711
James
I p[er]ceive by your last Letter that you Designe for Fallowfeild so I long to hear w[ha]t Charrecter you give of the Mines be sure you write to Jacob to hasten down my Lead w[i]th all possible speed to Newcastle for I canDispose of it all it were there I am
You
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 25 Mar 1711
March 25
Dear Nedde
I rec[eive]d yours of the 22th I do not know any one person that I can write to in London upon such an affaire as you Desire, I believe if you spoke your self to Mr Bateman he p[er]haps might furnish you with one hundred pounds & assoon as I have sold my Lead which I hope will be shortly shall send you a bill
Parces brother who plays very well of the pipes is now at Newby he is about 15 or 16 years old let me know by the very first post whether you would
Letter – Edward Blackett to Dr Johnson – 25 Mar 1711
March 25 1710/11
Sr
Am very much obligd to you for the favour of your Letter as allso the Inclosd I perceive the young Ladys are unwilling to let the house furnishd so shall have no further thoughts of it the furniture which I would had left would have been no worse for useing but better that is to say beds tables glases stands Chairs Chester drawers &c for all manner of Linning, puter, & other small things, might send from Newby, pray my humble service to your bro[ther] Dawson
Letter – Edward Blackett to Leonard Bentham – 29 Mar 1711
Mar 29 1711
Hon[e]st Mr Bentham
Since I rec[eive]d your last I hear the Ill news that the Shaft where the 3 men are working is very much faild pray let me know by the first post whether it be so or no
when your Occasions calls you to york should be very glad to see you at Newby If I hear when my Nephew comes down you shall be sure to have timely notice I am
Your assured freind to serve you
Acq[ain]t me how many shafts in the feild they draw ore at
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Wilkinson – 29 Mar 1711
March 29 1711
Sr
My servt Brought the horse very Carefully home he did but walke him all the way but the day after his legge swelld very much he never haveing any Exercise was the occasion of it then I hope to have him well againe in a little time I have given him one Purge & am advisd to give him another next week
Pray give my service to my Cos Simpson & acq[ain]t her that for some months past I have had a great Dizziness in my head & a trembling and shakeing all o
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 29 Mar 1711
Mar 29
James
I p[er]ceive by yours on the 26th that the grove w[hi]ch was very rich where the 3 men wrought att is much faild which am very sorry to hear be sure you let me know by Saturday nights post how she was when you left her & w[ha]t opinion the men has of her & how many other shafts at the feild they get ore at for Jacob never writes me one syllable how the groves are fail not to write to Jacob by the first post to hasten down my Lead assoon as possibly can be for the R
