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Letter – Edward Blackett to William Armstrong – 20 May 1711
Wm Armstrong
I hear you left the mill very much out of repaire you may be sure I will oblidge you to p[er]forme the Covenants of in your Lease so p[er]use it & youl find that you are to leave the Mill in as good repaire as when you Enterd so If you would Continue in my frein[d]s[hi]p do it without being forcd to it by law you may shew it to any Attorney or any rational man & If they do not tell you that you are obligd to it shal acquiess I did not Expect that Wm Armstrong would h
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 20 May 1711
May 20 1711
Honest Captain
this is a Copy
I rec[eive]d yours this day & do very much wonder that my Letter should miscarry when you have a Copy of on the other side my wife tells me she has writ two or 3 Letters to your wife & is surprisd to know how they should miscarry
My poor daughter wise is yet liveing but so weak that all people think she cannot possibly live many days
Am glad to hear that your new house is in such forwardness that we may Expect to see
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 21 May 1711
This side is a Copy of w[ha]t I wrote you last post as allso Inclosd you a Letter to Wm Armstrong & a note to Harry Tulip to suffer Mr Fenwick to win & Carry away a 100 fother of limestone I hope it Came safe to your hands, I mightily wonder that you did not name the No. of trees that you would have sold to Erwin for the bargaine you did make with him might be a 1000 trees at Least for any thing I know to the Contrary I Designe to have all the p[ar]cells of Wood Numberd in these se
Letter – Edward Blackett to Maria Blackett – 22 May 1711
Dear Maria
I wrote you the 15 which I doubt not but it came to your hand assoon as you have seen Mr Aislabie let me hear from you
This brings you the mallancholly news of your Dear sister Wises death acq[uain]t your Brother Kitte with it she died this morning a Quarter after 3 a Clock god allmighty prepare us all for our great change with my blessing to you both I am
Your most Affect[ionate] father
Letter – Edward Blackett to Charles Tancred – 22 May 1711
Sr
I rec[eive]d yours of the 19 am sorry to hear you had so Ill a journey in your returne am much obligd to you for Discourseing Doctor Ratcliff upon my acct pray give my most humble service to him & acq[ain[t him that a day or two after you went from hence my Diziness in my head & the shakeing in my hands & limbs Intirely left me so I thank god at present I am p[er]fectly well as ever I was in my life only I have a very Indifferent stomach if the doctor pleas to order w[ha]t
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 23 May 1711
May 23 1711
Honest Will
I p[er]ceive by a Letter from Will Armstrong this day that he bought a score of trees of you about a year agoe & honestly paid you for them & that there was one tree & severall peices of timber which he had not wrought up so i give him his own time to worke them up & Carry them away when he pleases which have wrote him so by this post as allso if he have occasion for 20 or 40 trees or more I orderd you to let him have them & not a dear pennew
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 24 May 1711
May 24 1711
Honest Will
When I rec[eive]d your Letter with the Articles inclosd I was in great Concerne for the Dangerous Condition my dear daughter wise was in which occasioned the writeing of that Letter & since God Amighty is pleasd to take her to himself which is a great trouble to me God prepare us all for our great Change
You may tell Erwin that I will p[er]forme the bargaine you made with him & accordingly have Inclosd you the Articles & shall give him my bon
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 24 May 1711
May 24 1711
Good Mrs Gray
I doubt not but you have heard Long before this of my Dear Daughter Wises death which was the reason we did not come to Yorke at the time appointed & this day my wife had the Mallancholly news of her younger brothers death which is a great trouble to her however we designe to be in Yorke god willing upon Tuesday sennit being the [left blank; would have been 5th] of June & I hope nothing will prevent us so you may at your own Convenience acq[ain]t Mr Bo
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Armstrong – 26 May 1711
May 26
Honest Will Armstrong
Upon rec[eip]t of your Letter I wrote a line to Willey Lowes that you should take your own time in working up that wood & Carrying it away as allso if you had occasion for twenty or forty trees or <......> I have orderd him to let you have them & not a dear penneworth & I will take your own word for the paym[en]t without any security
Will Lowes wrote me that £10 would not put Bardon Mill in repaire which you left acq[ain]t me by t
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Tulip – 26 May 1711
Honest Harry
Inclosd is a Letter of Concerne to Will Armstrong who lives a[t] Crowhall so I Desire youl take your horse & Deliver it with your own hand tell Jacob Peart that I desire hel get as many draughts as possibly he can to hasten down my Lead for we cant possibly have a pay till it be disposd of I am
Your Assured freind
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 27 May 1711
James
I rec[eive]d your of the 24 & I cannot Imagine why you should doubt getting Limestone at Whitley Quarry at the same price as formarly (viz) 1<.> p[er] fodder If any of my Lord dukes servts should tell you that my Intrest went ag[ains]t my Lord Hartford at his Election for the County if it was so it was without my knowledge for I did not know that it would be a Contested Election, I formarly promisd my lord Duke that my Intrest in Northumberland should allways be at his L
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 27 May 1711
Sr
Am sorry to remind you [struck out: ‘of your agreem[en]t’] but my occasions requires it, you are in arrears according to our agreem[en]t for May 1710 50: 5: 11 ½ so I Desire youl Either send me a bill for it or pay the sum to Mewburne I much admire you have not send me my Martinmas rentall long ere this pray do it by the first & send me the ballance of that Likewise for since I gave you so Considerable a sallary for receiving so small a rent I Expected our agreem[en]t should
Letter – Edward Blackett – 27 May 1711
Sr
Inclosd is a Letter from my son which I desire you will answer in a line to me assoon as Conveniently you can & youl much oblidge
Your troublesome freind & humble servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 28 May 1711
May 28 1711
Sr
I rec[eive]d yours with the bill for 57: 15: 0 ½ which I thank you for tho it be at a very long date
Inclosd I returne you a Copy of your Acct signd, all the Copies I formarly sent you was allways signd with my own hand with my humble service to yourself & Mrs Brummell I am,
Your assured freind & humble servt
To Mr Tho: Brummell
Letter – Edward Blackett to Jacob Peart – 28 May 1711
May 28 1711
Honest Jacob
I p[er]ceive by Mr Jones that you designe to be at Newby about the beginning of June I would by no means have you to come at that time because shall be from home, assoon as Stagshaw bank faire is over & all my Lead at NewCastle shall be glad to see you I had a Letter from NewCastle this day that as yet I have very little Lead come down to NewCastle as yet which I very much wonder at make it your business to get all my Lead sent away assoon as possibly you c
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 29 May 1711
May 29 1711
Dear Kitte
Inclosd I send you a bill for 57: 15; 0 ½ which give me Cr[edit] for, I wrote you in my last the great sufferers were Mr Baine Mr Hen Camplishon Mr Wm Thomas & Mr Leo: Thomas My wife & I designes for Yorke next week & will stay there 8 or 10 days so by the first post let me know the names of the people in york that you shipd goods for & what sort of goods they were shall Informe my self as well as possibly I can w[ha]t Loss each of them might sus
Letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 31 May 1711
May 31 1711
Sr
Im much obligd to you for your kind Enquiry after my wifes health I thank god she is very much better then she was when you left her
We Continue our resolution of going to York on Tuesday next & I hope nothing can hinder us as my wife goes out every Evening for an hour or two in the Chariot to take the Aire & she finds her self much better for it she gives you her kind service & thanks I am Sr
Your faithfull humble servt
For the revd mr P
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 31 May 1711
James
I rec[eive]d yours of the 26 as allso one from Mr Brummel with a bill Inclosd for w[ha]t he was <marred> which pleasd me very well tho it was at a long date
Am sorry you did not see James Clarke I wonder I cannot hear what Quantity of Lead I have at NewCastle did Expect to have had at Least 800 p[iece]s by this time I have wrote so often to Jacob to hasten down my Lead as allso to hire a great many more Carriages but cannot hear a syllable from him what he has done b
Letter – Edward Blackett to Leonard Bentham – 31 May 1711
Honest Mr Bentham
the other side is a Copy of my last which I doubt did not come to your hand because I heard nothing from you since pray answer it in every particular as allso acq[ain]t me how you judge the best runts about 5 6 or 7 year old may rule the next Stagshaw faire and whether one may light of such that are in pretty good Case for I have occasion to buy twenty or twenty five in case they be pretty reasonable pray give me a line by the very first post & youl much oblige
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 31 May 1711
Honest Will
Our pastures are so Extrordionary good that the like plenty of grass has not been known in the memory of man beasts are here Extravegantly dear so I designe to send a servt to S[t]agshaw bank on the next Midsummer Eve to buy me twenty runts that are pretty good Case & about five 6 or 7 year old pray Let me know by the first post w[ha]t such sort was sold for last Stagshaw faire fail not to have a hundred pound ready ag[ains]t that time & shall a man to receive it a da
Letter – Edward Blackett to Marmaduke Wyvall – 3 Jun 1711
June 3 1711
Sr
Am become the Petitioner on the behalf of one of your officers Daniell Thompson who your Kinsman Late dean of Ripon had a particular Kindness for he has been for some time Employd in Lincolnshire & soon after removd by his Collecter into the Marsh nigh Brough which I p[er]ceive is the very worst part in that Collection in the whole County shall Esteem it as a particular favour if youd pleas to order him to any Collection in this County Either Leeds Richmond or to wha
Letter – Edward Blackett to Daniel Thompson – 3 Jun 1711
Daniell
Upon the rec[eip]t of your Letter I wrote to Sr Marmaduke Wyvall on your behalf & I make not the Least doubt but he will grant my request beneath you have a Copy of it so I heartily wish you success in all your undertakings being
Your Assured freind
assoon as this Letter comes to your hand let me hear as from you as likewise when you remove
For Mr Daniell Thompson officer of Excise at Burgh nigh the Marshes
in Lincolnshire nigh Boston
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mrs Gray – 3 Jun 1711
June 3
Good Mrs Gray
We designe god Willing to be at Mr Boldesons on Tuesday next by 5 a clock & Desires you will not fail at the time appointed to meet us there
If widdo[w] Johnson have Close Stalls for 6 [struck out: Coach’] stoned horses they shall be sett up there with my service to your selfe & Mr Gray I am
Your assured freind to serve you
To Mrs Gray at her house in the Shambles Yorke
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 4 Jun 1711
June 4 1711
Sr
Upon rec[eip]t of your Letter I Lookd up the Counterpart of Sr Ambrose Crowley Lease & I find that we were to allow him all assessm[en]ts Except hearth money so you know now is at an End but since the date of his Lease there is a late act of Parliam[en]t which does oblidge all ten[an]ts to pay the wind[ow] money assessment pray p[er]use that Act of Parliam[en]t & youl see it very plaine I p[er]ceive his Lease of Winlaton hall will be out the 8 of Aprill next so t
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christian Laidman – 4 Jun 1711
Dear Neice
I p[er]ceive by your Letter that Mr Rodgers refuses to ask the liveing for Mr Laidman because he was Infor[me]d that he voted ag[ains]t my Lord dukes son you must make it your business to satisfie him that it was not so being he was not Quallified to give a voat my Nephew Blackets Intrest as I wrote you before went Intirely ag[ains[t my Lord so hes not a proper person at all to do you service nor do I beleive he has the least acquaintance in the world with Mr Rodgers but all t
