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letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 14 Sep 1713
Dr Kitt
I Recd yrs of the 12 & shall be very glad to hear yr Wife was Safely brought to bed give my blessing to her & tell her I am at her Service to stand God Father whether it be a boy, or a girl, besure fail not to send a bill to Mr V Meel wth all possible Speed wth my blessing to you I am
letter – Edward Blackett to William Jones – 16 Sep 1713
Newby 16 Sept 1713
Honest Mr Jones
mighty glad to perceive by yours of yr perfect recovery, pray God continue your health, I have been much out of order this Summer wth a great dizziness in my head, & a very little stomack, I hope Company at Yorke this Winter will divert me, Should be glad to see you at Newby, & if you please shall send a man & a horse tht goes well for you all this family gives you their kind Services, the Capt bid me tell you tht he has a great miss of you,
letter – Edward Blackett to John Van de Wall – 18 Sep 1713
19 Sept
Mr V Meel
Sr the above is a Copy of my last, this is onely to desire you to ships the Cattle wth all possible speed either to Hull or Newcastle & buy as much hay as will serve them to ther port, & beg yr pardon for all the trouble given you by
Sr yr obliged Humble Servt
letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Witton – 18 Sep 1713
18 Sept
Mr Witton
Sr I desire you will do me the favour to let me know what time you please I shall wait on you wth Sons Acct & his Severall letters tht the acct may be adjusted, I know you need not pay his debts unless you please but you have so great & good a Character in the Country tht I make do doubt, but you will do me right
letter – Edward Blackett to Dr Prescot – 18 Sep 1713
Doctor Prescot
Sr I desire you not faile to Come to Newby on Monday morning next, & Desire Dr Burbec to come wth you, for I doubt my wifes Toe is much worse then it was when you was here last, I am much afraid that it must be Cut off, so bring instruments with you as are proper for that purpose, wth my Service to yr Self & Doctor Burbeck I am
Sr yr Very Humbe Servt
letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 18 Sep 1713
Honest Mr Loftus
I heartily thank you for yr most obliging letter, & perticuluirly for yr kind inquiring after my Wifes toe wch I am afraid is worse then we think oft, I have sent both for Dr Prescot & Dr Burbeck not to faile to be here on munday next tis thought they will be forced to cut it off, pray God send her a good amendmt of it, all this family gives you their kind services & believe me always
Yr Real Friend to Serve you
I perceive the Servt tht you are [se
letter – Edward Blackett to William Fenwick – 20 Sep 1713
Newby 20 Sept 1713
Sr
I thank you the News you send me of the arrivall of the two Cows & bull calf, I think 4 or 5 days rest will do thm no harm pray let me know if they are in a Condition to travell & shall immediately send for thm inclosed you have the bill of loading, I desire you will let me know what I am indebted to you , pray charge all the postidge of letters & shall pay if, either at Yorke or Newcastle as you shall arder, wth the a thousand thanks for the trouble given
letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 22 Sep 1713
Newby 22 Sept 1713
I had a letter this day from mr V Meel who complains mighty that you have not returnd him the mony wch you had of the brothers, wch faile not the do p[er] first post, I do not Value how the Exchange goes, so you have but a good bill, for I had rather given double the Sume but the mony had been returnd assoon as is come to yr hands, as you was ordered, I shall be very sorry to hear that if is not returned before this, faile not to bring me my acct tht we may set all
letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 24 Sep 1713
24 Sept 1713
Sr am sorry I had not a bit more discourse wth you about the two Tenants you said you could help me to, pray let me know wch part of Newby it is, they have a mind to take, & their names for I am desirouse in case I can Get good tenants to let tht most of Newby grounds & dispose of most my Stock into the south for there are severall Noblemen who will give me great prices for thm yr answers assoon as conveniently you can by a line to
Yr assured Friend
letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 24 Sep 1713
24 Sept 1713
Waugh brought the Wine safe to Newby friday in the afternoon, I thank you for the kind inquiry ofter my leg, thank God it is now perfectly well againe, I Recd the bill for the ballance of mr Fenwick[s] Acct the bills comes at a very long date you know I used formerly to have them at 12 or 15 days date I hope in a little time there wil be a demand for lead againe, assoon as the parliamt sits the first thing they [do] will be to pass the bill wch concerns the trade [w
letter – Edward Blackett to William Fenwick – 25 Sep 1713
25 Sept 1713
Mr Wm Fenwick
Sr I perceive form yrs of the 23th [sic] tht you delivered my cattle to my Servt, am sorry tht one of the cows got a strook, I doubt it will hinder her travilling by reason as they are not yet come to Newby, I have paid Mr Baines according to yr order six pound six shillings & one penny half penny, am troubled you have not set down the postidge of yr letters when yr occasions calls you on this side of the country shall be mighty glad to see you at Newby wth
letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Lodge – 25 Sep 1713
Mr Lodge
Inclosed sent you a letter to mr Witton of Wakefield desire you to deliver it yr self, & when have yr answer shall desire the favour of yr Comp<n> to his house
letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 28 Sep 1713
Newby 28 ‘
Honest Mr Loftus
have sent you the bearer my servt £20 I desire you will buy me twenty little Ewes that you judge will bring up their lambs well & after we have killed off the lambs will feed that Summer the remainder of the money I desire you will lay out in two years old little weathers for wintering , there used to be little pritty hardy sheep about Laburne & no doubt but there will be severall of thm at yr fare, I shall send Robt by times in the morning to drive
letter – Edward Blackett – 29 Sep 1713
Sr I desire you will pay the bearer my Servant £50 pounds in part of the two bills wch I gave you for £200 pounds & you will oblige
Sr yr Very Humbe Servt
letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 29 Sep 1713
29 Sept
Mr Pemberton
Sr I am very much obliged to you for your kind Inquirings after y wifes health, she has been Extreemly ill, but I thank God she is now past danger & in a very fine way of Recovery, she gives you her Service & thanks & so doth
Sr yr obliged Humbe Servt
letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 29 Sep 1713
29 Sept
Honest mr Loftus
I long to see the servt you Recommended to me I was in hopes he would have been at Newby before this, pray desire yr friend to write to him againe I do not much approve of my servt Mathew, so he goes away at martinmass, I wish you could get me one in his place likewise, have sent a man & a boy for the sheep so pray let thm be well marked that they may not be changed by the way, assoon as it is time to set a Quick hedge I would desire yr company at Newby, sha
letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 30 Sep 1713
Sept 30 1813
Mr Ward
I perceive by yours of the 29th that the two tenants must have convenient houses, & you know I have none there, so shall have no further thoughts of them, pray take care to send out a horse & arms to Thirske, shall send you a Warrant shortly to Serve upon mr Bellengers tenants who must take care to send it to his master,
I shall want an over man against Martinmass so I desire you will send over the man that I may see him, & upon yo
letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 30 Sep 1713
Newby 30 Sept 1713
James
I Recd yrs of the 26th besure you take no bills from fitters upon any Crimps at London, For you know I have had to do wth them already, assoon as you have got in yr harvest faile not to come to Newby & set the last half Years Rent straight and if you do not Inclse me a bill by the next post you may bring the mony wth you, though I hope mr Coulson will be as good as his word and give you one, know the price of the very best block Tin, if you have not b
letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 30 Sep 1713
Dt
Honest Will
Yrs of the <27>th I Recd I hope by this time all or most of your harvest is got In, ther never was a finier [sic] in the memory of man as this Year, So when you are at leasure I would have you by all means come overe & set all things straight for I designe wth most of my Family to Winter at Yorke for hae taken a house their for a term of Years, Harry Tulop is in arrear £30 of the last half Years Rent so if he does not designe to come to Newby I would have you R
letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Tulip – 30 Sep 1713
Newby 30 Sept 1713
Honest Harry
N
tis a long time Since I had a letter from you besure you faile not to give me a line by the first post how the mines are at Fallowfield & whether they have any better hopes of their proving then formerly, I have taken a house at Yorke for a term of Years and designs always to Winter their wth most of my Family should be very glad to see you at Newby before I go, wch will be before martinmass, bu I hope all yr harvest is in or will be In Shortly, &
letter – Edward Blackett to Roger Talbot – 1 Oct 1713
1 Octobr 1713
Sr
I desire you will do me the favour to ordr yr Clark to write on ordr of Summons against William Bellingham Esq, before the deputy Lietenants at Thirsk on the 12 day of octobr to shew cause why he refuses to pay his proportion for ½ a horse in the militia for his lands at Worsle in the sd Rideing, he is at present 14 years in arrear shall desire mr Reevly to sign the said order I am
Sr yr Faithfull Humbe Sert
To Roger Tolbot Esq. These
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letter – Edward Blackett to John Van de Wall – 2 Oct 1713
2 Octobr
Sr
I perceive by yrs of the 3d that I am indebted to you £206:12 for the 2 Cows bull & charges wch you may draw upon my son Christopher at sight in Londn he will punctually pay yr bill, they came all very well to Newby & I thank you for the trouble you took to procure them, I had a letter lately from my son londn who advises me tht he had remitted yo a £60 bill wch I hope will discharge all my debts in Rotterdm, should be very glad to hear from you some times tof to give
letter – John Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 2 Oct 1713
2 Octr 1713
Dr Brother
I Recd yrs & see you have remitted mr V meet &60 wch is very well, he has bought 2 cows & a bull for my Father, & this post my Father has writ him to draw upon you at one or two days sight, I believe the whole may amount to about £30 Skr however what he draws you must give due honour to, if you come into thf Country before he draws on you, must besure to leave directions tht the bill may be paid, pray my services to yr Wife & all Friends &
letter – Edward Blackett to John Sharp – 3 Oct 1713
Mr. Sharp
3 Octobr 1713
Dr Sr <I hope> this will find you well in Town pray ordr yr Servt to send me down the evening post as formerly & you will much oblige all this family gives their services to yr self & lady
Yr Faithfull Humbe Servt
letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 4 Oct 1713
4 Octobr 1713
Honest Mr Loftus
I have Sent you by my Servant the bearer Six pounds, so I desire you will buy me twenty Ewes at Laburne you know what sort of Ewes I would have, such as would bring up their lambs well, and after they are killd off, will feed that summer I refer pray let me know whether you could hire a man from beadle to bring thm from laburne, or shall send a Servant from hence, had much rather you could hire an honest fellow, wish you that you can can depend upon, for th
