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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
letter – Edward Blackett to Paul Foley – 4 Oct 1713
Newby Octobr 4th 1713
Sr
I Recd the favour of yr Lettr and wish it were in my <Power> at any time to be Serviceable to you in this County am much obliged to you for yr kind remembrance of mr Lodge, and doubt not in the Least Question but yr intrest will Prevale for a Quallification for him
You know it is no manner of Charge to the a noble man, and am Sure the Prayer’s of So Good and Pius a man as Mr Lodge is are valuable
[struck out: ‘I am Sure I thin
letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 5 Oct 1713
Mr Ward New[by] Octobr 5th 1713
The above <said> is a copy of my Last, I doubt it did not Com to yr by Reason I Possitively desire you to Give me a line by the very 1st Post having got a warrant of which will Send you a long by the 1st carefull hand which you must serve on mr Bellingham Servt and leave it with him tht he may inclose it to his master you need not trouble yr Self to send a horse to Richmond to appear at the militia for have taken Care of tht affair
letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 6 Oct 1713
oct 6 1713
James
the Inclosed are two Indentures the one I have to Indamnifie the Tenants the other I would have you sine & the rest of the tenants send for them to Seaton & give them a drink & read it to them & a Quent [acquaint] them that Seaton ground is in debted to me nigh 1500 pounds & not a tenant can keep a beast there till my full debt be paid & they may so that I have Indeamnified them a gainst Sr John & all other persons what so ever I hope with y
letter – John Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 7 Oct 1713
Mr Pemberton
Sr according to yr desire, I acquaint you tht may Lady departed this life just at 4 a clock my fathers remins you to let my Lord Warrington & the Dean of Bristol know of her death, & tht he was not in a condition to do it himself I am
<In haest> yr Very humbe Servt
letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 8 Oct 1713
8 October 1713
Sr
when I signed the deed the other day wch concerns my dear Grand Daughter, I was so much concerned for my poor [struck out: Dear’] Wife tht I did not know well what I did, for you know it is not reasonable to pay a hundred pounds a Year to a child betwixt 9 and 10 Years old, when I never Recd one farthing of her Dear Mothers fortune, & I doubt not in the least but my Lord Warrington will think it so, however I am willing to whatever his Lordship thinks reasonable, &
letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 9 Oct 1713
9 Octobr
James
am very Sorry upon this Occasion that I must give you the [struck out: ‘very’] sad & melancholick news of my Dear wifes death, who died on Wednesday last in the Evening, not onely this family but also all the <wl> neighbourhood lements the loss of her upon Receipt of this letter go & waite of Sr John wish him my Service & acquaint with it, I am in such a concern tht I can write no more but tht I am
yr assured Friend
James
letter – John Blackett to John Ward – 9 Oct 1713
9 Octobr 1713
Mr Ward
My Father is in so great a concern for the death of my poor Lady who departed this life on wednesday last at 4aClock in the afternoon, so what you heard of her being dead, was not so, he d never did designe to part wth any thing about bishopton now was there any offer made to him about it, we are all here in so great a concern tht I can write no more but tht I am
Yr assured Friend
JB
letter – John Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 9 Oct 1713
Dr <Brother>
my Father Recd yr letter but is so much concerned for the death of my poor Lady, who Died last wednesday in the afternoon at 4 a Clock, tht he ordered me to write you, he is very glad tht yr wife is safely brought to bed & wishes you both much comfort of him, he gives you both his blessing and his service to all Relations I am
yr
letter – Edward Blackett – 13 Oct 1713
October 13: 1713
Dr Sr
am Infinately obliged to you for the great concern you have for my Irrepparable loss of of the best of wifes & one of the best of women God almighty support me in this sad affliction I can write no more upon this Mellancholic occasion, but that I am to yr Self & lady a
most affect Uncle & most Faithfull Humbe Sevt
letter – John Blackett to Mrs Cuthbertson – 14 Oct 1713
Octobr 14: 1713
Mrs Cuthbertson
The great affliction wch has happened this Family will prevent my Fathers Comming to Yorke he is so much concerned tht he ordered me to desire you will Endeavoir to let your house & dispose of the goods wch mrs Millington brought as you think convenient all but the Scrutore For we have occasion for one here, my Father is Informed tht mr Boldero would take the house being much nigher his business as his friend but he could wish you could get a Tenant mo
letter – John Blackett to Dorothy Porter – 14 Oct 1713
14
Dorothy Parker
This brings you the Sad news of my Dear Ladys Death & tht they will want a Chamber Maid at Newby in Hannahs Roome for she goes away at Martinmass so upon Receipt of this Letter let me know whether you come or no, That Sr Ed may provide himself wth another if you come will send a horse for you 4 or 5 days before Martinmass, or if you hire a horse will pay for the hire of it wch faile not to do by the first post by a line to
yr friend
Millington
letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Stephenson – 15 Oct 1713
Mr Stephenson 15 Octobr 1713
Sr I desire you will pay the bearer To: Staitham for ten Chaldron of Coals, pray Send me my Acct I believe there will be veryd little betwixt us, the first bills wch I get from Newcastle shall send you but are very scarce at present, so am forced to have money sent, & order a paper to be set above the door tht the house is to be let, I wish you could get me a good Tenant, & dispose of the goods wch you assisted mr Milligton to buy, pray discourse mrs
