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Letter – John Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 4 Jan 1714
Newby 4 January 1714
Mr. Coulson
Sr.
My Father Recd. your letter, & gives you many thanks for yr. care in Sending a Messengor to Seaton Delaval, if William Lows or any other Steward has paid you any mony upon my Fathers Acct., you are desired to pay Fifty Pound to Mr. Bernardeau & accquaint him tis upon the Acct. of Mr. Richd. Gowland Post Master of Borrowbridge, but if no mony is paid into yr hand, order James Mewburn when he comes to Newcastle to pay Mr. Berna
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Norton – 6 Jan 1714
January 6 1713/4
Mr Norton
Sr. I have the favr. of yr. letter & I do assure you once more that I shall give my Daughter Bella onely one thousand pound & Shall Expect a Settlemt upon her for live Suitable to that Sum according to the Custom of the Countrey, if you approve of this, tis well, if not, I desire you will never have any further thoughts of it, & I hope it will not break any friendship betwixt us I am
Sr yr. Affect. Kinsman & Faithfull Humbe. Servt.
Letter – Edward Blackett to Isabella Blackett – 6 Jan 1714
Dr. Bella
I Recd. yr. letter & am glad to hear of yr. welfare, you have been Sufficiently troublesome to my Cousin Nortons family, & likely to be a little longer till I return to Newby, wth my blessing to yr Self & Service to the whole family I am
Yr. affet. Father
yr. Sister Alethia is now at York, be sure let her know what you are Indebted at York & will take care it shall be paid
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Norton – 6 Jan 1714
7 Feby 1713/4
Cousin Norton
I Recd. yr. letter, I can say no more to you then I Sayd to yr father possitively that I never will Marry a daughter without a Settlemt. Suitable to her fortune, for all my friends & Relations would take me to be a fool or a mad man if I should, if any of my daughters should marry otherways or without my consent, I would never give them one farthing, so I hope you will considr. this & have no further thoughts of it, for I do assure you it will
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Tulip – 6 Jan 1714
York 17 Feby 1713/4
Honest Harry
This day I Recd. a letter from Mr. Loraine who writes me he has got ten tun, if it is so you may pay him for it, but I will not have it weighd of till Mewburne comes over, let me know by the first post, if Lorain has once gone thorough all the Slags or how much he wants for his contract & mine was that he was to go once thorough all the Slaggs, upon Rect. Of this lettr. the Inclosed to Mr. Loraine
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 7 Jan 1714
[struck out: ‘Newcastle’] Newby 7 January 1713/4
James
I perceive by yrs. of the 2 Instant that you are in hopes of Receiving one hundred & Fifty pounds of the Tenants by Saturday wch. is very well, you may continue Receiving what mony the tenants are willing to pay but be sure do not destrain of any of them wch. refuses to pay their rents, yesterday a Mercht. from London was wth. me who came last week from Newcastle, he tells me he had one <xxx> for mony to take b
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 7 Jan 1714
Honest Will 7 January 1713/4
Yours I Recd. of the 5th by wch. perceive you have paid according to my order £264 pound wch. is very, when you have Raised the mony for the Wood [struck out: ‘& Recd what mony you can of the tenants’] set Streight wth. the tenants you will do well to come over & Set all things Streight with to morrow I go for Yorke so when you write direct for me their, am Sorry the last flood h
Letter – Christopher Blackett to John Blackett – 7 Jan 1714
Newby Janry the 7 1713/4
Dr. Brother
Inclosed I send you two Bills drawn the 5th of January by Mr. Tho Bromell on Mr. Cha Horton, one of Eighty pounds at twenty eight days after date, the other of Seaventy pound at thirty days after date, wch. pray gett accepted, & when due to receive the money last Saturday Shipt at Hull Benjamin Ludington Master on board the Mathew a hhd of good Ale I hope the Ship is arived before this, my Father orders me to write to you that must bes
Letter – Edward Blackett to Unknown – 7 Jan 1714
May it please yr. Grace
To Pardon me for giving yr Grace this trouble I perceive that my Worthy Neighbour mr Aislabie did formerly recomend mr. Ridsdale to yr. Grace, as a proper person to keep yr. Courts here; He having been Some time Serviceable to your Grace & to your Tennants, and a perticular Friend of Mr Aislabie but, I suppose Mr Stockdale had then prevail’d for one mr Barroby, tho he declared himself concerned at it afterwards, - because mr Ridsdale & his Son were alway
Letter – John Blackett to Peter Aram – 9 Jan 1714
Yorke 9 January 1713/4
Peter
by the first Millby boat you must send the Non <parel> apples, the best send parted from the rest, as also send the two Spi<k>ing boxes when the time of the year is for laying the Garden, must take care for Sods you may get them on Kerby Moor. Tho. Hunsman must take Care of the Sadle Stoned horse, & the postilion & the Smith of the Coatch horses, must not faile to write once a Week & always let my Father know how my Brother does,
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 10 Jan 1714
Yorke 10 January 1713/4
Mr. Ward
My last to you was of the 31 past, & wondr that has not as yet had an Answer, upon Receipt of this letter let me know if Tompson will have my Oxen or not, I leave the disposiall of them wholly to you not questioning but you will sell them as dear as if they were yr own, pray let me have a line from you by the first post & you will oblige
Letter – John Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 10 Jan 1714
<Dr>
Mr. Brumell
Yrs of the 5 January came Safe to hand wth. the two bills of £150 have sent them to Londn. for Acceptance, my Father hears your tryall is to be heard here at the next assisses, assoon as you have a panel of the Joury, let him [struck out: ‘know their names’] have a Copy of it & he will do you all the Service he can in that matter
Letter – John Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 13 Jan 1714
York 13 January 1713/4
Dr. Brother
My last to you was the 7th Instant wth. two bills drawn by Mr. Tho. Brumell upon Mr. Cha: Horton of one hundred & fifty pound wch. I hope Came Safe to your hand, inclosed I Send you two bills drawn the 6 January by R Ward of Gisbrough upon John Ward Esqr at twenty Eight days days after date Each for one hundred pound wch. pray take due care of, & place the same to my Fathers Acct. I am
Letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 13 Jan 1714
Dear Sr
Am very much oblidged to you for yor kind inquiry after our healths, I was very much out of order, sometime before I came to York, but I thank god am much better & has got an in indifferent good Stomach wch I wanted for many months before.
Sr Jno Delavall wrote lately a letter to Mr Ridsdale, that he would put in his answer, but had noe thought of purchaseing it, being he said their was more debt upon it than the Land was worth.
You did mighty well in not conc
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 13 Jan 1714
Newby the 13 Jannary
James,
This is a copy of my last mr fenwick sent me acct wch I found right, as also 2 bills of Exchange they were of so long date, none would pay mony for thm without 3s in the pound, so I have writ mr fenwick by this post, tht i will Send my servts back wth them, & bring the ballance of my Acct wch I desire may be put into gold for the easy carriage, I wd not have straned mr fenwick for mony, but as I writ you before I bought a piece of some land Joyning
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 16 Jan 1714
James
I Recd. your letter of the 9 Instant wth. bills for three hundred pound, Mr. Bernardeaus Receipt for Fifty pound wch. is very well by next Saturday Shall Expect a bill for the Mony left in Mr. Coulson hand you must allow the tenants of Seaton Coals & Limestones as Usually you did, let me know if Mr Rogers & Miss Delavall are married faile not to write once a Week & direct as you used to do at Newby I am
yr. Friend
advise me the lenght & bredth of the boards in the
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 16 Jan 1714
York 16 January 1713
Mr Ward
I Recd. yours of the 12 & See that Tho. Thompson will give no more at present than £50 for my four Oxen, I leave the disposiall of them wholly to yr Self, & If you think he will give no more, must bargain wth. him to take them away assoon as possible & give a line to
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 6 Feb 1714
York 6 Feby 1713/4
Mr Loftus
I Recd. yr. letter & have writ to Geo. Johnson & shall depend upon his comeing, if you have my weights pray Send them to Newby & Shall Send for them to York, there must be a Mistake on one Side or other pray my Service to yr. Self & Mr. Whitton I am
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Sharp – 7 Feb 1714
York <7> Febr. 1713/4
Mr. Sharp
Sr Am mighty Sorry to hear of his Graces illness but I hope to See him in good health in the Country againe; pray direct my Ne<ws> paper to York, my Service to yr Self & Lady I am
Sr yr. Humbe Servt
Letter – John Blackett to William Lowes – 7 Feb 1714
D<r>
Honest Will
My Father orders me to acquaint you that you must raise the mony for the Wood & all arrears & fines as soon as possibly you can <&> pay the mony to Mr. Coulson of Newcastle & not to travell wth. it, for there begins to be much robing upon the road, you Need not come over till my Father is returned to Newby wch. will be about May day we are now at York & Shall continue here the remaining part of the Winter, before we leave this place you
Letter – John Blackett to George Johnson – 10 Feb 1714
York 10 Feby 1713/4
George Johnson
My Father Recd. yr. letter wch. you writ to Mr. Loftus of Bedale, and orders me to acqt. you that he fully Expects you at May day but will not have Occasion for you before, let me have a line from you to satisfy me that this came to yr. hand & will oblige
Yr. Friend JB
may direct for me at Sr. Ed. Blackett In Cony Street York
may send yr. letter by post or Carrier
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 10 Feb 1714
Mr. Coulson D<o>
My Stewd. Wm Lows writes me he has paid you Eighty pound if you cannot Send me a bill for it at 10 or 14 days after date will have it come by the Stage Coatch to York & can have advance for the mony here, if you cannot find me a bill as above, pray pay the mony to Mr. Mewburn, & have ordered him by this post how to dispose of it
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 10 Feb 1714
D<o>
James
I Recd. yrs. of the 6 past you did mighty well in going to Fallowfield, & ordering H: Tulop to repair the Mill dams, & also ordr. Some to repair the Mill & put it in good order; & let Mr. Reay know I take it mighty ill there is no more care taken of the Mill & Shafts, I wonder they should not mind their own intrest more, I would have you acqt. Mr. Reay you will go to Fallof. & ordr. The Mill & dams to be repaired you know my portion is one
Letter – John Blackett to Unknown – 11 Feb 1714
York 11 Feby. 1713/4
Sr.
My father was at Bishopthorp this morning & the Servt. Told him that my Lord would be interred in the Minster on Monday next & not carryed to the Bishopthorp as was expected, by the City at York he desires you will Set up yr. horses in his Stable & also take a Lodgeing in his house, where you will be very welcome, if you have not already writ to yr. friend to move for a Commission to Examine witnesses, he desires you will let it alone till he disc
Letter – Edward Blackett to Unknown – 12 Feb 1714
12 Feby
Sr. Since by mine Yesterdays post am adviced by council, <to> have a Commission to Sit at York at the black Swan, the Commissioners names I gave you when you was last at York, & if you have not already given orders to yr. Agent pray faile not to do it by this days post I believe I shall have onely occasion for one suppena for one Mr. Hugh Johnson attourney at Law at Warrington In Lancashire, pray know of Daniel Thompsons Brother where he is at present & when he h
