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Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 17 Aug 1714
Newby the 17th Augt 1714
James
I perceive by yours that you are very well assured that the number of pieces of lead will come right, which I wish may prove so, you did very well in going to Mr Wilkinson & give my Service & thanks to him, for the liberty he gives me for weighing the small quantity of lead which I have in [struck out: ‘his’] my nephews cellar, when the corn at Seaton is nigh ready go and give my Service to Sr John, or acq[uain]t him I desire to have the Du
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 20 Aug 1714
Newby the 20th Augt 1714
James
this is a copy of my last which is as full as I can write you, onely I would not have you pay Sr John the Ten pound though he lets you the tyth & if [struck out: ‘not he cannot expect’] but put him off with some excuse that you had returned me what mony you had by you there will be nothing due to him, as for the other half of the tyth which he pretends is due, I will try it with him when he pleases. you may acq[uain]t both Sr John & Mr Ed D
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Aislabie – 20 Aug 1714
Newby the 20th Augt 1714
Dear Mr Aislabie
I thank you for the trouble you gave yourself in writing to Mr Smith of Bromp<ton>
Park I cannot think that any of his apprentices can be a fit gardiner for me, I would have an Experienced gardr as any about Town provided he be a working gardr & unmarryd & shall like him no worse incase he be 35 or 40 years old, so pray give me your thoughts whether you can meet with such a gardr or not as soon as conveniently you can yo
Letter – Edward Blackett – 20 Aug 1714
[first 3-4 lines missing]
the Country, have Recd no W[2-3 words missing] as yet so your f[rien]d the book Seller is mighty p[ rest of word missing] Full, I perceive by Mr Dean that you are about agreeing for a mon<u>m[en]t for my Ld I design to have one for my family & would bestow 150 pound or there about, I wish you could send me a draught of severall that he can afford for that sum & you will very much oblige
Dear Sir yr faithful Humble Ser[van]t
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 20 Aug 1714
Newby the 20th Augt 1714
Capt Millington
I writ to my Dr Mitty on the 6 and you the 10 which I hope came both safe to hand, your boxes shall be at Leeds without faile on Wednesday the 1st Sept, so you may give the Carrier orders to call for them, pray give my humble Service to my Ld & acq[uain]t him as soon as my Lawyer comes from the Spaws [ie. spas] will get a Deed drawn & enclose it for his Ldships perusal, I believe this sudden change of affairs will oblige my Ld to go to L
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 23 Aug 1714
Newby the 23 Augt 1714
James
I perceive by yours of the 21st that both mine came to hand, I wondr you should deliver Sir John such a message that I sent you to take the tyth of him I ordered you to know of him whether I might have the Tyth as formerly, for I shall not give him one cross of a farthing more for it so let him take it in kind, that is to say the Dukes half, which you may acq[uain]t him in short, am very glad he values it worth forty pound a year, so I shall value hartly ty
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 24 Aug 1714
Newby the 24 Augt 1714
My Lord
I desire your Ldship will please to peruse the inclosed, & pray Correct if anything be amiss & inclose it to me & it shall be Executed by me, my most humble Service To your Ldship & family, with my blessing to my Dearest little Missy I am
Your Ldship Most faithfull & most Obedient Humble Servt
[possibly a postscript missing due to torn top of next page]
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 26 Aug 1714
26 Augt 1714
James
On the other side you have a Coppy of my last, your next I hope will give an acco[un]t that the Six Hundred pieces of Lead are weighed off, to Mr Fenwick, but if they are not, besure hasten the bringing them off, for shall not be Easy till they are delivered I am
Your Assured ffriend
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 26 Aug 1714
Mr Coulson 26 Augt 1714
Sir
If you have not already sent me a Bill, have now an opportunity of disposeing of
one, for £50 at -25-or-30-days date which please to send me, & you will oblige
Sir your Humble Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 26 Aug 1714
Hone<st Will>
I pe<rceive> [rest of line missing] Black Clough <tyth> [4-5 words missing] is mighty well done, as for Ald[er]m[an] Ramsey [1-2 words missing] they are unlet, & as I have writ to you often times that I leave all things to you, so dispose of it to them that will give most for it, not questioning but you will do for me as for yourself, besure allow no Assessments to the Tennants that does not pay their Rents at Lamass, the Tyth Rents, In a little Time all dis
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Van de Wall – 29 Aug 1714
[most of first 2-4 lines missing] for me, pray if they have not as yet done it, order then to doe
it as soon as possibly theycan, I desire you’l doe me the favour, to give them to any Master that belongs either to Hull or Newcastle, desire his Care of them, & let me know his name. I believe the Custom House Officers at either place will be very Civill upon my Acc[oun]t [struck out: ‘soe I doe not in the least fear their seizing of them’] however I would desire the Master to get them
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Fairfax – 31 Aug 1714
31 Augt 1714
Dear Sir
I recd yours of the 28, & you may always depend upon what Interest I have, if you have not already, writt to Colonel, Northcliffe, Mr Viccar of Leeds & Mr Lodge, besure fail not to doe it by the very first post, for they were your very good ffriends, in the last Election, & desire the Continueance of their ffriendship & Interest, which I doe not in the least Question but they will all this family gives you their most Humble services & pray beli
Letter – Edward Blackett – 31 Aug 1714
[first 2-3 lines missing] the weekely packet, nor any other news paper from you this long time, which must be your Servts [struck out: ‘Carelessness’] neglect pray order him to be more carefull here after & you’ll oblige
Sir Your real friend & ffaithfull Humble Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 31 Aug 1714
Honest Capt Milington 31 Augt
The above sd[said] is a Coppy of my last, Having Heard nothing from you since I doubt it did not come to your Hand this day I sent my Brewer with the goods to Leeds, & desired A Merchant their to see them weighed at Manchester, there is not any thing taken Out of the boxes, only perceive the Cook took-2-stew pans & -2 little sauce pans, the rest of the things which was in the great Box was put into two le[rest of line missing, possibly something lik
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 1 Sep 1714
[first 2 lines missing but ‘Wherry’ at end of first] ought to have done, which am sorry for have writ you Severall times to give a Charge that none of the new lead, should be Brought from Newburn, till I had sold it I hope its all brought from the Mill before this which acq[uain]t me, Soe, once more give a particular Charge to the Wherry men, that they doe not medle with any of the remainder, order James Clarke to give me an account of the weight, as soon as he has
Bought of me, and Acqua
Letter – Edward Blackett to Matthew Featherstone – 2 Sep 1714
Mr Featherstone
2- Sept 1714
Sr
I Recd your letter wth the Inclosed Bill upon Mr Henry Dove for £50 for wch do give you many thanks, shall not have occasion for any more Bills, Shall have an Opportunity Shortly to draw upon James Mewburn, Sometime agoe I gave him orders to send me- 2 reams of paper but as yet has not heard of them – So pray if they are not already sent, loose no opportunity of sending them by the first Conveniency wth my Service to your Self & partners I am
S
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Shaw – 7 Sep 1714
7-Sept-1714
Sr
Am much obliged to you for yours of the 30th past, I perceive you cannot hear of an Experienced Sober Gardiner, Soe I have sent to a Friend at London, to send me one to Newby, am very Glad that my dear little Mitty, is in good Health, as also my Lady, & Lady Mary, I had a Letter this day from my Lord, who writes me he has that he does not designe to come to Dunham till after the Coronation. pray give my Blessing to my dear Child, & desire her to lett me know wheither
Letter – Edward Blackett to Ripon Recorder – 9 Sep 1714
9-Sept-1714
Sr
I desire you will not write nor Speake to Mr Norton, abt what you discoursed wth me Yesterday, till I see you I am
Sr Your Humble Servt
For Mr Recorder of Ripon
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 9 Sep 1714
9-Sept-1714
James
I perceive by yours of the 4th that Mr Fenwick expects a Shipe Every day to take the other 300 peices of Lead, let me know abt what time he shipt the other 300 peices & what peices of Lead I may have at prsent in the Cellar, Enquire of James Clarke the Free porter, what merchts there are that has bought Lead of late in Newcastle, & the quantity for would willingly have the small number of peices that I have at Newburn disposed off, you may know off Mr Reay or any
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Robinson – 10 Sep 1714
10-Sept-1714
Sr
I shall not fail to Engage those few Freemen of Yorke, that lives in & abt Rippon, they went in the last Election for you & Mr Fairfax, & I doubt not but they’l doe Soe again-
There are Several Freemen of Yorke that lives in, & nigh Leeds, Soe if you wou’d write a Line to Mr Lodge who is a Clergy man in Leeds, I doubt not but he wou’d make you a very good Interest, his Friends went to Yorke the last Election, & voted for you & Mr Fairfa
Letter – Edward Blackett to Colonel Lawrence – 11 Sep 1714
11-Sept-1714
Sr
Out of the respect I have for Collonel Lawrence Occasions this Letter, I perceive one of your officers at Northalerton named Mr Frank, as the Waggoner Tho: Potter Informs me who carried your own baggage, refused to pay him, & told him, his pay was left wth the post Master of Burrowbridge Soe when he came to demand it, to of the post Master he told him the Officer left only 9s to pay one Carriage wch he pd the Country resents it very Ill, Soe I wou’d advice the po
Letter – Edward Blackett to Diana Blackett – 12 Sep 1714
12 Sept 1714
My Dearest Dear Jewill
I doe always receive your Letters wth much satisfaction, am well pleased you lately diverted yourself wth a Courseing, & that you can Ride well upon a pillion, I hope in a little time you’l learn to Ride Single, & then shall Endeavour to get you a fine little padd wch I know will please you well
I Inclosed you Sometime agoe, the names, & the owners of all the running Horses at Yorke, wch I am Glad came to your Hand
Inclosed I send you
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 12 Sep 1714
Newby
Hones[t] Will
Upon Receipt hereof get what moneys possibly you can of the Tenants, my Son Christ[opher] will be at Newcastle on Tuesday Sevenight wch is the 25 of this month, & will have ordered him to Receive what monys you bring wth you, & about the midle of Octobr when you are most at leasure do you come over that we may set all things straight, you use the tenants to an ill custom, not making them pay their Rent when due, the Sockburn tents never faile one Day in pay discha
Letter – Edward Blackett to Peter Bernardeau – 12 Sep 1714
Sr. I desire you to do me the fav[ou]r to acq[uaint] me what you paid per fother for the last lead you bought at Newcastle, I perceive what lead you have occasion for, you buy it of Mr Clavering & Mr Wilkinson, the quantity wch I am likely to have hereafter is not worth naming is there no hopes of having some good French wine at Newcastle shortly if you send any wch is Extremely good it could help you to several gentlemen wch would be your chapmen <..>
Your Humbl Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Colonel Lawrence – 13 Sep 1714
13-Sept-1714
Sr
Inclosed I send you a Coppy of Thomas Potters Information upon Oath, he desires you’l Enquire how many Carriages your Officers pd for, their was four Carriages Charged, & at Burrowbridge, & he will make appear only three of them was pd, Soe pray give me a Line, that the Information may be made noe more use on & shall pay the money myself upon your acct if you desire it. I am
Sr Your Humble servt
For Colonel Lawrence
