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Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 16 Sep 1714
16-Sept-1714
Mr Ward
I writ to you Some time agoe & desired you to Buy me Firkins of the very best & Choicest Butter, that your Country Affords, & to send them, at your own Leisure, soe let me Know by the first post, wheither you have bought them or not, need not give your Self any further trouble, shall order a Servt to buy them here wth my Service to your Self & Family I am
Your Assured Friend
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 16 Sep 1714
James 16 Sept – 1714
Am sorry to perceive by yours that Mr Fenwick is in fear of the Shipt he Expected, let me know wheither She be Arrived or not, I have lost a good Sume of Moneys by your not Acquainting me wth the price of Lead, for Mr Fenwick bought of me 600 peices for £8-15-0, Soe you may Judge a Crown in the Fother will come to a good Sume, besure you always write me the price of Lead, till I have gott the Lead wch is at Newburn disposed on, I hope you have taken care befor
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 17 Sep 1714
17 Sept – 1714
my Lord
I have Order’d the Deed & the Counter part to be Ingrosed, & shall send it to your Lordsp by my Son Chrisr who will waite of your LdSp as soon as he returns to London wch will be in ten or 12 days, Inclosed is a Bill of Exchange for £50 for my dear little Mittys Halfe Years maintenance, wth ten thousand thanks to your LordSp for your kindeness to her. I am
Your LordSps most Faithfull & most obedt Humble Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Lodge – 17 Sep 1714
17- S
I reced the piece of cloth on Wednesday last, & I like the Colour & price very well Soe I sent the moneys to Ripley next morning, & pd it to Mr Kirshaw & I give you many thanks for your trouble
I must now acquaint you that Mr Wyvill makes a great Interest at London for being one of our Prebends, as also Mr Thompson, Soe I would advise you to come to Newby as soon as conveniently you can wth my most Humble Service to Mr Killingbeck I am
Sr Your real Friend &a
Letter – Edward Blackett to Diana Blackett – 18 Sep 1714
18 Sept 1714
My Dearest Mitty
Having so good an Opportunity, I desir’d the Bearer, to call at Dunham to see you & at his return will acquaint me how you have your Health, & wheither you are grown any taller or not, I hope you reced my last letter dated the 12th & Franckt by your Cozen Sr Wm Blacket, I hope in a little time you’l be a fine Horse woman, for I perceive by the last Letter, that you can Ride double, & in a little time I hope you’l Learn to Ride Single
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 18 Sep 1714
18 Sept 1714
Honest Captain
I am glad to perceive by yours that all the Family at Dunham are in good Health & that my dear little Mitty likes Dunham, Soe well, here are great Drinking in all our neighbouring Burrows <vizt> Rippon the Candidates are, Lord Castle Comer Mr Aislabie & Mr Sharpe – Knaresb[o]rough Mr Slingsby Mr Artlington & Mr Hitch, Al[d]brough, Lieutent Genll Stanhope, Mr Wentworth, & Mr Jessop, Burroughbridge Sr Bryan Stapylton & Mr Dunch
Letter – Edward Blackett to Heneage Dering – 18 Sep 1714
Sr
Am very Sorry to hear that you have not been very well of late but in Case, you be perfectly recover’d, & noe otherways Engag’d shou’d desire the favour of you, to give us a Sermon at Skelton tomorrow & you’l very much oblige
Sr Your Obedt Humle Sert
For the Revend Doctor Deering
Dean of Ripon
Letter – Edward Blackett to Philip Laumder – 21 Sep 1714
21-Sept-1714
Sr
Am much obliged to you for your letter of the 19th & desires I perceive the price of Hops wth you are very High, I got a small Bagg from London lately, but not nigh the quantity that I shall have occasion for, Soe desire you’l doe me the favour, to buy me one Bagg containing 100 Weight or thereabouts of the very Choicest & Best your Country Affords, & order them to be left wth Mr Scott Crain Master in Yorke. Wt you are the disburse for them shall pay to y
Letter – Edward Blackett to Rev Nelson – 21 Sep 1714
21 Sept 1714
I reced your Letter this morning, my Servt & Horses shall not fail to be in Yorke, on Fryday evening, So that you may come out in the morning what hour you please. I am
Sr Your Assured Friend & Humble Servt
For Revd Mr Nelson
At his House in Coney Street
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Smith – 21 Sep 1714
21 Sept 1714
Mr Smith
I desired Mr Aislabie sometime agoe to write to you at Brompton Park, if you Cou’d help me to an Extraordinary Experienced good Gardiner but he reced noe Answer from you, Soe I desire pray upon the recept of this Letter acquaint me wheither you can furnish me wth such a man or not. I am Willing to keep a Good Gardiner under him, for I designe to make great Alterations this winter in my plantation Garden, Soe I desire you’l let me know as soon as Conveniently
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 27 Sep 1714
27 Sept 1714
James
Upon the receipt of this letter go & acqt them that pays halloway quit Rent as also the small Tyths that in case they pay any part of it to Sr John, or his ordr, you have the orders from me immediately to distrain for Sr John has no manner of Right or title to it, & if they the least Scruple it do you give it undr your hand that I shall bear them harmless, & if they will get any Note drawn (I will sign it) to Indemnify themselves you may read this p
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 27 Sep 1714
The 27 Sept 1714
Mr Coulson
I desire you will send the Inclosed letter by a carefull messenger as soon as this comes to your to James Mewburn at Seaton Delaval, pray give him a charge of the letter, it being of great consequence, I perceive by Mewburn that you have occasion for lead, you may have mine for £8:17:6 but not under, give me a line if you will have it or not, because there are others about it, am advised that lead rises at London. I am
Your obligd Humbe Sert
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Booth – 28 Sep 1714
28 Sept 1714
Sr
I perceive by the last Evening post that there is a ship the Hanover Galley Capt Hogg Comander Arrived at Bristol the 21 of this month, in five weeks from New England, I desire you’l doe me the favour, to Enquire of the said Capt if he heard anything of the Phoenix or where she was & pray give me a Line & you’l very much oblige
Sr Your Obedt Humble Servt
For The Honoble Doctor Booth
Dean of Bristol
Frank W Blacket via London
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Smith – 28 Sep 1714
28 Sept 1714
Mr Smith
I perceive by yours that you did not receive any Letter from Mr Aislabie, wch I wonder at, for he told me he had not reced your Answer to his Letter, I like the Character you give me of the Gardiner, but his Wages is unreasonable he had much better take £12 of me, then go into Ireland for £20, I have only 4 <….> of my plantation to Alter they were formerly sett wth Dwarfe pears & Apples of Severall sorts, they never did thrive well, Soe I let them g
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 30 Sep 1714
30 Sept 1714
Sr
I hope mine by the last post came to your Hand Since I Sent my Servt wth your Bill to Mr Dobson, wch he pd very readily only said that the wine was very Indifferent wch you Sent his Master, wth my Service to Mr Featherstone I am
Your Assured Friend & Humble Servt
Mr Coulson
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 30 Sep 1714
30 Sept 1714
James
The other side is a Coppy of my last for fear it might miscarry, fail not to send me an Exact acct, what number of pieces of Lead I have at Newburn, as also what in the Celler, I hope Mr Fenwick has weigh’d off the other 300 pieces before this So let me know the weight of all the Lead Mr Fenwick has had off me of late, I could Heartily wish that, the Lead wch is at Newburn were likewise Sold, but I will not take under £8 17:6 p Fother. Acqt me whether any Merchts
Letter – Edward Blackett to Nicholas Fenwick – 2 Oct 1714
2 Oct 1714
Sr
I perceive by my Servt Mewburn that you have not as yet weigh’d off the 300 pieces of Lead, wch I am very sorry for by reason I have order’d the remainder of my Lead wch is at Newburn to be Brought into the Cellar, & wou’d not by any means have them mixt Soe I desire you’l doe me the Favour to weigh them off the beginning of the weeke – otherwise it will be a great disapointmt to me, I perceive Lead riseth both at Yorke & Hull, & [struck out: ‘ver
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Clark – 2 Oct 1714
2-Oct-1714
Honest James
I have desired Mr Fenwick to give you orders to weigh off his 300 pieces of Lead the Beginning of the weeke, & if he has a minde to have the remainder wch is in the Cellar, you may weigh them off likewise, I believe there is but a small number of pieces, as soon as the Cellar is clear shall order the remainder of my Lead to be brought from Newburn, for by no means wou’d have any more Lead brought into the Cellar, till whats in be all weighed off, & wh
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Aislabie – 3 Oct 1714
3-Oct-1714
Dear Sr
This day I reced a Letter, from Mr Jackson who is master of the phoenix, dates from Boston July the 20th 1714, he writes me, that my Son the Captain, has his Health very Ill, but he hopes the words of his Letter is, (that he hopes his Youth & Exercise, will overcome it, but that is at the Disposal of the great Creator of all, whose will is not to be Contradicted) (these Expretions, makes me fear the worst, Soe I desire you’l doe me the favour to Enquire of the
Letter – John Blackett to Nicholas Fenwick – 3 Oct 1714
3-Oct-1714
Sr
This day my Father reced a Letter from Mr Jackson, my Brother Captains Master who gives an Acct of my Brothers Indisposition my Father is the more concerned, because he uses the following Expression wch makes him think he is dangerously Ill (Boston July the 20 Your Son the Captain has his Health very Ill, I hope his Youth & Exercise will overcome it, but that is at the disposal of the Great Creator of all whose Will is not to be Contradicted
I desire you will lett
Letter – Edward Blackett to Matthew Featherstone – 4 Oct 1714
4-Oct-1714
Sr
Am sorry to perceive by yours of the 2d that you cannot Afford a better price than £8:15:0 & I am Informed that Mr Wilkinson, & some others does not sell under £9 I have only betwixt 6 & 700 pieces at Newburn, undisposed off, & not likely to be master of any more for sometime by reason you and undertakers, does not venture your moneys as freely I thought you wou’d have done, there is a very great mistake in the drawing of the Lease, for you ought to h
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 4 Oct 1714
4-Oct-1714
Mr Dixon
Inclosed is a Letter to Mr Mowbray wch I desire you’l take care to send it safe to him, it is to desire him to come to Newby that I make you & the rest of the undertakers better terms in working of Fallowfield mines
I am Your Assured Friend
For Mr Dixon in Hexham Northumberland
4-Oct-1714
Mr Mowbray
I had a Letter lately from Mr Featherstone who desires in behalfe of himself & the rest of the undertakers that they may have bette
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Lawson – 4 Oct 1714
4 – Oct
Sr
Inclosed I send you a Few verses wch came to me the last post
I am Sr Your most Humble Sert
To John Lawson Esqe
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Booth – 5 Oct 1714
5 Oct - 1714
Sr
The other side is a coppy of my last & the post I reced a Letter from the mastr of the phoenix, date the 20 July at Boston in New England, who writes me, the very words that the Captain at prsent has but Indifferent Health, yet I am in hopes his Youth & Exercise will overcome it, but that is at the disposal of the great Creator of all, whose will is not to be Contradicted, these Expresions makes me very uneasy, so pray discourse Captain Hogg & give a Line t
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 5 Oct 1714
5-Oct-1714
Dear Kitt
I am glad to perceive by yours that you gott safe to your own Family & found them all well, besure fail not to make it your sole Business, to finde me out, an Honest painfull good Gardiner & let me know his Age & his wages & wt Masters he has lived wth all for I want such a person Extremely, he must be one that is very carefull, & will take pains, that he may have Mellons & all other things very early, make it your Business & you’l ob
