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Letter – Edward Blackett to Diana Blackett – 14 Nov 1714
To My Dearest Dear little Mitty 14-9br-1714
I am very glad to perceive by yr Letter, tht you are in good Health, pray God long continue it to you, I writt to my Lord since he came to Dunham, but I doubt the Letter miscarried because I have not heard from his Ldsp since, all yr Acquaintance here are very well, Crispins Doctor, is here at prsent , & gives his duty to you both, give my Humble service to my Lord & his Family, wth my blessing to my Dearest Dear little Mitty, from
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Fairfax – 14 Nov 1714
14 No: 1714
Dear Sr
Am very Glad to perceive by yrs tht you Enjoy yr Health so well Considering you must be in a daly Hurry for my own part, I have not been very well, never since I lost my dear Wife, but I hope my wintering in Yorke, & following my doctors advice, may receive benifitt by thm I cannot walk above 50 yards in the Garden, but must have a Chair sett by mem for walking though it be but little, brings me such pain in my Back, tht I am not able to stand, but as soo
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Tulip – 15 Nov 1714
15 9br 1714
Honest Harry
Shall take care of loraines letter wherein he own he is indebted to you £55: there is the greatest complaint at Newcastle of the weight of the lead wch came down last Sumr, both what was made of the slags & waste Oar so both Loraine & thm tht drasses the dead heaps shall make my loss good in the weight [struck out: ‘or it shall be deducted out of their pay’] before they have any pay, upon Recept of this letter let me know how many pieces of l
Letter – Edward Blackett to Ralph Loraine – 15 Nov 1714
15 9br [1714]
Loraine
I writ you the 11th wch I doubt not came is of hand, since I Recd a letter from Mewburn who writes me tht the lead tht came down last summer is the worst weight tht can be imagined both tht wch was made of the slaggs & waste Oar, & if you & thm tht owns the waste dose not make extraordinary wt betwixt [now] & Christmas you will come much short of what you think will be yr due, besides it is very likely may be the occasion of putting off the p
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 18 Nov 1714
newby 18th 9br 1714
Honest mr Mowbray
I am very much obliged to you for the favour of your letter of the th and I have so great an opinion of your honesty that I am willing to refer the leting of followfields lead mines locly to you self, so what bargain or agreemt you make with the undertakers shall perform, so pray <acq> the partners that you have prevailed wi<th> me to take a 7th in lead at Newcastle
There ought to be a Clause in the lease to oblige them to kee
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 18 Nov 1714
18 9br 1714
Mr Ward
Pray fail not to be here at the time appointed and bring with you that man who you told me would make a good tenant for mulwith [struck out: ‘farme’], also bring with you all or most of my Rents
I shall be obliged to buy a great quantity <skay> with any kind rememberance to your self and family
I am your Assured friend
I have heard nothing from mr Wright as yet since I recd your lettr
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 18 Nov 1714
Newby 9br the 18
James
Am glad to perceive by yor that all my lead is not anoely broug[ht] down but weiged of t’is the word weight by much of any that I ever had brought to Newcastle will make thm that’s concernd make not onely the weight good but allow me both in the Carrage and Wherry hire what is thought reasonable when I make a pay at fallowfield which will be at xmas
acqt me by the first post what the wherry men and Carrage hire will come to for we shall have ver
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 25 Nov 1714
25 9br – 1714
James
I perceive by yrs of the 20th as also by mr Fenwick tht the lead was was most shamefull weight, I wondr you should write me so foolishly tht I may depend on four times as much over weight, as wanted in the last if so no man can carry a pigg of lead it will be prodigiously heavy, I do not doubt but none but they will make good wt yt is according to agreemt , but I will make thm allow oer a fother wt is too little for the lead wch was weighd off last to mr fenwick
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Dixon – 25 Nov 1714
25 9br 1714
Mr Dixon
pray acqt me whether a letter came directed to you for mr George Mowbrayat Allen heads & if you send it wth a safe hand, pray order H.,Tulip to send me over such a servt as he sent me last, I wd have him a strong lusty Young fellow, & the sooner he sends him the better, let me know what number of pieces their lays at the mill both lorains, lead & what is made of the waste & you will oblige ordr harry Tulip to pay post due both for this letter
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 25 Nov 1714
My Lord
Am very glad to perceive by yr lordships letter tht mr Rook will be Knight of yr County without any trouble, or much charge I can assure yr Ldship it is not so here for here great opposition & vast Sumes of mony spent in every little bourough more then has been known in the memory of man, all here are very Humble Servts to yr Ldship and family, wth my blessing to my Dr little Missy I am
Yr Ldships most faithfull & Obt Huml Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Deal Postmaster – 30 Nov 1714
Newby Nover 30 1714
Sr
this day I perceive by the Evening Post that on the 24 Past a ship Called three sisters Capt. Reakes Comder from new Englan, came into your Port, I desire you’l doe me the favour to acquaint me how I may direct a leter t the Sd Capt, I have a son that Com[m]ands <the> Phenix man of war, and would Gladly hear if they heard any thing of the ship or whither the Capt was in good health &c. He did Carrey Generall Nicolson to Annoplis Royall in novia
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 30 Nov 1714
Newby 30 Novr 1714
Honest Capt
I am glad to perceive by yours that mr Booth wil be Chosen as one of yr Knights for your County without much charge or opposition tis in this County much otherwise for there are severall of my neighbouring boroughs that will Cost the Candidates 1000 a man at the least So you may Imagine that they sing o bejoy <for> both day & night as for my own part I have not being two miles from newby but once since my horses came out of Cheshire I a
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 2 Dec 1714
the 2 10br 1714
James
I am well satisfyd by yrs of the 27 tht you do not yet understand what the weight of my lead is, for you saY there are severall pigs wch are 2 or 3 stone over weight, wch I am very sure is not so, & to satisfy you, you shall see the lead weighed at the mill, before the pay, there will be above 300ps & not one of thm I am sure will not come nigh yr weight, my agreemt wth the workmen is tht the weight shall be 12 stone each piece at least, you write me
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Tulip – 2 Dec 1714
2 december 1714
Honest Harry
I Recd yrs of 26th wth the acct of lead laying at the mill, there will be a great deduction for want of weight at of pay wch will not please Loraine, nor them tht I blame tht dresses the dead heaps, I blame the Smelters most, who are a pack of very great knaves for makeing such abominable wt wch besure tell thm, I doubt not but you have seen R. Waugh before this time, I wish you could send me a lusty young fellow in his roome, & send him away imme
Letter – Edward Blackett – 7 Dec 1714
Newby the 7 xbr 1714
Dr – Sr
I am infinately obliged to you for all yr favrs, I hope to God my son Ned may be indiferently well, though I have I have too much reason to fear the contrary but we must submit to God almightys will wch must be obeyd
I shall be mighty glad to see you at Newby where none shall be more welcome the longr you take up yr quarters here the greater obligation I have to you So I heartily wish you a good, & a speedy journey wth my most Humbl Ser
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Boldero – 7 Dec 1714
Newby the 7 xbr 1714
Sr
I Recd yrs this morning, & also as mr Sharp comes to Ripon will heartily recomened you to his favr wth my service to yr self & Mrs <boldera> I am
Yr assured friend To serve you
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 7 Dec 1714
James Newby
your inclosed letter from the <Tenth> surprized me very much I shall not be willing to allow yr £20 which is the sum you know I paid Sr Jo for the tyth, I believe the tents may never live to see so plentiful a year for Corn at Seaton Deleval as the last year was so they either shall take the sum or take ther own course I shall allow no more, so besure that who Ever refuses to pay the rent in fulll distreant for the Law will allow thm no more tyth thn wt I pa
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Boldero – 14 Dec 1714
Sr Newby xbr 1714 I Recd your Letter but I have no[t] as yet seen mr Sharpe when I do I shall no[t] be unmindfull of your Concern, I would advice you by all meanes that your wife should write a Letter by the first post to her aunt <hosier> and desire her to make it her reqt to mr Sharp which I believe cannot possibly be deny’d with my humble service to your self and Mrs Baldero
I am your friend To Serve you
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Aislabie – 17 Dec 1714
Dr Sr
Newby xber 1714
here is a great report in our neighbourhood tht honest mr Gowland is like to loose his office of being Postmaster there are severall lyes and Stories told to Sr Tho Frankland against him which are all false to my knowledge (as god almighty is true) so I desire you’ll doe me the favour to acqt him with it and that there is no Ground in the word for the last Compt. Against him I p[er]ceive it is soely mr Wilkinson doing [to] get that Implymt one of his Tenan
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 17 Dec 1714
Newby Dec 21 1714
James
I Recd your Letter with a bill from m<r> Coulson for sixty five Pounds, what you write me me Concerning the Tennants Pleases m<e> very well, so I leave it soley to your managemt so acquaint the Tennants that them that are <...> to me upon the tythe account, may Expect at least as great favours from my hands, and am very shure when the lease is out the Duke of Somerset will let that tythe to none other but my self, so make as good and as
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Boldero – 19 Dec 1714
Newby xber 19th 1714
Sr
I hope you recd my last of the 14th past pray let me know by the very first post how my Lady Wandesford made her will & wt she has Left to the poor major & who Execer I have heard her[e] tht Grandson owed her a good Sum of money and she never had any security by him as the major told me I hope She has taken care of him in her will if not he’ll be a very miserable person with my Service to your self & Mrs Boldera I am
Yr assured frien
Letter – Edward Blackett – 21 Dec 1714
Newby xbr 21 1714
My Lord
I allways thought if my Lord Chalmley could make any oposition, with any hopes of sucksess he would be very redey to do it I have often heard his carracter <that> he was allways a whigg at London & a tory in the cuntrey Just as it would serve his turn
as for our neighbouring Burrows one would think that they were all distracted, great summes of money are dayly spent by those that have very little of their own, so it must Certainly come
Letter – Edward Blackett to Diana Blackett – 21 Dec 1714
Newby xbr 21 1714
My Dearest Dear Mitty
I wonder I have not heard from you since I sent you the fine song, as also the tune, inclosed in the Capts letter, I desire to know by the first post, whether you have read it or not, I have heard you sing the Tune very often, it is to all you Ladyes now at land,
all this Family and severall of our neighbours will be very merrey this day at newby being St Thomases Day & my dear little mitty’s birth day, I doubt you have forgot
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 23 Dec 1714
Newby 23 1714
James
The other side is a Coppay of my last & the Inclosed come from my Soliciter aboue [above?] so you may Perceive Sr John <put> me to all the Charge he Posably can Expect a <Coming> Down out of Chancery about 10 or 12 of january, to Examin both you, & my Self, for what clear moneys you have recd, & what paid me for the three Last half years <Rent > viz since my wife died, so shall Expect every post to have a line from you, tht you ha
Letter – Edward Blackett to Francis Pemberton – 23 Dec 1714
Sr
I have a small request to you on the behalf of my Chaplain mr hooper, your vicar mr Thompson, being very much out of order, & not able to officiate in his Duty as he ought to do so is very desirous, to quit his Imployment in the Church, by reason of his indisposition, youl doe me the favour, to give your voat for mr Hoopeer, I have made my request to mr Dean, & the Rest of the Prebends, who I beleive are very willing to oblige me, he is a very honest sober honest man, & I
