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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
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Boldero – 24 Dec 1714
Newby xbr 24th
Sr
I thank you for the acct you gave me of my Lady Wandesford will as soon as your wife receives a lettr from her aunt <hosier > Inclose it to me and shall take care to deliver it my self when I see a convenient time after the Elect n but be sure you send it before mr maud be Dead, and you may depend on the Best Service that can be done by yr assure friend & Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 25 Dec 1714
Newby the 25 xbr 1714
James
I perceive by yrs of the 24 tht you Recd my lettr by a messengr from mr Coulson, I writ you a very full letter the last post wch wd not be at the post office till friday, might besure you every post night send to the post house of Newcastle for yr letters, shall not faile to write you by every post, & in the mean time besure set straight wth all the tenants, & you need not come to newby till I fix the time, wch may in 10 or 15 days or less, I
Letter – Edward Blackett to William St Quintin – 25 Dec 1714
Sr
I perceive by my friend & neighbr Mr Metcalf, tht his son at London is in hopes of being preferred to some impoymt by yr recommendation, his father is a very honest substantiall man, & has given his son very good Education he is come of a very good & honest parentage, & in case it lays in yr way Eighter [Either] to give or get him an imploymt shall tak it an Extraordinary favour done to
Sr Yr Mt Faithfull H Sert
To Sr Wm St Quintine Barrt London
Letter – Edward Blackett – 25 Dec 1714
Sr Newby
the perpetuall advousance [advowson] of the Living of Hurwort did belonging to Colonel buyerley and one mr Jenesson and allwayes p[re]sented it by turn’s the last turn was the Colonel, bt a long time before mr Chambr dyed mr Jenesson not only Sold the next turn but his part of the p[er]petuall advouance to mr Chambr’s Curate which troubled the old Sr very much & I believe was more Concern’d for his Son, if I could have served you in this or in any thing Else pray
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 30 Dec 1714
Newby Dec
James
This is the 4th Lettr that I have write without receiving any answer, I Charge you one to Send to the post house every Post day for my Lettrs for I Shall not omit to write I Expect in a post or two at furthest to receive a Commission out of Chancery to Examine both you and my self wt Cleare moneys you have received of the Tenants, and wt Cleare moneys you’s paid me, as Soon as I have received it you Shall have immediate notice to Come to newby & thn a little time
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 1 Jan 1715
1 Janu 1714/5
James
I Recd Yrs this morning, & shall give you notice enough before you need come to Newby, & you may make what Stay you will by the way for we can adjourn the commission, as there mey be occasion, but the Soonr it is perfected, the better, these holydays was the reason of the delay, otherwise the commission would have been here before this, upon the receipt this got to mr fenwick & desire him to send me my acct as also the bills for ballance, as soon a
Letter – Edward Blackett to Nicholas Fenwick – 1 Jan 1715
Mr Fenwick
I desire you will Send me my Acct & bills for the ballance as at Short sight as you can, for have hought a piece of land wch joynes upon Newby wch must be paid for very shortly orth otherwise wd not call all the monys out of yr hand at once I am
Sr Yr Very humble Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 4 Jan 1715
Newby Jan 4 1714
Dear Kitty
Upon receipt of this letter write a line by Post & give my most humble Service to my Brother Bridges <that> he’l order his gardener to goe to London, & assist you in the hireing of an Experienct Kitchen Gerdener, from the neat houses or from some such place–, for raiseing of mellons & Cowcumbeers & all other Early plants be times, for such a gardener I want Extreamly, I hired my self formerly one from the neat houses, & ga
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 6 Jan 1715
Newby the 6 Jann: 1714/15
Honest Will
I perceive by yr letter wch you Writ to my servt tht you design’d to have been at Newby beforre this, but was disappoint by Pattisons not paying his mony, but has promised to pay it about the 12th of Jannuary so besure do not begin yr Journey till you have the mony if he be not as good as his word I wd have you arrest both him & his bondsmen so tht we may set all thing streight when you come to Newby, we have a rept there is great robing so
Letter – Edward Blackett to Nicholas Fenwick – 6 Jan 1715
Newby the 6 Jan
Mr Fenwick
I writ you the 1st instant wch I hope came to hand & was in hopes to have heard from you before this, if you have mot already sent me my acct & the ballance, pray do it wth assoon as possibly you can, & you will oblige I would not be so urgent for the mony but I have made a purchase lately, wch requires speedy paymt,
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 6 Jan 1715
James
this is a copy my last was in hopes of hearing from you, and Mr Fenwick before this, so upon the receipt of this letter, go to Mr fenwick & know of him if he has sent me my acct & bills for the ballance if not desire him to do it wth all possible speed, & tht the bills may be of short date as he can, by reason I have bought a piece of land wch must be pd for very shortly, I expect the commission will be down to morrow or Sunday, & then shall give you notice to come
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 7 Jan 1715
Newby the 7 January 1714/5
Dr Kitty
the above is a copy of my last, I hope you have hired me a good gardiner before this, but if you cannot get one for eight pound, I would not stick to give something more, provided you are satisfied he understands his business well, & is a sober fellow, if you can meet wth such a one would give him ten pound, but you must endeavour to hire him for as much less as you can, besure faile not to let me know be the very first post, whether you have, o
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Beaumont – 7 Jan 1715
dt
Mr Beaumond,
The goods wch you Shipt for me In Tho Bell have not as yet heard any thing of thm I desire you will Send me, by the first Carrier Two pound Bohea Tea, two pound Green Tea & six pound Coffee, pray let thm be very good, & well packed up, & you will oblige
Sr yr Humb Servt
