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Letter – Edward Blackett to William Screen – 25 Feb 1715
Sr
I design for the bath the latter end of March or the beginning of April, & hearing so good a character of your house that I design to be wth you ab[ou]t that time, & in the interim I desire you will find me out a very good Stable, I shall have six Stoned coach horses, or 2 or Sadle horses, so pray let me know by a line the first post what I must pay a week for Each horse for hay & what I must allow the landlord for Each qt of Oats market measure I shall buy in the markt the coac
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 27 Feb 1715
Dr Kitty
I shall draw on you shortly for £27:10 and also another bill for £50 payable to my Ld warington or order, the £50 bill will not be payable till the latter End of March you will not be in town at the time so ordr your Servt to take care to pay the bills when due myself & my family design for York next week, so I hope shall see you their at the time you appointed wth my blessing to your Self Wife & godson & Service to all relations I am
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 27 Feb 1715
My Lord
I heartily congratulate your L[or]dship upon your brothers Election, do very Sinceerly wish him the continuance of his good health myself & familys goes to York in a day or two & shall continue their for some time I believe your L’ship will be for London shortly, so I wish you a good Journey, when I hear you are their, shall send your Lordship a bill for my Dr Little Mittys allowance, wth my most humble Service to your Lship & family
I am
Yr Ldships most faithful &a
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 28 Feb 1715
28 Febr 1715
James
I Recd yours wth the last pay inclosed, cash up this pay as nigh as possibly you can to the 25th of March, but do not pay any thing for Slates or work done at the houses, but onely what is done at the Mines shall be paid out of H tulips ½ Years rent due at May day next, that is for the lead that Loraine has made, as also for the waste Oar lead, but pay no more for a fother than what was usually paid, both for the waste Oar & Slaggs, the waste Oar was £6:12-6, &
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 28 Feb 1715
Honest Will
I have ordered Mewburn to go to fallowfield, & compute what the pay will come to, as nigh as possibly he can, & then to consider H Tulips whole Years Rent, & what monys I have at Newcastle, & what these two Sums will come to short in making a clean pay to the 25th March, if Mr Bacon has monys by him, I desire he will lend me as much for 6/m & will pay him in interest for it, if this letter is not Sufficient shall send him my bond for it, so my ordr to you is tha
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Crawley – 1 Mar 1715
Newby march the 1st 1715
Upon the receipt of your’s have used the Lease made to your father, wch Expired above two years agoe, & the rent for the Large house and close at willing <too> being so inconsiderable that you may very well pay the window money and look into the window ac[coun]t where it Expresly lays the Tax upon Tenants, and you being only from year to year doe Expect you’l order your Servant doe discharge the same, Since the Expiration of the lease being three ye
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Saville – 8 Mar 1715
York 8 March 1715
Mr Savill D[ea]r Sr
I am mightily Surprised to hear the report wch has been in this country for some time, wch I would not give any credit to, but now my Son Chris being in the countrey & inquiring of him about it tells me the same report is at London, that is of an intreague betwixt my Son the Capt & their daughter Malle, wch concerns me very much, I know you have so good a Character that I cannot believe you even had the least knowledge of it, & I do protest b
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 8 Mar 1715
The 8 March 1715
James
I Recd your letter [struck out: ‘from Mewburn’] & finds the work people was unwilling you shoud weigh of the lead that was at the Mill, before they were satisfy’d what they was to have for Every 16 p[iece]s, they may depend upon it, that they shall not have one farthing more than what they had [struck out: ‘formerly’] the last pay & shall order it to be of whether they will or no & let me know by the first post, what quantity of lorains lead, ly
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Screen – 12 Mar 1715
York 12 March
Sr
Since my last one of my coach horses happened a misfortune, so shall be obliged to hire a hackney, we shall be onely myself, Son & 2 Servts I hope to up the 1st or 2nd week in April
I am Your Friend & servt
To Mr Wm Skrine At his house at the Bath
Letter – Edward Blackett to Albert Silvertop – 12 Mar 1715
Mr Silvertop
Inclosed I have sent you Mr Crowleys letter, his lease I perseve has been Expired 3 Years next May day, so you must receive the window money for these 3 years, I hope you may make good Improvement of that farme, for I cannot well tell how he can be without it, [struck out: ‘pray inform me if you can, whether Mr’] & at your leasure pray give a line to
Your Assured f[rien]d to Serve you
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Melmerby – 12 Mar 1715
12 March 1715
Mr Melmerby
Upon the receipt of this letter, I desire you will write to your friend in the admiralty, & known of him the Capt & ships name that went to Boston to relieve my son, or how long it is since he sailed, & when you think my Son may be in England, & acqt me by a line to
Your Assured Fr[ien]d to Serve You
E.B.
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 15 Mar 1715
James
I perceive by yours that Mr Mowbray & Jacob peart made a bargain wth Loraine wth the workmen, if so, they must be paid according to the agreemt, let me know by the first post what lead is laying at the Mill, both of lorains, & the waste Oar, I wondr you give me no acct what you have done in Mr Selbys business, concerning the arrears of his annuity, I cannot believe that any of the tenants of winlaton owes brumell anything, or ever gave him any security, wch you may soon inform y
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Atkinson – 15 Mar 1715
York the 15 March 1715
Mr Atkinson
I perceive by yours of the 11th that you have sent me a present of Fish, wch I am very much obliged to you for, & I do not in the least doubt but it will come safe to hand, I came to York some time ago & designs to stay till after May day, wth my humble Service to Mr Rogers & his family I am
Your oblig’d Friend To Serve you
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 16 Mar 1715
16 March
My Lord
Am obliged to your lordship for yours of the 7th, I perceive you do not go to London so soon as I thought you would, have inclos’d your lordship a bill of £50 for my dear mittys allowance, upon my Son Christopher wch will be punctually paid, though he be at present in the North, I Recd a letter the last post from my d[ea]r Mitty, as also one inclosed wch I will take care to deliver, wth my most humbl Service to your lordship & family & my blessing to my dear Mitty
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 16 Mar 1715
Mr Mowbray
I perceive by a letter from Jacob Peart that the workmen was to have £7:5
I perceive by your letter of the 19th that you bargaind wth Loraine for £5.50 pr tun as also wth [struck out: ‘the workmen’] those that works the dead heaps for £7:5 pr fother wch shall be punctually paid, it is a mistake betwixt my Clerk & James Mewburn, you may be assured, what ever bargains you make for me shall always be duley observed so pray acqt Loraine, & the workmen, that
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Loftus – 25 Mar 1715
The 25 March
H[ones]t Mr Loftus
I am very much obliged to you for the most kind letter, & do assure you if it were in my power to be any way Serviceable to you none should be more ready than myself on Monday next God willing I design for the bath & I hope to God if Journey & the waters will prove for my healths sake so farewell honest Mr loftus & believe me always the real friend to Serve
EB
I shall be glad to receive a lettr from you at the bath, may direct for m
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Sedgewick – 25 Mar 1715
Mr Sedgewick
Your letter Surprised me very much, I am sure I do not owe you one farthing & never shall I hope, & why you should desire Mr Ridsdale to pay my dbts, that has no moneys of mine in his hands, it is strange to me, so you need not give me nor yourself, any further trouble upon this acct I am Your Friend
EB
Letter – Edward Blackett – 26 Mar 1715
York 26 March
Dr Sr
Am very much obliged to you for your of the 19th as also for the 2 inclosed Draughts you sent me, I am now in a hurry going to the bath & have not time to take advice abt them at their own leisure I desire a line from each of you to the bath & what price he sets on them wth my most humble Service to yourself & Lady I am
Sr your Most Faithfull & Most Obedt Humb. Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 26 Mar 1715
James
You will find I was mistaken, by the inclosed from Mr Mewbray & Jacob Peart, so let the workmen & Loraine be paid according to their agreemt, I would have a pay made at May day next, & what is due to me from Mr Fenwick, ordr Will Lows to furnish you wth it, & shall pay him consideration for it, have writ to him some time ago about it, this day I desig[n] for the bath in Somersetshire via London I am
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 9 Jun 1715
June the 9
James
I returned from the bath last Sunday very much out of order, I hope a little time will set me right againe, am glad you set the carriages on before you left fallowf[iel]d, & besure you agree wth one to pile the lead as it comes down to Newburn, I wish you could send me a bill by Saturday nights post, if not you had best bring the money you have wth you to Newby, for this is a time that you may be best spared (& also bring the pay wth you, for I long to know what was
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 9 Jun 1715
Mr Ward
I returned from the bath last Sunday, very much out of ordn, I hope a little time will set me right againe give my Service to Mr Spereman & acqt him if he will give 200 guineys, he shall have the manner of Bishopton, I w[oul]d have writ you long since to the same purpos, but have been out of order, I believe you may see Mr Spierman at Darlington, (am sorry to hear you have been likewise out of ordr should be glad to hear you are perfectly recovered againe) I hope you will get me go
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 10 Jun 1715
June
H[ones]t Mr Mowbray
I perceive by your of the 4th June, that the undertakers are unwilling to allow me more than 1/8, so I soley refer it to yourself they shall be obliged [struck out: ‘by the lease in case they do not’] constantly to work her, [struck out: ‘that the lease shall be forfeit’d’] if not, the lease to be forfeited, & my Part of lead delivered at Newcastle Formerly I spoke to my Nephew Blacket about Wall Fell, who promised me a lease of it, for what term I plea
Letter to William Lowes – 14 Jun 1715
Newby June 14
Mr Lowes
I recd yours & am to acquaint that my master is come from the bath & likewise in pretty good health and as for the bargain that you made wth wood my master will confirme
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 15 Jun 1715
June 15 1715
My Lord
I am infinitely obliged to your Lordship for your kind inquire after my health, I fell ill upon the road of a Pluresie within forty miles of Newby I stayed there ten or twelve days & had five & thirty ounces of blood taken from me I wish I had continued there ten or fifeten days longer for my jurney home did me a very great prejudice tho I made three days of it, I am forced to have two or three people to sit up with me every night since I took my Distemper, for I
Letter – Edward Blackett to Albert Silvertop – 16 Jun 1715
16 June 1715
Mr Silvertop
Sr, I have been in the South at the bath these 3/m & am but just return’d, cannot say I am so well in health as I could wish, but I hope a little time will perfectly recover me, the time of the year is now past for cutting of timber, & please God next year shall follow the advice, inclosed I send you your acct signd, & had done it much soonr if had been at home, my Brother I believe did buy a small piece of ground at Bladon wch I have nothing to do wit
