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Letter – Edward Blackett to William Ramsay – 7 Aug 1715
Mr Ramsay
Inclosed your Counter part of the lease as also your bond for the performance to my Steward Wm Lows the 14 July last, & inclosed his letter to Mr Coulson to be given him when he came to Newcastle wth all our most humbl Services to your Self & Mrs Ramsay
I am Sr your Fr: H: Servt
EB
Your care is desired to deliver the inclosed. Pray do me the favr to let me know what End you have made wth Mr Brumell for I doubt shall loose moneys by him, by a line
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Herve – 8 Aug 1715
Mr Herve
8 Augt 1715
I perceive by your letter that you met Mr Dean at borrowbridge, & shewd him the dissigne wch he approved off, you may begin ordr the getting of the stone as soon as you think fit, and shall refer the price to Mr Dean of Ripon who is a very honest & a Man of judgement, I wd have black marble a foot broad to go quite round the Monument,
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 11 Aug 1715
James
I Recd both your letters, but did not require any answer we have a report here that some hundred of Arms was Sensed nigh yon, let me know if there was any such thing –
Mr Ridsdale will be at Newcastle in the Assizes week to take in the Tenants Answer –
You may pay the Carriage men & send me he bill
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 15 Aug 1715
Honest Mr Mowbray the 15 Augt 1715
I perceive by yours wch I Recd last night by your kinsman, that you have made a bargain wth the rest of the partners, wch I return you my hearty thanks for, I desire you will send me a foul draught of the lease to peruse, & pray let there be a clause incerted in it, that in case the undertakers do not work her constantly every day wth such a number of men, as you shall think convenient, that then the lease shall be given up & void, otherwis
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 15 Aug 1715
Dr Nedde
Am mighty glad to perceive by yours of the safe arrival I hope your friend Mr Aislabie will procure an order for the paying of your ship in a short time, I doubt not but you have waited on him before this, if not besure you faile not to do it, upon the receipt of this letter, If you call’d at the Madera’s I hope you remembred to buy me a h[ogs]h[ea]d or two of that wine, if you did then brother Christr will ship it for York, or shall pay you for it, after you have waited on Mr Ais
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 15 Aug 1715
Newby August the 15 1715
Honest Will
Judge Montague who is my Perticuler friend, dined with me this day in his way to Durham Assizes, So I toold him that my Steward & all my Tennants should wate of their Lordships out of my Liberty to the Baulders of Cumberland, so besure do not fail to make as great an appearance as probably you can with all my Tennants, wth my humbl Service to both the Judges & Perticuler to Judge Montague who has been acquainted for several Years by past fail not
Letter – John Blackett to William Norton – 15 Aug 1715
Newby August 15 1715
Sr
My Father ordered me to Inclose you your Letter & to acquaint you, that what proposals he made to Mr Dean of Ripon, he would never consent to the Least alteration whats’Ever & Desires you’l have no further thought of it, for he’s resolved never to here no more from you nor any other Person whatsoever upon this acct & will lay his <Commands> upon his Daughter, never to receive any Letter or Mes[s]ag[e]s from you or any other that is Imploy
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 18 Aug 1715
18 Augt 1715
Honest Will
I perceive by yours of the 12th that you have not as yet heard anything from Mr Ridley about the division, here are very great Improvemts made here Yearly by divideing the commons my Neighbour Sr Tho Tankred [struck out: ‘told me’] has made a hundred pound a Year clear rent by the dividing of two commons, & I doubt not but a great advantage may be made to every tenant if they could agree about the division, give my most humbl Service & thank to Mr Bacon f
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 18 Aug 1715
18 Augt
James
Am sorry to perceive by yours of the 13th that you had go a severe Stich in your side, & could not walk without trouble, if it continue wth you be sure ordr a good quantity of blood to be taken from you, since I came from the bath I had a evere Stich in my side, & was advised by the Doctors to have a great deal of blood taken from me, & was much better afterwds, I will have no lead brought from Newburn till it be first sold, I wish you could hear that Mr Fenwick, Mr
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 18 Aug 1715
the 18 Augt
Mr Coulson
The Inclosed is for my Stewd Wm Lows who will waite on you at the assises to pay you some money , wch I desire you will receive, I believe it will be but a small sum, I beg your Pardon for giving you this trouble wth my Service to your Partners I am
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 20 Aug 1715
20 Augt 1715
James
I could not advise you by my last the day you should meet Mr Ridsdale at Newcastle, he was wth me yesterday & set forward for Newcastle this day, he desires you will not faile to meet him on Monday next, about ten a clock in the morning, he lodges at Mr Rapers who keeps a great Tavern on the key side, his business is to Serve Sr John wth the final decree, as also to take in writing what you, & the rest of the tents can say about the tyths, acqt me whether my Nephe
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 20 Aug 1715
20 Augt 1715
Mr Coulson
I am much concerned I should you this dayly trouble, pray upon receipt of this send a Messenger wth all speed wth the inclosed & you will very much oblige
Your assured frd & Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Beaumont – 21 Aug 1715
21 Augt 1715
Mr Beaumond
Sr I was in hopes of seeing you at Newby long before this, I have some thoughts of wintering in London, so shall have occasion but for a small quantity of Then, Viz
2 pound of green
1 pound of Bohea 4 pound Coffee
as also best bulsoin [Balsam] of Peru one ounce
Oyl of Nutmegs four Drams,
Chymicull oyl of Nutmeggs Eighty drops
Spirit of Lavender Eighty drops, liquid Amber 40 drops,
Pray let each of these be put up severally in little [struck out: ‘m
Letter – Edward Blackett to Charles Kendel – 21 Aug 1715
Mr Charles Kendel
I Recd yours of the 14th, wch am obligd to you for, I am provided wth a Coachman so you need not give your self any further trouble, wth my thanks to you I am
Your assured f[rien]d to Serve You
The family at Brampton are all very well
To Mr Ch Kendell at his home in Wigan, Lancashire
The Ferrybridge by Roachdale bagg
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 22 Aug 1715
22 Augt 1715
James
I Recd your Acct of the lead, so pay off the carriage immediately, for I shall not in my time have a sum worth naming to pay them againe, when any Pepper comes to be run in the parts, I wish you could secure me a good quantity, am glad Sr J[oh]n is the foreman of the grand jury, for then Mr Ridsdale will have a fit opportunity to Serve him wth my decree, wch I do not question but he has done before this, it will be Mr Ridsdale [struck out: ‘best way to return by Seatonâ€
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 23 Aug 1715
Newby August the 23d 1715
Dr Neddy
I perceive by yours of no date that Mr Aislabie is not in town which I’m sorry for, I know he’ll do his endeavour to have your Ship paid of as soon as possiable can be tho I doubt it will not be as soon as I could willingly wish as for your going to Sea at this time I know it will not be for your advantage so if you be wise have no further thoughts of it for as soon as your accts are past and the phenix paid off I would have you come into the Coun
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 26 Aug 1715
Augt 26th 1715
Dr Neddy
I perceive by yours this morning that you did not call at either of the Island, as for your duddled [double] distell’d Rum & Snake Rout, you may give a small quantity of it to your brother Christ[opher] to send me into the Countrey by the first Ship, directing it for Mr Jack Scott Crane Master at York, as for the black gelding you may have him, he got lame at grass this Summer in his Shouldr so the farrier says drawing him in the draught will make him soun
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 27 Aug 1715
27 Augt 1715
Mr Ward
I thank you for the draught oxen, I like them very well, & sent £14 by Luke Crawford for them, wch I doubt not but he has paid you, as for Mr Spierman he once offered £200 or 200 guineys, wch I was willing to accept off, but now I perceive he will onely give £150 or £160 wch am unwilling to take, I wondr the ten.ts should be so much over seen as not to buy it among themselves
I have now a great reqt to you that after you have got in the harvest, &am
Letter – Edward Blackett – 27 Aug 1715
Sr
I had the favr of your leter, & perceive that See coals cannot be had till latter end of the next week so shall deffer sending till Monday seven night, my Cart must come twice wth lead, & return with coals, I believe 2 ½ quarters will be as much as it can bring at once, so if you buy <2u:> shall be oblig’d to you, I am
Sr your oblig’d H. Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 30 Aug 1715
Newby Augst 30 1715
Dr Neddy
I Recd yours of the 27th which pleases me very much, shall be very glad to hear that you have past your accts and the phenix was paid off, will endeavour to get you a good Gelding against you come into the Country for I doubt the horse I have will not be sound in so short a time, have made Newby house and the Gardens so fine that I believe you’ll not know it when you come home,
I perceive you have seen Mr Aislabie but you do not write me what discourse you
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 2 Sep 1715
2 Sepr 1715
My Lord
Since I Recd the favr of your last letter Sr John Delaval has filed a bill in the Exchequer against my self & 40 of my ten[an}ts for the ½ of Seaton Tyth for 16 Years past, neither my self nor ten.ts remembers that [struck out: ‘the tyth was neither p[ai]d nor demand’] that even any of this ½ tyth was either demanded before this or paid, there was a ½ tyth yearly pd to the Earl of Northumberland & none to the Earl Duke of Somerson in his ladys right w
Letter – Edward Blackett to Diana Blackett – 2 Sep 1715
2 Sept 1715
I doubt my d[ea]r little Mitty has forgot her Grand Papa, for I have not had one line from you this long time, all the News I can write you is that your Uncle the Capt is come to London, & as soon as his Ship is paid off will come to Newby, for some time, I do not design he shall go to Sea any more so I hope he will have time to go & pay you & my Lord a Visit, then Cousin Mr Booth did me the favr to dine with me, & will see you at Dunham in a very short time,
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 3 Sep 1715
3 Sept
James
I perceive by yours that Mr Ridsdale was at Seaton, & Examined the ten.ts, I perceive he designs to be there again the latter End of this Month or the beginning of the next, you need not provide any thing extraordinary for him, for he was very well pleased wth the Entertainment you gave him last, when you can spare the time faile not to go up & pay the East & West Carriage Men, & when you can light of any pep[p]er besure buy me a quantity buy buy what they
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 4 Sep 1715
4 Sept 1715
Dr Nedde
Am glad to perceive by yours that the Ship is paid off, let me know what Mr Lampton, & Mr Jacksons wages might come too, I would not have you by any means leave London till your Accts are past, & Recd what is due to you, I know Mr Aislabie will forwd your Accts passing as much as possibly he can, acqt Mr Lampton & Mr Jackson that I shall be very glad to See them at Newby, & as they have no business to detaine them at London, I hope they may be here in 8 o
Letter – John Blackett to Rev Mr Hodgson – 4 Sep 1715
Sr
My father hearing you designe very shortly to come into Countrey, he desides, you will make Newby your home, where you may be assured of a most hearty welcome I am this family gives you ther Services I am
for the Revd Mr hodgson At University Colledge in Oxford
