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Letter – Edward Blackett – 4 Sep 1715
Maddam
I Recd your Letter, & I do assure you that Newby Estate was not Charg’d with the paym[en]t of one farthing to Mr Cros Brothers but soley in his own power to dispose of as he thought Convenient, I heard that the Estate wch Sr Gordon farmed of the Duke of Buckingham was charged, for paying some small sums, but whether it be so or not I am not Certaine – this is all the Satisfaction can be given you By
Your very Humble Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Whitten – 8 Sep 1715
8 Sept
Mr Whitten
Sr – I have sent you by the Bearer 6 Shilling which I am endebt to you pray do me the favour to ordr my plummer Tho Whitling to cast my Lead with all Expidition and let it to be brought to your warehouse and weigh it and let me have the weight of it pray Sr hire two Carts to bring it to Newby and what you agree with them shall be paid by Sr your assure
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 8 Sep 1715
James
I perceive by your Last, that my Cozen Mr Carr has a mind to have a room or two in Seaton house, goe & give my Service to my Sister Mitford & acquaint her that her Daughter has a desire to have a room or two in Seaton house, which if it be with her approbation shall agree to it but not otherwise, I shall give you notice when Mr Ridsdale will be at Seaton, I believe it will not be till the Latter End of this Month or the beginning of octor you need not make any more provision for
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 8 Sep 1715
Honest Will
I perceive by yours of the 3d that you attended the Judges with four score horse, wch was mighty well don, as also that you pd Mr Coulson a hundred Pounds, by the Last post I acquainted you that my Stwerd Mr Ward would not fail to be at hexham on tu[e]sday next at night, being the 13 day of this Instant in order to vew what you have done in defending the Ground from the water in this Cuntrey we look upon Great Quantities of willows to be the very best thing, for preserving the Grou
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 9 Sep 1715
9 Sept
Honest Capt
I have not had a line but one letter from you but one Since you left Newby, wch I own’d the receipt off, by the next post, after Michalmass Design for York God willing for a month or 6 weeks & so for London, & will return by the bath & stay the Spring Season, I give you this timely notice that you may have Co: Sorrell in good ordr & your Self prepared to make Mr Dean a Visit at Bristol, & so return to the Bath , p’haps drinking the water &
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Stephenson – 9 Sep 1715
9 Sept
Mr Stephenson
I perceive you design for Cheshire on tuesday next, so I heartily wish you a good journey & pray give my humbl Service to my Ld & his family & your care of the inclosed is desined by
Your ass[ure]d Fr[ien]d & Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 15 Sep 1715
15 Sept 1715
Hont Mr Mowbray
I perceive by yours of the 8th that you have been at Fallowfield & agreed wth Mr Loraine for the Wastes at the Mill & Groves , paying ½ in lead delivered Newcastle, & to keep 20 Men at work, wch am very well pleased wth, & returns you only thanks for the trouble you are pleased to give your self In this affair, when your own lease is finish’d pray let me have a foul draught of it, & you will much oblige
Your assurd Friend & Ser
Letter – Edward Blackett to Albert Silvertop – 15 Sep 1715
15 It
Mr Silvertop
I perceive by your of the 12th, that. You have £180 in your hands, so have this day drawn a bill on you at sight for the said sum payable to Mr Featherstone & Comp on us for what I writ you concerning Sr H Lawsons Colliery was onely my friendships that I have for family, to hear it wrought to advantage am very Sorry it does not, Nich[olas] Haswell never used to pay petty sums for his farme I wondr the Parson of Ryton church should bring a citation against him, i
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 15 Sep 1715
15 Sept 1715
James
I perceive you have got me 12 lb of peper at a very low price wch am glad off, you need no trouble your self to get any more till you hear from me, as for brandy it will be very troublesome to get here, besides the hazard, so you need not Endeavour to get any, I perceive the roof of the old wash house is fallen down so you may make use of any other place to wash in, give my Service to my Sister [struck out: ‘Mitford & know’] I hope you have asked her whether
Letter – Edward Blackett to Stephen Coulson – 15 Sep 1715
Inclosed is a bill for £180 wch I desire you will receive, I desire you will send a bill for £100 of as short date as you can & you & you will oblige
Your m[os]t Humbl Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Blackett – 16 Sep 1715
16 7br [September]
Dr Nedde
I perceive by yours of the 13th that that accts are in good forwardness, & that in 3 w[eeks] time you may without any neglect to your business come into the countrey where I shall be very glad to see you, I perceive you dined wth Aislabie but you do not write me whether you had any discourse about the Ripon Election or not, acqt me whether I may not Expect Mr Lampton & Mr Jackson at Newby before you come down, all here gives you their kind love & Servi
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 18 Sep 1715
18 Sept 1715
My Lord
I am very glad to perceive by yours of the 9th that your Lordship & family are all well at dunham, I hope to have the happiness of waiting on you at London this Winter, I design God willing to return by the bath, I hope to stay there for some time, where I Recd so much benefit tha last Spring, Inclosed I send your lordship a bill for my dr Mittys one half Years allowance, my & my son Chrisr most humbl Service to your lordship & family and my blessing to
Letter – Edward Blackett to Diana Blackett – 18 Sep 1715
18 7br
My dr Mitty
Am very glad to perceive by yours of the 9th of your good health, wch pray God continue besure you tell the Capt that I take it very ill from him, that I have not had a line from him, but one, since he went last into Cheshire, tell Mrs Millington should be glad to have a line from her, I hope she keeps her health well, wth my most humbl Service to all the good family at dunham, wth my blessing to my dr Mitty I am
Your m[os]t aff[ectionate] G[ran]d Papa
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Laidman – 22 Sep 1715
22 Sept 1715
Cousin Laidman
I perceive by your letter, that long horsley living is vacant by the death of Mr Ward & that the presentation is in my Ld Chancellour, am very sorry that I have no manner of acquaintance wth him, these good livings are no sooner vacant, but are immediately disposed off, the onely way is to get a promise of a living in an old mans life, from the patroon, otherwise I doubt you will find it very hard to come by, wth my Service to your self & Mr Coulson
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 22 Sep 1715
22 Sept 1715
James
I Recd a letter lately from Mr Laidman & not knowing what post house he lives nigh, makes me inclosed it to you, I very much wonder that I have Recd no bills from Mr Reay & Comp & last post I sent them a bill for £100 & have not heard nothing of the receipt of it, if they have not already sent bills, acqt me whether they can draw, or not, if not shall send Servts for the moneys, we have herer a great noise of the high landers are up, & some Scotc
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 23 Sep 1715
Hont Will
Yours of the 19th I Recd as also the inclosed from Mr Ward, so I would have you do as he advises, there will a good action lay against Mr Ridley in case he turns the water out of its old course, you must by all means take care to make the best defence possibly you can, & by reason he is so very troublesome it would do mighty well if you could turn the water upon him, wch I doubt am afraid is not to be done, we have a great report here that the highlanders are up & in great nu
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mowbray – 26 Sep 1715
Mr Mowbray,
I Recd yours of the 23rd I desire you will order a new lease to be drawn & shall Sign it, & my Servt Mewburn will see your Counterp[ar]t – Sign’d at Newcastle and bring it to Newby wth him, for he must be here in a short time, & shall return the lease by him, Soonr your ordr it be done the better, for I believe shall go to Londn this winter wth my family, wth many thanks to you for the trouble given you by
Sr
your assu[re]d f[rien]d to Serve You
Mr
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 26 Sep 1715
Mr Ward
I Recd your letter & give you many thanks for the trouble you have had in going and viewing the water course in Northumberland, I have inclosed your letter to Mr Lows & ordr to follow your directions wth my Service to your Self & family I am
Your assured Fr[ien]d
My thanks to Mrs Ward for the dry’d Salmon she send me
Letter – John Blackett – 26 Sep 1715
26 Sept
Sr
My Father is going to alter his Will, so he desires you will give that wch in your Custody to the bearer I am Sr your Humbl Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett – 26 Sep 1715
Am very glad to hear you had a good journey & found all your family well I hope you have Shipt me a bagg of hops long before this, let me know the Mastr & Ships name, as also the price of lead, & whether you can sell 7 or 800 p[iece]s if I send them to londn as soon as I have disposed of my lead can let you have bills but not soonr acqt me if the bill of Exch. become to your hand that I send to my Ld Warrington
I wish you could do a poor fellow a kindness that is now in
Letter – Edward Blackett – 26 Sep 1715
Sr
I am very much obliged to you for the favr of your Letter, & as for what my very Duty full Daughter has done, shall not concern my self neither now, nor hereafter with her, so as She would never take my advice, she will have time enough to repent her unfortunate match [struck out: ‘I have not Seen Mr Dean this three or four days’] Mr Dean was at my house about three or four days agoe but knowing my unwillingness to this affair never named it to me so I believe he will not suffer the
Letter – John Blackett – 29 Sep 1715
Sr
Am much obligd to you for your kind inquiry after our healths, my father has not been abroad this long time, is very uneasy if he walks but once or twice the long of the gravel walk, we have £100 bill by us its payable in less than 20 days, you may have it if you, please we also expect bills every post, good bills are very scarce at Newcastle, but you may always depend upon the bills wch you have from my father to be Extraordinary good wth all our most humbl Services to your self, & f
Letter – John Blackett to James Mewburn – 29 Sep 1715
29 Sept
James
I Recd yours as also a bill for £100 from Mr Coulson wch acqt him, & desire him to send bills as soon as possibly he can for the Remainder of the money, for I can at this time dispose of them here, though they be at 25 days, I shall in my next when Mr Ridsdale will be wth you, you need make no Entertain of him only a pieces of beef & Mutto, by the first post write to some of your acquaintance either at Acom or Hexham to acqt you how many work people are dayly wor
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 2 Oct 1715
2 October
Mr Ward
I perceive by yours that Militia for the B[ishop] of Durh[am] as also that for the N Riding will be up in a short time, you know Sockburn by Act of Parliamt is not lyable to send a whole horse, so I think this will be a very propper time to accqt my Lord Scarborough wth it, wth my humbi Service to his lordship, & I doubt not but he will immediately ordr you a bearer, I desire you likewise that you will take care for the North Riding, for our Militia for the W Ridi
Letter – L. Skipwith to Elizabeth Wentworth – 5 Oct 1715
I take this oppertunity to assure dear Mrs Wentworth I am & always shall be her very Humble servant, Mr Osbaldiston will give you an account of our both divertions where I often have wish’d you. I am consern’d to find Sir William gives me no hopes of seeing you this Winter in London, I am at this time very happy in Mrs Bell Condon’s company, who I find I must Lose so soon, her Mother being resolvd to live on at York, I am sorry there’s so many charms in that country to keep you all t
