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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
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 6 Oct 1715
6 Octobr
Hont Will
I hope you Recd mine of the 22th as also one inclosd from Mr Ward, I have discoursed Severall in this contrey that the River does their ground a prejudice & they can find nothing so proper for the saving of their ground as setting of Willows in great plenty, so I wd have you by all means to follow their directions, I have Several times writ you to the same purpose, the best time of setting of them will be the latter End of march, I design God willing this winter
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 15 Oct 1715
15 Octobr 1715
Mr Ward
Sr – I thank you for the care you have taken of my concerns, inclosd I send you a copy of an ordr from the deputy Lietents wch made Mr Bellinghams lands at Worsel bearer to me towards the sending out a light horse so what Mr Bellingham or his Nephew Mr Maliverer can do in prevailing wth the deputy lieutents to be a principle will certainly be to no purpose, my Servt Parceval will be at Thirsk on Monday next wth the originall ordr, I wish your business wd allow
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Frankland – 17 Oct 1715
Newby the 16 Octobr 1715
Sr
I perceive that Mr Mauliverer does design to move the deputy lieutenants that he may be principale & his Uncle Bellingham his bearer for his lands at Worsel & my Estate at <Girsby>, Mr Bell has been bearer to me for ½ a horse for that Estate for above there 27 Years, I much wondr how he or his kinsman can pretent to be principale my Servt the bearer will give you the ordr wch I desire you will do me the favour to shew to the deputy Lieutenants
Letter – Edward Blackett to Edward Ridsdale – 17 Oct 1715
Newby Oct 17th 1715
Sr
I hope this will find you well at home after the journey, pray acqt me by a line, whither their be any truth of the several Gentlemen being up in Northumberland or not & the names that is reported, as also whither you see Sr John Delavall & w[ha]t Discourse you had with him I wish my Servt Newburn had returnd with you for I have Business with him before I go to York I am Sr your assured Friend & Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 17 Oct 1715
James
I Recd your letter by T Thompson as also yours by Ridsdale, & am sorry with all my heart to hear of the disorders in Northumberland, I hope there will be a Speedy End of them, acqt Mr Coulson I Recd his bill for £100 I wondr the Yarmouth bill is not paid for he writ it was a ery good bill & wd be pd when due, let me know whether Mr Silvertop does business every week at Newcastle, as he used to do, if not whether you think you can get to Speak with him, in case you went to his ho
Letter – Edward Blackett to Anthony Kingsley – 21 Oct 1715
Newby the 21 october 1715
Sr
your Brother Mr Beaumond left in my hand Seaventy Three pounds as also twenty Seaven pound wch I was indebted to you was in hopes of Sending you a bill for the whole Summ but the disturbance in the north makes good bills mighty Scarce inclosed I send you a bill drawn the 10 Octobr by Mr Stephen Coulson of Newcastle for Eighty pounds at thirty days after date, up[on] Mr Math. Featherstone at Mr James Brownes in Crooked lane, wch will be duly paid when d[o]ne
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 22 Oct 1715
dt 22 Octobr 1715
Mr Ward
I hope mine by the last post came to your hand I acquainted you I had four very very large oxen two years fed, & am told too large for these markets, I wish you could send over Thompson or any other butcher this next Week that would buy them, for would sell them worth the money, being am going to York for some time, & then I design for London, I sent my Servt to Thirsk as the Warrant you sent ordered but when the troop was called over I was not named s
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Scott – 25 Oct 1715
25 Octobr 1715
Mr Scott
Sr
I perceive that by yours this morning that John Stones will have his co[a]ls measured at York, am willing he shall bring his York measure to Milby & they shall be measured their wch is the same thing, as if they were measured at York, for I am of opinion that the watermen are not so honest as they ought to be, pray give me his answer that I may know whether I may rely on him or not, for shall have occasion for a good quantity of coals at Newby this wint
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Messenger – 25 Oct 1715
25 Octobr 1715
Mr Messenger
I desire you will speak to that boatman that furnishs you wth coals to send me up a boat load or 2 as soon as possibly he can for now the ways are much better then they will be for several months, pray by the first post let me know what you have done & when I may Expt the Coals & the price you have bargaind for I hope to see you at York a little after Martinmass wth my Service to the Neighbourhood I am,
Your obligd f[rien]d & S[ervan]t
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Stephenson – 25 Oct 1715
25 Octobr 1715
Mr Stephenson
The ways being indiffert passable as yet, wd willingly have a boat load or two of coals so if you can furnish me send them awey with all possible speed, & pray let me know by a line by the very first post, & you will oblige
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 26 Oct 1715
Newby October 26 1715
Mr Ward
Sr. I Recd yours by Luke, am Consern’d should give you so much trouble, but at this time it cannot be helped, I could hartely have wished that you had not sent out a horse for Sockburn, for I am very positive that by act of parliament that the Estate is not liable, being under the value of five hundred pound p ann, am sure the leiutenance durst not trie it with me at law, I desire youl take care to get me bearor, or Bearors, & that they shall be obli
Letter – Edward Blackett to Hugh Smithson – 26 Oct 1715
Sr
the deputy lieutents met this Week at Knaesbrough to regulate the Militia & Settle the principals & bearers, & are to meet againe next very shortly upon the same acct, I am very unwilling to be principall any longer, [struck out: ‘I am promised an order the next meeting to receive what is due from my bearers’] so if you have a mind to be principall let me know it, you will have the two Mr Wilkinsons & myself for the bearers, & you will f[in]d that I shall be a bette
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Millington – 26 Oct 1715
H[ones]t Capt
Am very sorry to perceive by yours that you have had your grand head ake twice in one week I do believe the bath might do you good, & am sure your purse will not be less whilst you stay their, for I do not remember that the Capt pd a farthing in my Company or that shall do whilst I live, I have been my Self very much out of order, wth a great pain all over my body, wch the Drs call a plurecick pain, & they say nothing but the bath will set me to rights, I use no man
