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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Thomas Strother – 27 Dec 1754
To Mr Tho.Strother at Esholt near Bradford in Yorkshire
27 Dec 1754
Sir
Sir Walter writes me by last Post that he probably may be at Esholt in a further few Days, & orders me to send the inclosed to you to keep till he comes or write you to send it to him, If Sir Walter should come down I will be much obliged to you or Mr Harvey to whom my Complim[en]ts if you will make me up one or two dozen of Covers, & desire Sir Walter to frank them, w[hi]ch you will be so kind as send me the f
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 7 Jan 1755
To Mr Ch.Denton Grays Inn London
7th January 1755
Dr Sr
The 13 Receipts w[hi]ch you sent me in your Letters of the 24 & 31 Last Month on acct of my W.Kenton ballance amounting to £310.12.1 are placed to the C[redit] of your acct & I have made you Dr for the family's dividend of 14.19.10. Jno.Bakers proportions for 1753 & 1754 amounting to 27.18.9 I see are respited in my hands till further order.
I think it wo[ul]d have been better if Mr Beaumont had been obliged to
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 12 Jan 1755
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt. in Curzon Street London
12 Jan 1755
Hon.Sir
I am sorry to find you have any Reason to be uneasie about the sale of Esholt & am surprised that Mr Strother behaviour in that affair has not been agreeable to what you expected from him. As to the £2000 which you have lost in [the] Sale it is a deal of Money, but I hope the Lead mines this year will make you full Compensation, for Allanheads goes on extremely well, & Weardale I hope is on the mending hand, so
Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Wentworth – 17 Jan 1755
17 January 1755
William Wentworth
The present State of Jarrow Coll[ie]ry first taken by old Sir Wm.Blackett & P[ar]tners in 1691, of which
Sr Wr.Blackett has 4/8
Mess Ledger 2/8
Mr J Wilkinsons Ex[ecuto]rs 1/8
Mr Nathl.Clayton 1/8
8 Eighths
This coll[ie]ry is held under the D[ea]n & Chap[te]r of Durham by lease for 21 Yrs formerly renewed every 7th Yr without any fine, the present Lease has 3
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Joshua Wilson – 17 Jan 1755
To Mr Joshua Wilson at Pontefract Yorkshire
Newcastle 17 January 1755
Sir
I have rec[eiv]ed a Letter f[ro]m Sr W[alte]r Blackett ordering me to send you the state of Jarrow & Gateshead Fell Coll[ier]ys, wch I have herewith done, for Sr Wm Wentworths consideration, whether he will endeavour to obtain a new lease of the D[ea]n & Chap[ter] of Durham for Jarrow, to comence at the expiration of the present Lease, or suffer the same to fall into other hands for Sr W[alte]r, you will see
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 17 Jan 1755
To Sr Wr Blackett Bt.MP. London
17th January 1755
Hon[oure]d Sir
Herewth inclosed is a Copy of the state of Jarrow & Gateshead Coll[ie]rys wch I have sent Mr Wilson & is a true state of the case w[i]thout laying more to the charge of the late Mr Wilkinson, wch I might justly have done; for the Lease might have been got renewd at the end of the first 7 yrs at the old rents, if he wo[ul]d have agreed to the exception of the 3 towns[hi]ps of Hartyon, Westoe & Heworth, wch all the
Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Mayer – 20 Jan 1755
To Mr Jno.Mayer Attorney at Law in York
Newc[astle] 20th Jan 1755
Sr
Above you have a bill for 3.5.1 in lieu of the acct you sent me in y[ou]r Lre [ letter] of the 18th four 4 y[ea]rs sent out of the Geo[rge] Inn in Gatesh[ea]d due to Ld Feversham at Mich[aelmas] last & I desire you will always oblige the tenant to pay it for the future as has been usual, who will have it allowd when he pays his rent. I am etc JR
To Mr Chris Denton in Greys Inn London
Newcastle 20 jan 1755
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 20 Jan 1755
To Mr Chris. Denton Greys Inn London
Newc[astle] 20 Jan 1755
Dr Sr
At last I have got Pr.Hastings rent & herewth you receive the acct & vouchers he has for the last 4 y[ea]rs refused to pay Mr Jno.Mayer the fee farm rent, tho he knew it wo[ul]d be allowd, & therefore Mr Mayer wrote to me abo[u]t it & sent me a rec[eip]t for the money 3.5.1 and this day I have drawn a bill on you payable at sight to Mr Jno.Mayer or Order for 3.5.1 to answer the s[ai]d rec[eip]t , wch I de
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Jan 1755
To Sir Wr.Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London
Newc[astle] 24th January 1755
Hon Sir
Mr Ellis writes that Mr Shafto Downs has begun to work Coals at Stublock in yo[u]r Liberty by the order of Messrs Walton & Boag the hospitals Agents, & desires to know w[ha]t steps are proper to be taken to pu a stop to their working there. For if he is allowed to go on for any time, the whole ground in dispute, being above 336 acres will be lost. On the other side (see above) you
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 25 Jan 1755
To Mr Chr.Denton Grays Inn London
Newcastle 25 Jan 1755
Dear Sir
Above is a bill for £100 wch I desire you will give acct for & advise the rec[eip]t of . I have this day recd of Mr Jno. Ord 30.7.6 for y[ou]r use wch I have placed to y[ou]r acct. I am etc JR
To Messrs Plumbe & Browne Goldsmiths in Foster Lane London
Newcastle 25 Jan 1755 £100
Sirs
Fifteen days after date pay Mr Chr.Denton or Order one hundred pounds value rec[eiv]ed & place the same to acct as
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 31 Jan 1755
To Sir Walter Blackett Bart. in London
31 Jan 1755
Hon.Sir
Mr Roberts tells me he writes you this Post to desire a Tack of a Vein a friend of his has lately discovered near to Allenheads, & that his terms are 40s a bing for the first 100 Bings & 25s afterwards, wch are the same proposal he made you about 12 months agoe. He mentioned this to me about a month agoe & I referrd him to Mr Caleb Hunter, from whom I have heard nothing since about it. I do not know any Reason why he s
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 1 Feb 1755
February 1755
Wrote Mr Denton that I had received £40 of Mr Thos.Hall of Hatherick for Mr Harrison & placed it to his Acct
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Feb 1755
To Sr W.Blackett Bt. in London
Newc[astle] 4th Feb 1755
Hon Sir
Mr Jno.Gibson id dead & yesterday Mr Peart was here & shewd me a recommendatory Lre signd by sev[era]l p[er]sons in behalf of one Jno.Peart a Relation of his & Son in Law to Jno.Gibson, to whom he has been assistant during his Illness; wch Lre you will receive by this post. Mr Peart says the young man is a good Grover, & the properest p[er]son you can fix on to put in Thos.Maughans place, who he wo[ul]d have p
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 18 Feb 1755
To Sr Wr Blackett Bt. London
Newc[astle] 18 Feb 1755
Hon Sir
On the other side you have an Acct of the Money I believe you have had of Mr Bowes & of the int[ere]st I have p[ai]d Mr Leaton for it.
Lead is fallen at Stockton & Hull & there are great Q[uanti]tys at these Markets. I sho[ul]d be glad to know whether a War is expected in Europe this summer, that I may regulate my conduct in the Lead trade accordingly; for if we sho[ul]d have a war the first Market th[a]t offers
advertisement – Henry Richmond – 22 Feb 1755
WHERAS TWELVE PIECES of LEAD, marked WB, belonging to Sir Walter Blackett, Bart. were stolen some time last year in the Carriage from Allanheads and Dukesfield Lead-mills to Blaydon. Notice is hereby given, that whoever shall give Information to Mr Joseph Richmond, of Newcastle, or Mr Isaac Hunter, of Dukesfield, of the Person or Persons that stole the same, so that he, the, or they, shall be convicted thereof, will be paid by the said Sir Walter Blackett, upon such Conviction, the Sum of twenty
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 28 Feb 1755
To Mr Chr.Denton Grays Inn London
28 Feb 1755
Dr Sir
I have put on board the Generous Friends Jacob Remington Mas[ter] a Kit of Salmon directed to Wm.Powlet Esq. in <Beutton> Street by Berkley Square done by the same hand as what Mrs Hymers sent Mr Wynne, wch I hope will prove very good, it is the best Salmon our market will afford & comes to 13s10d wch I have placed to your acct. as I have £5.5.0 for your bill on one to Mr Robt.Fenwick.
I wish some of Mr Childs people wo[u
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Mar 1755
To Sir Wr.Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London
Newca[stle] March 4 1755
Hon Sir
You have, in the Case I sent you, the best acct I am able to give of the Enjoyment of the Royalty of the Gro[un]d in dispute between Hexham & Langley, & as to the Herbage Mr Ellis informs me, that the Tenants within the manor of Hexham, have during the Memory of Man enjoyed it without any Interruption that he ever heard of but on the other hand, when any Goods belonging to the tenants
Letters – Henry Richmond to Richard Ellis – 7 Mar 1755
To Mr Richd Ellis at Hexham
Newcastle 7 March 1755
Sir
My father is from home, but I rec[eiv]ed y[ou]r Lre [letetr] in relation to Mr Wm.Erringtons casting a Trench in Broomhaugh Gro[un]ds, in order as pretended to new win Sr Wr.Blacketts Coll[ie]ry & in answer thereto have sent you, inclosed herewith, a Copy of the Article (for I never heard that a Lease was executed) for letting the Coalmines in the Parish of St John Lee & Chapelry of St Oswald to Mr Errington for 21 y[ea]rs f[ro
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 9 Mar 1755
To Sr Wr.Blackett Bt. MP. Curzon Street London
9 March 1755
Honrd Sir
On fryday I attended at Cambo, but the weather was so very bad th[a]t Mr Allgood co[ul]d not come, & a sufficient No. of the Com[missione]rs did not meet to do any business, so that another meeting will I believe by appointed in about three weeks. I have inquiored as far as I co[ul]d into all the Circumstances th[a]t can attend the fixing a Bar at cambo, & am satisfied th[a]t it will be attended with very littl
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 21 Mar 1755
To Mr Chris. Denton Grays Inn LOndon
Newcastle 21 March 1755
Dr Sr
Inclosed is james Wilkinson's bill on Anthy.Todd for £200 wch I desire you will place to my acct & advise the rec[eip]t of, & when Lady Mansel calls for her half y[ea]r ann[ui]ty due 6 April you will please to pay her & send me her receipt. I thank you for yo[u]r advices ab[ou]t Liddle's Machine, his Friends here still keep up their spirits, & pretend there are two new hoppers coming down, but I f
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 28 Mar 1755
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt. MP. at his house in Curzon Street London
Newcastle 28 March 1755
Hon Sir
Inclosed are three bills for £990.0.0 (as above) wch I desire you will please to advise the receipt of. Ald[erma]n Robt. Sorsbie is broke up by Geo.Blenkinsop who has seized on his Goods by an Execution for £180. I believe his debts amount to upwards of £2000, but what Effects he has to answer that sum I do not yet certainly know; but I doubt matters are very bad with him. I see he has g
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Daniel Lascelles – 29 Mar 1755
To Danl.Lascelles Esq. MP in Mark Lane London
Newcastle 29 March 1755
Inclosed are two bills for £1475.0.0 as above, in part of the 2 Y[ea]rs int[ere]st due f[ro]m Sr Wr.Blackett the 26 of Last Month, wch I desire you will place to his acct & advise me on the receipt hereof. I will remit you the remainder as soon as I can meet with good bills, wch at present are not to be got here. I am Sr Yr etc JR
To Mr Peter Simond Merchant in London
Newcastle 18 March 1755 £950.0.0
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Elizabeth Blackett – 31 Mar 1755
To Lady Blackett in Curzon Street London
31 March 1755
Hon.Madam
I will take care to get the drawing Room done agreeable to your Ladyships directions with all Expedition, the paper th[a]t will be sufficient to hang it is as below. The panelling must be taken down the surbase, for the paper cannot be put upon it. I have examined the boxes that came out of Yorkshire, but cannot find the red & white cotton y[ou]r Ladyship mentions. The Pew in St And[re]ws Church is new Lined & the Cu
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 6 Apr 1755
To Sr WrBlackett Bart. London
6 April 1755
Honrd Sir
Mr Davison of Ferryhill is still living, but Dr Askew thinks he cannot continue long. I will send you the earliest advice I receive of any alteration.
The Hoppers go on as briskly as ever, & wee are told two addit[iona]l ones are expected named the Defiance & Revenge which is extreamly insolent, but I hope the Corporation will very speedily take measures to induce the Ma[ste]rs of These to consider better of it.
The Subscr
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 8 Apr 1755
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield
8 Mar [sic] 1755
Sir
On making up the Mil accts I find there has been extream bad Management last year at them all, & the worst at Lintzgarth, where very near 5 Bings have been smelted for every fod[der] of Lead, & the slags notwithstanding lessened f[ro]m what they were at Xmas 1753. I desire on rec[eip]t hereof you will inquiore very exactly into the cause hereof, wch is a loss of many hundred pounds to S[i]r W[alte]r. Order all the Clarks imediat
