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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Samuel & James Burn – 27 Dec 1757

To Messrs Saml. & james Burn at West Ord near Berwick Newcastle 27 Dec 1757 Sirs Sr.Wr. Blackett desires you will pay Sr. Thos. Haggerston two y[ea]rs Castle rent according to the inclosd receipt, who will order his Steward to call on you for it & that you will pay him yearly 3.6.8 always deducting the Landtax & it will be allow'd you out of your rent, there are some Arrears of this rent due to Mr Haggerston, but I do not know what they amount to, so he must settle Them h
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to George Silvertop – 5 Jan 1758

To Mr Geo. Silvertop at Stella Newcastle Twefth day 1758 [5 Jan ?] Sir Without entring into Reasoning or Argument I desire the present rent of Twenty pounds may be paid to next Mayday, & from that time Thirty pounds a year to the Expiration of the lease you had from Sr. Edwd. Blackett wch I take to be Ten Years. I am etc W[alte]r Blackett [marginal note:] NB Mr Silvertop agrees to this Rent as p[er] his lre 8 Jan.
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 6 Jan 1758

1758 Jan 6 Advised Messrs Plumb & Brown of a p[iece] of silver wt. 6661/2 Oz. sent them this by Fryer Todd the London Carrier. JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 10 Jan 1758

To Mr Chris. Denton Grays Inn London Newcastle 10 Jan 1758 Dr Sir Inclosed are 2 bills as above for £200 wch I desire you will advise the rec[eip]t of & when p[ai]d place to my acct. - Sr. Wr. & Lady Blackett set forw[ar]ds yesterday morning. Her Ladys[hi]p will want £100 soon after she gets to Town wch I desire you will pay her & take her rec[eip]t as below, but she will not call upon you for the money till my bill for £150 becomes due. PS. I find by Mr Geo. Lisle that
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Jan 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. at his ho[use] in St james's Street London Newcastle 13 Jan 1758 Hon Sir I herewith inclose Mr Perrotts Opinion & Letter. The Case is stated f[ro]m Mr Ellis's extract from the court rolls at Anickgrainge. He says he beleives Ovingham is a Court Leet as well as Anickgrainge, & as one Leet cannot be within another it is strange how Kirkheaton comes to answer to Ovingham. The Kirkheaton tenants say they have always served on the jury at Anickgra
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 20 Jan 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. at his ho[use] in St james's Street London Newcastle 20 Jan 1758 Hon Sir Wm. Baptist of Allanheads has p[ai]d £5 into the hands of Mr C. Hunter & begs the favour of y[ou]r intr[es]t to procure his discharge. I rec[eive]d a Lre last post f[ro]m Mr Cross to send a Doe to Mr Wade; but as I had no Ord[e]r f[ro]m you ab[ou]t it I have given for ans[we]r what J. Laidler tells me, th[a]t the season is so far advanced there is not one in the park fit to k
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 22 Jan 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. at his ho[use] in St james's Street London Newcastle 22 Jan 1758 Hon Sir I find L[or]d North[umber]land's Bailif was with the Kirkheaton tenants this day senight to summon them to go to Mr Scott & th[a]t the ans[we]r they gave him was they did not know any business he hd with them; & what it co[ul]d be I cannot imagine unless he thought he co[ul]d prevail on them to attorn to his Ldsp [Lordship]. But Mr Robson has been with them & they al
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Jan 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. in St james's Street 24 Jan 1758 Hon Sir I saw Mr Collingwood on Saturday, who seem'd to resent Mr Ords behaviour so far as not to join in any Award on worse terms than mentioned in your proposall but yesterday he told me upon the Exchange that he could not see how they could avoid making an Award, so that I presume it is done, & I doubt with the loss of all the Ground in Dispute upon the Testimony of two persons, who all the Country says have perjur
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 27 Jan 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. London Newcastle 27 Jan 1758 Hon Sir I presume all the Writings of the late Sir Wm. Blacketts estate have been delivered up by Messrs Lascelles & must be in Mr Denton's hands, & in Bundle 8 are the Patents & Grants mentioned in the Abstract I sent up; f[ro]m wch may be clearly seen whether Kirkheaton is now within the Manor of Anickgrainge or not I think Mr Denton told me he wo[ul]d send down all those writings to be placed in your study, wher
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 27 Jan 1758

To Mr Chris. Denton London Newcastle 27 jan 1758 Dr Sir Yesterday Sr. Edwd. Blackett desired me to receive £100 for yo[u]r use, wch I have placed to your acct. I presume you have all the Writings belonging to the late Sir Wm. Blackett's estate that were given up by Messrs Lascelles; & in Bundle No. 8, it appears by the Abstract, are all the Letters Patent & Grants f[ro]m the Crown to Sr. Jno. Forster &c f[ro]m wch may be seen whether Kirkheaton now belongs to the M
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to James Lamb – 31 Jan 1758

To Mr Jam. Lamb at Haggerston Newcastle 31 Jan 1758 Sir I rec[eiv]ed yours & agreable thereto have given directions to Mr Burn to pay the Castle rent due to Sir Thos. Haggerston, deducting only £1.1.0 for Landtax as you would have it; for Sr. Wr. Blackett will not chuse to enter into any dispute with Sr. Thos. for 2s 4d tho: if I understand the meaning of the word proportion in the Act of Parliam[en]t he ought to have it allowed. I am etc JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Samuel & James Burn – 31 Jan 1758

To Messrs Burns at Berwick Newcastle 31 Jan 1758 Sirs In my Lre dated 27 Dec I desired you to pay Sr. Thos. Haggerston two y[ea]rs Castle rent due Mich. last & to deduct £1.3.4 for Landtax, but his Stew[ar]d writes me that he will not allow any Landtax for more than the even pounds, so that the deduction for Landtax is only to be £1.1.0 & the money to be p[ai]d him is therefore £5.12.4 wch I desire you will pay & take his rec[eip]t for £6.13.4 in the manner mentioned in my
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 3 Feb 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. St James's Street London Newcastle 3 Feb 1758 Hon Sir After taking Mr Collingwoods directions how to proceed, Mr Robson & my son went to Kirkheaton early yesterday morning, & got all the Tenants together in hopes of prevailing on them to attorn over to you, but found they had been advised by some neighbouring Gentleman to be carefull not to make any attornm[en]ts to any Person, till that they had signed to L[or]d Windsor was given up, least they should
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Feb 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. Newcastle 4 Feb 1758 Dr. Sir I have this moment been talking wth the Kirkheaton tenants, who seem to me to be an Artful set of People, tho' ignorant; but not so ignorant as not to have been apprized th[a]t they may continue in possession without attorning to anybody; till a proper owner can be found for the Estate. They say Minican has promised in a post or two to procure them an Indemnity & if so they seem inclined to continue tenants under the indemnity.
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Feb 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett MP. at his ho[use] in St James's Street London Newcastle 4 Feb 1758 Hon Sir The Kirkheaton Tenants were all here today, but they have changed their Minds of making an attornm[en]t to you; for Mr Minican has refused to give them up L[or]d Windsor's original indemnity, he has charged them at their peril not to make an attornm[en]t to anybody till they hear further f[ro]m him, & has engaged in a few posts to procure them a suff[icien]t Indemnity wch I imagi
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 7 Feb 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. London Newcastle 7 Feb 1758 Hon Sir Inclosed is an acct. of all the Kirkheaton tenants, wch perhaps you may have occasion for. - I have rec[eiv]ed of Mr Geo. Wetherby the £11.1.0 that you paid for his son's discharge. - Mr Gamble says he sent the kit of salmon a firtnight ago in the John & James, Robt. Cummin Ma[ste]r, & will send you 3 more in the first ship that sails : the Charge of wch he will advise it is beleived he does them better &am
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Richard Wilson – 7 Feb 1758

To Richd. Wilson Esq. in Leeds 7 Feb 1758 Sir I find Mr James King one of yo[u]r W.Kenton tenants intends to wait upon you in a few days, to desire you will order a Country house to be built for him tow[ar]ds wch he says he will advance £60 himself, but what sort of a house will satisfy him I know not, for his brother has occasion'd a deal of unnecessary expence in the house built for him on Allans farm. I have told him I think it wo[ul]d be well not to apply to you on this occasion,
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 7 Feb 1758

To Mr Chris. Denton Greys Inn London Newcastle 7 Feb 1758 Dr Sir Inclosed is Mr Ra. Featherston's bill for £50 on Messrs Child, wch I desire you will place to my acct & advise the receipt of. - I have put a kit of salmon on board the Industrious Farrer, Roger Wright Master, directed for you, of wch I desire your acceptance & am etc JR To Francis Child Esq. & Co Temple Bar London Newcastle 13 Jan 1758 £50.0.0 No 353 Sirs Thirty days after da
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 Feb 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. at his ho[use] in St James's Street London Newcastle 10 Feb 1758 Hon Sir Mr Geo. Weatherby brought me the inclosed Lre today, & if what it sets forth therein be true he hopes you will be able to get the £11.1.0 repaid, that you paid to procure his son's discharge. This Lre is to another Geo. Weatherby a Mercer on the bridge, who is a relation of Mr Weatherby that applyed to you. I will do all in my power to raise the £2100 for Mr Fenwick ag[a
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Thomas Smith – 21 Feb 1758

February 1758 To Mr Thos. Smith at Biddleton [undated, but sequence in volume dates it between 10 and 21 Feb 1758] Sir By yo[ur] Lre of 31 ult. to Mr Robson I find you compute there is 67.19.8 due to Mr Haggerston at St Cuthberts day 1755 for 23 1/2 yrs Castle rent But according to my computation it comes only to 67.0.0 as below, the diff[eren]ce may probably arise f[ro]m yo[u]r not deducting the Landtax for the odd 6s 8d only for the even £3.0.0 but it ought be allowd for the whole
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 21 Feb 1758

To Sr. Wr. Blackett MP London Newcastle 21 Feb 1758 Hon Sir Mr Fenwicks writings are now before Mr Rudd. I find Mr Sparrow of Netherton has a Mortgage of Green Leighton for £1600, wch he thinks unreasonable to take in without 6 months notice, unless he can meet with a hand for the money before that time, but he will join in the Conveyance & take your bond if he does not take the money at Mayday. However to be prepared to pay the money I have sold 2000 pices of lead at £14.10.0 a f[o
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Joseph Peart – 22 Feb 1758

To Mr Joseph Peart at W. Black Dean Weardale 22 Feb 1758 Sir I rec[eiv]ed your Lre of the 20th wch I am sorry for the occasion of & wish it was in my power to do you & yo[u]r family any service. to be sure you have done right in making ti,ely application to Sr. Wr. for I find already there will be several candidates. But as yo[u]r Bro[the]r has been long out of health & Sr. Wr. has for some time apprehended he wo[ul]d not live long I am apt to beleive he has determined who is
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Feb 1758

To Sr.Wr. Blackett Bt. MP. London 24 Feb 1758 Hon Sir Inclosed is a note of 3 kitts so Salmon ship'd in the Triton James Brown Mas[te[r. There has been such scarcity of good Fish at this markitt for some time th[a]t it co[ul]d not be sent sooner. There being some reason to beleive that Mr Fenwick charg'd his estate wth an ann[ui]ty to his Fa[the]r in Law Mr Ward, when he resignd to him the place of surveyor of the Hawkers & Pedlars, Mr Scott writes you by Mr Rudd's ad
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 3 Mar 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt MP. at his house in St James's Street London Newcastle 3 March 1758 Hon. Sir I have repaid Mr Wetherby the £11.1.0, who did not so much as return you thanks for your trouble & loss about his son. From the acco[un]t I have about Mr Joseph Peart I am affraid he would be as bad as ever, if he was replaced & where to find a proper person I do not know. I doubt such a one will be difficult to meet with. But till you consider who shall succeed Mr Peart I
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 7 Mar 1758

7 March 1758 Advised Messrs Plumb & Brown of my draught on them for £250 to Mr Chris. Johnson at 30 days dated this day; to be placed to Sr.Wr.Blacketts acct. JR
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