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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 20 Jun 1758

To Mr Denton 20 June 1758 Dr. Sr. Inclosed you receive the Attornment of the Kirkheaton Tenants, but as to the two Reays & Brown they still stand off, you have also inclosed John Dixons affidavit of a Waife being taken up at Kirkheaton, & under another Cover by this post you will receive the two letters sent to Sir Walter by the Tenants, which I desire you will advise the Receipt of. Sir Walter desires you will mention to Mr <B.Wynne> whether it may not be proper for him to s
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 23 Jun 1758

To Mr Denton Greys Inn London 23 June 1758 Dr. Sir The Attornm[en]t I sent you last post is not right; for Hen. Richmond was not present at the time when Mr Robson got Jno. Moraley jun. to attorn tho Mr Brown & he have signed to the sealing & delivery by them all; therefore the attornm[en]t sho[ul]d not be produced till that matter is rectified. Mr Fawcet now says that he has ordered Mr Minican to desire the two Reays & Brown to attorn to Sir Wr., who desires you will send me
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 7 Jul 1758

To Mr Chr. Denton Greys Inn London Newcastle 7 July 1758 Dr Sir Inclosed is a bill on Messrs Plumbe & Browne for £45, wch I desire you will place to my acct. & advise the receipt of. And you herewith receive Robt. Shipleys Affidavit about the Waif taken up at Kirkheaton; wch is not so full as I co[ul]d wish, but his memory will not enable him to be more particular. I am etc JR PS. Sr.Wr. desires you will procure him of the Kings printer or elsewhere half a dozn of the Ponteland
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Lawrence Richardson – 7 Jul 1758

To Mr Lawrence Richardson at the Lion in the Bailey Durham 7 July 1758 Sir Sr.Wr. Blackett orders me to write you th[a]t his Servants & horses will be at your house on Wednesday & thursday in your Assize Week. But he desires you will ingage a good Room & Bed for himself for those 2 nights in some private house, not far from your Inn. I desire you will let me know as soon as you have engaged such lodgings. I am etc JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Horn – 14 Jul 1758

To Mr John Horn at Leeds 14 July 1758 Sir I Received your Letter by Mr Forster & in answer thereto, I have received no money of Mr Harvey for intrest, nor do I know what to receive, if you send him a proper receipt he will pay you the intrest himself. & as to intrest of the £100 you say is in Sir Walter Blacketts hand, I am quite a stranger to it but I dare say he will desire Mr Strother to pay you what is due. I am etc JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 18 Jul 1758

To Mr Chris. Denton Grays Inn London Newcastle 18 July 1758 Dr Sir I have rec[eiv]ed the turnpike Acts by Mr French & also your Lre of the 11th & will pay yo]u]r bill to Mr Harland when he calls on me. I have got copies of sev[era]l surrenders at Anickgrainge Couret in 1622, 1631, &1633 in wch it appears by the stile of the court, that Sr. Jno. Fenwick was then Lord of the Manor, the Attornm[en]t is also rectified; & which may be sent Mr Darwin if any way necessary at prese
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Cross – 26 Jul 1758

To Mr John Cross Attor[ney] at Law in leeds Newcastle 26 July 1758 Dr. Sir Sir W[alte]r desires you will pay John Horn the sum of £6 for intr[es]t of £200 & take his receipt for the same according to the inclosed [see below] or w[ha]t other form you think more proper. I presume you know that Ben Horn left this £200 to be divided among his Relations after his bro[the]rs death, who is to have the intr[es]t thereof during his life. If Sir Wr. do not desire Mr Strother to repay you th
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 31 Jul 1758

To Mr Thos. Maughan at Newhouse 31 July 1758 Sr. I have acquainted Sir Wr. with w[ha]t Mr Bacon's Agents propose with regard to New Meadowheads & he is agreable to come into w[ha]t measures Mr Harrison & you think reasonable for him to do, & doubts not but you will consider the affair thoroughly wth regard to Mr Bacons being at a fourth charge in driving the two levels. I do not imagine there is any probability of cutting any new vein in driving them up to the intersection
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Jane Gomeldon – 11 Aug 1758

To Mrs Gomeldon Newcastle 11 Aug 1758 Madam By Sir Wr. Blacketts directions I wrote to Thos. maughan his Agent in Weardale about the damage you say is done to Miss Shields Estate by the Slitt Grove, whose ans[we]r is as follows, wch I am ordered to send you; & also to acquaint you that Sr. Wr. is ready to refer the damage to two indifferent persons & when you let him know who you make choice of, he will appoint one to whom there can be no objection I am, Mad[a]m Your etc JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 1 Sep 1758

To Sr. Wr. Blackett Bt M.P to be left at the Cocoa tree Pall Mall London 1 Sept. 1758 Hon. Sir My son saw Mr Johnson at Hexham, who told him the four young men were returned the Evening before, having got information as suppos'd th[a]t their design to go abroad was discovered : there were sev[era]l more its beleived had the same design, all papists, but who perswaded them thereto is not yet known, its suspected one of their priests was to have gone wth them under pretence of carryi
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 Sep 1758

To Sr. Walter Blackett Bt as above 10 Sept 1758 Hon Sir. I shall send tomorrow by the Coach wch will be in Lond[o]n on saturday a box directed for you of Mr Carlisles with 12 pine-apples & Mr Blackett will send Phillis by the first carefull master that sails. I have no demand for Lead at any price, so there is no prospect of making the pays this year, which I am sorry for, as the Country will be uneasie for want of their money. I am etc JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 19 Sep 1758

To Sr. Wr. Blackett Bt M.P to be left at the Cocoa tree Pall Mall London 19 Sept. 1758 Hon. Sir As to borrowing of money to make the pays, wch wo[ul]d require 7 or £8000 more than I have, it is not to be got here, nor do I beleive it co[ul]d be got in London on security of 10000 p[iece]s of Lead. I therefore see no other way than to let the people have what subsistence money I can raise till the spring, in hopes of getting a q[uanti]ty of lead sold ag[ain]st that time. I find by the
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 26 Sep 1758

To Sr. Walter Blackett Bt as above 26 Sept 1758 Hon. Sir Mr Edwd. Mosley has accepted the office of Sheriff with a very good grace after almost all the young Merchants in Town had refused it, I do not think they could have got a properer Person, for I beleive him to be a very worthy honest man that will not be influenced to do a bad thing, but this will not be agreable to Mr Peareth who suspected him to be someway connected with Mr Liddle in the Hopper affair. I will take care to send you
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 26 Sep 1758

Advised Messrs Plumbe & Browne that I had this 26 Sept. drawn a bill on them payable to Sir Walter Blackett Bt. or order at 20 days date.
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 3 Oct 1758

To S[i]r W[alte]r Blackett Bt. MP. to be left at the Cocoa tree Pall Mall London 3 Oct 1758 Hon. Sir Inclosed is a bill on Messrs Plumb & Brown for £200 wch I desire you will please to advise the rec[eip]t of . See afterwards the copy of the bill. The Election yesterday was concluded in a very quiet manner. Mr Sowerbie chosen Mayor & Mr Mosley Sherif. & we have got a Set of Electors to our liking, without any Opposition. Mr Bell sent for me on Saturday & shew'd me
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 13 Oct 1758

13 Oct 1758 - Advis'd Messrs Plumbe & Browne of my drawing a bill on them for £70 on the 10th inst pay[a]ble to Mr Chr. Denton at 25 days & also of a P[iece] of Silver sent them this day by Fryer Todd q[uanti]ty 548 Ounces JR
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 21 Oct 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. MP at the Cocoa tree Pall Mall London 21 Oct 1758 Hon. Sir By my Ladys order I shall send on Monday by the coach twelve pineapples in a box directed for you at Mr Carlisle's & will give Mr Ridsdale notice thereof. The price of lead is now drop'd to 13.5.0 & even at that price I cannot get a Q[uanti]ty sold. The lead you have at Market has cost you about £12 a fo[the]r when the mines & mils are p[ai]d So th[a]t little or nothing can be expe
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Oct 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. M.P. at the Cocoa tree Pall Mall London 24 Oct 1758 Hon. Sir Yesterday afternoon Mr kelley the Water Bailif, being under some discontent of mind, put an End to his Life by cutting his throat with a penknife. The Comoners Jury have brought in their verdict Lunacy. so that half the value of the office, being about £750 will go to his sisters, the other half to the Corporation. There are already three persons who have offered to purchase the place. ie Mr N. Fenwic
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 10 Nov 1758

To Mr Chris. Johnson at Durham 10 Nov 1758 Sir Agreable to yours of the 3rd inst. I herewith send you an acct. of the rents due to the Chap[te]r for Jarrow Coll[ie]ry this y[ea]r amounting to £3.19.0 wch is the last we shall have to pay them. I desire you will make my complim[en]ts to Mr Crow & tell him I have given Mr Wilkinsons Trustees credit for half the above sum & will send him the acct. between Sr.Wr. Blackett & them as soon as I can get the rents for Milin[ea] &
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Samuel Burn – 21 Nov 1758

To Mr Saml. Burn at Berwick 21 Nov 1758 Sir In ans[we]r to y[ou]r Lre to Sr.Wr.Blackett of 25th ult. I am ordered to acquaint you that Sr.Wr. will be ready to contribute his propor]tio]n of the expence th[a]t may attend the getting a Stop put to the abuses comitted to the fisheries as soon as he knows what plan the Gents. concern'd intend to proceed on & into whose han d they intend yo put the managem[en]t. I allow'd Mr Armorer some y[ea]rs ago by Sr. Wrs. order 10 pounds o
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Fenwick – 21 Nov 1758

To Mr John Fenwick at Roberts Place near Bootham Barr York Newcastle 21 Nov 1758 Sir You here receive a bill for £37 wch with £3 p[ai]d Mr Douglas by yo[u]r order makes the sum of £40 for 1/2 y[ea]rs intr[es]t of Sr. Wr.Blacketts & Mr Peareths bond for £2000 due 22nd inst; & I desire you will sign & return me the inclosed receipt by the first post & also Mr Wards order to pay you the intr[es]t, & then I will send you Mr Douglas' receipt for the £3. I am etc
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 22 Nov 1758

To Sir Wr. Blackett Bt. at Wallington 22 Nov 1758 Hon. Sir As John Moraley of Kirkheaton, who has attorned to you, did not come to Wallington to pay his rent I fully expected he wo[ul]d have paid it here yesterday at the fair; but he has not yet appeared, tho' he is two y[ea]rs rent in Arrear at Mayd[a]y last. his son said he knew he had lately rec[eiv]ed £40 for goods; so I cannot apprehend what he means by not coming to pay that money. I think Mr Robson or Mr Laidler sho[ul]d go ov
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Samuel Burn – 1 Dec 1758

To Mr Saml Burn at Berwick 1 Dec 1758 Sir In ans[we]r to your favour of 22d past I am ordered to acquaint you that S[ir] W[alte]r is very willing to exchange y[ou]r ring nets & stands with Mr Kettleby, if you think it can be done on equal terms, & desires you will let him know whether it's agreable to Mr Kettleby to do so, to prevent all further dispute and when the proprietors of the fisheries meet again you may acquaint them that Sir Wr is ready to contribute his proportion
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 15 Dec 1758

To Mr Chris. Denton in Greys Inn London 15 Dec 1758 Dr Sir Inclosed are two bills for £282.19.10 wch I desire you will place to my acct & advise the receipt. I desire you pay Lady Mansels 1/2 yrs Annuity due 10th Oct last & send me a proper receipt for it. I hope this will find you relieved fm your cough & recovering your health apace, wch I will be much rejoyced to find & am, Dr Sr yours etc JR To Messrs Vere Glyn & Hallifax, London 15 Dec 1758 Newcastle
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Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 16 Dec 1758

To Mr Chris. Denton London 16 Dec 1758 Dr Sir I rec[eiv]ed yours of the 12th inst & am very sorry you are still so much indisposed, but hope your next Lre will bring me a better acc[oun]t. Below is an Ans[we]r to yo[u]r lre as far as I can give it at this time & I will send you Copies or full Abstracts of the deeds you want as soon as I come at them. I am etc JR Redburn is a Lease for Lives from Sherborn hospital Lintzgarth id do. fm the B[isho]p of Durham Kilhope &
The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467