To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 24 Febry 1761
Sir I have your Lres of the 17th & 19th inst; & have sent you by this post under this and four other covers one of the Briefs at the last Assizes in the Kirkheaton Cause, & also Lawyer Wilson’s Lre to Sr Wr Blackett abo[u]t the pretended agre[e]ment at the Assizes in 1759, wch you will please to take care of.
I am glad to find by your Lre of the 19th that you have met with the bill &
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. at his house in Charles Street near St Jamess Square London
Newcastle 24 Febry 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir I cannot think of any argum[en]ts about the renewal of Sandersons Lease, but what have in a great measure been made use of before, in the calculations & Lettrs you have upon the subject, wch I believe will bear the test of an impartial exam
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. etc London 1st March 1761
Honourd Sir
A no. of Colliers waggon men & others assembled in sev[era]l places in the County of Durham last week & took the militia lists f[ro]m the Constables & committed other outrages, & yesterday a large body of them armed with sticks came to Gateshead where there was a meeting of the deputy Lieuten[an]ts. Two of the Ringleaders who I am told are k
To Mr William Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 6 Mar 1771
Sir Inclosed I send you an abstract of the Lease of such of the Kirkheaton tenants as have attorned to Sr Wr Blackett, with such other particulars as I imagine may be necessary to enable you to prepare answers for them; as also the cancelled bond of indemnity intended for John Brown, who wo[ul]d not attorn; those bonds that were delivered were all in the same words as this, except Ann Atkin
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. at his ho[use] in Charles Street near St James’s Square London
Newcastle 8th Mar 1761
Sir The success that apparently attended the Durham mob on Saturday senight has encouraged the same sort of people in No[rthumber]land to obstruct the Constable & Deputy Leiutenants in the Execution of their duty. Mr Ogle of Cawsey parks funeral w
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. London Newcastle 10 March 1761
Honourd Sir
At the meeting of the deputy Lieutenants & justices yesterday at Hexham S[i]r Lance[lo]t Allgood, S[i]r Robt. Bewicke, <Coll[one]l> Delaval Mr Fenwick Mr Reed & Mr Soulsby were present. The six Co[mpanie]s of the Yorkshire Militia, being about 240 men, commanded by Major Crow were drawn up in the market place before the Gaol Gate a little after 9 o’cloc
Mr Mo. Harrison at Lintzgarth Mil Newca 19 March 1761
Mr Harrison
I have spoke to Sir Wr. about Mr Hutchinson’s Lease, who says he does not intend to renew it, & I have wrote Mr Hodgson accordingly; therefore if you have not done it already you are at Liberty to take it your self. You remember what you said at Dukesfield that you would never require any damage on pretence of the mil reak I am etc JR
To Mr Caleb Hunter at Allenh[ea]ds [Newcastle] 21st March 1761
Sir I have mentioned to Sir Walter what you said to me about the poorness of Allenheads mines, & he orders me to acquaint you that when you let the next Bargains he agrees in order to encourage the workmen that you may give 20s a bing where you find it necessary tho[ugh] the price of Lead is still so low that it will scarce afford it, he doubts not But you will act here in acco
To Messrs Plumbe & Browne Goldsmith in Foster Lane London 10th April 1761
Sirs I have drawn a bill on you to pay for £304.10s.10d payable to Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin or order twenty days after date, which I desire you will accept & place to Sir Walter Blacketts accot., in being in full for the balance of your account with him to this day according to our books, & I hope you will find it agr[e]eable to yours, which I desire you will please to advise me, & let
Newcastle 10th April 1761 £304.10.10
Sir Twenty days after date pay Mr Alvey Alvey Darwin or order three hundred four pounds ten shillings & ten pence value receiv’d, & place the same to account advised by Sir Your most hble servant JR
To Messrs Plumbe & Browne Goldsmiths in Foster Lane London
Sir Above you have my bill on Messrs Plumbe & Browne for £304.10s.10d payable at 20 days date which will be due in time to pay Mr Glover & <Mrs Sambrooks> half y
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 12th April 1761
Sir Sr Wr has ordered Mr Widdrington to examine into & make out a state of the case about the two Leases of Weardale mines to be laid before council. Mr Widdrington says, to enable him to do it completely he must have copies of the Bill & answer in the cause in wch the depositions you sent me were taken, to wit Wharton ag[ain]st the Bishop & others, & also copy o
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 14 April 1761
Sir Sr Wr desires you will order search to be made carefully for the Bill & ans[we]r in the Exchequer, Wharton ag[ain]st Wm. Hall Esq., wch must have been in or about the year 1664. for the verdict wch you sent me a copy of was obtained in 1666. If you find it & the B[isho]p is a party thereto, Sir Wr wo[ul]d have a copy thereof sent down as soon as possible; as also of any thing else you c
To Richard Ellis at Hexham [Newcastle] 17 April 1761
Sir I am glad you have got Allendale tithes let, I think you have let them well. Sir Walter having given Mr Widdrington orders to file a bill against the people that grind from the mils, he will write to you to know whose names you think proper to mention, & I should hope on your acquainting them with Sir Walters resolution that they will submit without putting him or themselves to an
To Wm. Alvey Darwin in Grays Inn London Newcastle 21 April 1761
Sir
I am glad you have discovered that there was a suit in 1633 relative to the dispute about the Inclosures, & desire you will send down the pleadings both in that & in the cause in 1664 or there abouts, if you are so fortunate as to meet with them in your search in the Tower; Those in the cause in 1663 will certainly throw a strong light upon this dark affair, as that cau
No. 7040 £287.1.6 Newcastle 25 April 1761
Thirty days after date pay to the order of Mr Joseph Richmond two hundred eighty seven pounds one shilling & six pence value received. For Bell, Cookson, Carr & Self, Jos Airey
To Messrs Vere Glynn & Hallifax London
To Richard Wilson Esq at Leeds Newcastle 28 April 1761
Sir, I send you inclosed the acco[un]ts of West Kenton rents for the half year d
To Jno Fenwick Esq in Robert’s Place York 28 April 1761
Sir I have acquainted Sir Walter Blackett who is now at Wallington with the contents of your Letter, & he orders me to write you that he agrees to pay you 4 ½ p[er] cent from this 12th of May next. I am etc JR
P.S. I shall pay your bills when due
To Mr John Harrison at Lintzgarth [Newcastle] 30 April 1761
Sir I desire you will set on your Lead carriage as fast as you can & if your Carriers will not abate of 9s. you must agree to give it them [in margin: C Bainbridge] for I do not find Mr Hunter is doeing any thing about it. I desire you will send in first, what lead & slag you know is unrefineable for we have working lead enough at Bladon, yours JR
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield May 1st 1761
Sir If you have not done it already, I desire on receipt of this you will order away the Lead from all the mils, as fast as you can, & if the Rookhope Carriers will abate nothing of 9s. you must agree to give it them, but order all the Common lead & slag lead to be first sent away for wee have working lead enough at Blaydon, pray direct the mil clerks to work up all the slag
No. 7561 £400 Newcastle 5 May 1761
Thirty days after date pay to the order of Richard Wilson Esq. four hundred Pounds value received of Mr Jos. Richmond. For Bell, Cookson, Carr & self Jos Airey
To Messrs Vere, Glyn & Hallifax London
To Richard Wilson Esq. at Leeds
Sir I Rece[ived] your Letter of the 2nd inst., inclosing your Bond to Miss Hannah Headlam for four hundred Pounds dated 4 inst & inclosed you receive Messrs Bell & Co’s bill on Vere Glynn & Halli
To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 8 May 1761
Sir Inclosed you receive two bills as above for £700 to enable you to pay Mr Savage’s half y[ea]rs intrest due the 6th inst & Lady Mansels <1/2> y[ea]rs annuity due 5 of last month wch I desire you will place to my account & send me their receipts when paid, wch I shall advise the receipt of & I desire you will advise of receipt hereof.
P.S. I have rece[ieve
To Robt Shafto Esq. M.P. at Whitworth by Durham Newcastle 8 May 1761
Sir
Mr Hen Wilkinson & I attended at Durham on Tuesday last as you appointed & went thro’ all the Agents bills, wch Mr Swainston had then got in. After considering the great number of days charged by most of them for canvassing, & the vicinity of many of the places, wch they charge distinct days for canvassing at, we co[ul]d not help thinking that 10s.6d a day, over & abo
To Mr. Wm. Alvey Darwin Newcastle 15 May 1761
Grays Inn London
Sir Sr Wr Blackett has sent me f[ro]m Walling[to]n a list of the sums you have to pay in London in each qua[rte]r on his acco[un]t. The last time we talked of this matter Sr Wr ordered my fa[the]r to make remittances to you half yearly to enable you to make these payments, & he will endeavour to make the first of them the latter end of next month; But if tha
1761 May 15 Advised Plumb & Brown of a p[iec]e Silver q[uanti]ty 980 Oz. sent them this day p[er] Lee’s Waggon. JR
To Mr Richd. Ellis at Hexham Newcastle 16 May 1761
Sir In ans[we]r to yo[u]r Lre of the 14th the Intrest of the £378 was settled to one time of payment due the 29 Sept[embe]r 1741 & has been regularly p[ai]d at £18.18s.0d a year ever since & the last payment was made Mr Kirsop to the 10th April 1760 (allowing for the alteration of the stile) I wish you would fill up a proper bond & charge it your acco[un]t & you will consider whether
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt.at Wallington Newcastle 16 May 1761
Hon[ou]rd Sir Mr Widdrington thinks it would be best for you & Mr Ord to agree to move the Court to have the Depositions taken under the commission debene also read at the hearing of the cause, without having those witnesses examined again in their, & he thinks the Court may be prevailed on to allow this; the [ye] usual method is to examine all witnesses under a Comission in Chief.
Mr Widdr