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Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 27 Apr 1765
To Sir W[alte]r Blackett B[arone]t MP at his house in Newcas[tle] 27th April 1765
Half moon street Piccadilly London
Hon[ou]rd The Pay for your Leadmills, amounting to £3514.14s.9 ¾d was made on Wednesday last.
W[ilia]m Robson, who farmed Hexham Tolls at £50 a year, declares that he cannot, now the passage Toll is dropt, give more than £17 a Year for them; that is for the markets and fairs. Both Mr Bell and Mr Ellis are of opinion that they are not worth above £20 a
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Douglas – 27 Apr 1765
To Mr George Douglass Plumber in Newcas[tle] 27th April 1765
Berwick
Sir Inclosed is an Account of the 200 p[iece]s of Lead delivered you in Jan[ua]ry last: and as Sir Walter Blackett has already given you more than the usual credit allowed in the Lead trade I hope you will let me have the money very soon.
P.S. The deeds you left here are executed; and I shall give them to Mr Robson when I see him & am etc Hen Richmond
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 28 Apr 1765
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newcastle 28 April 1765
Sir I have reci[eve]d your Letter of the 25th inst[an]t inclosing me a Receipt for £140 for Messrs Vener & Glover’s ½ year’s int[e]r[es]t & another for £140 for Mrs Sambroke’s ½ year’s int[e]res]t; both w[hi[ch sums I have given you cred[i]t for in your acco[un[t with me. And I have debited you therein for the £18.4s.0d wch you have reci[eve]d of Mr Mw Lowthian as the bala
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Douglas – 1 May 1765
To Mr Geo Douglass plumber in Newcas[tle] 1st May 1765
Berwick
Sir Mr Wm Brown says you want three fothers of ref[in]d Lead to enable you to compleat the Lead work at Unthank fire engine. I shall readily let you have it if you will write me by the return of the post, to whom I am to deliver it. The price is now £14 ½ d p[er] foth[e]r. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Cross – 3 May 1765
To Mr John Cross in Leeds Newcas[tle] 3rd May 1765
Yorkshire
D[ea]r Sir I have sent you by Warburton thirty Pounds fourteen shillings and have kept the Twenty nine Pounds six shillings, which you desired me to pay to Mr. Robson, these two sums make up the Sixty Pounds you sent me a Receipt for. Mr Robson says you owe him £41.6s.0d and has made out an acco[un]t of it, which is here in closed but I did not chuse to pay him more than you ordered and have left the
Letter – Henry Richmond to Messrs Rutter – 6 May 1765
To Messrs Jno Matt & Henry Rutter Wallington 6 May 1765
Messrs Rutters This is to acquaint you that if you do not come soon and pay the Money you owe Sir walter Blackett you must take the consequence for you are sensible you have had the utmost Indulgence granted you. I am etc Hen Richmond
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 7 May 1765
To Mr John Bell at Mr Elis’s in Wallington 7 May 1765
Hexham
Sir I am now here receiving Rents, and have just now got a Letter from Sir Walter dated the 4 inst[an]t in which he says “if £20 are not bid for the Tolls of Marketts and Fairs I do think it would be right to appoint an honest diligent person to collect them; nor do I think it would be at all improper, even without trying to let them, to try what they do amount to; if an honest person ca
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 10 May 1765
To Sir Walter Blackett B[arone]t MP in Newcas[tle] 10th May 1765
Half Moon Street Piccadilly London
Hon[ou]rd Sir I shall send Mr Darwin a bill for £400 in a few posts, to be placed to your account, as you ordered: and shall at the same time send him one for £300 on acco[un]t of the quarterly payments.
I have been at Wallington this week receiving the rents; but had a very poor receipt, and the arrears are still increasing.
The Mr Isaacson that applie
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 10 May 1765
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths in Newcas[tle] 10th May 1765
Foster Lane London
Sirs I have this day sent you by Matthew Lee the London Carrier a piece of fine silver weighing Four hundred & twelve ounces: which I desire you will place to acco[un]t as usual with Sir Walter Blackett at the Markett price and advise me on the receipt thereof. I am etc Hen Richmond.
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 10 May 1765
To Mr John Bell at Hexham Newcastle 10 May 1765
Sir As you say you have met with a person that may be trusted to collect the Tolls of the Fairs & markets for a year, for £10 & to be at all incidental expence of collecting them out of that sum; & to pay you the whole amount of the Tolls without any deduction. I think you must employ him & that in so doing you will act according to Sir W[alte]rs intentions, as contained in the
Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 11 May 1765
To Richard Wilson Esq[ui]r[e]e Newcas[tle] 11 May 1765
In Leeds Yorkshire
Sir Inclosed is Bell Cookson & o[th]ers bill on Vere Glyn & Hallifax for two hundred ans seventy eight pounds nine shillings & ten pence for the balance of the inclosed acco[un]t of your rents to Martin[ma]s last. I desire you will favour me with advise of your receipt of the Bill by the return of the post and that you will sign and return me the inclosed duplicate of the
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Fenwick – 12 May 1765
To Mr John Fenwick in Roberts’s Place Newcastle 12th May 1765
York
Sir Inclosed herewith you receive Jona[tho]n Sorsbie Jun[io]rs bill on Robert Sorsbie for One hundred and forty nine pounds twelve shillings and sixpence payable at 40 days from 22nd of last month; which with the bill for one hundred and eighty six pounds that you have drawn upon me to Mr Hall & which I have accepted makes up the value of your two receipts. I desire you will by the return of t
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Ornsby – 13 May 1765
To Mr Thomas Ornsby Newcas[tle] 13 May 1765
In Sunderland
Sir Sir Walter Blackett received your Letter of the 3rd inst[an]t and in answer to it has ordered me to send you Ten Guiness; which I shall give to Mr Alderman Peareth, who will bring it to Sunderland on Wednesday knight and says you will find him at Michael Harrisons, the innkeeper, I am etc Hen Richmond
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 14 May 1765
To Mr William Alvey Darwin Newcastle 14th May 1765
Greys Inn London
Sir Inclosed are two bills, as above; the former, for Four hundred pounds, I send you by Sir Walter Blackett’s directions; to be placed to his Account and applied as he shall order: and you will advise me of it accordingly. The other bill, for three hundred pounds, is on acco[un]t of the quarterly payments between 1st April and 1st July; and I desire you will send me the usual receipt for It
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 14 May 1765
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn Newcas[tle] 14th May 1765
London
Sir Since I sealed my other Letter I have received yours of the 11th inclosing one Mr Sam[ue]l Savage’s receipt for Four hundred and ninety five pounds for the half Year’s int[e]r[es]t due the 6th inst[an]t on Sir W[alte]r Blacketts Mortgage to the late Mr Cha[rle]s Savage and have given your acco[un]t credit for the same. P.S. I have also received the Agreement about the £1800
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Rutter – 23 May 1765
To Mr William Rutter in Newcas[tle] 23rd May 1765
Westgate
Sir Inclosed I send you the Acco[un]t of Mr Forsters proportion of the Rents etc for Weardale Mines for the last Year: and also a general Acco[un]t of what he owes Sir W[alte]r Blackett in the whole for these rents etc; to wit £300.12s.11d. You did promise me on the 26 March last that you would pay the Years 1762 and 1763 in a fortnights time at the most; so I hope it cannot be
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 23 May 1765
To Mr William Alvey Darwin Newcas[tle] 23rd May 1765
Grays Inn London
Sir Inclosed herewith you receive Bell Cookson Cos bill on Vere Glyn & Hallifax for to hundred and ninety five Pounds payable at 30 days from 15th instant which I send you on acco[un]t of the quarterly payments you are to make for Sir W[alte]r Blackett in London between 31 Dec[embe]r last and 31 March next. I desire you will place the same to your acco[un]t with him and send me t
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 2 Jun 1765
To Mr Isaac Hunter Jun[io]r at Newcas[tle] 2 June 1765
Dukesfield
Sir I think it would be right to fetch as much of the Rookhope refineable Lead to Dukesfield Mill as with what you now have and can get from Allanheads Mill will make so much as to keep your refining House employed till this time 12 months- for this purpose I reckon 2000 p[iece]s from Rookhope will be sufficient: for your 2 furnaces will not refine more than 4000 p[iece]s
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Dalton – 4 Jun 1765
To Mr William Dalton at Blaydon Newcas[tle] 4 June 1765
Sir I would have you now make Lithage as fast as you can; for the quantity of refined Lead which I had sold is now completed; and I find we shall have orders for Litharge by and by. I desire you will let Peareth and Sorsbie have nine hundred p[iece]s of RWBL [possibly RW3L] Lead in part of the 3000 p[iece]s which I have given them a Tickett for. it being intended so when the bargain was made but was forgot
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 4 Jun 1765
To Mr John Bell at Mr Ellis’s in Newcastle 4th June 1765
Hexham
Sir I must now beg you let me have your Rental with all expedition; in which you may charge the £42.2s.7 ¼ d which Mr Ellis took credit for in his Rental, as the Arrears of fee farm Rents in his time; and which Sir W[alte]r Blackett has now agreed to allow him. As to the Balance of £252.4s.6 ¾ d due by his last Rental, Sir Walter has ordered One hundred pounds to be allowed Mr
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 5 Jun 1765
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn Newcas[tle] 5th June 1765
London
Sir I have received of Mr Greenwell the three pounds nine shillings and four pence for Roger Crosby’s out rent according to his receipt which you sent me and have placed the same to your credit. Dr Brown, Vicar of Newcastle, lays claim to the petty tithes of West Kenton which belongs to Lawyer Wilson of Leeds; who apprehends that the modus of 13s.4d which is paid by Sir Walter Blackett to th
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Westgarth – 10 Jun 1765
To Mr Westgarth at Coalcleugh Newcas[tle] 10 June 1765
Sir I have acquainted Mr Hunter who is now with me, of Sir W[alte]r Blacketts desire of having a view made this month of Allanheads Grove and also of Wolfcleugh and Hackford; and he thinks that the 24 instant will be a convenient time to them: but any day within this month will do, and he has promised to let you and Mr Maughan know certainly at the time he sends you this Letter if he finds any
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 15 Jun 1765
To Mr Isaac Hunter Jun[io]r at Newcas[tle 15th June 1765
Dukesfield
Sir Yesterday Mr Isaac Thompson shewed me a Letter from Sam[ue]l Swalwell acquainting him of the notice you had given him that you would set on the Lead carriage and come along the road from Edmondbiers to Blaydon without paying him any acknowledgement and I see he (that is Swalwell) is endeavouring to stir up Lord Northumberland to defend the road to be a private one: But Mr Thompso
Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 17 Jun 1765
To Richard Wilson Esq. in Newcas[tle] 17th June 1765
Leeds
Sir I acquainted Sir Walter Blackett that you desired he would, at your expence, let his writings be looked into by his own council; to see whether the modus of 13s.4d paid for East Kenton small Tithes will cover West Kenton; He readily agreed to it, and ordered me to write to Mr Darwin of Grays Inn accordingly, (the writings being in London) and on the other side you have a copy of the answer I recei
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 21 Jun 1765
Mr John Bell at Hexham Newcas[tle] 21 June 1765
Sir Sir Walter tells me he has given Sir Lanc[elo]t Allgood an order in writing directed to Mr I. Hunter to cut peats on the moors near Blackhall Mill for smelting some Lead ore that he has there; But now doubting that there may be some impropriety in such an order he bids me advise with you; for if it should be wrong he will get it back again from Sir Lanc[elo]t Imediatily.
I spoke to Sir Wa
