To Sir Walter Blackett B[arone]t at
Wallington Newcas[tle] 28 Octo[be]r 1766
Hon[ou]rd Sir Mr Blackett says he has to write you today about the meeting next Monday; being the first in the month; and also that Mr Smeaton will be in town on that day & that he will send you at the same time Mr Holme’s Letter.
Miss Ilderton expressed herself much obliged to you for your offer of the tithes; and as she expects
To Sir W[alte]r Blackett B[arone]t at
Wallington Newcas[tle] 30 Octo[be]r 1766
Hon[ou]rd Sir Mr Robert Ilderton of Westoe called upon me this morning about the tithes of Roseden & Flinthill- he agrees to give the £336 for them and thinks himself obliged to you for the offer of them to his sister- he will take them liable to Snowdens Lease and will pay the money as soon as the conveyance can be got done.
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To Mr Darwin Greys Inn London Newcas[tle] 31 Octo[be]r 1766
Sir Inclosed I send you three bills for fourteen hundred & forty five pounds, as above; the £495 bill is to pay Mr Savage’s int[e]r[es]t due 6th of next month & in the mean time to be placed to my acco[un]t and advised of accordingly. The £450 bill is on acco[un]t of the quar[ter]ly payments you are to make for Sir W[alte]r Blackett to 31st Dec[embe]r next; & you will please to place it
To Mr Dan[ie]l Alder at Mountain
Near Alnwick Newcas[tle] 31 Octo[be]r 1766
Sir Inclosed I send you the acco[un]t of Mr Bacon Forsters proportion of Weardale rents, compositions for the last four years and hope it will be convenient to pay the amount of it soon, as Sir W[alte]r Blackett has occasion for money.
The Bishop and Rector are always very punctual in their calls upon Sir W[alte]r for these rents & compositio
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn
London Newcas[tle] 2nd Nov[embe]r 1766
Sir Inclosed under this and another cover I send you the draught of the conveyance of Standilane Tithes from Sir W[alte]r Blackett to Mr Selby as settled by Mr Thomas Davison, which Sir Walter desires you will peruse and return as soon as you can that we may get this matter settled if possible before Sir walter sets out for London. Any remarks or alterati
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn
London Newcas[tle] 7 Nov[embe]r 1766
Sir I have received your Letter inclosing me a receipt for one hundred and forty pounds for Viner and Glovers half years int[e]r[es]t due from Sir W[alte]r Blackett the 27 Septem[be]r last, & have given you credit for the same in your account with me.
I shall insert the advertisement for the sale of Woodcroft and the farm at Fenwick in our newspap
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn
London Newcas[tle] 12th Nov[embe]r 1766
Sir I have received your Letter inclosing me Mr Freemans receipt; as Ex[ecu]tor to Mrs Sambroke, for one hundred & forty pounds for the half years int[e]r[es]t due 27 Septem[be]r last of her mortgage on Kenton and have given your account with me Credit for the same.
I am obliged to you for thinking about the candles; as to the
To Messrs Plumb & Browne
Goldsmiths in Foster Lane
London Newcas[tle] 28th November 1766
Gentlemen I have sent you today by Fryer Todd the London carrier a piece of fine silver weighing five hundred & thirty eight ounces and a half which I desire you will place to account with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the market price and advice me on your receipt of it. I am etc HR
To Mr John Bell at Mr Ellis’s
In Hexham Newcas[tle] 28th Novem[be]r 1766
Sir I was very sorry to hear of your illness; but glad to learn by a line from Mr Caleb Hunter that you were recovering: I beg you will take care and not venture abroad too soon.
Inclosed is a note of Thomas Lee’s lead, with an order for him to pay the same to you: & you will be so good as settle the same with him; & w
To Mr Gott, mason in Calverly
Near Bradford Yorkshire Newcas[tle] 2nd December 1766
Sir By Sir Walter Blacketts direction I send you the inclosed queries about the Bridge over the Tyne near Hexham; of which you made a plan & calculation sometime ago. Sir Walter says he may possibly have put the same queries, or some of them to you before; but if he did he has lost your Letter; & therefore will be glad of your answer dir
To Mr Robert Lowes Attorney at law
In Hexham Newcas[tle] 5th Decem[be]r 1766
Sir I received the favour of your letter about continuing the Head Court Entertainments at the Blue Bell; & shall acquaint Sir Walter Blackett of your desire. I am etc HR
To Sir W[alte]r Blackett B[arone]t at
Wallington Newcastle 5th December 1766
Hon[ou]rd Sir Mrs Collingwood of Chirton died yesterday of a cholical disorder; after 3 or 4 days illness: & is to be buried on Monday next at 3 o’ clock, at All Saints church; the corpse being to be brought to his house in Pilgrim Street against that time.
Mr Collingwood has sent to desire you will be a Bearer, if it is convenient to you &
To Mr Darwin Greys inn
London Newcas[tle] 10th Decem[be]r 1766
Sir I have your Letter of the 6th instant inclosing me Sam[ue]l Savages receipt for four hundred & ninety five pounds for half a years int[e]r[es]t of £22000 due from Sir Walter Blackett the 6 of last month and have placed the same to your credit in the account between us.
I have rece[ive]d a box of candles which are very good ones and I thank you for
To The Churchwardens
of St. Johns Newcas[tle] 12th Decem[be]r 1766
Gentlemen Monday the 22nd instant being appointed for the distribution of Sir W[alte]r Blacketts usual charity, I desire you will Tickett one hundred & fifty poor persons of your parish & bring them all together to Sir W[alte]r exactly at two o’clock that afternoon. I am etc HR
To Mr John Bell at Mr Ellis’s
In Hexham Newcas[tle] 12 decem[be]r 1766
Sir Sir walter has offered Mr Blake the use of the Abbey, in case he should have occasion for it; but says that as to the liquor etc he will send Mr Liddell over time enough to settle those matters.
Abatements are never made in the Lead Trade; so Mr Lee must pay the full of his note & am etc HR
To The Churchwardens
of St Andrews Newcas[tle] 12th Decem[be]r 1766
Gentlemen Monday the 22nd instant being appointed for the distribution of Sir W[alte]r Blacketts usual charity, I desire you will Tickett one hundred & fifty poor persons of your parish & bring them all together to Sir W[alte]r exactly at eight o’clock that morning. I am etc HR
To The Churchwardens
of All Saints Newcas[tle] 12th Decem[be]r 1766
Gentlemen Monday the 22nd instant being appointed for the distribution of Sir W[alte]r Blacketts usual charity, I desire you will Tickett two hundred & fifty poor persons of your parish & bring them all together to Sir W[alte]r exactly at ten o’clock that morning. I am etc HR
To The Churchwardens
of St. Nich[ola]s Newcas[tle] 12th Decem[be]r 1766
Gentlemen Monday the 22nd instant being appointed for the distribution of Sir W[alte]r Blacketts usual charity, I desire you will Tickett one hundred & fifty poor persons of your parish & bring them all together to Sir W[alte]r exactly at one o’clock in the afternoon. I am etc HR
To Mr Geo Douglass in
Berwick upon Tweed Newcas[tle] 19 December 1766
Sir Sir walter Blackett has executed the two parts of the Lease of Unthank Colliery; & Mr W[illia]m Brown will bring them & the draught to Tweedmouth on Sunday next in the Evening;
to get them executed by Mr Stow, Mr Boreham & yourself and to settle every thing previous to your entry. He says he cannot stay longer with you than Monday; therefore
To Collingwood Forster Esq[uir]e Newcas[tle] 23rd December 1766
at Alnwick
Sir I have this day sent you by Fairbairn the Alnwick carrier the abstract of Sir W[alte]r Blacketts title to the Tithes of wool and lamb in Ilderton parish which he writes me your desire to have. So you may either draw the conveyance to Capt[ai]n Roddam, with a covenant only from Sir W[alte]r for peaceable possession; or else in the manner that Mr Selbys was done
To Mr Willm Robson at Wallington Newca[stle] 23 Dec[emb]er 1766
Sir
Geo Brown of Fenwick has not yet been with me, notwithstanding all his promises to you. He owes Sir Walter, due Martin[ma]s last no less than £735 w[hi]ch is a monstruous sum & what I doubt his stock is not equal to I am etc HR
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt at Wallington Newca[stle] 1st Jan[ua]ry 1767
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
Mr Mosley says he has occasion for the £500, which you owe him; and desires to know whether it will be convenient for you to pay it in a little Time.
Tomlin and Anderson have agreed to give the £20 advance for their farms at Kenton for a Lease for 21 years from Mayd[a]y 1768.
Mr Brown got the Lease of Unthank Colliery executed and Matters settled for the En
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
You desired me to give you some accot. of the Lead trade, but I find it not easy to do so, there being a difference between principles & habits of action & writing about them. But such things as occur to me upon the subject I shall put together in the best way I can.
It appears from Cesar’s Account that this Island was known & frequented by merchants before his Invasion of it, and from Agricola’s & Pliny’s acco[un]t it is plain it was so frequente
To Mr Darwin in Greys Inn London Newca[stle] 2d Jan[ua]ry 1767 Sir
Above you have an Acco[un]t of what I have paid the several printers here for advertising the Sale of Woodcroft & Fenwick Estates in their Newspapers last year;
I wish you many happy Years I am etc HR
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newca[stle] 2d Jan[ua]ry 1767
Sir
The weight of the two pieces of Silver you sent me last Monday is Eight hundred & Seventy Six ounces & a half to wit, the larger one 527oz & the Lesser 349 oz. I am etc HR