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Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 20 Jan 1768
To Richard Wilson Esqr Leeds Yorkshire Newca[stle] 20th Janry 1768
Sir
Inclosed is a particular of the Farms at East Kenton as you desired. Mr Graham has agreed to making the rent payable half Yearly at Micha[elma]s and Lady day and I shall get the Lease prepared accordingly. I should be glad to know how Leases are paid for with you, it is usual here for the Tenant to pay one half and the Landlord the other – but I shall wait your directions about
Letter – Henry Richmond to Nicholas Walton – 22 Jan 1768
To Mr Nicholas Walton at Farnacres Newca[stle] 22d Janry 1768
Sir
If the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital want any further Information about the Title of the Tithes of Ilderton parish Mr Darwin of Greys Inn is the person whom I told you could Satisfy them.
As to the £20 which Sir Walter paid as the Hospitals Subscription to the reparation of Warden Church; he did it in Consequence of a conversation between him and Mr Burrel and him, upo
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 23 Jan 1768
To Messrs Plumb & Brown Goldsmiths Foster Lane London Newca[stle] 23d Janry 1768
Gentlemen
I have this day drawn two bills upon you; one payable to Mr Jno Fenwick or Order for Two hundred and Eleven pounds one shilling and ninepence, at Twenty days from this date: and the other payable to Mr William Alvey Darwin or Order for two hundred pounds at Thirty days from this Date. Both which bills I desire you will accept and when paid place to Acco[un]t with Sir Walter Blackett Baro
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Fenwick – 23 Jan 1768
To Mr John Fenwick in Roberts’s Place York Newca[stle] 23d Janry 1768
Sir
Inclosed you receive my bill on Plumb & Browne for Two hundred & Eleven pounds one shilling and Nine pence payable to you or Order Twenty days after this date which is the value of the two receipts you sent me dated Yesterday. It will be for your Security and my Satisfaction that you should advise me that this bill comes safe to hand: because if I do not receive such Advice,
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 27 Jan 1768
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Greys Inn London Newca[stle] 27th Janry 1768
Sir
Inclosed you receive my bill on Plumb & Browne for two hundred pounds payable to you or order Thirty days after the 23d instant; which I send you on Account of the quarterly payments to 31st March; and desire you will send me the usual Sort of Receipt for it, to be a voucher to my Acco[un]t with Sir Walter Blackett to whose Account you will place the said bill. I am etc HR
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Letter – Henry Richmond to William Rastall – 8 Feb 1768
To The Revd Dr Rastal in Newark Newca[stle] 8 Febry 1768
Sir
Inclosed is a Copy of Lawyer Fawcetts Opinion that with your Concurrence & Mrs Rastals a Lease can be granted for 99 years of a piece of ground in Sidgate a street in this Town containing one Acre and a quarter which was given by my Grandfather Sr Wm Blackett to the Church of St Andrews in this Town. Pursuant to this opinion the Minister and Churchwardens have agreed to
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 11 Feb 1768
To Mr Thos Maughan at Newhouse Weardale Newca[stle] 11 Febry 1768
Sir
When the Weather will permit, I desire you will enquire whether all workings of every Sort, are discontinued at Rispy W[es]t & E[as]t Brakensike, Longwell, West and East Searsike, all in Rookhope; being the veins which were let to Rogers Hudson and Ord and how long it is since they were so discontinued Also whether any and what additions or Alterations have been made to Featherstons h
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 12 Feb 1768
To Mr John Bell at Mr Ellis’s in Hexham Newca[stle] 12th Febry 1768
Sir
Inclosed is an Extract from the Lease of Rispy Grove; by which you see Sir Wr Blackett has not any right to Featherstones house while these Leadmines remain in the possession of Mr Rogers etc and the Lease is so loosely worded that a discontinuance of working will Scarcely be deemed a forfeiture of them and till then as this house was allowedly build for the use of these Mines
Letter – Henry Richmond to Christopher Johnson – 16 Feb 1768
To Mr Chrisr Johnson Attorney at Law Durham Newca[stle] 16th Febry 1768
Sir
Inclosed is the Acco[un]t of the late Mr Forsters proportion of Weardale rent, Compositions etc for the Year 1766 which I mentioned to you, & which you said I might send to you: when it is convenient you will be so good as order the Money to be paid.
The Acco[un]t for the last year I cannot yet send you; not having got the Accounts down from the Mines. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 16 Feb 1768
Newca[stle] 16th Febry 1768
Do Sent Mr Isa Hunter a copy of J Hopper’s Lease of Stanhope hope
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 20 Feb 1768
To Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo Newca[stle] 20th Febry 1768
Sir
I think Mr Brown has drawn out the Account of Dunham Colliery very properly: only with regard to our Way of accounting, it will require some Variation. In the 1st place you must make yourself Dr in your Acco[un]t with Sr Wr Blackett for the £28 10s 9d paid by Mr Wray deducting from it the £6 he had received of Heighley – on the other side you may take Credit for the £21
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 20 Feb 1768
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newca[stle] 20th Febry 1768
Sir
Inclosed I return you Mr Marriotts bill; which I cannot say any Thing to, in the form it stands at present not being a judge of the Value of his Time – he is the best Estimator of that himself & it must be left to him to charge for each day he was employed, according to what he usually has in such Cases. I wish the bill could be settled before the Pay; but I would not
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 25 Feb 1768
To Mr Thomas Maughan at Newhouse Newca[stle] 25th Febry 1768
Sir
Inclosed herewith I return you the Act of Parliament for the division of Hamsterly Common; which was borrowed of Mr James Elliott, and for the Loan of which you will please to tell him I am much obliged to him.
As soon as the Weather will permit you to weigh off Mr Bacon’s Share of the partnership Ore, or else to compute it, I beg you will let me have the partnership Account fo
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 25 Feb 1768
To Mr John Bell at Mr Ellis’s Hexham Newca[stle] 25th Febry 1768
Sir
In Answer to your Letter about Thos Little’s refusing to pay tithe, it appears to me now, from the particulars you have given me, to be a Matter that deserves Sir Walter’s Consideration, and therefore I desire you will draw up a Case to be laid before Council and that you will therein state, besides the Facts contained in your Letter, whether prior thorns is Tithe free by
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 26 Feb 1768
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newca[stle] 26th Febry 1768
Foster Lane London
Gentlemen
I have this day sent you by William Laycock the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Six hundred & fifty four Ounces; which I desire you will place to Acco[un]t with Sir Walter Blackett as usual, at the Markett price; and advise me on your receipt of it. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Jameson – 6 Mar 1768
To Mr Jameson Wine Mercht Leith Newcastle 6th March 1768
Sir
Upon returning to this town yesterday I found your Letter of the 18th of last month. I readily take the hogshead of Claret you mention to have sent to Hexham & desire you will draw a bill upon Mr Hen Richmond my Agent in this town for the sum mentioned in the bill you enclosed me vizt £42 6s 0d. I am etc Wr Blackett
Letter – Henry Richmond to Collingwood Forster – 8 Mar 1768
To Collingwood Forster Esqr at Alnwick Newca[stle] 8 March 1768
Sir
I have sent you this day by Jno Fairbairn the Alnwick Carrier the box with the Nine Deeds relating to Lucker Moor and the Tithes thereof executed by Sir Walter Blackett. I am etc HR
Letter – John Ibbetson – 9 Mar 1768
At a Meeting of the Directors of Greenwich Hospital at Salter's Hall on Wednesday the 9th March 1768..
A letter of this date, from the Governor of the Lead Mine Comp offering to buy the whole of the Lead Ore Dues lately advertised, at 62s pr Bing for the Bouse, and 47s or Bing for the Cutting Ore, as also the Proposals from Sir Lancl. Allgood & from Mr. James Elliott & Co. wch were transmitted in the Rece[ive]rs Letter of the 12 of last Month & for part of the Sd. D
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 15 Mar 1768
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn London Newca[stle] 15th March 1768
Sir
Sir Walter bids me write in Answer to your Letter to him of the 3d instant about his granting a deputation to the take the Examination and Surrender’s of such of the parties, to the deed for the Conveyances of Hexham E[as]t Ferry boat to Him, as are under coverture; which I cannot better do than by inclosing you a Copy of Mr Wilson’s opinion, who is the Steward of Hexham Cou
Letters – Thomas Wentworth to John Wentworth – 16 Mar 1768
London, March 16th 1768
Dear Sir,
I had lately the pleasure of a letter from you by Mr. Livius, by which I find you had not received a letter from me then, but I hope you received it soon after.
Mr. Paul Wentworth left London March 1st for Holland and never to return to England as he thought then. We had the pleasure of his Company in Yorkshire last Summer he has fine Spirits and is a very good Companion and we travell’d about together in Post Chaise for he is the wor
Letter – Henry Richmond to Seymour & Widdrington – 20 Mar 1768
To Messrs Seymour & Widdrington at Mrs Place’s Newca[stle] 20th March 1768
Gentlemen
On the other Side you have Mr Wm Charleton’s Resignation of Birtley Colliery; he being now satisfied, from the late Mr Robson’s Acco[un]ts wherein the Receipts and payments for this Colliery from 5 April 1761 are all charged to Sir Walter Blackett, that Mr Robson contracted for the Lease of this Colliery only as Agent for Sir Walter. I was present when he was ordered to do
Letter – Henry Richmond to Benjamin Blaydes – 20 Mar 1768
To Benjn Blaydes Esqr at Hull Newca[stle] 20th March 1768
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett is obliged to you for the Trouble you have had in enquiring about Betty Atkinson & for your Readiness in offering to advance her the Money.
Sir Walter desires you will pay her Six Guineas as soon as you please, towards cloathing herself and Children and that afterwards you will pay her Thirteen pounds a Year in quarterly payments commencing on the 2
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 20 Mar 1768
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newca[stle] 20th March 1768
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett has desired Mr Benjn Blaydes of Hull to pay Six Guineas to a poor Woman of that place towards cloathing herself and three Children and also to pay her Thirteen pounds a Year in quarterly paym[en]ts commencing on the 25th instant; & he has desired Mr Blaydes reimburse himself from time to time by drawing upon you; as we have no direct intercourse between t
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 2 Apr 1768
To Sir Walter Blackett Baro[ne]t at Wallington Newca[stle] 2d April 1768
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
I shall write this post to Mr Thos Wilson & recommend some of our Lead Merchants to him for his Commissions as it is not consistent for me to Act both as Byer and Seller.
Mr Ellison, Minister of St And[re]ws ought to execute the Lease of the Charity Land before it is send to Dr Rastall: but he has been at Oxford and only got home a day or two ago: Mr Lambert will
Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 2 Apr 1768
To Richard Wilson Esqr at Leeds Newca[stle] 2d April 1768
Sir
Mr Darwin writes me by this post that Mr Freeman, having lately made a Considerable purchase is under a Necessity of calling in his £7000 & therefore has desired him to acquaint Sir Walter Blackett & You of it; that he may have an Answer & know when he can depend upon having his Money. Sir Walter would be glad to know what progress is made in the Conveyance deed
