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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Smeaton – 30 Jul 1770
30th July 1770. Postscript of Letter to Mr Smeaton
I am satisfied we must raise the Carriage of Lead one penny pPiece but will make no alteration til I see you
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 3 Aug 1770
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newcas. 3 August 1770
Sir Inclosed I send you Bell & Cos. two Bills, as above. The Bill for Five Hundred pounds is to enable you to pay the half years intst. due to Sir Edward Winnington for the 6th inst. on Sir Walter Blacketts mortgage of Wallington, & in the meantime you will please to place it to my Credit and advise me of the receipt of it. The other Bill for One hundred & Sixty five pounds
Letter – Henry Richmond to Edward Blackett – 3 Aug 1770
To Sir Edward Blackett Barot. at Matfen Newcas. 3rd August 1770
Sir I received a Letter yesterday from Sir Walter Blackett, from Spa, who is very well & bids me write you, that if You and Lady Blackett will accept of his House, during the Assizes, it is intirely at your Service; and any thing that is in it - the Cellars or Gardens, I am etc HR
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Aug 1770
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 3rd Aug 1770
I have reced your Letter and think there is an Awkwardness in Refining Unrefineable Lead as we have stiled it and desire you will take Notice in the Operation when the Refining Trial is compleated that the Lead Refined was denominated Unrefineable in former Operations but Refined by way of Tryal as it seemed to promise some more advantage in that way than to sell it as common Lead.
I think all Persons who are alike circumstanced w
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 4 Aug 1770
To Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo Newcas. 4 Augst. 770
Sir I have a Letter from Sir Walter Blackett who is well & orders that the Coach and Equipage & Servants shall all attend the high Sherif to meet the Judges on Monday the 20th instant. so you will tell the Coachman & others of it. the Coach horses had better be here sometime before to be used to the Carriage; as you know it is a bustling kind of parade. I believe Sir Edw. &
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 6 Aug 1770
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newcas. 6th Augst. 1770
Sir I think General Clavering must mistake the Term for which Sir Walter Blackett promised that the Tithes of Dotland Comon should not be taken up - he says 12 years - but Sir Walter gave me, several years ago, a Memorandum he had made about this Matter; wch. is in the following words “Novr. 19. 1759 - This day promised Coll. Clavering that if I live till the Expiration of the se
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 7 Aug 1770
To Mr Darwin Grays Inn London Newcas. 7th Augst. 1770
Sir As the Mail, that was sent from hence Last Night for London as taken from the Post Boy about four miles from this Town as you will see by the inclosed Advertisement. I have here sent you a copy of the Letter I wrote by it, in answer to your’s of the 3rd inst,
I have nothing to add to it, but that I have sent the deed mentioned in it to the Coach; so I hope you will receive
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Duffield – 9 Aug 1770
To Mr Duffield at Wallington Newcas. 9th August 1770
Sir By a Letter this post from Sir Walter Blackett, which brought the inclosed for you, he directs Fruit to be disposed of in the Assize Week; particularly Pine Apples Grapes & Nectarines; which by your Letter to Mr <Farmer> he <send> may be ready against that time. Mr Forster would tell you last Week, that I desired you would reserve what fruit you could agains
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Ward – 10 Aug 1770
To Willm. Ward Esqr. at Nunnikirk Newcas. 10 Augst. 1770
near Morpeth
Sir I have a Letter from Sir Walter Blackett from Spa; who is much better, & desires his Compliments to you; & and would be very glad to receive a Letter from you, through my hands, that you are well, & have not had any Thing of the Gravel. he wishes you would give him a State of all Country Affairs, & about the Moor Game, Turnpike Roads etc.
I shall
Letter – Henry Richmond to Collingwood Forster – 12 Aug 1770
To Coll Forster Esq. at Alnwick Newcas. 12 Augst. 1770
Sir Sir Walter Blackett wrote me some time ago that he had spoken to the Duke of Northumberland about buying his Land & Stints & Tithes at Lucker, & that his Grace said he would speak to you about it when he came down. Sir Walter added, that if his Grace should not open the Matter to you, I was to desire you to mention it to Him, in his Name; & that upon a Mediu
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Aug 1770
A Mr Monsr. Le Chevalier Blackett Seigneur Anglois Newcas. 13th Augst 1770
Chez Mr Oglevy á Spa Auprés de Leige par Ostende
Honrd. Sir Mr Darwin having wrote me that General Clavering alledges you promised Dotland Comon should be Tithe free for 12 years, two of which are yet to come, I searched & found the Memorandum you gave me some years ago which is as follows “Novr. 19. 1759 - This “ day promised Coll. Clavering that if I live till the Expiratio
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 14 Aug 1770
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Cleaver 14th Augst. 1770
Sir,
Your Favours of the 4th July & 2d Ins. I recd. I was at Naward Sunday Last. Mr. Lavie & Mr. Gregg asked several Questions about the Mines in Alstonmoor where my Lord Carlisle is concerned, I told them Greengill West End had not been worked since June 1769 & that Peatstackhill was not worth working longer excepting weshing the wastes where a small Quantity of Ore might be raised from them. I give them a Plan of the N
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 15 Aug 1770
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 15th Aug 1770
We propose being at the Mill on Wednesday Evening the 22nd instant and intend staying with you til Friday after dinner; during our stay we desire to see the Reducing Furnace twice Charged with Litharge, to the drawing of the Furnace, twice compleated the Refining we would have going on at the same time and the Litharge we would beg to have in the same state or condition as you usually have it when the Furnaces is Charged, that is, accordin
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Sadler – 22 Aug 1770
To Mr John Sadler at Rothley Park Newcas. 22nd Augst. 1770
Sir I advise you will kill two Bucks on Tuesday or Wednesday next - & that you will send William Hepple with half a one to the Bishop of Chester at Stanhope & let Lady Loraine have a Haunch & send the rest of them, with the Shoulders, hither by the Cart on Friday Se’night. Sir Lanct. Allgood & Mr Carr of Etal will each send for half a Buck to your house on Sat
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Sadler – 24 Aug 1770
To Mr John Sadler at Rothley Park Newcas. 24th Augst. 1770
Sir Sir Edwd Blackett desires a Buck may be killed tomorrow and that you will send half of it to Matfen on Monday morning - the other half you may send hither by Wm Hall the same day. As to the shoulders Mr Forster and you may use them. You will observe the directions in my last Letter punctually not withstanding this order.
Pray tell or send Word to Mr Duffield to send a
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 25 Aug 1770
A Mr Mr. Le Cher Blackett Seigneur Anglois Newcas. 25th Augst. 1770
Chez Mr Vanderclooster a Bruxelles pr Ostende
Honrd. Sir The Agreement for Letting the Tithes of Dotland Comon is cancelled, and the proprietors will have them, according to your order, for two years longer, at the Acknowledgement,
I reckon I shall be able to make the first quarterly remittance of £600 at Michs. next if you direct me to do so.
Teasdale White’s affair is over.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 26 Aug 1770
Mr Mulcaster. Keswick 26th August 1770
We are very sorry that we forgot before we left you to order something for a Drink for the Workmen at Langley Mill tho' we fully proposed it; we therefore desire that youll give them half a Guinea or a Guinea whichever you think right amongst them and we are
Sir Your Hble Servts
N Walton Junr
J Smeaton
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Sadler – 27 Aug 1770
To Mr John Sadler at Rothley Park Newcas. 27th Augst. 1770
Sir I could not send the haunch, you sent in last Night, to London as you proposed, for it was engaged; so as I said in my Letter of the 22nd instant you will let me have one for that purpose as soon as the weather is wet enough & pray let Mr Duffield know when you send it that he may send some Pine Apples at the same time if he has any ripe. P.S. Pray how should the hau
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Heron – 28 Aug 1770
To Mr Ralph Heron Atty. at Law in Hexham Newcas. 28th Augst. 1770
Sir I am Sorry Mr Heron’s son of Ninebanks & Mr Kirkby the Parson there should be the first persons informed against for killing, or which I suppose is the same Offence, by the Law, for Shooting at Grouse. As perhaps Sir Walter Blackett, notwithstanding his Orders for prosecuting unqualified persons for shooting Game in his Manors as I wrote you on the 6th of last month, woul
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Westgarth – 28 Aug 1770
To Mr William Westgarth at Coalcleugh Newcas. 28th Augst. 1770
Sir You know Sir Walter Blackett appointed Additional Game keepers to preserve the Game on his Moors, & gave positive Orders to prosecute unqualified persons offending against the Law; & that the Game keepers had orders to acquaint all Gentlemen, that were qualified & came upon his Moors, how desirous he was of preserving his Game, & that he hoped they would not shoot any
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 2 Sep 1770
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 2nd Sept 1770
Sir I am glad you have got the Lead away from Allanheads Mill; & commend your diligence in hastening it & the other Lead along the road: the Weather and roads are now good & we must not lose any time, & I think, as Mr Reynaldson is now exerting himself in his department we shall not fail of getting the Lead to Markett, that I have sold & I hope a good Stock more.
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 5 Sep 1770
A Copy of a letter sent Mr. Lavie 5th Sept 1770
I take the Liberty of informing you that Messrs Walton & Smeaton Receivers for the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital are now here. I told them my Lord Carlisle’s Determination about proceeding in the Tryals in Alston Moor and as all the Veins except Greengill West End which Lye in the Ground where I recommended that my Lord should make Tryals have been sum Time forfeited they ordered that so soon as I know whither Mr. Cleaver
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 5 Sep 1770
To Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo Newcas. 5th Sept 1770
Sir I have a letter from Sir Walter in which he desires that the head or Dam of Sweethope Lough may not be totally repaired, only so far as there may be a Necessity for some Water for the Cattle: because as it is now destroyed & the fish gone he may when he comes home have a fancy to make some Improvements of that piece of Water: So you will, if not too late, give directions accordingly to M
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Ward – 6 Sep 1770
To William Ward Esq at Nunnikirk Newcas. 6th Sept 1770
Near Morpeth
Sir Sir Walter Blackett writes me that you pay annually some little Charity Money for him, & desires me to repay you __ if you will be so good as to let me know what it is & to send me a receipt by any person you would have me pay the Money to, I shall readily do it. P.S, You will please to mention in the receipt that the Money is received by my han
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Duffield – 6 Sep 1770
To Mr Duffield at Wallington Newcas. 6th Sept 1770
Sir Mrs Gill, who is to preserve the Fruit for Sir Walter, desires it may be sent hither on Monday. __ besides the Apricots and Cherries Sir Walter mentioned that he would have a quantity of Magnum bonum plumbs preserved: so, as soon as they are fit for that purpose, you will send them hither also. P.S. You will remember, as soon as you have four good pine Apples ripe, in the small hotho
