Use these options to search the full archive.
Advanced Search Options
Search guidelines
Displaying 7826 to 7850 of 14136 matched results
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 26 Feb 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 26th February 1771
Your Letter of the 21st instant came to my hands on Sunday Evening and I am much concerned at the Acct of Mrs Hilton junr being so poorly but as Mr Joseph wrote to me on 23rd instant and says nothing about this I hope Mrs Hilton may be better again.
I would have you close your Accts on the last Saturday of March which will be on the 30th. If you can get all the Ore brought in last year and also the 25 Bings from Blagill Smelted
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Watson – 26 Feb 1771
To Mr Wm. Watson at Sunderland Newcas. 26th Febry 1771
by Durham
Sir
Mr Maughan was with me this Morning & I have given him money to pay for your ore, finding it the shortest way for us both. I hope you are recovered of your accident & am etc HR
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 27 Feb 1771
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 27th February 1771
Dear Sir
I reced. both your Letters and am obliged to you for the Account you gave me of the Silver not arriving according to my first information. As to the trouble you mention giving me I had none; but am sure you had by my sending advice of the Cake going from Newcastle sooner than it realy did; however you must be kind enough to excuse that, as I realy did not know of its not going agreable to my first intimation til the day be
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 27 Feb 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in half Moon Street Newcas. 27 Febry 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir Mr Busby has not had a university Education, nor can I find that his Abilities as a School Master are very Eminent - but he is regular industrious young Man, of a good person & Countenance , his Air and Carriage grave: tho there is an Affectation in him that is disagreeable, & which spoils a good voice and Utterance he otherwise would ha
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 1 Mar 1771
To Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo Newcas. 1st March 1771
Sir Sir Walter desires to have one of the Subsisting Leases of a Farm in the Wallington Estate sent to him. So I desire you will let me have Thos. Dobson’s Jos. English’s or any other that is in force, as soon as you can after your arrival from Berwick. I hope you are well & am etc HR
Letter – William Darwin to Walter Blackett – 1 Mar 1771
Extract from Mr Darwins Lre to Sr Wr. Blackett
Greys Inn 1 March 1771
Sir “I have seen Mr Chester who tells me the Deeds for the purchase of the Estate for the Augmentation of Ninebanks Chapel in North[umber]land were sent down on the 29 Janry 1770 Now above a year ago: I think he said to Dr Sharp of Durham, so that the Delay is in the Country & not here,”
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 3 Mar 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in Half moon Newcas. 3rd Mar 1771
Street, Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir Inclosed is one of the subsisting Leases of Wallington Estate & also Copy of a Case drawn by Mr Fawcett for the Opinion of Council in London whether Notice given by the Lessees of Unthank Colliery will determine the Lease on the 1st Janry next. He sent it me late last night & has not yet given me his own opinion.
Mr Bell will go to Hexham
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 5 Mar 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 5 March 1771
Sir I think the meeting you propose to have on the 20 instant with the East hand Wainmen a very proper Measure and hope they will Engage on the Old terms - it has been said that Greenwich Hospital intend to bring their Lead our Way this Year & That perhaps makes Mr Reynoldson suppose the Carriers will be difficult to deal with - if they should be so and should ask an Advance price I t
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 5 Mar 1771
To Mr John Bell at Hexham Abbey Newcas. 5 Mar 1771
Sir Above is a copy of what I received from Sr Wr. Blackett this post; in his Letter he desires you will Enquire into the true State of this Case, & what is the Occasion of the delay of perfecting the purchase: which you know Sir Walter lent Mr Hunter some Money on Account of. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 6 Mar 1771
To Mr Thos. Maughan at Newhouse Newcas. 6th March 1771
in Weardale
Sir Mr Ricardson of Nunwick near <Penreth> in Cumberland has wrote to Sir Wr. Blackett about a Leadmine called Dryside in Burnhope in Weardale which was leased by you to William Archer Nichs. Walton and John Thompson. Archer had a half Walton & Thompson the other half as he says. And then he goes on telling Sir Walter that “Sometime after th
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 6 Mar 1771
To Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo near Wallington Newcas. 6th March 1771
Sir In a Letter from Sir Wr. Blackett last Night he says Mr Poughfer has been with him about Cambo and that there’s an End of that Matter with him - he gives up any further thought about it. So Sir Walter has sent back the Article signed by Lowry, which is here inclosed and which he would not have remain in force in respect to Lowry so will finish that Matter with him directly. Sir
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 7 Mar 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 7th March 1771
I desire youll not make out the Operation til the 6th day of April inclusive which will then take in Six Weeks and I would have the Lead Mill Pay Bill to take in all to that day except you receive any Ore between this and then and I wd have that not even entered in the Operation but included in the Succeeding Operation. There must be a Computation made of what we may expect will be produced by the Litharge Slags and other Slag Hearth Ends
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Jonathan Hilton – 8 Mar 1771
To Messrs. Jona. & Jos. Hilton. Farnacres 8th March 1771
Mr Hiltons
As I dont know how soon the Accts of Lead Ore delivered at Langley Mill last year may be wanted by the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital I desire you will no longer delay sending it to me as the Michs. Accounts must certainly be finished now; if they are not I beg you will take every step in your power to get them finished & send them with the above amount of delivery as soon as you can
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 8 Mar 1771
To Sr Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in half Moon Street Newcas. 8th March 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir Inclosed is Mr Ricardson’s Letter, which I have wrote to Mr Maughan about; and also Mr Woods Letter which is very Much in favour of Mr Busby. Your 2nd. Letter of Saturday last about him came with your first, so no mention shall be made of what is said in it concerning him. I have sent Mr Ra. Forster Jos. Lowrys Article, with your directions abou
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 8 Mar 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 8 March 1771
Sir Mr Salkeld has not given me, in his general Account for last Year, the quantities of Lead made from the different sorts of Ore, namely, Allanheads Coalcleugh and Weardale: without I cannot tell how the produce of each has been.
I desire you will speak to him to send me such an Account as I need to have. I am etc HR
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Bell – 10 Mar 1771
Part of Postscript of Messrs Walton & Smeatons Letter of 10 Mar 1771 to Mr Chr Bell
I beg to know by return of Post what Lead is in Hexham and on the Road between the Mill and there and between Hexham & Newburn as near as you can come at it; & I desire youll get all down as fast as possible. If the Dilston and Thornbrough people can give us one day more a piece from Hexham I should like it, but dont desire it without you see it necessary. You may tell the Carriers that unless
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 10 Mar 1771
To Mr Darwin in Greys Inn London Newcas. 10th March 1771
Sir I have reced your Letter of the 6th inst. inclosing me William Berneys receipt for £500 for the use of Anthy. Wright for the half year’s Intst. due to Sr Ed. Winnington on the 6th of last Month on the Mortgage of Wallington and have given you Credit for the same in our Account and I hope this receipt will be a sufficient discharge to Sir Walter .
As to the £400 Trust
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Hilton – 11 Mar 1771
To Mr Joseph Hilton Farnacres 11th March 1771
Dear Joe
We intend having the Lead Mill Pay at Hexham on Thursday the 25th of next Month and desire youll give Mr Mulcaster such assistance as he may have Occasion for in preparing the Pay Bill.
You are desired to give Notice to Mr Soppett that we shall not be at Alston this Spring Recet & therefore he is to bring or send the Lowbyer Rent to Hexham against Monday or Tuesday the 22nd & 23rd of nex
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 12 Mar 1771
To Mr John Bell at Hexham Abbey Newcas. 12th March 1771
Sir I have a Letter from Sir Walter Blackett to night that he has determined to appoint Mr Busby of Gateshead the Curate at Hexham & hopes the Trustees of the School will agree to chuse him School Master. & as to Mr Orton who was Mr Rumneys Curate Sir Wr. hopes if Mr Busby wants an Usher that Mr Orton & he may settle matters between them - but more of this when we meet as a
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Mar 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in half Moon Street Newcas. 13th March 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir I received your Letter of the 9th about Mr Busby time enough to write last Night to Mr Bell who is at Hexham, to wait upon the Trustees of the School with your Compliments & Recommendation of him. I have seen him this morning & he thankfully accepts your offer of the Curacy, and makes no doubt of succeeding to the School; as he knows, he says, th
Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 15 Mar 1771
To Richd. Wilson Esqr. at Leeds - Yorkshire Newcas. 15th March 1771
Sir Mr Robson has returned me my half year’s Rental of your Estates at Kenton for Mayday last, with the Duplicate of it. on Account of the Mistakes that were in it, which I am quite ashamed of. - but the hurry of sending you the Money on the day I received it, which was a busy one with me, has occasioned and must apologise for them. I have rectified & returned the Accot. &
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 Mar 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. half Moon Street in Newcas. 15th March 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir Inclosed are Copies of what I have received from Mr Maughan in answer to Mr Ricardson’s Charge about Thos. Thompson by which it appears That Thompson had 1/8th in the Grant of the Tack. - that this Tack was nothing more than a memorandum made in your Books without mentioning any length of time - that this Tack has often been forfeited, by not working - t
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 16 Mar 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Barot. M.P. Half Moon Street Newcas. 16th March 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir I have received Mr Thurston’s Agreement for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Mines, & shall endeavour to remit Money to Mr Darwin half-yearly for the Composition - for I suppose he will not require the payment quarterly, tho it is so stipulated. this I should know.
Mr Bell says he acquainted the Trustees of Hexham School about Mr Busby, as you ordered, bu
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 16 Mar 1771
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn Newcas. 16 March 1771
Sir I think the best Way will be for me to draw upon you for the hundred pounds for Sir Matt. Featherstonehaughs and Sir Thomas Salisburys Subscriptions to Hexham Bridge; being their second & third payments - their first having been placed to Sir Walter Blackett’s Account by you and did not come into my Cash Account but as Sir Walter pleases this should, & it will be useful as I have
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 17 Mar 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 17th. March 1771
I propose making the Lead Carriers Pay on Wednesday the 27th instant of which I desire youll give Notice to all the Carriers immediately. You must bring your Books with you wherein the Carriers acknowledge to be accountable for the Lead they receive and the Books wherein the Tickets and Checks are.
As to the Stamp Mill or any other Work that is done before the Lead Mill Pay which does not relate to wh
