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Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 15 Apr 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in half Moon Street Newcas. 15 April 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir If the Bishop of Durham should dye, it will most probably be Advantagious for you to be near his Successor, to get the Composition for the Lot Ore or Ninth part of the Ore of Weardale Mines, renewed without loss of time: if it can be done upon the Terms you hold the same of the present Bishop; which is £350 a year. You cannot consistently with prudence, g
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 16 Apr 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in half Moon Street Newcas. 16th April 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir Inclosed is Mr Thos. Gills Letter - what I have learnt about him is, that partly from want of Capital and Business , & partly from his Intimacy with Mr Storey the Tanner & others of that Stamp he failed. that since his failure he has behaved well - & while Captn Boves was here was his Clerk - but is now out of bread - & that what he
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Bell – 16 Apr 1771
To Mr John Bell at Hexahm Abbey Newcas. 16 April 1771
Sir Sir Walter Blackett says he would have Mrs Rumney continued Tenant of the hall Orchard, if she chuses it, for this year (Only) at the Rent of Thirteen pounds a Year. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 20 Apr 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 20th April 1771
Sir If you have no Objection, & if you think there is time enough to give Notice to all persons concerned, I would wish to have the Mills pay made on Mayday: otherwise it cannot be made till the 15 May as I shall be engaged about other Business. So when you have considered about it you will send me Notice; that I may be at a Certainty. & if you fix on the first of May for the
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 21 Apr 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 21st April 1771
Sir I desire to know how there happens to be an Arrear of £26 . 5s . 0d due from Jos Angus the Tenant of Woodcroft ; when I desired you to take Care that all that was due from him to Sir Walter Blackett might be secured in time. while we had power under the Deed of Sale of T Estate to secure it. I desire your Answer, for I doubt Mr Ward will not easily allow you to distrain if necess
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 23 Apr 1771
To Mr Wm. Alvey Darwin - Grays Inn Newcas. 23rd April 1771
London
Sir I received your Letter, by this post, dated 20th instant; inclosing me Sir Walter Blacketts bill on me for the Sum of One hundred pounds dated 20th instant & payable to you or Order, which you have endorsed as having received the contents & therefore have placed it to your Credit, in the Accot. between Us, thinking it best to register it there. And to Balance it I ha
Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 24 Apr 1771
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. M.P. in half Moon Street Newcas. 24th April 1771
Piccadilly, London
Honrd. Sir The pay for the Lead Mills amounts to £5156 . 4s . 0½d and is to be made on the 1st of next Month & I am now busy in getting the Accots. and the Money ready for it. And the Rent day at Wallington will be the Monday following. After these Affairs are over I will make out such a State of the Case as you direct about the Compositions & the Lea
Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 3 May 1771
To Richard Wilson Esqr. in Leeds Newcas. 3rd May 1771
Yorkshire
Sir Mr Joseph King being afraid that the Chimney at the End of his dwelling house will fall very soon, as the Rent from the Gable increases, has employed Mr Robt. Grey, one of our Ma[ste]r Builders here, to view and estimate the Charge of taking down and rebuilding the Same. Mr King being very pressing for the repair to be made immediately, I have sent you on the oth
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 4 May 1771
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 4th May 1771
Sir
We beg leave to acquaint you that we have this day Drawn upon you at ten days after Date payable to Messrs Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington and Saint or their Order £328.19.4 being for 1089 Ounces of Silver at 6s 1/2d.
Respecting the fixing the price of the Silver we are very agreable that it should be as on the day of its arrival in Town; and indeed we always ourselves took that for Granted but as you say
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 7 May 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 7th May 1771
We reced your Letter of the 1st instant wth. the several Inclosures all Safe. Cowhill Cross Vein Lead No 1 Assay 7 oz 15 Dwt 13 8/10 Gns pr fodder No 2 do 6 13 12 6/10
which is very well worth Refining but at the present price of Lead the Black Slag will not answer however there is no hurry about it and in case Lead should fall it will do to Refine amongst the Refineable Slag from the Grey Slags you will therefore take care to let us know s
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Ibbetson – 10 May 1771
Extract from Messrs Walton & Smeatons Letter of 10th May 1771 to John Ibbetson Esq.
In obedience to the Boards order of the 1st Decr. last requiring an Account of the Produce and expenditure at Langley Lead Mill from the commencement of the Work to that time distinguishing the several Articles therein particularly mentioned we beg leave to lay before the Board the Inclosed Account; which we have taken the liberty to make out to the 6th Ult. for the following reasons; that on the 1
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 May 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 10th May 1771
We have this day received your Letter of the 7th inst including Two Assays of Lead from which the last Cake of Bullion was extracted as also a Paper showing the produce of the Litharge In point of Weight compared with the Lead Refined and we desire youll make another Tryal of the same kind.
With regard to the Litharge Slags as it appears the difference in produce in favor of the Hearth is not considerable that our Bellows may be ha
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 14 May 1771
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 17th May 1771
Dear Sir
This Weeks London Carrier brings you 433 1/4 Ounces of Bullion which will we hope arrive Safe on the 1st of June.
Youll observe the Weight of the several pieces is marked on the back of each with Ink as we could not get a set of Stamp figures in Newcastle; if you find it answers in the way we shall continue to do it in the same manner but in case it does not youll be so good as furnish us with a set of figures and we
Letter – Henry Richmond to Richard Wilson – 18 May 1771
To Richard Wilson Esqr. at Leeds Newcas. 18th May 1771
Yorkshire
Sir Mr King is not ready with his Rent, nor can promise to pay it sooner than two Months. So I have sent you Bell Cookson & Cos. bill on Glyn & Hallifax for three hundred & fifty pounds on Account of what I have received of your other Tenants. The Bill is payable at one Month from this day and you will please to advise me of your receipt of it. The d
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Charnley – 19 May 1771
To Mr Wm Charnley Farnacres 19th May 1771
Dear Sir
I desire youll order to be got ready with all convenient dispatch a Book Bound in rough Calf & ruled as the sheet sent herewith and that youll send it by the Hexham Carrier John Corbett on Friday directed to Mr Mulcaster at Langley Lead Mill to the care of Mr Chrisr. Bell in Hexham. I am
Dr Sir yr ser. NW Jr.
PS. The above Book must contain 2 Quires of your best English Fools cap.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 19 May 1771
To Mr Peter Mulcaster Farnacres 19th May 1771
Mr Mulcaster
The Bullion came Safe and its Weight was 433 1/4 Ounces, not 434 1/2, so youll observe go make it agree with the real weight when you make out the Operation.
Your Letter of the 15 inst I received last Night and have given directions for a Book agreeable to your desire and conformable to the precedent sent one.
On further considering about the Refining the Black Slag I think it will be right to refine it
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 20 May 1771
To Mr Darwin Greys Inn London Newcas. 20th May 1771
Sir Inclosed is Sir Walter’s Bond to Mrs Gordon for Two Thousand five hundred pounds executed this day. & also Sir Walter’s Order upon the Accountant of the Free British Fishery for Three hundred & Seventy pounds ten Shillings for <9 & ½> years dividend due 22nd Ulto. Sir Walter desires you will lay out Two Thousand pounds of the Money to be received on the Bond to
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 21 May 1771
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie 21st May 1771
Sir,
As I was in want of Money to pay for some waste Ore raised at Old Greengill & also would in a few Days want Cash towards supporting my Lords Workmen in Alston Moor, I made free to take Thirty Pounds of Mr Ramshay of Naward as you wrot in your Letter that I might get what Cash I wanted from Mr Ramshay or draw on you; the Bellows were got to Stanhope the 6th Instant & we are now beginning to smelt & as the smelt mill and B
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 23 May 1771
To Mr Thomas Maughan at Newhouse Newcas. 23rd May 1771
In Weardale
Sir I hear so bad an Accot. of the Bishop of Durhams Health & the probability appears so great that we shall in a little time hear of his Death, that I cannot help repeating to you my desire that, to prevent any Altercation, you will order all the ore to be drawn to the day, from time to time, as soon as possible, after it is severed from the Vein - & tha
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 24 May 1771
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Cleaver 24th May 1771
Sir,
As I was in want of Money to pay for some waste Ore raised at Old Greengill & also would in a Little Time want Cash towards supporting the Workmen at Greengill West End & Howblagill so I made free to take ten Pounds of Mr. Atkinson of Newcastle for he had my rect., we got Bacons Level Railed to the forehead as I wrote you & have drove about 10 Fathoms in whole ground & at Ladyday begun a Level on the North side of
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 28 May 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 28th May 1771
We have had some flying Showers for these two days but the Wind keeps so high that we cannot expect Rain til it abates I hope that will be soon, as the Drought is now very great indeed.
I observe the produce of Litharge etc and am a good deal surprised at the difference between this and the last Trial, there surely must have been some mistake in the former Trial and I therefore would have you make another at some more convenient time
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 28 May 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 28 May 1771
Sir I reced your Letter about Mr Surtees’s having discharged the Lead wains from coming thro his Lane at Apperley which I suppose he has a right to do so as I have been told the Wain men have always paid a Yearly Acknowledgement for Way leave - but This you will learn best from Them. it is well for us that there is a highway & that it is not much about - I think not quite a quar[
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 28 May 1771
To Mr Thos Maughan at Newhouse Newcas. 28th May 1771
In Weardale
Sir Sir Walter wants two strong Galloways; such as you have got him before in Weardale - he says he thinks the last, which was a very good one, was bought of Pringle - so, if he, or any Body else you can hear of, has such Galloways as you think will answer Sir Walter’s purpose, he desires you will Buy him Two as soon as you can, & get them conveyed to Walli
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 31 May 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 31st May 1771
Sir By the Accot. I have rec[eiv]ed from the Lead mines for the year ending 31 Dec. 1770 there have been 5764 B 1½ h of ore delivered to Dukesfield Mill, 1362 B 1h to Allanheads, & 4823 B 3h to Rookhope Mill, in all 11950 B 1½ h. And by the Accot. I have received from you for the said year the quantity rec[eiv]ed at Dukesfield Mill is 5691 B 3½ h, at Allanheads 1436 B 1½h and at
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Bell – 1 Jun 1771
To Mr Chrisr. Bell Farnacres 1st June 1771
Mr Bell
As you say there is no hazard in giving Geo. Johnson another year I desire youll allow him that time if it stil continues to appear to you in the same light.
I have this day had one Jonathan Ryle with me who says he could engage to carry ab. 1500 pieces of Lead from Aydon or Corbridge to Newcastle and that he would allow 2s PFodder from Hexham to Aydon & 18d from Hexham to the Limekiln which joins the Turnpike Road
