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Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 22 Jun 1771
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie 22nd June 1771
Sir,
After putting my Lord Carlisle to Expence of repairing Stanhope smelt Mill I was in hopes that Simpson the Mill agent would have made as good produce from my Lord’s Ore as is made at other Smelt Mills & in order to know that I sent three Bings of Duty Ore to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital smelt mill at Langly & the Produce of that three Bings was Ten Pieces of Lead 8 Stone each after making the above Tryal at the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 22 Jun 1771
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 22nd June 1771
Dear Sir
Your Letter of the 13th instant now lies before me and I have this day drawn upon you for £135.5.2 being the amount of 447 3/4 Ounces of Bullion at 6s. 1/2d. As to the falling short of the Pieces amounting to 2s/10d including Charges. I shall make that up to you as follows. You will receive by the Carrier who will set out from Newcastle on Saturday Sennit a Cake of Bullion which Weighs in separate Parcels 313 2/16 Ounces and
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 23 Jun 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres. 23rd June 1771
Your Letter of the 17th instant I reced on Friday and yesterday went to Town to weigh the Bullion which is 313 1/4 Ozs but as our large piece and the one which succeeded it did not prove to contain of fine Silver so much as we reckoned I deducted 3/4 of an Ounce from the present Cake which will make up that deficiency so that you must reckon the present Cake only 312 1/2 Ounces being 2/8 less than you made it by your Weighing; so you see
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to George Simpson – 24 Jun 1771
A Copy of a Letter sent Geo. Simpson 24th June 1771
Sir,
After consulting my self of the Produce that was made of Greengill West Ore at Langly Mill I cannot think how the same sort of Ore sent you should have fallen so far short if it had had Justice done in Smelting & as you made so great waste of the same sort of Ore before, why did you attempt Smelting so much of it now as you might have a good Tryal by Smelting one fourth part of what you have Smelted & by what I have seen
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Jul 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 1st July 1771
Your Letters of the 27th & 29th Ultimo are now before me and I have no doubt but you will at all times take as much care as possible in extracting the Silver in the best manner & to be sure we must expect accidents similar to those which have been taken notice of; but as it is to be observed that all the loss we have already sustained on Acct of a want of perfect fineness ? only amounts to £. 10.6 ( exclusive of the Piece of 189 Ozs
Letter – Henry Richmond to Caleb Hunter – 6 Jul 1771
To Mr Caleb Hunter at Allanheads Newcas. 6 July 1771
Sir Sir Walter has desired Mr Wm. Westgarth & Mr Westgarth Forster to take a View of Allanheads, both East and West, next week, & He desires you will go with them thro the Works and shew them every Thing they may want to see and that you will from time to time thereafter go with them thro the Grove whenever they or either of them shall desire it. I am etc HR
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 8 Jul 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 8th July 1771
Your Letters of the 2nd & 5th instant are now before us and for the reasons you have given we have determined to take the Cakes of Bullion from Langley Mill as they come from the Test but only with this difference that you cut them in pieces so as to answer the Weight of 100 Ounces each piece a little over or under as it may happen it is not material which. For instance if a Cake should weigh 450 Ounces cutting it into Four will do -
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Hilton – 8 Jul 1771
Mr Joseph Hilton Farnacres 8th July 1771
On considering the Affair of taking the Pieces of Lead Ore, besides conforming yourself to the directions given you by Mr Walton we take this Opportunity of adding that as we cannot well refuse Ore delivered to us in such a State of cleanness as the Tenants take it away for their own used to prevent any Temptation to serve us worse than themselves we would be glad that you would as often as possible avoid taking away an heap by way of Du
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 14 Jul 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 14th July 1771
As the Weather stil continues dry I hope you have nearly if not wholy finished the getting in of the Peats and that your new House is now covered in, or will be so, in a very little time.
We have hastily cast up the produce from Carrs by itself and Middlecleugh and it mixed and find your calculations and ours to correspond very nearly. I am much pleased to see the produce so good as it will encourage us to try experiments when w
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Henry Airey – 15 Jul 1771
To Messrs Henry & Jonathan Airey Farnacres 15th July 1771
Gentlemen
On considering the Offer of Messrs Hall & Nesbitt to take 2000 Pieces of Refined Lead at £16 P Fodder I cannot say but I have a strong inclination to accept thereof; but there is a circumstance which makes me determine not to engage this Quantity, and it is, that we can by no means ascertain when we shall be able to deliver such a Quantity; and therefore, upon the whole, it will certainly be right t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 17 Jul 1771
To Mr John Holmes Farnacres 17th July 1771
Dear Sir
I have this day Drawn upon you for £94.8s being the Amount of 312 1/2 Ounces of Bullion at 6s 1/2d POunce.
Before I received yours I had got a set of Pennywts seeing it would be better than in Sixteenths & am glad to find our Ideas on this matter have kept pace with each other.
For the time to come I will mark the pieces cut from each Cake with Nos. and send you the Weight of each by Letter referring to those
Letter – Henry Richmond to Douglas Lambert & Foster – 19 Jul 1771
To Messrs Douglass Lambert & Forster Newcas. 19th July 1771
In Berwick upon Tweed
Gentlemen Sir Walter Blacketts Fisheries in the Tweed will be to be let against Mich[aelma]s next; & He chuses to have them advertised to be let for three Year’s by Way of proposal, according to the inclosed Advertisement; which before the inserting it, he desired me to apprise you of. I am etc HR
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 19 Jul 1771
To Mr William Alvey Darwin Greys Inn Newcas. 19th July 1771
London
Sir Inclosed is Bell and Cos. Bill on Glyn & Hallifax for Five hundred pounds, payable at 20 days from 12th inst[ant]t, which I have endorsed to You & desire you will place it to my Accot. and advise the receipt of it. I intend it to enable you to pay the half years int[eres]t which will be due to Sir Edward Winnington on the 6th of next month on Sir
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 19 Jul 1771
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas. 19th July 1771
Sir I cannot tell how to give directions about rebuilding the Houses at Lintzgarth that were burnt on the 8th instant till I have some Conversation with you about them and in the meantime wish you could get a Survey & plan of the ground which is let for Ten pounds a year & of the Situation of the Mill & Mill Clerks house etc with respect to that Farm. The Assay which y
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Silvertop – 19 Jul 1771
To George Silvertop Esqr. at Minsteracres Newcas. 19th July 1771
Sir Your Tenant of Crook Oak keeps possession of a Field that was an Incroachment on Bulbeck Comon, but which is now allotted to Sir Walter Blackett for his Leasehold Estate at Crook Oak - And Mr Hunter of Dukesfield says you told him it should be given up if Sir Walter would lay his Title to that Leasehold Estate before Mr Fawcett - with Submission, Sir Walter need not go fur
Letter – Henry Richmond to Christopher Johnson – 20 Jul 1771
To Mr Chrisr. Johnson Attorney at Law Newcas. the 20th July 1771
In Durham
Sir I shall be obliged to you if you will Excuse my paying the proportion of the Composition for the Lot Ore that was due to the late Bishop of Durhams Ex[ecu]tors to the day of his Death, till I can learn who is appointed by the Ex[ecu]tors to receive it. I dare say you will not think me blameable in desiring this when you consider I am an Agent & accountable for wh
Letter – Henry Richmond to Nicholas Halhead – 20 Jul 1771
To Nichs. Halhead Esqr. In Newcas. 20th July 1771
Durham
Sir Mr Chrisr. Johnson is very pressing with me to pay Him the proportion of the Composition for Weardale Lot Ore, due to the late Bishop of Durhams Ex[ecu]tors to the time of his Lordships Death; which I am ready to do, on knowing that he has an Authority from the Executors, or a right from his Ofice, to receive it. He will very likely want the half y
Contract – William Nisbit to Thomas Marshall – 22 Jul 1771
Agreement made this 22 day of July 1771 between Mr William Nisbit of the one part and Thos Marshall for and in behalf of Mrs Lorrain of the other part
Witnesseth That the said Willm Nisbit hath bough and agrees to take Thirteen Hundredd piggs of lead belonging to the said Mary Lorrain which are now upon the key, about one hundred and fifty of which are Slagg Lead which whole quantity of 1300 piggs is to be weighed off imidiately in order that the said Mrs Lorrain may get the Weight and num
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Laybourne – 23 Jul 1771
To Mr William Laybourne Farnacres 23rd July 1771
Mr Laybourne
I reced your Letter of the 26th instant (wch. I suppose should have been dated the 19th) and observe the Contents.
The price asked by the Lead Carriers, tho' less than what we have either paid or offered, is yet too much; for why should we pay more for Carriage of a Cask weighing 11Stone than a Pig of Lead weighing 12 Stone and particularly as it is back Carriage? it surely ought in reason to be less
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 23 Jul 1771
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 23rd July 1771
Your Letter of the 17th instant on Sunday & desire you'll try Mr Tweddles Coals which he says will answer; if we find they prove right we may compare with our own which indeed it is probable will prove the best every thing considered. We must pay for them.
I think you cannot get the Iron Doors better any where than at Swalwell and therefore approve of your desiring your Brother to bespeak them for us they will come best
Letter – Henry Richmond to Christopher Johnson – 26 Jul 1771
To Mr Chrisr. Johnson Attorney at Law Newcas. 26th July 1771
In Durham
Sir I hope you will excuse the Difficultys I made of paying you the proportion of the Composition for the Lot Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, due to the late Bishop of Durham’s Ex[ecu]tors to the time of his Lordship’s Death, as it proceeded from Ignorance of the Right you have by Virtue of your Office to receive all Rents due upon this Occasion. Having since my Letter of th
Letter – Henry Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 26 Jul 1771
To Mr Thos Maughan at Newhouse Newcas. 26th July 1771
Weardale
Sir Mr Watson has told Sir Thos. Clavering that he has Orders from you not to raise any Ore at the Groves, he has a Tack of in Weardale, till the Bishop of Durham and Sir Walter have agreed upon a Composition. Sir Walter desires you will let me know, as soon as you possibly can, whether you have given him or his Agent any such Orders, or what you have s
Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Heron – 26 Jul 1771
To Mr Ralph Heron Attorney at Law Newcas. 26th July 1771
in Hexham
Sir I have acquainted Sir Walter Blackett of the Contents of your Letter about the Lead-Way; and he approves of your having postponed prefering the Indictment against the part of it that is within the Township of Hedley, upon Mr Wm. Charleton the Duke of Northumberlands Agent’s having made such a Request to you in Writing as is contained in the inclosed Card, w
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 3 Aug 1771
Mr Holmes Farnacres 3rd August 1771
Dear Sir
By this Weeks Carrier I have sent you a Box containing (considered as one Cake) 719 1/4 Ounces of Bullion which I think looks exceeding well. The Weight in Parcels as follows:
Ozs Dw
No 1 67. 17
2 77. 9
3 136. 14
4 161. 13
5 91. 9
6 79. 2
7 102. 6
Small piece 2.12. 719. 2
Some of the above weights are 1/2 a pennywt better than set down.
I a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Laybourne – 4 Aug 1771
To Mr Wm Labourne Farnacres 4th August 1771
Mr Labourne
I wish to see you here the latter end of this Week as I have a small job to do at Farnacres and I wish you to be here when we are doing it. We shall begin on Monday the 12th inst.
I am sorry to hear we are likely to be disappointed in a Brick Maker at Langley Mill this Season the consequence in case we are disappointed may be very material to Greenwich Hospital and therefore it is necessary every body concerned fo
