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Letter – Edward Blackett to Teasdale Mowbray – 24 Apr 1773
Sir Edward Blackett presents his Compliments to the Gentlemen who met at Mr. Loftus’s on the 9th. of January 1773 In regard to Fallowfield Lead Mine.
He finds that the Lease of the Grove does not Expire till the Year 1782.
He cannot wish to have the present Lease cancelled, & to grant another of 21 Years; as he apprehends a very few Years will be sufficient to make any Tryal they can wish to make
As to the proposal of taking down the fire Engine & selling the Materials ther
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 25 Apr 1773
Dukesfd. 25th April 1773
Mr. R. Morrow Blaydon
Sir,
Yours of the 23d is just come to hand, I find you have not fixed either time or place for us to meet the Carriagemen that you may have time after this comes to hand (tho one cannot say that you may get it so soon as one might expect & to prevent any disappointment by that) shall wate upon you at Blaydon on Friday the 30 inst. between 11 & 12 O’Clock and we can then go to whatever place you appoint wth. the Carr
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 8 May 1773
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 8th May 1773
In Foster Lane London
Gentn
Yesterday I sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver Seven hundred & Eighty nine Ounces which I desire you will place to Account with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market price and Advise me of the Receipt of it - I have had a Stroke of the Palsy but am in a great measure recovered but not being able to
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 19 May 1773
Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Hatton Street Newcas 19th May 1773
Holburn London
Sir
I received your Letter of the 11th instant & I have this day drawn a Bill on you on Sir Walter Blacketts Account at Twenty days date payable to Sir Edward Blackett Barot or order for Five hundred and nine pounds being in full for the Sum of Eight hundred Pounds for which you gave Sir Walter Blackett a Receipt first deducting £291 on A
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 21 May 1773
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie 21 May 1773
Dr Sir,
I take the Liberty of acquainting you that I have received Sixty Pounds from Mr Ramshay in order to support the Workmen at Stanhope and in Alston moor. I hope in One or Two Months to have the Pleasure of giving you an agreeable accot about Greengill West End Lead Mine the vein looks very well in the Platebed where we have cut it & I hope there is no fear of its doing well in the bearing Sills.
I am &c Jonathan Hilto
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Henry Airey – 25 May 1773
To Mssrs Henry & Jona Airey. Farnacres 25 May 1773
Sirs
We have had a Mr Selby with us who wants as he tells us 500 pieces of lead; he is a Plumber in Edinburgh but is a stranger to us and we know nothing of his circumstances neither for or against; you will therefore yourselves judge whether you are to deal with him or not.
We are Gentm. Your most hble Servts
N W Junr J S
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 25 May 1773
Mr Darwin Hatton Street Newcas 25th May 1773
Holborn London
Sir
I received your Letter of the 20th instant you will by this Post receive a Letter from Mr Gibson in answer to it. Inclosed you have a Bill for One hundred Pounds on Accot of Sir Walter Blackett, as he has sent you your Receipt for the £800 - I expect your Receipt for £291.0s.0d as usual, that I may Charge that Sum to Sir Walter Blackett’s Accoun
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Anthony Surtees – 25 May 1773
Dukesfd. 25th. May 1773
To Cap. Surtees York
I recd. yours of the 18 inst a few Day ago. You surely cound [sic] not be at any loss to find the Case of your not hearing anything f’m me in regard to your Lane since I wrote that I would wait upon you on the 16th of last Month wth. the Lease, when your answr. To that Lre was so contradictory to your former Terms, wch. you very Politely introduced by having ‘Forgot &c’. But if you think anything of letting
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Bell – 25 May 1773
Dukesfd. 25th. May 1773
Mr Bell N.Castle
Dr. Sr.
If you thought of the Slaley Tithes when in the North should like to hear what Answr. you got, and in what manner you would advise me to proceed to procure them, as they are so used that one might manage them wth.out any inconvenience or hindrance to my Business & if one could make 10 or 15£ a year by them would make the Trouble &c appear Leighter, there’s Capt. Bainbridge & several that was to them he t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 29 May 1773
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 29th May 1773
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn up in you for £337 - 5 being the amount of Eleven Hundred fifty five & one half Ounces of Bullion at 5s 10d POunce. The Bill is payable twenty days after date.
Upon this day Senn.t you will receive a Box containing 382 1/2 Ounces of Bullion in eight pieces. We are with best Compliments to yourself and Family
Dear Sir Your most hble Servts
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Ibbetson – 29 May 1773
Extract from Mssrs Walton & Smeaton's Letter to Jno Ibbetson Esq 29th May 1773
As the Establishments at Langley Mill are considerable we beg leave to suggest to the Board whether an Insurance from Fire shd be gone into; the buildings are not in their nature or use more than commonly liable to this accident and are as much as possible detached from one another & we do not know of an Insurance of the kind; notwithstanding we thought it proper to mention this matter to the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 29 May 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 29th May 1773
We are glad that you are likely to find with a Quarry to your mind and hope it will answer to expectation.
Respecting the Smelters Wages we now inform you that we shall always think it right to give you every reasonable encouragement, if they in reality have any hardship to complain of we should be glad to have things fixed upon a fair and equitable footing; but in so doing we must consider other people as
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 29 May 1773
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 29th May 1773
In Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by John Jackson the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred and fifty one Ounces which you will please to place to Account with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market price and advise me of the Receipt of it.
Ounces
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 31 May 1773
Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Hatton Street Newcas 31st May 1773
Holborn London
Sir
I received your Letters of the 24th & 28th instant & inclosed return you your Receipt for £291 it not answering any purpose as a Receipt and as Sir William Blackett has sent you the Receipt that you gave him for the £800 I must desire that you will send me a proper Receipt for £291 as you have usually done to Mr Richmond & make it receiv
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Bell – 1 Jun 1773
Dukesfd. 1st. June 1773
Mr. John Bell N.Castle
Sir
This morning I was wth. The Refiners & fix’d Thursday for their taking of the Silver, so that you may wth. certainty expect & receive two Plates by the Fridays Carrier – the Note of Iron got in 1771 of Hodgson & Co. was Charged to them in that yrs. Accot. & the Cash rests in my hand owing to some old Iron Castings they got f’m this Mill wch. are not accounted for, I called upon Mr. Hodgson the
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Thomas Ramshay – 3 Jun 1773
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Ramshay 3 June 73
Dear Sir,
I am informed by my son that you have been applied too for the use of Stanhope Lead Mill & wanted my sentiments about it, all I can say is that as the Alston moor Tryals are so near Compleated & indeed I hope there’s no fear of Greengill West End turning out to advantage in a Little Time Therefore would not advise hir being let this Year.
I am &c Jona Hilton
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Henry Richmond – 3 Jun 1773
Dukesfd. 3d. June 1773
Mr. Richmond Newcastle
Sir
You’ll herewith receive two Plates of Silver as p[er] inclosed Accot. I have also inclosed you two Lres f’m Capt. Surtees the last of wch. I recd. last night by wch. you’ll see he has in part withdrawn the excepted clause & I do think if he would let it to Sr. Wr. in exclusion of Ld. and all Materials for Smelt Mills & Mines the other carriage that would pass that way would be very trifling – shall se
Letter – Henry Richmond to Isaac Hunter – 4 Jun 1773
To Mr Isaac Hunter at Dukesfield Newcas 4th June 1773
Sir
The Two pieces of Silver you sent by this Days Carrier came safe - the Weight of the one being Seven hundred & Fifty nine Ounces and the other Six hundred & Eighty six ounces - You say in your Letter that you will be here on the 7th or 8th instant; but as Mr Mayor will be out of Town after Monday the 7th you had better come on that day and be here about Ten o’Clo
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 4 Jun 1773
Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 4th June 1773
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier two pieces of fine Silver, the Weight as below, which you will please to place to Account with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market price and advise me of the Receipt of them I am etc HR
759 Ounces at p oz
686 Ounces at p oz
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 6 Jun 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 6th June 1773
I have reced your Letter of the 4th instant and duely note the contents which are very full respecting the matter of the Smelting Wages. Mr Smeaton and I shall be together before the end of the present Month and we will then consider and determine upon what appears most proper upon the occasion.
Though you cannot come at it exactly I should be glad if you would give some kind of guess what the Hedging w
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 6 Jun 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 14th June 1773
I have not get examined the Operation for May but you will hear from me after I have examined it.
Mr Wilkinson's Slag Lead is not Refineable but the Farnberry is very good the lesser Assay produces 10 [oz] 21 6/10 [grains] P Fodder and the bigger 13[oz] 2[dwt] 3 6/10[gr] P Fodder.
I think from the trial you made of Washing Middle Cleugh and Rampgill Ore, it had been Washed at the Mines as well as we co
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Jun 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 10th June 1773
As we ommitted setting the Operations right when at the Mill I have set them right since I came home & desire you will make the following additions in Black Ink (which I have wrote in Red Ink) to those now in your custody.
Operation ending 27th June 1772
In Acct of Ore brought in Brownleyhill & Guddamgill Burn Cross Vein Bouse In Acct of Ore Smelted Brownleyhill [in red: ‘& Guddamgill Bu
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Henry Airey – 11 Jun 1773
To Mssrs Henry & Jona. Airey. Farnacres 11th June 1773
Gentm
Mr Walton Junr will be in Newcastle to morrow and will be glad to settle for the Lead not yet reced for and which was delivered before the first of April. The whole will be only 363 Pieces amounting to £365.16.8.
We are Gents Your most hble Servts
W & S
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Allgood – 12 Jun 1773
Dukesfd. 12 June 1773
Mr. Robt. Allgood Allanhds
Sir
Richd. Dixon was here yesterday & has mad [sic] submission for his Falts there for you may let him have Ore again at your Mines as other Carriers, wth. this difference, that he’s to be the last loaded at the Mine for 6 Weeks time as an example to the other Carriers.
I am wth. Compts. Yrs IH Jr
Letter – Isaac Hunter to William Westgarth – 12 Jun 1773
Dukesfd. 12 June 1773
Mr. Westgarth Whiteleeshield
Dr. Sir
Ricd. Dixon has been here & acknowledged his falts & therefor desire youll order those that deliver the Ore f’m your Mines that he has Ore again wth the other Carriers but with this difference (as an example to others) to be the last Loaded for 6 Weeks time. I hope you have keep well since I saw you & am wth. Compts. to Mrs. Westgarth yrs. &c
IH Jr.
