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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 19 Jul 1773

Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 19th July 1773 I reced your Letter of the 14th instant on Thursday last and now take the first Opportunity of writing to you, since that time. The account you give of the success of the Slag Smelters at Nenthead Mill is very indifferent but as I hear by Mr Hilton they have made a further tryal I shall hope to hear that has been attended with more agreable circumstances. You are certainly right in being silent a

Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 21 Jul 1773

To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 21st July 1773 Dear Sir Last night I reced your Letter of the 17th and am sorry the Silver Trade stil continues in so low a state, but we must be content til times mend and I doubt that is not near. I have this day drawn upon you for £246.16.4 being the amount of 858 1/2 Ounces of Bullion at 5s/9d P Ounce & am with best respects. Dear Sir your most hble Servt N W Junr Sir.

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 23 Jul 1773

To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 23d July 1773 Foster Lane London Gentn I shall draw a Bill on you the 3d August at 30 days payable to Messrs Bell Cookson & Co for One Thousand pounds which I desire you will accept & when paid place to the Account of Sir Walter Blackett Barot - I imagine you are mistaken ten shillings in Calculating the amount of the Piece of Silver sent you the 29th May last which amounts

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 23 Jul 1773

To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Hatton Street Newcas 23d July 1773 London Sir I received your’s of the 22d Ulto acknowledging the Receipt of Bell and Cos Bill on Hallifax for £157.10s.0d & when you have paid Mr Thurlow please to send me his Receipt. I shall send you a Bill the 3d August for £500 to pay the half Year’s Interest due to Sir Edward Winnington and at the same time remit you a Bill to enable you to make the quarter

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 3 Aug 1773

Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 3d Augst 1773 in Foster Lane London Gentn I wrote you on the 23d Ulto to which refer you. I have this day drawn a Bill on you at Thirty days date for One Thousand Pounds payable to Messrs Bell Cookson & Co or Order, which I desire you will accept & when paid place to Account with Sir Walter Blackett as Usual

Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 3 Aug 1773

To Mr Willm Alvey Darwin Hatton Street Newcas 3d August 1773 Holborne London Sir I received your Letters of the 24h & 26h Ulto the former Inclosing Mr Thurlow’s Receipt for £157.10s.0d; being half a years Composition for his Tythe Ore. the receipt is not quite regular being made received by the hands of Mr Richmond, but as you say it will be attended with Difficulty to get it rectified I must be satisfied

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Bell – 9 Aug 1773

To Mr Chris Bell. Farnacres 9th August 1773 Mr Bell As I find John Corbett has a considerable Quantity of Lead by him. I desire you will acquaint him that unless he is very expeditious in getting it to Newcastle he shall have no more Lead this year neither from the Mill nor from the Carriers who take it up at the Mill. I am Your hble Servt N W Junr

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Aug 1773

Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 9th August 1773 I have reced your Letter of the 6th as also the Ooeration for last Month which I have not yet examined. Mr Bell is wrote to by this days Carrier about John Corbett. You are to lead the Stones and Slates, as also the Lime, for the little Cowhouse at your own expence and therefore you may do it in what manner you please. The Wood and Building to be at the expence of the Hospital as also the Carriage of the

Letter – Henry Richmond to John Grey – 20 Aug 1773

Mr John Grey - Attorney at Law Newcas 20th Augst 1773 In Berwick upon Tweed Sir You will see the Advertisement for the Sale of Unthank in the Papers agreeable to what passed between us - to which I have little to add at present but that the whole of The Threap ground contains about 165 Acres by the Survey we have - As to a new one Mr Ra Forster has undertaken to get it done in October next and as to the Co

Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 28 Aug 1773

To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 28th Augst 1773 Foster Lane London Gentn I have this day sent you by Frans Ridley the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred and Twenty one ounces which I desire you will place to Accot with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market Price and advise me on the Receipt of them I am etc

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 29 Aug 1773

Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 29th Aug 1773 Upon the whole of what you state respecting the washing of the Wastes I am of opinion that it will be most proper & more for the interest of the undertaking at Langley Mill to Lett them to Thomas Pattison, than to Henry Smith or to him and Pattison together and therefore desire you will Lett them to Pattison accordingly; at the same time I cannot help pitying poor Henry Smith for the situation he is in, it is ho

Letter – Isaac Hunter to Mr. Hall – 2 Sep 1773

Dukesfd. 2nd Septr 1773 Mr. Hall Agent to the Lead Company at Aldstone Sir Last week I had some talk wth. Mr. Richmond in regard to the Lane at Apperley, and the Publick Highway leading f’m thence to Hedley; who is willing to treat with you for the Co’s Lead to pass along Apperley Lane, on your fulfilling the late Mr. Tweedale’s agreement in regard to yr. Support of the said Publick Road; but would be glad if you would give him a call when in N.Castle in a Mo

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 4 Sep 1773

Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 4th September 1773 All the Lead being come in I intend to make a Lead Carriers Pay on Wednesday the 15th instant of which I desire youll give immediate notice. By mistake the 50 Casks of Bone Ashes were sent to Newburn 10 of them are for us and 40 for arm Monkhouse. The sooner our Ten are got to the Mill the better. I would have you take off the Silver as you propose at the closing of the Account. The A

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Henry Airey – 9 Sep 1773

Farnacres 7th September 1773 Lead in the warehouse 16 Dec 1772 when the genl acct was settled 1804 Do left at Newburn 16 Dec 1772 2 Do delivered at Langley Mill since 16 Dec 1772 6925 8731 Lead sold incl 1000 ps to Mr J Sorsbie & 200 mr Selby 6349 Stock in warehouse a/c to acct sent NW Junr 2375 Short

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Anthony Hopper – 11 Sep 1773

To Mr Hopper. Farnacres 11th Septemr 1773 Sir As you have ordered Bone Ashes sufficient to answer your own occasions, it seems to me that it will be the best way for us to take the whole of those now at Newburn, & you may repay us in kind when your first fifty arrive from London, by delivering ten Casks into our Warehouse; this will, I think, put an end to all difficulties, if you think so too, I beg it may be so fixed. £13.5 P Stockton

Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 12 Sep 1773

To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 12th September 1773 Sir Your favor of the 31st came duely to hand but I could not conveniently write to you before this time and therefore desire you be so good as excuse my being so late in answering it. We shall have a pretty large Cake ready by about the middle of October which I will send to you and desire you will fix the price upon its arrival as the Markett shall then answer and so as to leave you a proper prof

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 16 Sep 1773

Mr Mulcaster. Newtonhall 16th Sept 1773 I desire youll set the Lead Carriage on immediately, the prices to be 4d P Piece from the Mill to Hexham, 9d P Piece from Hexham to Newcastle, 13d P Piece from the Mill to Newcastle, 12d P Piece from the Mill to Newburn & 8d P Piece from Hexham to Newburn and pray tell Isaac Hall that unless he gets a recet from Ions every time he goes to Newcastle he shall carry no more Lead for us. I am Yo

Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 18 Sep 1773

To Messrs Plumb & Browne - Goldsmiths Newcas 18th Septr 1773 Foster Lane - London Gentn I have this day sent you by John Jackson the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Nine hundred & forty Eight Ounces which you will please to place to Account with Sir Walter Blackett as usual at the Market price & advise me on your Receipt of It

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 21 Sep 1773

Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 21 Sept 1773 We are to have the Fifty Casks of Bone Ashes now at Newburn and therefore the sooner they are got up to the Mill the better. I am Your hble Servt N W Junr PS I shall be glad to hear how the Lead Carriage is likely to get on.

Letter – Henry Richmond to John Grey – 23 Sep 1773

To Mr John Grey - Attorney at Law Newcas 23d September 1773 In Berwick upon Tweed Sir I received your Letter inclosing the Draught of the Conditions of Sale for Unthank Land and Colliery which I think very proper - I have filled up all the Blanks in it and have made the 5th condition as you recommended - As to <affine> & Recovery I am very well satisfied there is no Occasion for any such thing. A Tonn of Coals consists o

Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Forster – 25 Sep 1773

To Mr Ralph Forster at Cambo Newcas 25th Sepr 1773 near Wallington Sir I have Inclosed you Wm Heighleys voucher for Cambo Colliery which upon examining your Account for 1771 I find he has not signed - I desire you will get them signed by him & return them to me as soon as you can - The Balance of your Accot for 1771 is £513.5s.63/4d which differs only a penny from what you make it - I hope you have your last years

Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 1 Oct 1773

Mr Holmes. Farnacres 1st October 1773 Dear Sir By this Weeks London Carrier so send you a Cake of Bullion weight 618 1/2 Ounces; it comes sooner than expected as we found it would make too large a Cake to let alone taking off one til the middle of this Month. When I wrote you last I had sold a small Cake of Bullion at Newcastle for 5s.9 1/2 POunce which I forgot to mention to you then. I am N W Junr

Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 2 Oct 1773

Dukesfd. 2d Octobr. 1773 Mr. Morrow Blaydon Dr. Sr. This Day was delivd. fm this Mill Refined Lead made fm Slag Lead, it beeing of an inferiour quality f’m whats made f’m Ore Lead (i.e. Lead got at the first Fire) have marked it wth. LS that you may distinguish it fm the other Refined Lead so as to be able to keep them separate. & am Yrs. &c IH JR P.S. The Late Rains prevents me f’m fixing any time as yet for the Draugts. to attend at A

Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Crawhall – 6 Oct 1773

Dukesfd. 6th. Octobr 1773 Mr. Thos. Crawhall Clerk at Allanhds. Mill Sir I have examined the Bargain Book & find that Burch was to have had a Guinea p[er] Ton for what Lead he could get out of the three Heaps of Tayls lying at your Mill the Master at the Expce of Smelting & Fewel at both Hearths and he (Burch) to make the Tayls fm them so poor that none could work them after him at 10£ p[er] Ton. You may let Stobbs the single Heep that we spoak off yesterd

Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 9 Oct 1773

Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 9th October 1773 I have examined the two last Cakes of Bullion and found the produce to be very bad as below. The mean weight of the Assays 30 July 7oz 15Dwt 13 8/10 Gr P Fodr which multiplied by 80 Fodders the Quantity refined amounts to 622.6 the real produce was only 574 Ounces Short 48.6. The mean weight of the Assays 21 September 7.14.8, 4 P Fodder which multiplied by 84 Fodders the quantity refine
The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467