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Letter – Isaac Hunter to Henry Richmond – 14 Oct 1773
Dukesfd. 14th. Octobr. 1773
Mr. Richmond N.Castle
Sir
Here with you’ll receive a Box containing two Plates of Silver as p[er] inclosed Acot the latter plate you’ll find not so large as the other in proportion to the Quantity of Lead that its made f’m, owing to the great quantity of Slag Lead wch. is poorer in Silver than the Ore Lead – we have wrought up all the Slag Lead, and Marked the Ld made fm the Litharge wth. an LS according to the directions you gave
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 15 Oct 1773
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcas 15th Octor 1773
Goldsmiths in Foster Lane
London
Gentlemen
I have this day sent you by John Jackson the London Carrier two pieces of Silver containing One thousand four hundred and ninety nine Ounces which I desire you will place to Accot with Sir Walter Blackett Bart as usual at the Market price and advise me on your rece
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Crawhall – 17 Oct 1773
Dukesfd. 17th Octobr 1773
Mr. Crawhall Allanhds. Mill
Sir
The Setting on of your Slag Hearth will make you an od Smelter, therefor have sent the Bearer <Jno> Bowman Jr. as he will be very usefull in keeping the Mill in repair as to Cams &c. You may set him to smelt wth. which of the Smelters you think will be the properest capable of to Learn him the Art of Smelting. When I’m at the Mill shall fix the time he work on Servers Wages – you may acquaint t
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Erasmus Blackett – 19 Oct 1773
Thorpe Lee 19th Oct 1773
Dear Brother
I hope this will find my Sisters better; This fine weather I hope will be of Service to us Invalids. I go into the Bathing tub every morning, & ride after breakfast; I think I am growing much better, & hope to come round again 'eer long; next week we have some thoughts of paying Mr Chiswell a visit in Essex.
I am much concerned to hear of the accident that is happened to poor Capt. Wilkinson; Every distress of that unfortunate Family giv
Letter – Henry Richmond to Towneley – 29 Oct 1773
To Mr Townly to the Care of Mrs Coats Hounslow Newcas 29th October 1773
under Cover to
Mrs Coats Hounslow Middlesex
Sir
I have reced your Letter last Night and in answer to it acquaint you that Sir Walter Blackett is the proprietor of Unthank Estate which you enquire after and which is to be sold to the best Bidder on the 10th of next Month agreeable to the Advertismt. I also beg leave to acquaint you with the following particulars which are not in the pub
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Erasmus Blackett – 1 Nov 1773
Debden near Newport Essex
Dear Bro[the]r,
I have this moment rec'd the favour of yours; I am perfectly well Satisfied with the agreement with Mr Simpson and am much obliged to you; I wrote to you & Mr Fawcet on purpose to Impower you to make an agreement if it suited wth Mr Simpson as to Sr Thos Clavering I am very easy about him; he knows that he might have had it formerly it he pleased; but he depreciated the Estate; & now I know he will heartily repent his not getting
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 2 Nov 1773
Mr Willm Alvey Darwin, Hatton Street Newcastle Novr 2d 1773
London
Sir
Inclosed you have two Bills drawn by Messrs Bell Cookson & Co on Messrs Castell & Co the one for Two hundred and seventy five pounds to make your quarterly and other payments on Accot of Sir Walter Blackett to 31st Decr next. The other Bill for Two Hundred and Fifty pounds is to enable you to pay Mrs Gordon 21/2 Years inte
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Nov 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 3rd Nov 1773
The Operations for July & August have been altered agreeable to your Letter of 30th Ult.o and now stand as follows.
[There follows a table not reproduced here but available in the corresponding copy of the letter contained in the PDF file of this collection.]
The Iron you will receive by John Corbett who took it from Newcastle on Monday last.
You determine properly in paying George Maighan
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Isaac Walton – 5 Nov 1773
Dukesfd. 5th. Novr. 1773
Mr. Walton Clerk at Rookhope Mill
Let the Bearer Robt. Forster Jr. go to the Slag Hearth again. Phillipson may continue at the Ore Hearth & Isaac Murray Serve Forster at the Slag Hearth.
& am yrs, &c IH Jr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 8 Nov 1773
To Mr Holmes Farnacres 8th November 1773
Dear Sir
Your Letter of the 16th Ult now reced when we were out upon the Recet of the Rents of Greenwich Hospital and their business together with Mr Smeatons severe attack of the Gravel which confined him to his Room from Wednesday morning early til Saturday Night had prevented our having the pleasure of writing to you til now.
The Bill upon Mr Thomas Newton has been presented and is, or will be, paid, and
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Grey – 9 Nov 1773
Mr John Grey - Attorney at Law Newcas 9th Novemr 1773
In Berwick upon Tweed
Sir
I received your Letter of the 6th instant too late yesterday to answer it by that Post - As to the Counter parts of the Leases it will be impossible now to produce them at the Sale, for Mr Forster, who is with you, has the Lease of the Land at Wallington and the Lease of the Colliery is too cumbersome to send by the Post - Mr Bell has I suppos
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 10 Nov 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 10th Novr 1773
We have examined the Operation ending the 16th Ult and find it right in every particular.
The last Bullion according to our weights came to 693 Ounces which is 16 Ounces more than you reckoned it and 13 Oz. 7Dw. 9 6/10 GR more than by Assay it ought to have amounted to. This will partly make up the loss P last Cakes.
We are Your hble Servts
N W Junr J S
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 12 Nov 1773
To Messrs Plumb & Browne - Foster Lane Newcas 12h Novr 1773
London
Gentn
I have this day drawn a Bill on you for Twelve hundred Pounds payable to Messrs Bell Cookson & Co or Order Thirty days after date which I desire you will accept & place to Account with Sir Walter Blackett I am etc John E B.
£1200 Newcastle Novr 12h 1773
Thirty days after date Pay to Messrs
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Monkhouse – 14 Nov 1773
To Mr Monkhouse. Farnacres 14th November 1773
Dear Sir
I inclose you the two Assays which you gave me yesterday and find they each of them weigh 1Gr. 29/80 and that being produced from 1/2 a Pound of Lead will be equal to 13Oz.7Dw.1 2/10 Gr P Fodder of 21 Cwt.
I am. Dear Sir Yr hble Servt
N W Junr
PS The Assays are as near of a weight as can possibly be expected for they are almost within a One Hundred and Sixtieth part of a
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Charles Atkinson – 15 Nov 1773
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Charles Atkinson Nov 1773
Sir,
Your Favour of the 29th October came in course. I was Last Week with Mr Lavie & it is his Oppinion that we should sell at such a price as we can get the Quantity being so very small as not to be worthwhile keeping. Therefore unless you think there be a very great probability of a Considerable rise in the Lead trade I do advise you to dispose of what you have as soon as Posable & would have the Cash Paid about the 18th or
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Henry Richmond – 15 Nov 1773
Dukesfd. 15th. Novr. 1773
Mr. Richmond N.Castle
Sir
Inclosed you have the Month Accots. for the Several Mill [sic] by which you’ll find that the Deliv[er]y of Ld. f’m Dukesfd. & Allanhds. mills this year amounts together to 20779 ps. wch. will take near 460£ (including the Rent) to pay wch. was to be paid p[er] agreement once the lead were all got to Blaydon – its been all f’m the Bankft. for this some time so that I expect it will be at Blaydon soon, &
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 16 Nov 1773
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 16th November 1773
We have your Letter now before us respecting a Smelter in lieu of John Price and in case you had not mentioned it Fras Carr wd not have been forgotten by us and we desire he may be fixed in the room of Price and if you see no objection to it you will fix one of John Robson's Sons who you think most likely to answer the end in the place of Carr. It gives us pleasure that yrs & our Sentiments agree as for
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 17 Nov 1773
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie 17th Nov 1773
Sir,
You will Remember when I saw you at Naward the 23rd Last Month that I told you we were driving a Level from the Old Workings at Stanhope Burn Westwards in order to try the East & West runing Veins on the west side of same North & South runing Veins which have for several Years Past broke the East & West Veins so very much & so generally confused the whole that Nothing of certainty could be expected till we were
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to John Cleaver – 17 Nov 1773
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Cleaver 17th Nov. 1773
Sir,
I fulley expected before this Time to have had it in my Power to give you a better accot of Greengill West End than I yet can from exceeding hardness of the shaft & the great quantity of Watter which it afforded we were three times longer in finishing it than I expected & after it was finished the Crosscuts which were necessary to be made were so much harder than I expected than the same Plate beds which we drove at Green
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 20 Nov 1773
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Goldsmiths Newcas 20th Novr 1773
In Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Eight hundred & nine Ounces & a half which I desire you will place to Accot with Sir Walter Blackett Barot as usual at the Market price & advise me on your Receipt of it
809 Ounces at p oz
Letter – Henry Richmond to John Selby – 22 Nov 1773
To John Selby Esq at Beal near Newcas 22 Novr 1773
Belford North
Sir
I understand from Mr Grey that you have agreed to purchase Sir Wr Blacketts Estate at Unthank and I have a Letter from Mr Geo Selby Attorney at Law in Alnwick desiring to have the Abstract of the Title & other particulars to lay before your Counsel - This Abstract I have sent to Mr Geo Selby to save time but should be glad to know if I must sen
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Selby – 22 Nov 1773
To Mr Geo Selby - Attorney at Law Newcas 22 Novr 1773
In Alnwick
Sir
I have sent you the Abstract of Sir Walter Blacketts Title to Unthank Estate as you desired & the Copies of the Leases will be sent as soon as they are done.
As to the Description which you want of the Premises I can give no other than are contained in the Abstract & Conditions of Sale only I never understood that any Coal in West Ord if there is
Letter – Henry Richmond to Westgarth Forster – 23 Nov 1773
Mr Westgarth Forster Newcas 23 Novr 1773
at Coalcleugh
Sir
I suppose Mr Westgarth is not well enough to come down hither next Week; if he is Sir Walter desires to see him here on Friday se’night the 3d of Decemr but if he cannot come you will without fail - He desires that in the meantime you will take a view of Allanheads Mine & consider with yourself how she can be carried on in the cheapest and most
Letter – Henry Richmond to Caleb Hunter – 23 Nov 1773
Mr Caleb Hunter at Allanheads Newcas 23d Novemr 1773
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett desires that you & Mr Richd Allgood will come down hither on Friday se’night the 3d Decemr - along with Mr Westgarth Forster &that in the mean time you will settle with him what day he is to take a view of Allenheads Mine & that you will give him every Information that he may want concerning the same - I desire you will send a special Messenger
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 24 Nov 1773
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 24th Novem 1773
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you payable 30 days after date for £196.7- being the amount of 693 Ounces of Bullion at 5s8d P Ounce And Are
Dear Your most hble Servts
W & S
Sir. Farnacres 24th Novemr 1773
Thirty days after date pay to the Order of Mssrs Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Saint One Hundred and Ninety Six
