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Letter – Henry Richmond to Ralph Heron – 15 Feb 1774
Mr Ralph Heron Attorney at Law Newcas 15 Febry 1774
In Hexham
Sir
I received the favour of your Letter & shall be glad to see you when you come to Town - As to what you mention of the Subtractors of Grist from Hexham Mills having presented a Petition to Sir Walter Blackett I don’t know of it only of one from Peter Keir - The Draught of the Bill against these Subtractors I believe Sir Walter has - if I get it I shal
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Maughan – 16 Feb 1774
Dukesfield 16th. Feby. 1774
Mr. Thos. Maughan Newhouse
Sir
The Storm I do suppose has prevented you f’m sending the General Accot. of the Ore delivd. f’m your Mines last Year to the several Mills, as the Fells are now passable do thus remind you that in case there should be any differences between the Mines & Mills Accots. that they may be adjusted before Decr. Accots. be sent to N.Castle. I am yrs.
&c IH Jr
P.S. Mr. Surtees who got the l
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Caleb Hunter – 16 Feb 1774
Dukesfd. 16th. Feby. 1774
Mr. C. Hunter Allanheads
Dr Sr.
As the late Fresh has made the Fells passable beg you’ll send me your general Accot. of the Ore delivd. fm your Mines (in 1773) to the several Mills. Pray do not send your Decr. Accot. to N.Castle till the Mistakes (if any) between the Delivs. & Rec.ts at the Mills be properly adjusted. I shall write you once I receive the above if any mistakes but would it not be as proper if you sent Mr. R. Allgood
Letter – Isaac Hunter to William Westgarth – 16 Feb 1774
Dukesfd. 16th. Feby. 1774
Mr. Westgarth Whiteleeshield
Dr. Sr.
Supposing that the communication between your Place & this now open, I take this method to remind you to send a General Accot. of the Ore delivd. last yr. f’m your Mines to the Several Mills. I was sorry that your Health prevented us of the pleasure of your Compy at the Pays, and to hear that you had had so poor a Winter; I should have accepted your invirtation when at Allanhds if I had not had to
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Henry Richmond – 17 Feb 1774
Dukesfd. 17th. Feby. 1774
Mr. Richmond N.Castle
Herewith have sent you the Mills & Ref[iner]y’s Q[uarte]r Accots. for March, June and Septr. We have been so much hindered by the Frost that it will be some time before you’ll get the General Accots. of the Mills &c. the Mills are all got to work again, and shall forward things as much as I can that we may be ready for the Pay against the usual times but am afraid tht. we will be later. & am yrs. &c IH Jr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 18 Feb 1774
To Mr Holmes. Farnacres 18 Febry 1774
Dear Sir
I was favoured with your obliging Letter of the 11th inst in due course which gave me much pleasure & I heartily congratulate you as to the Agreement.
As upon the whole we have each of us expressed our not having been instructed in the manner of calculating the quantity of Standard Silver from time to time supposing the Assay to be reported 15 1/2 better, I realy think it will be proper for us to ha
Letter – Henry Richmond to Robt & Wm Redhead – 19 Feb 1774
Messrs Robt & Wm Readhead Newcas 19th Februy 1774
at the Lee near Rothbury
Gentlemen
I am sorry to have had occasion to ask you so often without Effect for the Rent due from you to Sir Walter Blackett for Unthank Colliery and am sorry now to acquaint you that Sir Wr Blackett has ordered the Bond from you and Old Mr Readhead of Kidlandlee to be put in suit unless you pay the two years Rent immediately which were due the
Letter – Henry Richmond to Robert Redhead – 19 Feb 1774
Mr Readhead Senr at Kidlandlee Newcas 19th Februy 1774
Sir
You entered into Bond with Messrs Robert & Wm Readhead for payment of Four Hundred pounds for the Rent of Unthank Colliery - There is now that Sum due from them to Sir Wr Blackett for two years Rent - they have often been applied to but without Effect and now Sir Wr has ordered the Bond to be put in suit unless the Money is paid immediately
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Walter Blackett – 21 Feb 1774
To Sir Walter Blackett Bt Half Moon Street Newcas 21st Febry1774
Piccadilly London
Dear Sir
Above you have a Bill on Messrs Plumb & Browne for Three hundred pounds which Sum you desired might be remitted to you about this time - You will be pleased to acknowledge the Receipt of this I am etc John E Blackett
£300.-.-. Newcastle 21st Febry 1774
Twenty days after
Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 24 Feb 1774
A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie Alston 24th Feby 1774
Sir,
I Wrote you of the 23rd Ult. in Ansr to yours of the 14th Jany since which my Son has been in NewCastle & was told by Messrs Bell Cookson Carr & Company that my Draft on you of the 7th of January was returned & Protested for non Payment he desired them to return the Bill to London to their Friends & desire them to call on you again which I hope has been done and is allready settled. However I thought it
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Selby – 25 Feb 1774
To Mr Geo Selby Attorney at Law Newcas 25th Febry 1774
In Alnwick
Sir
I received your Letter of the 22d instant and cannot yet send you the Boundaries you want as Mr Bell is only now at Ord; having been stop’d going thither before by the bad weather - I shall write to Mr Darwin in London to prepare copies of such Deeds Fines Recoveries Wills & Awards as you say Mr Selby ought to have attested Copies of but whether th
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 25 Feb 1774
To Mr Darwin - Greys Inn London Newcas 25th Febry 1774
Sir
Sir Walter Blackett has sold to John Selby Esqr the Estate and Colliery of Unthank and the Coal mines in East Ord - Mr Geo Selby Attorney in Alnwick is concerned for the Purchaser & he writes me that Mr Duane is employed as their Counsel & that he is of Opinion that “All the Deeds Fines Recoveries Wills & Awards mentioned in the Abstract ought to be set forth in the S
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Selby – 3 Mar 1774
Mr George Selby Atty at Law in Alnwick Newcas 3rd March 1774
Sir
Mr Bell is returned from Berwick and on the other Side you have a Description of the Bounder of Unthank, the Threap Ground, the Township of East Ord and also of the Cottages and Garth in East Ord which Mr Selby has bought of Sir Walter Blackett and also of the Quay or Coal Staith in Tweedmouth which Sir Walter has since made him a present of.
These Boundaries I hope will enable you
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 4 Mar 1774
To Mr Holmes. Farnacres 4 March 1774
Dr Sir
By the London Carrier who will arrive here upon the 7 inst I shall to morrow send you a Box containing 641 Ounces of Bullion which will I hope come safe to hand; and on the other half of this Sheet you have the prices of Bullion at Newcastle and London compared from which it appears that your prices have almost universally exceeded Mr Langlands til the latter end of 1772 and that his prices have in general excee
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 4 Mar 1774
Dukesfd. 4th. March 1774
Mr. Morrow Blaydon
Sir
Have below given you an Accot. of the Lead delivd. f’m Rookhope Mill last year. You’ll let me know as soon as you can whether the Whole be got in, if not, what quantity of each kind (I mean the 11 & 8 Stone Pigs) and I shall send you An Accot. of the Quantity that each Carriageman took f’m the Mill wch. will inable you to know the defaulters, and if any of them should happen to live in your Neighbourhood tha
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Selby – 5 Mar 1774
Mr George Selby Atty at Law in Alnwick Newcas 5th March 1774
Sir
I have acquainted Mr Darwin as you desired that Mr Lodge of Grey’s Inn is your Agent and that he may give him the Copy of the Deed vesting the Term of 500 Years in Mr Darwin but he writes me that he shall not make Copies of any other Deeds ‘till it is pointed out to him what is wanted and till he knows who is to pay him for them - for Copies of all the Title Deeds will come to £20
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 5 Mar 1774
Mr Darwin No 4 Hatton Street London Newcas Saturdy 5 March 1774
Sir
Mr Geo: Selby writes me that Mr Lodge of Grey’s Inn is his Agent and will call upon you for the Copy of the Deed vesting the Term of 500 Years in You as that will be first wanted and that afterwards he will examine the other Copies but I have wrote him what you say that they ought to be at Mr Selby’s Expence - What is usual in such Cases must be agreed to, only I wish you would t
Letter – Henry Richmond to Plumb & Brown – 5 Mar 1774
To Messrs Plumb & Browne, Goldsmiths Newcas 5th March 1774
In Foster Lane London
Gentlemen
I sent you yesterday by John Jackson the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Seven hundred and thirty eight Ounces and a half which I desire you will place to Accot with Sir Wr Blackett as usual at the Market price and advise me on your receipt of it - P.S. I now writing my Name with my Left hand of which you h
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 7 Mar 1774
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 7th March 1774
Your Letters of the 26th and 28th Ulto came to hand in due course and also the Operation and Assays; the former I have examined and find it right but the latter I have not yet had time to weigh and therefore cannot tell you how the Cake of Bullion answers to the Assay. The Cake of Bullion weighed exactly 641 Ounces.
I would not have any of the Ore of the present year to come within the next Pay Bill but would
Letter – Henry Richmond to William Westgarth – 8 Mar 1774
Mr William Westgarth at Coalcleugh Newcas 8th March 1774
Sir
Sir Jas Johnstone has desired Sr Wr Blackett will permit Mr Caleb Kidd to go and view and “give his Opinion as to the properest method of working his Mines which are situated not Fifty Miles from Sr Walter’s and which would not occasion Mr Kidd’s being absent for above three days”
Sir Walter has agreed to this so you will please to acquaint Mr Kidd of it immediately that
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to William Darwin – 8 Mar 1774
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Hatton Street London Newcas 8 March 1774
Sir
I received your Letter of the 1st instant inclosing Mr Wrights Receipt for £500 due the 6th Febry for Interest on Sir Walter Blacketts Bond to Sir Edward Winnington I am etc
John E Blackett
Letter – Henry Richmond to Carr & Widdrington – 9 Mar 1774
1774 March 9th Mr Richmonds Compliments to Messrs Carr & Widdrington & desires they will be so good as pay Mr Blackett the inclosed Accot; as soon as Convenient.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 11 Mar 1774
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 11th March 1774
The Lead produced from Mr Wilinsons Cowhill, Cowhill Cross Vein, Cowslitts Cross Vein and Old Cowslitts is very well worth Refining you will therefore get it made into 1Cwt pieces.
I am Your hble Servt
N W Junr
PS. The last Cake of Bullion runs short of the Assay 22Oz 6Dw 18Gr. I think upon the whole we oftener run short than we used to do and you observe the above quantity
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Morrow – 14 Mar 1774
Dukesfd. 14th. March 1774
Mr. Morrow Blaydon
Dr. Sr.
I have inclosed you the Mill Accot. of the Delivy. Of Ld. to the several Carriagemen last year, by wch. I hope (if the second undertakers has given you the names of the Firsts when they brought in the Lead) you’ll be able to make out the aggressors whome you’ll please to advise me off – on the other side you’ll have an Accot. of the Back Carriage pd. to Nixon - & am
Yrs. &c IH Jr
Letter – Henry Richmond to George Selby – 15 Mar 1774
Mr Geo: Selby Attorney at Law in Alnwick Newcas 15th March 1774
Sir
Inclosed I return your Copy of the Boundary and Description of the Lands and Coalmines intended to be conveyed by Sir Walter Blackett to Mr Selby with such Alterations as to me appeared necessary - The reason of some of these I have inserted in the Margin - You will see an Addl Sheet to your Copy containing the power of working the Colliery in the Threap Ground as they are set fort
