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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 21 Aug 1780
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 21st Aug 1780
Mr Mulcaster
[annotated to side:] See Plan of Langley Castle Farm upon Paper.
[The plan is available in the PDF of this document]
Above you have a Sketch showing the manner in which I wd like to have the Wall built for preventing damage to your Close near the House and to leave the piece a waste [marked on the plan]. You will therefore lay down the Stones accordingly.
The Bone Ashes are a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 25 Aug 1780
To Mr Peter Mulcaster. Farnacres 25 th Aug 1780
Mr Mulcaster
Your Memorandums of the 14th & 17th and Letters of the 18th & 20th instant are now before us and you have our answer to the several Articles therein mentioned as follows.
Your endeavours to get a Subscription towards the School House have proved that it is necessary to be cautious how that Proposition is to be carried into execution and it must be dropped if Greenwich Hospit
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 26 Aug 1780
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 26 Augt 1780
Sir
We send you by this Weeks Carrier a Box containing 782 1/4 Ounces of Fine Silver.
We shall be obliged by your taking the first opportunity of paying Mr Probert for the 50 Casks of Bone Ashes mentioned in our Letter of the 8th inst and believe you have a proper receipt for him to Sign which we beg you will send us as soon as you can.
We are Sir Yours etc
W & T
Reced 30th A
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 26 Aug 1780
Mr Rich Probert. Farnacres 26th Augt 1780
Mr Probert
You will be so obliging as immediately on Recet hereof to wait upon Mr Holmes who will pay you £22 - for the last 50 Casks of Bone Ashes.
We have some loss by the Bone Ask Casks not coming so good as usual and therefore beg you will take care to let us have better Casks for the future and we must desire to have the Bone Ashes packed with Paper as formerly used to be done as in ca
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 Aug 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 27th Augst 1780
Your Letters of the 23rd & 24th are now in course of being fully answered.
With regard to the Lane near your House you are desired to get that work forward immediately according to your own description of the matter.
The behaviour of Edwd Scott is unaccountably odd and we must endeavour to make him sensible of his error and til we see further must let alone doing anything as to that incl
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Cuthbert Peart – 29 Aug 1780
Mr Cuth Peart Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 29th Aug't 1780
Inclosed you have the General Acco'ts closed in the manner I understood you choosed to have it; if not to your liking pray send me it with the alterations upon it & shall make one accordingly & bring to town w[i]th me
I neglected when I saw the <Ald[er]m[an]> at Hexham to inquire of him the quantity there would be of Species to make the several Pays as I will have to procure a Carrier to carry the whole would
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 30 Aug 1780
To Mr Thos. Temperley. Farnacres 30th Augst 1780
Thomas
I have reced your Letter of the 28th inst and quite approve of what you have done and propose respecting the carrying forward the Level for Winning Stublick Colliery and I have only to observe that I shd be glad to have the Lengths between Staple and Staple to be as great as they possibly can not to create too much inconvenience to the Workmen and care must be taken to fix them so as to suit the Hollows of t
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 30 Aug 1780
Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcas 30th Augst 1780
London
Sir I received your Favour of the 9th instant & observe that on settling your Account with Sir John Trevelyan to the 30th Sept. 1779 there was a Balance due to you of £169.2.6¾. He has omitted mentioning this to me but inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co at 25 days date for that Sum The hurry and Confusion of a disagreeab
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 1st Sepr 1780.
We have reced your Letter of the 28th and also one from Thomas Temperley of the same date an answer to which we inclose you and desire you'll peruse it and then Seal and deliver it to him.
We approve of your employing the Masons in Building the Wall which is to form the Lane and also of your applying the Stone they have Won to that purpose; and as it will suit very well to build the Wall in man
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 5 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 5th Septemr 1780.
Yours of the 29th Ulto & 2nd inst came duly to hand together with the operation for last Month.
I think it right that the Stublick Level Men shd have aBox for their Candles & that they should take the Gunpowder at the price it cost us.
The School House if that matter can be got forward had best be placed as you mention in Thomas Coats Pasture its front upon the Line of the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 8 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 8th Septemr 1780
We have reced yours, the Contents of which shall be particularly attended to. Mr Walton has seen Mr Blackett who has promised to consult with Sir Thomas Blacketts Agent at Bladon and if they can spare us a Man I dare say they will. Mr Walton is promised an answer very soon but does not expect one 'til after the Election. When we receive one, you shall immediately hear from us. We are much obliged to y
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 10 Sep 1780
J.E. Blackett Esqr N.Castle Dukesf[iel]d 10th Septr 1780
Sir
Inclosed you have the Month acco'ts for the Several Mills and also Mr Ord's Ltre [Letter] by w[hi]ch you'll see he will not promise his Vote for S'r M. till he see's his Friend who's a Mr Storey Leather-Seller on the Sand Hill. I have been w[i]th Thompson twice since I saw you but can make nothing of him. Mr Salkeld & I will be in Town against the time you mention
I wish you would order Mr
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 15 Sep 1780
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 15th Septr 1780
London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Frans Ridley the London Carrier a pe fine Silver containing One Thousand & Eight Ounces which I desire you will place to accot with Sir Thomas Blackett Bt as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Receipt of It.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 15 Sep 1780
Mr Thomas Wall London Newcastle 15th Oct[obe]r 1780 [should presumably be September given letter content below]
Sir I received your Favour of the 7th instant inclosing Sir John Trevelyans Letters & your Account of the Quarterly Payments on his Account Inclosed you have a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated 14th instant at a months date for £350 to Enable you to make Payments from 30th Septem[be]r to 31st Decem[be]r next for which youl
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 22 Sep 1780
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 22d Sept 1780
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you at 30 days date for £206.19.5 being the amount of 782 1/4 Ounces of fine Silver at 5s:10 1/4 P Ounce after deducting £22 - which we are desired to be so good as pay Richard Probert for Bone Ashes on his Signing the above Recet which pray send us when you have occasion to write us again.I am for Mr Turner & self
Dr Sir Your etc
N W
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 29 Sep 1780
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 29th Septemr 1780
I have been with Mr Chambers and desired him to be so good as forward the Brass Weights to you and you will take care to send them to Mr John Friend to be kept in some safe place at or near Nenthead or where it is probable there will be occasions for them.
I have weighed the Assay you gave me at Langley Mill and find the Produce P Fodder to be 6 Oz 17 wt 4 8/10 Gr and therefore you see it is Refineable.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Oct 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 3d Octor 1780
We have reced yours of the 30th Ulto and desire you will acquaint Nicholas Woodman that we have no objection to his being an Ore Carrier next Season & that we shall continue to employ him as long as he behaves properly & wishes to be a Carrier.
It gives us pleasure to see the Produce by reducing better than in the two last Operations.
We wish to pay the Leven Men at the same time we make t
Letter – Adam Cooke to John Erasmus Blackett – 6 Oct 1780
Right Worshipful Sir
When the Mayor of Newcastle wants me, he comes in your Invitation with the Grace of a Blackett, & when I want the Mayor, I'll come with the Grace of a Christian, who is not forgetful of the Compliment of a Gentleman to his Friend well wishes and humble Servant
Adam Moses Emanuel Cooke
Newcastle Forth At Mrs Dagney's
Octobr. 6th 1780
P.S. However if your worship
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 15 Oct 1780
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcas 15th Octor 1780
London
Gentn
I Yesterday drew a Bill on you at 30 days date in favour of Messrs Bell Cookson & Co for Two Hundred & Fifty Pounds which I doubt not you will pay due Honour to & place to the Account of Sir Thomas Blackett Barot. I am etc JEB
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 24 Oct 1780
J.E. Blackett Esqr N.Castle Dukesf[iel]24th Octobr
Sir
I wish it may be convenient for you to let me have when I come down 250£ instead of the 200 that we talked of when here; for I have had so many applications for Carriers &c in distress that I doubt I shall not be able to divide the latter sum so as to relive them shall be at the Office on Wednesday Morn[in]g the 1st Nov'r or any other day that's more agreeable between this and the 8th (for thats Hexham Fair where th
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 25 Oct 1780
Mr Jno Holmes. Farnacres 25th Octor 1780
Sir
We have reced yours of the 21st and have this day drawn upon you for £219:8:5 being the Amount of 755 Ounces of Fine Silver at 5s/9 3/4d P Ounce. We were from Home when the above Silver was sent which prevented our giving you advice of it.
We inclose you a Letter from Mr Probert who we have desired to call upon you immediately for his Money and indeed we are sorry he has not already done so as i
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 27 Oct 1780
To Mr Probert.
On the 22d of last Month having occasion to write to Mr Holmes Watch-maker in the Strand, we desired he wd be so obliging as pay you for the last 50 Casks of Bone Ashes sent on Board the Pearl.
We now desire you will immediately call upon Mr Holmes for the Money.
The 26th of August last we desired you wd send us 50 Casks more of Bone Ashes and at the same time desired you wd take care to have the Casks better than they had been for some time past,
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 Oct 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 27th Octor 1780
We have reced yours of the 20th and both yours of the 23d and having examined our Cash Books find that we reced for Mr Joblings and Peter Bells 2 Pigs of Lead the 6th of July last and also the 18th inst we shall therefore return you Forty Shillings the first opportunity. On examining this matter we find you sold a Pig of Lead to Mr Tulip within the time of your Operation ending the 20 May 1780, but there is no a
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Maughan – 3 Nov 1780
Mr Thos. Maughan N.House Dukesf[iel]d 3rd Nov'r 80
D'r S'r
Yours of the 30th Ult I rec'd yesterday and am sorry to find by it that you will have so much Ore to lye over Winter at the Mines for it's too late now to make any proposals to the Carriers that can answ[e]r any good end - it has been a complaint for these some Summers past that there was nothing for any but the Wood-carriers during the Prime of the Season.
However shall do what I can (consistent
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 3 Nov 1780
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 3d Novr 1780
Yours of the 27th & 28th Ulto were duly reced and we are obliged by your care as to the Lead Carriage but as the present demand is satisfyed they need not now hurry, however it will we believe not be right to take pains to stop them.
As every thing respecting the Smelters was fixed when we were at the Mill we cannot go from that and therefore it will undoubtedly be proper not to take Joseph Bell on as a Smelter of Ore
