Mr T Temperley Farnacres 8 January 1781
As we want to have some conversation with You about the Winning to serve before the Levell is got up we desire to see you here on Monday next in the Morning at Ten o Clock.
Yours with the Acct of Materials is come to hand.
You must immediately apply to Mr Thornton for Wood. If any can be had from Lees Cleugh it will come most convenient; if not it must be got at Brokenheugh Cleugh.
£500.-.- Newcastle Bank 8th Janry 1781
One Month after date Pay to the order of John Erasmus
Blackett Esqr Five Hundred Pounds Value received
For Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Self
To Messrs Castell Whately Jos Saint
& Powell London Pay the Contents to Sir Thomas
Mr Thos Temperley Farnacres 8th January 1781
Thomas.
As we think it will be proper to allow the Workmen Boots for Stublick Colliery Levell we desire youll order them immediately, but must desire further that you'll give them strict orders to take great care of them.
We are Yours etc
W & T
1781 January 15.
Directions to Thomas Temperley as to the preparing Stublick Colliery for working Coals against Mayday 1781
To make Tryal of the Stone Coal to supply the demand and this to be done as soon as possible and great care must be taken when the openings are made into the Waste lest the foul Air should Hurt the Workmen.
To endeavour to supply Langley Mill at Mayday with Coals from the Yard Coal Seam without being at the expence of making the winning of 30 yards of
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 15 January 1781
Yours of the 10th 11th & 12th are now before us. The Estimates and Plan being now arrived it appears quite clear that a New House must be built at Stublick Colliy and we have an offer so much below Watson & Howdon that we must take the lowest bidders they being Workmen who have approved themselves in many instances worthy of our encouragement; and the sooner Watson and the Howdons kn
Mssrs Mulcaster & Temperley Farnacres 15 January 1781
Yours if the 8th is now before us, and we desire you will make agreement with Stokoe and Howdon for the Winning of the Stones at 3s, Slates at 3s P Fodder and Flags at 2s P Fodder, such of the two latter sorts as they may raise in winning the necessary quantity of Walling Stones - Smith Shop twofall to be included you are also desired to agree with the Men. Jno Robson and Thomas Coats, for Le
Messrs Walton and Turner desire to see Messrs Surtees Rewcastle and Snowball on Tuesday the 23d in the Morning when they expect to contract with them for Building a House, Byre & Stable wth a Toofall for which they received an Estimate yesterday.
Farnacres 15 January 1781
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 15 January 1781
You have as follows the produce of Silver compared with the Assay for the two last Operations.
Grs 80ths Oz pwt Grs
Operation ending 25 Nov 1780 3 64 equal 9 6 4 3/10 p Fodder which
multiplied by 81 the number of fodders produces 754 2 4 6/10
Real produce 750 10
Short of the
Thomas Temperley Farnacres 19th Janury 1781
We have received yours of the 17th with the Boring Notes of 1757, of which you have taken Copies & we are obliged by your care of the Letters. As soon as convenient we shall be glad to have your Opinion on getting a fresh Field of Coal between the Dykes & we shd also like to have as good an Estimate as you can make what the driving of the remaining part of the Level wil
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 19 January 1781
We are glad the winning of the Coins & Stones winning is got so well on with and shall on Tuesday order the Wood and Deals to Newburn where they certainly will be got the next Week if the Frost does not set in and prevent their being carried by water so far and if that shd be the case they must be brought directly from Newcastle. The Wood now at the Mill had best be kept there. What you menti
Mr Jno Holmes. Farnacres 19th January 1781
Dear Sir
By the Newcastle Coach by way of Leeds you will receive a parcel for Mr Stephen John Moule at Greenwich which desire you will be so good as take care of til called for. It will arrive at the Bull and Mouth in Bull and Mouth Street on Tuesday Evening.
Next Weeks Carrier will bring you a Box of Bullion but it not yet being taken off we cannot mention the quantity n
Mr Sparke Allanhds Mill Dukesf[iel]d 20th Jany 1781
Sir
On examining you last Decl.d <M.th> Accts I find £5..2s..10d charged to Jno. Hutchinson for Candles &c, w[hi]ch seams so exorbitant a charge for that article to me that I must desire you to send me his Bill before I can pass the Acc[oun]t. I thought his charge =last= for Y[ear] 1779 of £3..1s..9d high & should like when you are sending to have that Bill also – I am
Yrs &c IH [Isaac Hunter]
Mr Thornton. Farnacres 23d January 1781
You are desired to consult with Mr Mulcaster and Thomas Temperley & Surtees & Ptnrs about getting Lime for the House at Stublick and you must take care to do every thing in your power to have what is wanted ready against the Time you find from them will suit.
We are Your Humble Servts
Walton & Turner
PS. Be sure not to disapoint us in the above.
James Johnson Farnacres 23d Janry 1781
We have some Wood and Deals to come from Mr Harvey for a House at Stublick Colliery and desire youll bring as much on Friday as you can and the remainder as soon afterwards as you can. The Deals must be delivered at Langley Mill but the Wood must be laid down at the place where the House is to be built. No time must be lost in doin
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 23d Janury 1781
We approve of your having set Joe Bell of Pytrune to the Ore Hearth & shall be glad to hear he goes in and behaves well. As to Dunwoodie we beg he may be left to himself; we wished to continue to employ him, and for that purpose, meant to have him so far relieved of his complaint as that he might be enabled to work for us. If he continues in our service, exp
Mr Mulcaster. Farnacres 23d January 1781
Mr Temperley
We approve of the agreement with Coats & Robson for carriage of the Stones, including Door Windows & Coin Stones. The Chimney Stuff must be pd for by day. You had best agree with them for carriage of the Sand, at 2s P Fodder of Lime on which Sand is to be mixed The Slates & Flags, we clearly see must be Ledd by day, and Thomas Temperley it is expected will see
Mr Mulcaster Farnacres 30 January 1781
I have not time to say more than that I have fixed Thomas Forsters having the bringing up the Wood and remainder of the Deals for Stublick Colliery House and that I hear one Hundred of the Deals have been taken away by James Johnsons Man. If you can send the inclosed so as to be at Alston before James Johnson goes I beg you will but don't send a special Messenger. Let T Temperley know I have been so much engaged as never to have
Mr Jno Holmes Farnacres 30th January 1781
Dear Sir
Last Weeks Carrier will bring you a Box containing 656 Ounces of fine Silver which we hope will come to a good Markett on Saturday the 10th of next Month but perhaps the arrival of the East India Ships will lower the price of Silver. We all including Miss Smeaton join in every good wish to you and yours & are
Dear Sir Your most Hble Servts
Walton &a
Mr Hollier at Mrs Pearsons Westgate Farnacres 2d February 1781
Sir
Having received a Message from you in which you desire to know whether we have any Grey Slags to dispose of and at what price, we take the first opportunity of acquainting you that a considerable Quantity of Grey Slags are produced from the work where we have the Direction, but we are not desirous to sell them and have refused Offers, which have been made for the Grey Slags produced at our Work; if however you wil
Mr Chr Bell. Farnacres 2d February 1781
As it may admit of some doubt whether you can be permitted to sell Coals lying at Stublick Colliery after the End of yr Term, though you have an undoubted right to remove such Coals, at any time within Six Months after the End of the Term, we beg leave to propose it to you that the Lease be paid before Mr Fawcett, & for that purpose,should be glad that you or your Son would come down, &
Mr Mulcaster Blaydon Dukesf[iel]d 2nd Feb[ruar]y 1780 [sic]
Sir
I find now that I have got all the Mill acc[oun]ts for last year, that I had made a mistake in the quantity of Lead deliv[ere]d f[ro]m Dukesf[iel]d & Rookhope in the acco[unt]s I sent you on the 6th Dec[embe]r as youll see below so that there will be only 3 ps of Dukesfield wanting w[hi]ch probably may be lost of the Draughts or hid among the mud at the Stob – as the Wainsmen are accountable for the Allanheads &
Mr Sparke Clerk Allanhds Mill Dukesf[iel]d 2nd Feby 1781
Sir
Yours w[i]th Hutchinson’s Bills inclosed I rec[eive]d & Lee’s son the other day, by
w[ho]m I find that you have some what misapprehended mine, for it’s my greatest pleasure to discharge the duty of my office to the satisfaction of all under my inspection, so as not to prejudice the Masters intrest. You are either misadvised or do not rightly understand what’s required of a Person in my station; therefor, shall
Farnacres 2d February 1781
Thomas Temperley
We duly received your two Letters of the 22d with the accompanying observations and Estimate and since that your Letter of the 25th all of last Month. The observations you make as to the Borings seem very proper and there seems to be no fear but we shall have plenty of Coal to chuse of after the Level now driving is got up but we hope the work may be done for less Money than you have
Farnacres 4th February 1781
Thomas Temperley
As the Manure produced from the Hay & Straw of the Farm your Father has at Langley Mill and also some of the Manure which is lying there Shd be considered as belonging to that Farm, and as you are to have the Farm next year it is expected that you lead to and lay upon such parts of that Farm as most require the same Two Thirds at least of the Manure above mentd and what remains at the en
Farnacres 4 Febry 1781
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced yours of the 30th Ulto and duly observe its Contents. We are glad you got well home after your difficult traveling and that you have got all to work again as we are to hear that no harm has been done by the sudden Thaw. As soon as John Dixon has been tried we should be glad to hear from you as to the Produce in the Reducing way. We inclose a Recommendation for Wm Dunwoodie and he m