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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 24 Mar 1781
Sent the above Bill to Sr Thos Blackett Barot Great Russel Street Bloomsbury London
£450.-.- Newcastle Bank 24th March 1781
One Month after Date Pay to the order of John Erasmus
Blackett Esqr Four Hundred & fifty Pounds Value received
For Bell Cookson Carr Self & Saint
To Messrs Castell Whately
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 27 Mar 1781
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 27th March 1781
Dear Sir
By the London Carrier from Newcastle of the 24th inst we sent you a Box containing 909 Ounces of fine Silver which we hope will come to a good Markett. We are
Dear Sir Your etc
W & T
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 1 Apr 1781
Farnacres 1st April 1781
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced yours of the 31st Ulto and most assuredly think you very excusable on being silent on so solemn an Occasion as that you've been engaged in. The loss you have sustained of a Parent was fully expected by Mr Walton when he last left you and we doubt not you are fully resigned upon this Event.
When the next Weeks Work of Reducing is finished we shd be glad to hear from yo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 1 Apr 1781
Farnacres 1st April 1781
Thomas Temperley
We duly reced your Letter of the 25th Ulto and observe what you mention about the Collieries at Brokenheugh Fell End and Fourstones.
What you mention about Stublick Level gives us pleasure because we are likely to get faster forward by what has happened, but the circumstances show us how very carefull we ought to be in our proceedings. If it should happen that we meet with a d
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 6 Apr 1781
Farnacres 6th April 1781
Mr Mulcaster
I have received your Letter of the 2d with the Operation for last Month and have examined & find it right. I am glad to see you have got so well forward & hope you may make a finish of the Ore before the end of this Month, but I would not wish to have anything hurried tho' the sooner all is done the better & more agreable & I believe the best way will be to let
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 6 Apr 1781
Mr Thomas Wall Paper Buildings Newcas 6th April 1781
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated 3rd instant at 30 days date for Three Hundred Pounds to make good the Quarterly Payments on account of Sir John Trevelyan from 31st March last to 30th June next for which you will please to send me your Receipt as usual. I must desire that you will pay the Annuity of Mrs. Elizh. Lowthian on
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 8 Apr 1781
Farnacres 8 April 1781
Thomas Temperley
We have reced your Letter of the 6th inst and approve of what you have done as to Fourstones Colliery & Limestone Quarries, at your convenience shall be glad to have your report about the Collierys & Quarries.
When you write next let us know how the Workings & Sale of Coals go forward at Stublick Colliery and whether there is any prospect of Coals being left at Bank at
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 8 Apr 1781
Farnacres 8 April 1781
Mr Mulcaster
We have reced yours of the 7th and are very glad to see the good produce from the Reducing Furnace which as well for the sake of our employers as for the Credit of the employed we wish most heartily to continue. We approve of your permitting another Tryal of Stublick yard Coals & also of your continuing to send for Throckley Coals.
Our Sentiments so often are the same when we happen to b
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 10 Apr 1781
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 10th April 1781
Dear Sir
We have your favor of the 7th and have this day drawn upon you for £296:14- being the Amount of 989 Ounces of fine Silver at 6s P Ounce.
We are Dear Sir Yours etc
W& T
PS. The Bill is at 30 days after date. We shall send you another Cake very soon, we expect 4 or 5 Hundred Ounces.
Farnacres 10th April 1781
£2
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Robert Mulcaster – 13 Apr 1781
Mr Mulcaster Blaydon Dukesf[iel]d 13th April 1781
Sir
The Lawyer had not got the depositions &c from Mr Heron who was out of town on acc[oun]t of the Militia Business so did not see him, but the Lawyer said he would see the Mayor the next day & have some talk with him.
I think it would be right for you to discharge the Wainmen f[ro]m using the Turn Pike at the West end for I find they have used it this season (so far) for upwards of 3 Hundred Y[ar]ds w[hi]ch Silvertop will
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 15 Apr 1781
J.E.Blackett Esqr. Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 15th April 1781
Sir,
I call[e]d upon Lawyer Wilson after I left you, but he had not got the Case w[i]th the depositions of the Witnesses f[ro]m Mr Heron who I also call[e]d upon to desire that the Lawyer might have them as soon as possible but he was f[ro]m Home.
I took a ride the other day to see how much the Carriage men went upon the Turn pike at the West end, and find they have (as far this season) gon upwards of three Hundred Y[ar]ds w[h
Letter – Luke Noble to John Erasmus Blackett – 16 Apr 1781
Bretton 16th April 1781
Sir
I received both your Letters and have one from Sir Thomas wherein he mentions having recd a Letter from you inclosing a Bill for £450. I shall send a Box of pine Apples to Ferrybridge on Thursday next to go by the Newcastle Coach so hope you will receive 'em on Friday Evening. they are but small as indeed they generally are at this Season of the year but you shall have the best. - I am glad to hear you will sell Lead at so good a price I wish
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 24 Apr 1781
To Mr Jno Holmes Farnacres 24 April 1781
Dear Sir
By Saturdays Carrier we sent you a Box containing 502 Ounces of Bullion.
You will be so obliging as dispose of the inclosed Tickett 20515 which we believe to be a £20- - Prize and be so good as purchase and send down when you next write two Ticketts in the present State Lottery and as the Covers for Mr Walton Junr Franked by Mr Bowes are upon very tender paper You'll be ki
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 28 Apr 1781
To Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 28th April 1781
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier a piece of fine Silver containing Thirteen Hundred & thirteen Ounces which I desire you will place to account with Sir Thomas Blackett Barot as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Receipt of It.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 11 May 1781
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 11th May 1781.
Dear Sir
We duly received yours of the 5th and have this day drawn upon you Forty days after date for £127.12.11 being the amount of 502 Ounces of Bullion at 6s - 1/2 P Ounce and £20 for the Lottery Tickett No 20515 in last Years State Lottery after deducting £44 which youll be so good as pay to Richd Probert for 100 Casks of Bone Ashesfor which he must Sign the Inclosed Receipt. The Account is stated
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Probert – 11 May 1781
Mr Probert. Farnacres near Gateshead 11 May 1781
Having been from home for some time we have been prevented desiring M Holmes to pay you for the two last 50 Casks of Bone Ashes. The first 50 we never had any advice of from you which we think very wrong, but for the last 50 we had advice from you by Letter & Bill of Parcels of the 4th April. We shall be glad to have the Order compleated as soon as possible & will then dete
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 13 May 1781
Mssrs Peter and James Mulcaster Farnacres 13th May 1781
We address you as above, tho' we know James to be the Elder Brother, and we shall continue to do so, as we think the Commissioners & Governors of Greenwich Hospital, will chuse the Seniority to go by Servitude under them, and we hope the Brothers will agree in this.
As we are now writing to you for the first time since you have jointly, by your own wishes, entered into the Service of Greenwich Hospital, we b
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 20 May 1781
Mssrs Peter & James Mulcaster. Farnacres 20th May 1781
We have reced yours of the 16th & 17th inst and duly note their Contents. On calling yesterday at Mssrs Sandell and Chambers Shop we found that the Anvil & Vice had not been sent on Friday owing to their having been much hurried in compleating some other Orders which they had previous to ours but we are assured they shall be sent by Jas Johnsons Waggon tomorrow and the Bellows for Stublick Colliery S
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 20 May 1781
Thomas Temperley Farnacres 20th May 1781
We have received your Letter of the 4th with the Estimate of the Old Materials but it only arrived yesterday morning 10th we are rather surprised at. For the time to come we desire all your Letters may be sent by the Hexham Post Man that comes down the South side of Tyne. We intend paying the Money for the Materials when we make the Lead Mill & Stublick Colliery Pay & at the s
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 22 May 1781
To Mr John Holmes. Farnacres 22d May 1781
Dear Sir
We have reced your favor of the 19th inst & thank you for the trouble you have had & your Goodness in paying Mr Probert agreable to our desire. We have this Day drawn upon you payble Forty Days after Date for £161:14:4 being the Amount of 533 1/2 Ounces of Fine Silver at 6/- 3/4d P Ounce and are
Dear Sir Your etc
W& T
£161:14:4. Farnacres 22nd May 1781
Forty Days after
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Temperley – 22 May 1781
Thomas Temperley Farnacres 22d May 1781
We have reced your Letter of the 19th and have no objection to your employing such number of Miners you mention that is Eight provided you are clear to have a Vend for the Coals but shd not we see how our Vend goes on for a little before we have that Number. We are glad to hear the Coal is promising. Wm Walker we think shd not be employed & desire he may not be employed 'till we
Letter – Isaac Hunter to Ralph Dixon – 22 May 1781
Ralph Dixon at the Lee Dukesfield 22nd May 1781
I wrote two Months ago that if you did not go and Wash up the Black Slags that were stamp’d that I should emply some body else to wash them. I find when I was at the Mill yesterday that you have don little or nothing at them; I give you this second notice that if you do not go against Monday the 28th inst. and follow them (till what’s stamped be fit to smelt) that I shall look upon it as a quitting of the Work and shall let them to som
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 May 1781
Mssrs Peter & James Mulcaster. Farnacres 27th May 1781
We only received your of the 23d and have got the Estimate for the addition to Harsondale House. We are very glad to hear the House for Mr James Mulcaster is finished and that it is to your satisfaction. There will be no occasion for you to bear any part of the expence. We approve of what you propose about the Lead Carriers, and shall be glad to receive the Pay Bill Operation and Lead Carriage Account, as soo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 27 May 1781
Mssrs Peter and James Mulcaster Farnacres 27th May 1781
We have received your Letter of the 26th since writing our Letter this morning. The Lead we hope is nearly all in and we shd be glad to have whole at NewCastle without amoments delay otherwise we may have a difficulty in getting things ready agt the Pay. What you propose with respect to the Reducing is quite agreable to us. When ever it is convenient to you shall be glad to receive the Operation, Pay Bill, etc but do no
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 29 May 1781
J.E.Blackett Esqr. Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 29th May 1781
Sir,
I thought it was proper to acquaint you that there’s a great Clamour made on account of the Pays w[hi]ch increase daily, and I realy doubt if there’s not a stop put to it by fixing them, that Sir Tho[ma]s Blackett’s Lead Works will be greatly retarded and prejudiced; I’m convinced that if the Carriers could get other work that the greatest part of them would leave us even now and that next Y[ea]r we should only get t
