Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 16 Novemr 1781
We have reced yours of the 14th & 15th instant this Afternoon and you have as follows the produces from Assay
Brigalburn 7: 6:19 3/10 P Fodder
Middle Cleugh 10.15.14 4/10 P Do
Operation 9. 3.18. P Do
After Refined 9.19 2/10 P Do
The produce of Silver this Operation will be as follows
Weight of Silver accordin
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 18 Novemr 1781
Dear Sir.
We have this day drawn upon you for £26 payble 50 days after date to Mr Smeaton, which we shall deduct from the value of the Cake of fine silver now in the Road, which weighs 715 Ounces.
We are Dear Sir Your most Hble Servts.
Walton & Turner
£26 - Farnacres 18th Novemr 1781
Fifty days after date Pay Mr John Smeaton or his Order Twenty Six Pounds. Valu
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 20th Novemr 1781
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
Your Leadmine Stewards were with me to receive Subsistence for the Workmen. They report that the Mines are pretty much in the same State they were when you were in the North & will raise a Considerable Quantity of Ore this Year. At the End of the Year I have given them Directions to make out an Account of the Stock in hand etc when you come Nor
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcas 24th Novemr 1781
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I Yesterday drew a Bill on you at 30 days date for Four Hundred Pounds payable to the order of Bell Cookson & Co which you will please to pay & place to the Account of Sir Thos Blackett Barot. I am etc JEB
Sir John Trevelyan Bart. Newcastle Novr. 24th 1781
Dear Sir Your two letters of the 16th & 23rd I received at Buxton, where I staid ten days & found Great Benefit from the Water & Bathing, We took Bretton & Ripon in our way home where we have been about ten days. The Two Pattent churns were sent here lately, but I have not yet received the Bill for them, the Winnowing Machine will not be finish’d these three weeks
Thomas Temperley. Farnacres 26 Novemr 1781
We are exceedingly happy to hear the Cinder Oven answers well. We hope the future burning will not be attended with so much trouble. We are glad to hear you have Let the Level on such terms as to be likely to make amends for the last bargains and we approve of what you are doing about the Sinking to the Yard Coal. We are
Your Humble Servts
Walton & Turner
PS. Your last Accounts are co
Farnacres 26 Novemr 1781
Messrs Mulcaster
The Assays will stand as follows.
Ozs. Pw. Gr. Tenths
Scaleburn Moss 8. 6.14.4 P Fodder Refineable
Do. Slag 4.15.13.2 P. Do. Unrefineable
Browngill Sun Vein 14.14. - - P Do. Refineable
Lead now Selling at £16:15 Silver at 6.1. P Ounce but Silver i
Mr John Holmes. Farnacres Novemr 26th 1781
Dear Sir
You are desired to be so obliging as order a pair of Assay Scales immediately for Silver but before you order them I would wish to try some other Scale maker to know his prices. However at all Events I beg you will order them to be got with all convenient expedition of such person as you can most approve for accuracy in making such kind of things and desire when they are ready t
Farnacres 3d Decemr 1781
Messrs Mulcaster
You receive Inclosed an Account of the produces of Silver compared with the Assays including the last Operation.
We are sorry to have occasioned you so much trouble by forgetting the Account of the Rents which you have a List of as below with Recets Inclosed & filled up as far as they can be 'till you receive the Money. All that we have to obse
Prices of Silver Bullion at the London Markett
1780
January 7 5 8 p ounce [s/ d]
Febry 11 5 7 1/2
March 17 5 7 3/4
April 21 5 9 1/4
May 18 5 9 3/4
June 2 5 9 3/4
June 30 5 8 1/2
Augt 4 5 9 3/4
Septembr 8 5 10 1/4
Octr 20 5 9 3/4
Decembr 4 5 10 1/2
Decembr 29 5 11
1781
Febry 9 5 11
Mar 9 5 11 3/4
April 6 6
May 4 6 1/2
May 18 6 3/4
June 15 6 3/4
July 13 6 1
Augt 10 6 3/4
Mr John Holmes Farnacres 5th Decemr 1781
Dear Sir
Yesterday's Post brought us your Letter of the 1st first and we have this day drawn upon you for £196.13s.10d being the Balance of Acct as below; and we return you thanks for your goodness in attending to the Scales. We are
Dear Sir Your most Hble & Obed Servts
Walton & Turner
715 Ounces of fine Silver at 6s/2 3/4d P Ounce £222.13.10
Deduct Bill d
Robert Child Esqr & Co Newcastle 8th Decemr 1781
London
Gentn Inclosed you have a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co dated this day at 25 days date for £100 for which you will please to Credit the account of the Revd Dr Blackett of Plymouth advising him of the same & me of the Receipt of the Bill. I am etc
Mr Isaac Hunter at Newcas 8th Decemr 1781
Dukesfield
Sir
As the Price of Lead is likely to keep up I would recommend it to you to keep all the Hearths going briskly that we may have a good Stock against the Carriage may start in the Spring which in Case of a favourable Season I hope will be early & to induce them to it I shall have no Objection to advance them some Money on that reason. I am informed that
Farnacres 9th Decemr 1781
Messrs Mulcaster
We have reced your of the 6th inst and observe its Contents; we have also reced the Vouchers for the Lead Ore Carriage Pay all right and Thos Temperleys two weekly Accts ending with the 1st December instant & the Cinder Acct ending at the same time. We observe you have received £94.6.1 for wch you acknowledge to be accountable, and we desire it may r
Messrs Mulcaster
We have received the Computations Nos 1 & 2 as also two Assays of Thortergill Syke Lead which being clearly Refineable we shall not weigh them 'till we receive the other Assays you propose sending us. We much approve of what you intend as to the Cowhill etc, Brownly Hill and Broomsbury Ore Lead as also with respect to the Nine Pieces of Refined Lead being reckoned part of the Quantity reduced from the Furnace after being Repaired for the reasons you have men
Revd. Dr. Dichair Newcas. 14th Decemr. 1781
Edinburgh
Sir I am desired by Sir John Trevelyan to acquaint you that he accepts your Notice & will be ready to pay off the late Sir Walter Blacketts Bond in June next. The Money will be paid on Application to me at this Place but it will be necessary that the Person who is empowered to receive the same shall have the Bond etc with a proper Receipt from Mr Blackett Dechair & li
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 15th Decemr 1781
We have received your Letter of the 12th and you have as follows the weight of the Assays last sent and a calculation of what Silver appears from the Assays to be contained in the following kinds of Lead from the Ore P Fodder:
Gr. 80ths. Oz.Pwt.Grs tenths
Thortergill Syke 1 58 16. 18. 2. 4. Refineable
Guddamgill Burn X Vein No 2& 3. 58 7. 2. 2. 4. Do
Brownley
Mr Jno Holmes. Farnacres 16th Decemr 1781
Dear Sir
We give you the trouble of this Letter to acquaint you that we have the Liberty of drawing upon you this day for £13 payble to Mr Richd Prime of Bucklersbury 20 days after date which we shall allow in Account for the next Cake of Bullion.
We are Dear Sir Your very humble Servants
Walton & Turner
Messrs Mulcaster. Farnacres 17th Decemr 1781
We have reced your Letter by John Friend and the Assays having been weighed you have an Acct of them as follows
Gr. 80ths. Oz.pwt.Gr.tenths.
Windy Brow 60 equal 7. 7. P Fodder
Browngill & Sun Vein Slag 70 equal 8. 16. 9. 6 P Fodder
Thortergill Syke Slag. 6. 36 equal 14. 4. 4. 8 P Fodder
Greengill 1. 54 equal 16. 10
Thomas Temperley. Farnacres 20th Decemr 1781
We have reced your Letter of the 14th inst and are glad to hear you have got to work in the Yard Coal, and desire all possible care may be taken to have as many of those Coals wch it will now be necessary to work, kept in store for the use of the Reducing at Langley Mill, as Messrs Mulcaster can with convenience put under Cover; and after you have cleared the Yard Coal of Water, let the remainder of it when
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 21st Decemr 1781
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
I received your Favour of the 10th instant and have according to your desire subscribed Ten Guineas to the Organ for Saint Andrews Church being the Sum I borrowed of you when last at Bretton. I hope you have received the Book of Accounts. Your Lead Stewards were with me for Subsistence for the Workmen on Tuesday last. They came a Week sooner than
Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcastle 22nd Decemr. 1781
London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell Whately & Powell dated 18th instant. at a months date for Two Hundred Pounds which is on account of
the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyans account from the 31st instant to 31st March next for which you will please to send me your Receipt as usual. I am etc J E B.
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 25th Decemr 1781
Having reced your Letters of the 23rd inst and weighed and weighed the Assays you have as follows the result:
Grs 80ths Oz Pwt. Gr 10th
Dowgang 2.12 equal 21 1. 9. 6 P Fodder
Caple Cleugh &Sun &North Vein 1. 2 equal 10 21. 6 P Do
Greengill Slag 1. 8 equal 10. 15. 14. 4 P Do
Silver 6s 2
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 30th Decemr 1781
I am very concerned at the damage wch has been done to your Roofs and greatly approve of your alertness in getting the whole of the damage repaired and I beg you will continue to exert yourselves to get the work finished with all possible expedition. The weather is now favourable and will I hope continue good till you effect this. I am in not the least hurry about the Assay Accounts.
Date when To whom sold <Type> Ps Fod Cwt Qr Lb Price Amount
Delivered
1781
Augt 10 Mr <…. & Ch Rowley> L 20 1 9 1 7 £15.10 £ 22 7 5 1/2
11 Mr J R Headlam L 200 14 3 1 21 £15.10 223 4 6 1/2
Mr Edw Bell OS 1 1 2 £15. 8 1 2
Mr Alex Richardson L 42 3 2 7 £15.10 46 18 3 1/2
17 Mr Wm Milburn L 15 1 1 2 21 £15.10 16 14 10 3/4