Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 1st January 1782
Bretton Yorkshire
Dear Sir
I wrote you the 21st Ulto to which refer you. Inclosed you will receive a Bill of this date drawn by Bell Cookson & Co at a months date for One Thousand pounds the Receipt of which you will please to acknowledge & hope you think I begin the Year well. I have not sold any more Lead since I wrote you last nor do I expect or desire it till the
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 4th January 1782
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Francis Ridley the London Carrier a Piece of fine Silver containing One Thousand one Hundred & Sixty one 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. I am etc JEB
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 5th January 1782
Having tryed the Assays I find they are as follows.
Gr 80ths. Oz Pw.Gr
For the last Operation Refineable 2 Assays 1 30 equal 13. 9.12.P Fodd
After Refined 6 equal 14.16 3/10
Dowgang I have tryed again and find it the same as was before rep
Mr Jno Holmes. Farnacres 11 Jany 1782
Dear Sir
By last Saturdays Carrier we sent you a Box containing 1110 Ounces of Bullion which we hope you will receive safe & by one of Lord Ravensworths Servants we sent you a parcel for Mr Stephen John Houle which we expect will be delivered to you on Monday or perhaps Tuesday & youll be kind enough to take care of it till called for.
We are Dear Sir Your most Hble Servts
Walton &
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 11th January 1782
We have reced your Letters of the 5th and 7th and hope before this you have got the Roofs repaired, we realy are concerned on Account of the distress you have been in & shall be happy to hear the difficultys are over.
The produce from the Assays last sent will be as follows.
Gr 80ths Oz pwt Gr
Caple Cleugh & N&S Vein Slag. 5
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 15th January 1782
The account of the last Assays you have as follows.
Gr 80ths Oz pwt Gr tenths
Thortergill Slag 1.16 equal 11.15. 4 8 PFodder
Windybrow Slag 56 equal 6.17. 4 8
Rich Lithareg lead 1. 8 equal 10.15.14 4
1.74 equal 18 17. 7 2/10 PFod
Price of Refined Lead £17 PFodder
Silver Bullion 6s.2
S’s L’s
Stock of Lead in the Warehouse 16th June 1781 & delivd 1523 7667
Since to the 31st Decemr 1781 from the Lead Mill.
Sold & delivered to the 3rd Jany 1782 inclusive 1126 5214
Sold to Dr Hall & Mr Chapman & not dd 3d Jan 2000
1126 7214
Unsold 3d January 1782 397 453
Gentm. F
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 22d January 1782
The Assays reced with your Letter of the 18th December 1782 (it is so dated) are as follows
Gr. 80th. Oz.pwt Gr.10th
Brownleyhill & Slag 26 3. 3. 16. 8 PFodder
Black Slag - Ore Hearth 56 6.17. 4. 8 P Do
Do Slag Hearth 40 4.18 P Do
Refined Lead £17 PFodder
Silver 6s 2
Thomas Temperley Farnacres 22nd January 1782
I have received your Letter and approve of what you have done as to the Level & the Staple; and I am glad to hear you are getting on well at the Colliery and wish heartily to have Success to attend the inoculation of the Putters. I am
Your Humble Servant
Nich Walton Junr
Mr Jno Holmes. Farnacres 23d January 1782
Dear Sir
We have this day drawn upon you for £380.2 being for the Balance of Account as below. The Bill is payble 40 days after date.
We are obliged to you for the trouble you have had about the Scales. The Vouchers are very satisfactory only in the Bill made out by you the sum is set down £8.16 whereas Mr Philips charge is £8.18.6. You will therefore be so good as let us know how this should
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 25th Janury 1782
We inclose you a Table showing the produce of Assay of Bullion computed for One Fodder of Lead and supposing the Assay to weigh for 1/80th part of a Grain to a whole Grain from One Pound of Lead.
When you were at Farnacres we delivered you several Tables showing at what prices of Lead and Silver the Lead seemed worth Refining. When you have copied them we shd be glad to have them retu
Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcastle 27th Janry 1782
London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Messrs. Bell Cookson & Co on Castell Whately & Powell at a months date dated 19th instant for Five Hundred Pounds which Sum is to pay the Intrest due from Sir John Trevelyan Barot. to Sir Edward Winnington the 6th Febry next. Please to acknowledge the Receipt of this Bill & send me your Receipt as usual
Sir John Trevelyan Barot. Newcastle 27th Janry 1782
Half Moon Street Piccadilly
London
Dear Sir I received your Letter of the 15th instant & Note the Contents. Mrs Swinburn has Administer’d & I have desired Mr. Heron to get a Copy of the late Mr. Swinburns’s Will which with the Purchase Deeds of Longwitton are to be laid before Mr. Fawcett for his opinion from which we shall Judge how far you ar
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 1st Febry 1782
We have received your Letters of the 27th & 30th Ulto and also the accompanying papers therein mentioned for which we are much obliged to you. We have not had time yet to look thro' the Estimatory Paper relative to the Values of the respective Ores in Alston Moor but on thinking of the busyness we judge it may not be expedient to give all the Lead Mine Adventurers information as to our
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 4th Febry. 1782
You have as follows the result of the weighing of the Assays sent in your letter of the 1st Inst.
No. Grs. Oz.Pwts.Grs Tenths
Assays 80ths
Carrs <West> of Nent No 1 3 63 equal 5. 2. 21. 6 p Fodder
2 1 17 4. 3. 7. 2
Thorngill West End 2 60 7. 7.
G. <burn> x Vn. S. End 2 3
J.E.Blackett Esqr. Newcastle Dukesf[iel]d 4th Feb 1782
Sir,
I have made three Assays of the Newbiggin Ore, One f[ro]m the Round, another f[ro]m Round & Small mix[e]d the other f[ro]m the Small and find, taking the medium of these three Assays would require 5 Bings nearly to make a Fod[der] or 21 Cwt of Lead. I do suppose that the Ore I got was the best then at the Bank, so that one cannot expect to get a quantity to yield equal to it, but I think we might venture to calculate it’
Messrs. Mulcaster. Farnacres 10th. Febry 1782
We have recd your letters of the 6th & 7th & very much approve of what you have done as to Thomas Ions and the Lead Carriers. We think this matter shd. not be carried further as we hope what has been done will have the desired effect but doubt that Frost will soon stop the Navigation between Newcastle & Newburn.
Oz Pw Grs.
Carrs Ore Lead W of Nent 4.3 7 2/10 p Fodder Not Refineable
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 12th February 1782.
We have recd. your Letter of the 8th inst with the Assays which prove as follows:
No. of Weight Oz pw Grs tenths
<Assays> Gr 80ths
<Operative> lead 2 58 equal 7 2 2 4 p Fodd.r Refineable
After Refined 2 4 9 19 2 p.Fodd.r After Refined
Thorngill Cutting 3 1 32 9 2 16 6 p Fodd.r Refineable
Carrs Bouse & Cutting 2 38
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 16th. February 1782.
We received both yours of the 4th & 12th inst relative to the School at Deanraw, and think Willm. Swinburn has behaved very impudently and improperly in sending his Sons there without applying to you or us, for as he did not contribute towards the Building, we think him not entitled to any expectation of use from the School except by permission, & therefore unless he comes to you and acknowledges his fault in sending the Bo
Messrs Mulcaster Farnacres 16th. February 1782.
Your Letters of the 11th, 12th, & 13th are now before us together with inclosures therein mentioned. The Assays turn out as follows.
Ozs. pwts. Grs.
Blagill Ore Lead 7. 7 - p. Fodd.r Refineable
Do: Cutting Ore Lead 9. 1. 7 8/10 Do
B. Hill <..:.. ..:> X Vein
Sun Nos. 2 & 3 Cutting Slag 8. 6.14 4/10 Do
Nattrass Slag 7. 4.13 2/10
Robert Child Esqr & Co Newcastle 20th February 1782
Bankers London
Gentn
Inclosed you will receive Messrs Bell Cookson & Cos Bill on Messrs Castell Whately & Co for One Hundred & fifty seven Pounds ten Shillings at 30d dated this day; being half a Years Composition for Weardale Tithe Ore due to My Lord Bishop of Lincoln from Sir Thomas Blackett Barot. You will please to advise Mr Blackett on your Receipt of this Bill
Mr Ions Farnacres 21st Febry 1782
The bearers hereof Richd. Scott and John Alnwick by our desire call upon you to let them have Five Hundred Pieces of Lead to bring to the Warehouse in Newcastle Sandgate & it is expected that you immediately deliver that Quantity to them or as soon as they call for the carrier. For the time to come it is expected that your people do carry the Lead from the Wherry or Keel and Pile the same in the Warehouse according to direction from Mr Har
Farnacres 25th Febry 1782.
Mr Harvey.
I shall be obliged by your acquainting me whether the 606 ½ Ounces included the piece of Silver I delivered you in Mr. Aireys Office or not because if it does I must enter it accordingly in the Mill Accounts. I am
Your Humble Servant
Nichs Walton Junr.
Farnacres 28 Febry 1782
Dear Jonathan
Above [below] you have an Acct how the Sales stand with the Quantities of Lead delivered at Langley Mill. The lead marked O is common or unrefined lead.
Your Affec. Bro.r
Nicholas Walton Junr
PS I am still very <farr from> well
State of Lead warehouse, Sales &c
OS LS RS O L Total
Slag Lith- Ref- Common Ref-
Copy
Mr Walton Newcastle March 1st. 1782.
Sir
I am this Moment inform’d by Messrs. Scott & Alnwick that they delivered your Letter to Thos. Ions Junr. and desired to know whether or not he would allow them to take the 500 pieces of Lead as p[er] Order in your Letter, to which Request he made Answer that no person whatsoever should take a piece of Lead that lay upon his Landing that he had the Charge off, and the said Scott & Alnwick further say that he Thos. Ions J