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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 6 Oct 1782
Farnacres 6th. October 1782
Messrs: Mulcaster
On my getting home I recd your Letter of the 2d Inst by which I see it to be impossible to expect to have a Cake of Silver taken off on Saturday next & therefore have wrote to Messrs. <Winship> and Jobling that youll let them know when the next Cake is to be taken off at which time youll be so good as let them see our other Operations at the Mill & youll take care to acquaint them what time of day they are to be with you.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 7 Oct 1782
Mr. Jno Holmes Farnacres 7th October 1782
Dear Sir
By last Saturdays London Waggon we sent you a Box containing 816 ½ Ounces of Bullion. The last Bill upon you was drawn at 40 days date wch. we believe we forgot to mention in our Letter of advice. We are much obliged by your paying Rb: Probert & sending his accot. properly drawn out & signed and Mr Walton returns you thanks for examining the Irish Blanks without expence to him. We are
Dear Sir Your most Hble Servts
Letter – Cuthbert Peart to Mrs Wray – 13 Oct 1782
Mrs Wray Hexham Newcastle 13th Octor 1782
Madam
Inclosed you will receive Newcastle Bank Notes amounting to £45 as below which with £1.16s.0d Cash is in full for Candles delivered to Wolfheugh Leadmines on Sir Thomas Blacketts Account & should be glad to know that you receive this money safe. I am etc CP
£. s.d
NB No Q185 10. 0.0
Q592 10. 0.0
Q423 10. 0.0
Q939 10. 0.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 13 Oct 1782
Mr Thomas Wall Temple Newcastle 13th Octor 1782
London
Sir I received your Favour inclosing your Receipt for the Bill for £200 & your account of the several Sums received for the Years 1781 & 1782 on account of the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s acco[un]t which on Examination I find to be right & that I had omitted sending you a Bill for one Quarter
I now inclose you a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 20 Oct 1782
Dear Sir Farnacres 20th October 1782
We have this day drawn upon you for £257.14.2 being the amount of 816 1/2 Ounces of Silver at 6s. 3 3/4 p[er] Ounce. The Bill is payable 30 days after date. We are
Dear Sir Your most Hble Servants
Walton & Turner
No. £257.14.2 Farnacres 20 Octor 1782.
Thirty Days after Date Pay to the Order of Messrs. Bell Cookson Carr Widdrington & Saint Two Hundred and Fifty Seven Pounds 14s &2d – Value Received – as
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 2 Nov 1782
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 2d. Novemr. 1782
I duly reced. yours of the 30th Ulto. with the Coal and Cinder Accounts and the Operation for August fresh copied and am sorry you took the trouble of making a Copy as I had some time ago corrected the Original which you sent. Whenever it is convenient you may send the Operation for last Month. The Assays I doubt not have been right Weighed and that you will act according to their produce p[er] Fodder in Refining or the contrary.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 9 Nov 1782
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 9th Novr 1782
Goldsmiths Foster Lane
London
Gentn
I have this day sent you by Frances Ridley the London Carrier a Piece of fine Silver containing One Thousand Two Hundred & five 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
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 12 Nov 1782
Dukesf[iel]d Nov 12th !782
J E Blackett Esq[uir]e N[ew]Castle
Sir
I have inclosed you the month Acco[un]ts for Octob[e]r f’m the present distress’d appearance of the Country and so little corn got sown, in case there was to be a Month or 6 Weeks of dry Weather I cannot flatter you with any hopes of getting any more Lead f[ro]m the Mills this y[ea]r but if an opportunity should offer you may depend it shall not be slip[p]ed
I have been thinking since the conversat
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 14 Nov 1782
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 14th Novr 1782
Bretton
Dr Sir
I answered Mr Bosvilles Letter from Wardrew with respect to Mr Danoot. I have not the least doubt of that Gentleman being a Capital Merchant & perfectly safe to have any transactions with but for the Reasons I gave you in my former Letter we have always thought it adviseable not to interfere with the Merchants of this place in the Commissions for Lead
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 17 Nov 1782
Messrs Mulcaster. Farnacres 17 November 1782
Yours of the 9th, 11th, 13th and 14th are now before us and we are glad to see that Nichs. Lumley has got the Chimneys finished and hope that what he has done will answer the end.
We perfectly understand what has been done as to the Keswick Slag but are rather surprised it shd. turn out so very rich; it certainly would pay carriage from Keswick if we could get any considerable Quantity of it so as to have a good Shift or two at the S
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 22 Nov 1782
Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 22d. Nov.1782.
We are exceedingly concerned when you acquaint us that 2 Pigs of Lead have been stolen from Langley Lead Mill, which you will observe we have advertised in the Papers of this day. We approve of a yard and therefore during the course of the Winter desire you will be winning Stones for it. We think the Wall should not be less than 12 feet high, and we cannot think of a better Method. Your Observations as to the Effect if we have a ya
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Bell – 24 Nov 1782
Messrs Richd Bell & Son Newcastle 24th Novr 1782
Merchants Hull
Sirs
I am favoured with your Letter of the 18th instt enquiring the Price of Sr Thos Blacketts Lead. The present price is £17 3/4 p Fother for Common Lead & £18 for refined & 18 1/4 for Litharge p Ton. I have sold as much as I can deliver by the End of next Month and there is not any on Sale at this Markett at present.
Below you have
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Holmes – 26 Nov 1782
Mr Holmes Farnacres 26th Novemr. 1782
Dear Sir
By the Newcastle Carrier for London we yesterday sent you a Box containing 753 Ounces of fine Silver. We are,
Dear Sir Your most Humble Servts.
Walton & Turner
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 27 Nov 1782
Sir Thos Blackett Barot Newcastle 27th Novr 1782
at Bretton
Dr Sir
I wrote you the 14th instant to which refer you. I have lately had some Discourse with Mr Wilson Mr Bell & Mr Isaac Hunter about the Leases of Weardale Mines as well as those of the Lands. We are all of Opinion that it will be to your Interest to get the several Leases renewed provided that can be done on reasonable Terms. At present great part
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 2 Dec 1782
Messrs Mulcaster, Farnacres 2d Decemr. 1782.
We have received your Letter of the 24th Ulto. and very much approve of your second Scheme of Two Yards instead of one, you will therefore be preparing Stones, and, as soon as the Season suits in the Spring, let the whole be finished.
As soon as the Ore Carriage Accot. can be made out we shall be glad to see you at Farnacres for the Money, but you must send the Accot. before you come, and we will have the Money all ready put up for
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 8 Dec 1782
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcastle 8th Decemr 1782
at Bretton
Dr Sir
I received your favour of the 29th Ulto & observe the Contents.
Mr Bell came over here on Monday & after having a Meeting with Mr Wilson & talking over the Affair of the Weardale Mines very fully Mr Bell went next day to Durham, had some conversation with Mr Robson who informed him that Mr Dew the Bishops Principal Agent at Auckland
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 10 Dec 1782
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 10th Decemr 1782
Foster Lane London
Gentn
I have this day drawn a Bill on you at 20 days date Payable to the order of Bell Cookson & Co for Six Hundred Pounds on account of Sir Thos Blackett Barot which I doubt not you will duly Honour.
I shall send you a Piece of fine Silver the End of this Month & am etc JEB
Letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 26 Dec 1782
Dukesf[iel]d 26th Dec[embe]r 1782
J E Blackett Esq[uir]e N[ew]Castle
Sir
Have here with sent a Plate of Silver & the Smelt Mills Quart[e]r Acco[un]ts for March, June & Sept[embe]r the Acco[un]t of the Silver is w[i]th the Q[uarte]r Acco[un]ts – If the frost had stood for a few days longer we would have got all the reduced & Kilhope Lead sent to the Bankfoot however we got 2350 p[iece]s sent there w[hi]ch the Lowhand Carriers will have no difficulty in getting to Blaydon as
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Daniel Dew – 29 Dec 1782
Daniel Dew Esqr under Cover to George Newcastle 29th Decemr 1782
Brooks Esqr Green Street Grosvenor
Square London
Sir
I acquainted Sir Thomas Blackett Barot with the Conversation that passed at Auckland between you and his Agent Mr Bell respecting the Renewal of the several Leases of Lands & Mines in Weardale held by Sir Thomas Blackett of the Lord Bishop of Durham. Sir Thomas has no Objection to the Terms you mention for a Renewal of the Lease
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Plumb & Brown – 30 Dec 1782
Messrs Plumb & Browne Newcastle 30th Decemr 1782
Foster Lane London
Gentn
On Saturday last I sent you by John & James Jackson the London Carriers a Piece of fine Silver Containing One Thousand & Twenty two 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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 7 Jan 1783
Mr Thomas Wall Paper Buildings Newcastle 7th Janry 1783
Temple London
Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co of this date at a Month for £200 to make the Quarterly Payments on Sir Jno Trevelyan’s Account from 31st Decem[be]r last to 31st March next for which you will please to send me your Receipt as usual. I am etc J E B.
£200 . .
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 7 Jan 1783
Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Newcas 7th January 1783
at Bretton
Dear Sir
Inclosed you have a Bill drawn by Bell Cookson & Co on Castell & Co of this date at one month for One Thousand Pounds the Receipt of which you will be pleased to acknowledge.
I have wrote to the Bishop of Durhams Agent Mr Dew with respect to a Renewal of the Lease of the Leadmines in Weardale. When I have his Answer you shall be acquainted with i
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 7 Jan 1783
George Brooks Esqr Green Street Newcas 7th January 1783
Grosvenor Square London
Sir
I acquainted Sir Thomas Blackett with the Conversation that passed between Mr Dew & Sir Thomas’ Agent Mr Bell respecting the Renewal of the several Leases of the Lands & Mines in Weardale held by Sit Thomas Blackett of the Bishop of Durham. Sir Thomas Blackett has no Objection to the Terms Mentioned by Mr Dew for a Renewal of the Leas
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 17 Jan 1783
George Brooks Esqr Green Street Newcastle 17th Janry 1783
Grosvenor Square London
Sir
I was this Post favoured with your Letter of the 14th instant by which I observe that you had Comunicated my Letter to the Lord Bishop of Durham & that His Lordship had been pleased to Consent to the proposals that I made for the Renewal of the several Leases of the Leadmines & Lands in Weardale provided the Renewals be Compleated forthwith
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 18 Jan 1783
Sir Thos Blackett Barot Newcastle 18th Janry 1783
Bretton near Wakefield
Dear Sr
I have your Favour of the 12th instant acknowledging the Receipt of the Bill for One Thousand Pounds.
Some Letters have passed between the Bp of Durhams Secretary Mr Brooks & myself. I found from him that 1200 Guineas was not likely to be accepted of as a Fine for the Renewal of the Leases of the Leadmines in Weardale but that something more
