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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 29 Apr 1787

Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. Newcastle April 29th. 1787 Bretton - Yorkshire Dear Sir I wrote to you the 23rd inst. to wch. I refer you. I got home yesterday evening after having made the several Pays for the Lead Mines & Mills amounting to £43722 there were no Complaints & every one appear’d well pleased the weather on friday & saturday was very rough Storms of Wind at N.E. with Snow & hail. I have had letters from

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 1 May 1787

Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle May 1st 1787 Temple London Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Sir J. Eden Sir M W Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acc[oun]t from the 31st March last to 30th June next for which remittance please to send me your receipt as usual. I am etc J. E. Blackett �

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 1 May 1787

Mr Luke Noble Newcastle May 1st. 1787 Bretton - Yorkshire Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Sir J. Eden Sir MW. Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. at One Month dated this day for Two Thousand Pounds on Sir Thomas Blackett’s Account the Receipt of which you will please to acknowledge. I am etc J. E. Blackett £2000 . Newcastle Bank 1st May 1787

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to John Knubley – 1 May 1787

Mr John Knubley Gunsmith Newcastle May 1st. 1787 No. 11 Charing Cross London Sir The Box with the Pistols arrived Safe but too late for the Occasion that I wanted them, the Pair Charged £9.14 are I think very high. Inclosed I send you a Bill for £16.10.6 . the Amount of your Note the Receipt of which you’l please to acknowledge. I am etc

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Henry Hardinge – 1 Jun 1787

The Revd. Mr Hardinge Newcastle June 1st 1787 Ightham near Seven Oaks Kent Sir Mr Blackett desires me to enclose you the Agreement executed by Sir Thos. Blackett for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines, with a Counterpart for you to execute, which you will please to return to him, the reason their not being sent sooner is on acct. of Mr Blackett being in Yorkshire where he now is & has been for some time. I am etc J. S.

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 14 Jun 1787

<Inverscadell> June 14th 87. Dear Sir, We are thus far advanced having spent a very pleasant fortnight at Hexham, and part of our time at Mr. Soulsby’s. We then proceeded on to Edinburgh and were much pleased with the Country, from thence here, is entirely over the Mountains for about ninety miles thro’ such Vallies and over such hills as is almost incredible, we were obliged to take horses all the way from Glasgow, but exclusive of the Roads the Country is very romantic.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to George Brooks – 19 Jun 1787

Newcastle June 19th 1787 Dear Sir I wrote to you the 12th inst. to which I beg leave to refer you; I am since favour’d with your letter of the 13th inst. & observe that the Bishop wishes to have the Composition settled from the 18th January to Pentecost & then it will go on regularly in the quarter days: I have made a calculation of the sum for 137 days which I believe will be £319.0.9 ¾ if you agree with me in it on your advising me I will remit you a bill at ten day

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Wheeldon & Webster – 27 Jun 1787

Messrs. Whalden & Co. Derby Newcastle June 27th. 1787 Gentn. Your favour of the 18th inst. was missent by the Post & did not come to my hand till the 25th inst. I observe what you say as to Litharge, at present I cannot supply you with your Quantity having none in hand but what is engaged, the Price is considerably advanced since my letter to you of the 6th April being now £20.10.. P Ton at wch. Price I have sold a large Q

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde & Augustus Browne – 27 Jun 1787

Messrs Lyde & Auguss. Browne Newcastle June 27th 1787 Foster Lane - London Gentn. I have this sent you by John & Jas. Jackson the London Carriers a Piece fine Silver containing Eleven Hundred & two Ounces & a half which I desire you will place to account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price advising me on your Receipt of it. I am etc J. E. B.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 28 Jun 1787

Mr Luke Noble. Newcastle June. 28th. 1787 Bretton - Yorkshire Sir I send you enclosed a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated the 26th inst. at One Month for £2000 on account of Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. the receipt of which you will please to acknowledge. I am etc J. E B. £2000 . Newcastle Bank 26th. June

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 28 Jun 1787

Sir Thos. Blackett Bart. Newcastle June. 28th. 1787 inclosed to Mr Noble Dear Sir I write to Mr Noble by this Post & enclose him a Bill for £2000. I have had some Conversation with Mr Wilson & Mr Bell about the Riding the Boundaries of your Regality of Hexham they will soon have a Meeting with Mr Heron & myself, when that Matter will be fully consider’d of & the term fix’d, of which you shall have timely Notice,

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 4 Jul 1787

Benbecula July 4th 87. Dear Sir, If you have not already wrote to me and nothing material has transpired you need not direct to me here, as we do not think of remaining much longer in the highlands. I hope that the charity business goes on well & that the Affair with Mr. Smyth is likely soon to be concluded. I hope that my horses are well. We pass our time very pleasantly we drink the sea Water and bathe as we are only half a mile from it. This is a very fine Island quite flat a

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 20 Jul 1787

Mr Luke Noble Bretton Newcastle July 20th. 1787 Yorkshire Sir I received your letter of the 10th inst. Mr Wilson Mr Heron Mr Bell & myself had a Meeting yesterday to settle the business of Riding the Boundaries of the Regality of Hexham & to prepare an Advertisement for the Purpose it is to be begun at 10 O’Clock on Monday morning the 13th Augt. it was rode in 1690 & 1732 and took up three days, I apprehend that

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Report – John Bell – 13 Aug 1787

Hexham Boundary Perambulated 1787 The 13, 14, 15, 16 Days of August Monday 13th August 1787 Be it remembered that the Boundary of the Regality or Manor of Hexham was pursuant to advertisement four times inserted in the two public Weekly News Papers published in Newcastle upon Tyne called the Courant and Chronicle begun to be Perambulated in the Presence of Sir Thomas Blackett Baronet Lord of the said Regality or Manor Ralph Heron Bailiff of the said Regality or Manor John Bell Deputy

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 21 Aug 1787

Mr Luke Noble. Newcastle Augt. 21st. 1787 Bretton - Yorkshire Sir Inclosed I send you two Bills of this date of £1000 each at 20 days date drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. the receipt of wch. you will please to acknowledge. I left Sir Thomas Blackett very well at the Abbey yesterday when he went on the Moors for the first time & I hear that he Shot 3½ Brace. We finished the Boundary Riding on Thursday after

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Letter – Joshua Straker to Richard Master – 21 Aug 1787

Richd. Master Esqr. Banker Newcastle 21st Augt. 1787 M.P. Chancery Lane London Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. at Ten days date for Four Pounds Six Shillings & three Pence; being so much due from Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. to the Lord Bishop of Durham. Please to acknowledge the receipt of this Bill to John E. Blackett Esqr. for whom I am Sir Yours etc J. St

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 22 Aug 1787

Inverary Aug 22nd 87 Dear Sir, I got your letter on the 10th of this, and immediately set off for Hexham, & shall be much obliged to you to let me know whether it is necessary I shall come home immediately and what the Money comes to, I am to pay, as Sir Thomas is not at home, if it is to be paid immediately I must have an order from him on Mr. Noble, the sooner the business is over the better and I will set off the next day after I get yours if it is necessary. I am glad Mr. Co

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde & Augustus Browne – 22 Aug 1787

Messrs Lyde & Auguss. Browne Newcastle 22nd Augt. 1787 Foster Lane - London Gentn. I have this day sent you by Thos. Jennings the London Carrier a Piece fine Silver containing One Thousand Four Hundred & Thirty Nine Ounces which I desire you place to Account with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Market Price Advising me on your Receipt of it. I am etc J. E. B.

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letter – Isaac Hunter to John Erasmus Blackett – 26 Aug 1787

J E Blackett Esqr N[ew]castle Dukesf[iel]d 26th Aug 1787 Sir You’ll by this days Carrier receive a Plate of Silver as p[er] inclosed Acco[un]t. The Building at the Mill & excise for the Bricks that we are making for it will oblige me to want more money for subsistence against the next lending day then usual at this season & do not think that I can do w[i]th less then 3 Hundred pounds & am Y[ou]rs etc IH

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lyde & Augustus Browne – 29 Aug 1787

Messrs Lyde & Auguss. Browne Newcastle Augt. 29th. 1787 Foster Lane - London Gentn. I have this day drawn a Bill on you Payable to the Order of Eden Ridley & Co. at Thirty days date for Six Hundred Pounds on Sir Thos Blackett’s Account which I doubt not you will duly Honor. I am etc J. E. B.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Anthony, Francis & Thomas Wright – 2 Sep 1787

Messrs. Anthy. Frans. &Thos Wright Newcastle Septem. 2nd 1787 Bankers London Gent[leme]n Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Sir J Eden, Sir M W Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated 1st inst for Six Hundred & Twenty five Pounds to pay Sir Edw[ar]d Winnington’s half Years Interest of £25000 due from Sir John Trevelyan Bart. the 6th Ult. the receipt of which you will please to acknowledge & when th

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 2 Sep 1787

Mr Hawkins Wall Newcastle Septr 2nd 1787 Temple London Sir Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co at One Month dated 1st inst. for Two Hundred Pounds to enable you make the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acco[un]t from the 30th June last to 30th inst. for which remittance please to send me your receipt as usual. I am etc J. E. Blackett £200 .

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 11 Sep 1787

Hexham Sepr. 11th <87> Dear Sir, I was favoured with yours yesterday mentioning that was I to return by the latter end of October it would be time enough to go on with the Charity business, but if the papers are ready to be executed the delaying of the Business will be attended with more expense, & as the people will be anxious for their Money, I should wish to have it settled as soon as it possibly can, as I can attend when ever you shall have every thing ready, as we have

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 19 Sep 1787

Augustus Browne Esqr. Newcastle Septem. 19th. 1787 Foster Lane - London Sir I have been from home for some days at my return I found your favour of the 11th inst. informing me of the death of your Father Mr Lyde Browne on which Melancholy event I sincerely Condole with you. I shall be happy in doing business with you as usual & have not the least doubt respecting the Punctuality of your Payments etc. There is a mistake in yo

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Luke Noble – 9 Oct 1787

Mr Luke Noble Bretton Newcastle Octo. 9th. 1787 Yorkshire Sir I received your letter of the 2nd inst. & am glad to hear that Sir Thos. Blackett got safe and well to Bretton. Inclosed I send you a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co. dated 8th inst. at a Month for £2000 the receipt of which you will please to Acknowledge; next week I shall send you another Bill for £1000 when I sha

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