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Letter – Joshua Straker to Luke Noble – 16 Jul 1789

Mr Luke Noble Bretton NewC: 16th July 1789 Near Wakefield Yorkshire Dear Sir Mr Blackett desires me to send you the Inclosed Bill drawn by Sir J Eden & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2500 on Sir Thos Blackett’s Account __ Please to acknowledge the receipt of the same & say when we may expect your Son at this Place.

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Letter – Joshua Straker to George Hutchinson – 16 Jul 1789

Mr Geo. Hutchinson Newcastle 16th July 1789 Stockton Sir Mr Blackett will be much Obliged by you letting him know the State of your Market at this time for Lead __ There is little or no Demand here at present for that Article, the last Mr B Sold was at £21-10 per Fo[dde]r but some has been sold so low as £20 per Fo[dde]r and it is fear’d that it will be lower I a

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Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 23 Jul 1789

Mr. Tollett’s Cliff Scarbro’ July 23d. 89 Dear Skelton, I have just seen in the York Paper that Grove near Ferrybridge is to be sold, it is the place where Lady Mexbro’ lived, I dare say it will be sold worth money. There are 127 Acres of land 32 of which are Wood & plantations. I wish you would make some enquiry about <it> without mentioning any Names, as I think [missing word or 2] suit me. Mr. Parker of Halifax [missing 2 or 3 wor

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 29 Jul 1789

Mr Foster Allanh[ea]ds Dukesf[iel]d 29th July 1789 D'r Sir I called at your House today in my way to the Mills, to acquaint you how bad the Ore that's been sent from your Mines to this Mill has been dressed and partularly what has come for these few days last past, I saw some, when at the Mill this evening, that had come in today, not so good as cutting Ore. I find on Inquiring that Mr Archer was present and saw the Ore when Cariers took it up; Mr Westgarth sent to de

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Thomas Emerson – 1 Aug 1789

Dukesf[iel]d 1st Aug't 1789 Wrote to Mr Emerson in regard of Sedling Ore being badly Washed & to send Middlehope to Rookhope

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Richard Master – 14 Aug 1789

To Richard Master Esq & Co NewC 14th Augt 1789 Bankers London Gentlemen Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Messrs Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £212-10-; being for one Quarters Composition Rent for Weardale Lott Ore due the 11th ins[an]t to The Lord Bishop of Durham from Sir Thos Blackett Bart __ please to advise me on your Receipt of the Bill, and se

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wright & Co. – 14 Aug 1789

Thos Wright Esq. & Co. Bankers NCastle 14th Augst. 1789 London Gentlemen Inclosed you will receive a Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £562 . 10 . to pay half a Years Interest of £25000 at 4½ P[er] Cent due, the 6th inst. from Sir Jno. Trevelyan to Sir Edwd Winnington. Please to Acknowledge the Rect. of the same & send me the usual Receipt. Your’s etc J. E. B.

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 1 Sep 1789

Mr Hawkins Wall Paper Buildings Newcastle 1st Sep. 1789 Temple London Sir By desire of Sir Jno. Trevelyan I send you the inclosed Bill drawn by Sir Eden Ridley & Co. on Castell & Co.at one Month dated this day for £230 to enable you pay the Annuities, due from Sir John, to Michelmas next, & for which please send me your Rec[eip]t as usual. I am etc J. E. B. £230 . Newcastle

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 9 Sep 1789

Augustus Browne Esq Foster Lane NCastle 9th Septr 1789 London Sir On the 3rd ins[tan]t I sent you by Jno & Jas Jackson the London Carr[ie]rs a Piece fine Silver Containing 1244 Ounces, which I desire that you will place to Acct with Sir Thos Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett 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 – 15 Sep 1789

Mr Luke Noble Newcastle 15th Septem 1789 Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire Sir Inclosed you will receive a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £2500 on Acct of Sir Thomas. Blackett Bart pleas[e] to acknowledge the Receipt of the same I am etc J.E.B £2500

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Letter – Edward Blackett to John Erasmus Blackett – 20 Sep 1789

Thorp Lee 20 Sep 1789 Dear Brother I told you in my last that I intended to trouble you to make some enquiries concerning the Gateside Quary. The Nature & Quality of the Stone, wth regard to Its Hardness & Durability If it can be recommended for building Bridges by bearing the incumbent weight If it suffers much by the Frost The expence per Fothr, Its carriage from the Quary to the River Its expence per Fothr, its carriage from the River to London If a smal

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Revd Freeman – 26 Sep 1789

The Revd. Mr. Freeman Peterborow Newcastle Sept 26th 1789 By desire of Sir Jno. Trevelyan I send you the inclosed Bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co ,on Castell & Co at One Month dated this day for £62. 14. Please to advise Sir John on your Receipt of the same who is now at Wallington North[umberlan]d. I am etc J. E. B. £62. 14 . Newcastle Bank 26th Sept 1789

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Letter – Richard Fishwick to John Erasmus Blackett – 12 Oct 1789

Newcastle 12th Oct 1789 Sir, Your Mr Straker called upon me on Tuesday last to acquaint me you were now come to a Determination to sell 36000 pieces of Lead to the London Houses in three equal Divisions provided they would give you £18 p Fodder. But if not you were resolved to send it to London to sell upon Commission & that you had an Agent ready who was capacitated to give you the Security of one of the first banking Houses in London. To this rather extraordinary Message I did n

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Simond & Hankey – 15 Oct 1789

Messrs. Simond & Hankey NCastle 15th Octr. 1789 London Gentlemen I am favoured with your Lre [Letter] of the 10 inst. & observe what you say respecting the payments of the several Annuitants on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acc[oun]t: the 1st of Septem. last I remitted Mr Hawkins Wall £230 to enable him to make the several payments on that Acc[oun]t to Mich[aelmas] last from which time Sir John informed me that you had undertaken to transact t

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 17 Oct 1789

Dukesfield 17th Octob'r 1789 D'r Sir I am sorry to find that my Letter on the 29th July in regard to the Ore f'm your Mines being sent to the Mills has had so little effect, for what's sending now to this Mill is very badly dressed and particularly what came this Week, I think Archers doubly to blame to suffer such Ore to be taken f'm the Mine when both you & your Son was f'm home; it plainly shows that the

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Lockwood Russell & Parkinson – 18 Oct 1789

Messrs Lockwood Russell & Parkinson Newcastle 18th Octor 1789 Southwark London Gentlen Your favour of the 17th ins[tan]t I duly received & observe what you say respect[ing] the disposing of Lead at your Markett, I have already made a considerable Sale to the London dealers but should I hereafter make any alteration in our present mode of Sale you shall hear from me on the Subject

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Wall – 22 Oct 1789

Mr Thomas Wall Newcastle 22 Octr. 1789 Paper Buildings Temple London Sir As the making any change in the Payments of Sir John Trevelyan’s Annuitants may be attended with some confusion, Sir John has come to a resolution of continuing the payment of them with you as heretofore, should you have no objection to it? on your applying to Messrs. Simond & Hankey you will receive from them the £200 remitted to the

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 23 Oct 1789

To Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Newcastle 23th Octor 1789 Bretton Yorkshire Dear Sir I postponed writing to you until I could give you some Account of a Sale of Lead & I wish that I had it in my power to give you a more pleasing one. I had made the London Buyers an offer of 36000 p[iece]s at £18 per Fo[dde]r which they refused & offer’d me at £17 per Fo[dde]r this Price I could not think of accepting & a

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Simond & Hankey – 23 Oct 1789

Messrs. Pr. Simond & <Jon.> Hankey Newcastle 23rd Octor. 1789 London Sirs I wrote to you the 15th inst. & enclosed you Eden & Co’s Bill on Castell & Co. for £200 on Acco[un]t of the Quarterly Payments on Sir John Trevelyan’s Acco[un]t since which on considering of the matter Sir John is of opinion that making any change in the payment of these Annuitants may not only be attended with some confusion but that it w[oul]d giv

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Letter – John Trevelyan to Hemmings & Smith – 23 Oct 1789

Messrs Hemings & Smith Newcastle Oct. 23rd 1789 Curzin Street Mayfair London Sir Enclosed I send you a Bill upon Castle (sic) & Co. for 100 Guineas, which please to place to my acco[un]t & w[hi]ch I apprehend will go near to clear it except a few Pounds. Contrive to let me hear from you in answer to the above so as to find me at Thos. Millard Esq. at Wells Somersetshire by the first of next Mo[nt]h you will of course put the letter into the

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 8 Nov 1789

Sir Thomas Blackett Bart Bretton NewC 8th Novem 1789 near Wakefield Yorkshire Sir I wrote to you of the 23rd ult informing you of the Sale I had made of 24,000 p[iece]s of lead since which I have only sold 150 Casks Lith[ar]ge at £18 per Ton, I much fear that Lead is on the dropt , & I shall be under the necessity of reducing the price of the next large quantity I sell for the London Market __ I send you inc

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Hawkins Wall – 8 Nov 1789

Hawkins Wall Esq. Newcastle 8th Novem. 1789 Paper Buildings Temple London Sir I rec[eiv]ed your favour of the 29th ult. & now inclose you a bill drawn by Eden Ridley & Co on Castell & Co dated the 6th inst. at a Month for £100 on Acct. of the quarterly payments on on Sir Jno. Trevelyan’s Acct. the Receipt of which please to acknowledge and acquaint me at the same time if it makes good the several paym[en]ts to the time state

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letter – Isaac Hunter to Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden – 20 Nov 1789

Count de Reden, Black Bull Hexham Dukesf[iel]d 20th Nov'r 1789 Sir The two Test Bottoms weighed 29 stone 11 lb. Inclosed you a Plan of the Refinery with explanations which I hope you will be able to make out but if theres anything in the Plan or of the Works here that I can inform you of shall with pleasure do it, on your acquainting me with it - the specimens of Slags &c that you left here I sent to Newcastle (in a Box w[i]th the few Spars that Kilty gave you) last Monda

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Letter – Joshua Straker to James Norton – 20 Nov 1789

Mr James Norton Newcastle 20 Novr 1789 Yarmouth Sir Mr Blackett desires me to acquaint you that he has Shiped, according to your Order 100 p[iece]s Lead on board the Neptune of Yarmouth Capt I Lamb the Ship is now cleared & ready to Sail & inclosed you have a Bill of parcels of the Lead I am etc I.S

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Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 25 Nov 1789

Augustus Browne Esq Newcastle 25th Novem 1789 London Sir I have this day sent you by Jno & James Jackson the London Carriers a piece fine Silver Containing 1353 1/2 Ounces which I desire that you will place to Account with Sir Thomas Blackett Bart as usual at the Markett price advising me on your Reciept of it I am etc J.E.B

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