N[ew]Castle 6 March 1815
Mrs Beaumont Portman Sq: London
Transmitting Cash Acc[oun]t & Lead Sales etc for last month
N[ew]Castle 11 March 1815
Messrs Rundell & Co Ludgate Hill London
Advising a piece of Silver of 1580 Oz pWaggon. – MM
NewCastle 20th March 1815
Sir R C Glyn Bart & Co Bankers London
Advising of having this day drawn the following Bills in favor of Reed Batson & Co
Viz –1 Bill at 7 days for £9000
1 ‘ @ 25 ‘ 6000
1 ‘ 40 ‘ 6000
and enclosing for the Credit of Colonel Beaumonts Account Bill on Walkers Maltby & Co for £5000 MM
Newcastle 28 March 1815
Messrs Rundell Bridge & Co Ludgate Hill – London
Adv[isin]g a p[ie]ce Silver of 1551Oz pWaggon MM
Coalcleugh Leadmines March 31st. 1815
The Mines at Coalcleugh continue very poor and has produced less Ore the last quarter than usual, the old Workings are getting more exhausted every Bargain letting & having no fresh ground opened that is productive has rendered the number of Workmen unable to take their Bargains in their old situations. - the Sump named in the last Report begun to sink to the Low Level forehead at the <East> is not completed, and until that be finished
Report of the Teesdale Mines 1st April 1815
The prospect and state of the Workings of the several Mines are in no Way materially Altered since the last Quarterly Report which may therefore be considered as the Report of the present Quarter. We fully expected to have cut the Vein at Flakebridge during the Quarter but from the extreme hardness of the Stone in which that trial is making, the Workmen have not been able to make much progress in it, although they have been working at it wi
N[ew]Castle 4 April 1815
Mrs Beaumont Portman Square – London
Transmitting Cash Acc[oun]t and Lead Sales for last month. MM
Allenheads Ladyday < Bargains April 5/1815
Allenheads Mines are in general poorer this quarter than I ever recollect them. Diana Vein the leading forehead in this Vein westward carries no Ore, & for the last 5 fathoms driving, had not a particle of Ore in it, and very little appearance of any Vein; I am apprehensive the Vein has fled from its general bearing, and if in the course of 3 or 4 fathoms more driving there is not an alteration, I propose cutting cross to the North &
Weardale Mines. NewCastle 5th April 1815
Breckonsike continues poor, have let Bargains to 30 Men, 8 to drive the Low level @£8pfm 30/pBg the remainder to raise Ore @ 42/pBg. - Greenfield Vein is likewise poor have let Bargains to 12 Men, 6 to drive the Waggon Level at £6 pfm & 42/ pBg. The rest to raise Ore @42/pBg.
Burtree Pasture Vein is likely to raise Ore much the same as it has done for some time back hav
Messrs Richd Consitt & Co Newcastle 5th April 1815
Merchants – Hull
I am favored with your letter of yesterday’s date stating your desire to abandon the purchase of 700ps Lead made of me. – From the present situation of the market I feel a difficulty respecting the price and therefore prefer your removing and paying for the Lead, nor would I be inclined to cancel the Bargain under £2 p[er]fodder which for this quantity would amount to One Hundred Pounds. – I am etc MM
Newcastle 6 April 1815
Messrs Goslings & Sharpe Bankers London
Remitting Bill for £375 – ¼ a yrs Compo[sition] for Tithe Ore due to Revd Henry Hardinge the 11 inst.
To Honble The Govr: & Compy Nenthead. April 8th 1815
Sirs
After a general View of the Companys Mines under My Care and direction, on the 30th & 31 last, I lett the Sundry Bargains a List of which is annexed. Some parts of the Mines look more prosperous and other parts worse since My last list of Bargains was sent to the Court, but I have taken all the pains in My power to lett the whole as low as the Nature and situation of them would admit and have Reduced the highe
N[ew]Castle 19 April 1815
Sir R.C.Glyn Bart & Co Bankers – London
Remitting 3 Bills value £8100 for Colonel Beaumonts Acc[oun]t – MM
Thomas Bowes Esq Darlington Newcastle 24 April 1815
Enclosed you will receive the Return of Average Profits arising from Colonel Beaumonts Lead Mines in Weardale for the five years ending the 5 April last MM
N[ew]Castle 27 April 1815
Messrs Rundell Bridge & Rundell Ludgate Hill London
Advising of a piece of Silver of 1249 Oz pWaggon 26th instant MM
N[ew]Castle 2nd May 1815
Messrs Rundell & Co London
Advising a piece of Silver containing 1439 Oz pWaggon on the 1st inst. MM
N[ew]Castle 2nd May 1815
Mrs Beaumont Portman Squ[are] London
Transmitting Cash Acc[oun]t & Lead Sales for last month; also the quarterly Reports of the Mines MM
General Report of the Teesdale Mines 24th June 1815
Flakebridge Since the last Quarterly Report we have cut the Vein at this Mine at the depth of the Engine Drift, but am sorry to add its appearance is by no means flattering. It has ore in it altho’ none that can be saved. It is necessary now to open a communication between the Upper level and this Engine Drift, by sinking a Sump in the Vein, which will enable us to prove it the whole of the depth between them, say about ten or twelve
Coalcleugh Lead Mines June 30. 1815
The Mines at Coalcleugh etc in general are extremely poor, & the produce of course becomes less. - I had a consultation with the other Agents previous to the Bargains respecting to the prices to be given &c. we was all of an Opinion that it would not be advantageous to Col. Beaumont to reduce the price pBing in the poorest Workings, as many of the Mens earnings do not exceed their subsistence Money, & this Quarter being the close of th
Allenheads. July 3, 1815
The Veins in this place are as poor in general as they were last quarter. We have now made Wentworth Vein <..> on the East side of the Cross Vein at East End. I have driven the Cross Vein further South than where it was expected to have intersected Wentworth Vein: our apprehension from the great strength of the Cross Vein is taken from the usual <bearing> djoined to the Cross Vein in her direction, which is
Midsummer 1815. New House Weardale July 4/1815
Breckonsike Vein is very poor, but as we have had some strings come to her of late, I thought it adviseable to drive the Low Level forward, in expectation that something more will join to help her, have let Bargains to 24 Men, 8 to drive the said Level 2@ £8 pfm & 30/ pBg. The remainder to raise Ore at 42/ pBg.
Greenfield is poor, have let Bargains to only 10 Men, 6 to drive the Low Level@£6 pfm &
N[ew]C[astle] July 8/ 1815
Thos Bowes Esq Darlington
Remitted Reed & Co D[ra]ft on Pole & Co £1,018-6-7- @ 30d[ay]/d[ate] to pay y[ou]r Tax on Weardale <.> up to 5th April last TC
Goslings & Sharp Bankers London NewC[astle] July 17/1815
Remitting Bill for £375 – ¼ a y[ea]rs Composition for Tithe Ore due to the Revd Henry Hardinge the 11th Inst. P[p] MM
The Honble The Governor & Company Nenthead July 18th 1815
Sirs
After the Closest inspection and general View of the Company’s Mines under my Care on the 26th: 27th & 28th past I lett the Sundry Bargains, a list of which is annexed. The prices being Reduced, and Mines in general poor; naturally reduces the Number of hands, and it is certain, under unfavourable times, it militates much against the interest of Lead Mines to have them crowded & overloaded with Number
Newcastle 2nd August 1815
Messrs Rundell Bridge & Co Ludgate Hill London
Adv[isin]g a piece Silver of 1166Oz pWaggon 1 inst MM