Nov 10, 1674
Nov 17
Jany 7 1674/5
Jan 21, 1674/5
July 24, 1675
Aug 14, 1675
Aug 17, 1675
Feb 19 1675/6
Apr 8, 1676 [known to be from Reeves to Standsfield]
May 20, 1676 [Reeves to Standsfield]
July 1, 1676 [Reeves to Standsfield]
July 6 [Lindsay to Standsfield]
May 29 1677
Aug 2, 1677 [Lindsay to Standsfield]
Sept 11, 13 [Reeves to Standsfield]
Sep 22, 1677 [Lindsay to Standsfield]
Oct 4, 1677 [Reeves to Standsfield]
Oct 30, 1677
Nov 24, 1677 [Lindsay to Stan
Newcastle feb 9 1677/8
Mr James Cooke
Sr
I have yours of the 4th present but can give noe such price for the sorts of Iron you mention, if a parcell of broad s<quare> flatt from 3 to 3 ½ Inches be to be procured wth or about you, att £13:- or rather than faille £13: 5s p[er] tonn pray buy and send mee p[er] first Convenience w[ha]t quantity you Can procure, att that rate my service to your good wife I am MB
Ditto
Mr Hugh Mason
Sr
I desire to know p[er] first Convenience if a parcell of broad flatt from 3 to 3 ½ Inches be to be procured and att w[ha]t price In doeing whereof you will very much oblidge MB
Newcastle feb 9 1677/8
Mr Hen: Maister
Sr
I have before mee yours of the 5th and 6th <p> post, mentioning the Shipping of some thick square upon my acct by Mr Tho: West wch I am Glad to heare of, and pray god send him to his desired port In the mean time have placed the full Cost and Chardges thereof to your Creditt if any more to be procured I desire Search may be made and the same not to be shiped, for I heare there is a greater quantity in your place and pray buy all you can
ditto
Mr Wm Benson
Sr
Pray w[ha]t demand you now for your Iron ready money or upon 6 m<onths> trust, In affording your Answer att your leasure you will oblidge MB
Ditto
Mr Henry Willett
Sr
Pray lett diligent search be made amongst your friends the Iron mongers, and soe if that kindnesse can be done me, as to procure mee a parcell of broad flatt from 3 to 3 ½ Inches broad, if soe pray buy mee five or tenn tonn provided att £13: p[er] tonn or rather then faille
£13: 5s, pray stirr about in the business, and w[ha]t you doe lett be done quickly, I leave the manidgment thereof wholly to your discretion, if a par[c]ell of right good be mett withall,
Sanqar 11th Feb 1677/8
Honnored Sr
According to yr desire & my advice to you from Newcastle with much adoe I got hether yesterday but findinge you not here and having this opportunity of my Lds footman coming for Edenbr I thought good to give notice of my being here, and asto what monys you may bring with you to clear all accots til the 9th prest wch wil come to as per the following pticulars.
Rests to Jno Curtice upon my bil drawen on you according to £41- 0- 7 3/4
a
To Mr Joshua Pannell to desire him to pay to Mr Joshua Lincoln of Rotterdam the 417 <Gildr> 8 <stivers> which he recd of Mr Wm Peacocke for the like value which I have recd here of Mr Henry Milbourn, & to Take care that the whole bond be got changed before he come for England from Margt Grey
Febry the 15 1677
To Mr Joseph Lincoln to desire him to return the money which he recd of Mr Pannell upon the account pf Mr Hen Milbourn, in long square whale bone & fine muslin either to London or hither, by the first ships
From Margt Grey
Newca: feb 15 1677/8
Mr Henry Willett
Sr
Yours of the 7th present requires noe further Answer, than that all my oats are to goe another way
I have this day valewed upon you £50: 10: 9 p[er] 25 d[ays] sight to Mr Nicholas Harding or order valew of Mr Jno Dagleish wch pray lett be Complyed withall, inclosed you have 2 good bills for £110: - :- I hope ere this you will have disposed of my Leed, Pray Enquire of your Pewtherers, and see w[ha]t they will give mee for Copper you
Ditto
Mr Hen: Maisters
Sr
I think itt needlesse to acquainte you how I Can be Concerned in a parcell of Iron att your place, wch I heare of since I writt you last the £14: 15: 4d pray order as you please, I suppose my small Commissions are not worthy your trouble besides I am Informed you deale wth the Commodity your selfe, soe I am alwaies left to your mercy, but as wee meet friends soe pray lett us part for my part I am really and soe shall you finde mee upon all occations MB
If I alw
Ditto
Cuthbert Snow
Yours of the 9th present to <Chd Love> I opened, the Contents have observed I take notice w[ha]t progresse you have made In his desire, wch I could have told you before would be (as itt now proves) all to noe purpose, for you must have nothing to doe wth Iron mongers, the marchants man if your acquaintance must if any doe the deed, and lett him know I desire noe small parcell but that I want 30 or 40 tonn, wth wch iff He will furnish mee wth the sorts underneath att
Newcastle feb 15 1677/8
Mr Fran: <De La>champ
Sr
I have writt this post already to wch Referrs you these are Chiefly to Recommend my kinde friend Mr Michaell Blackett who has some Concerns att your place and wanting a Corrispondent there have recommend him to you, who I thinke will take Care of his business, his Concernes for Iron soe if cann serve him yourself, its well if other way, desires yourself to doe as well for him as Allice Mallabar
Sr
By the Recommendation above wri
Newcastle feb 19 1677/8
Messrs Chas & James Banckes
Srs
I have before mee yours of the 29th past, according to your desire shall send your you acct Currant by Wm Lecke Comander of the Constant Wm of this place, who will be ready to saile wthin two or three daies, and I hope wth you as Soone as this may please take notice that I have freighted and Recommended unto you sd vessell, by whome God willing you shall be written att Lardge but Cannot as yett give you any accot of her Loadeing o
Ditto
Mr Geo Moorcroft
I have yours of the 11th, with the fine mentioned wch I have Laid with the Rest of the deeds, I am this day to pay Mr Errington the £100:- :- wch I was to pay Roger <Castle> wch he keepes for another yeare, and I am Confident still wants mony for my part I now wish I had not dealt wth him I never see such a man in my life, he is allwais awanting, but a faith I will now <fitt> Him, for till m[aste]r faire lie safe tyed and the bonds <dd> to you
Newcastle february 19 1677/8
Mr Edwd. Allen
Sr
I have yours of the 17th present for Answer same thing, must be as you say, I am willing all account betwixt us should be Closed and soe farewell MB
Ditto
Brother Edwd
Upon Receipt of yours of the 15th, I Imediately repared to my Cosin Kirkhouse, who told mee that he would not part wth his Waines Scott untill he heare further from you, and accot of them as followeth with the price of each sort vizt
about 20 Inch bords att 3s p[e]r p[iece]
about 140 ¾ Inch boards att 2s <7d>
about 150 ½ Inch boards att 1s <6d>
I have Enquired after spruce <dails> but can heare of very few, yett if you please to advise w[ha]t
Ditto
Mr Wm Benson
Sr I have before mee yours of the 14th present I heartely thanke you for your kinde proffer, but Cannot afford to Embrace itt Soe Remaines MB
Ditto
Mr Henry Willett
Sr
I have none of yours to Answer soe the lesse to Enlardge upon, soe this serves onely to advise you that this day I have valewed upon you a bill for £100: <p..> the 4th of march next to Mr Jno Wood or order valew of Mr Rich: Tooth, wch pray lett be Complyed wthall I am MB
I am sorry you Can meet wth noe Iron att my price I Cannot afford to give £14: 10s soe must have patience I am afraid you Resort to the Ironmongers, but the marchands that sells to the I
Ditto
Mr Hen: Maister
Sr
I have yours p[er] Tho West, your mony pray order as you please, you say there was noe more of that Sort In your place whereas my Brother Davison hath more than I have in sd vessell I am MB
Newcastle feb the 23 1677/8
Honoured Sir
I have att present to acquaint you the best I cann wth all the needfull att your Leed Mines In doing of wch shall bee breefer this time then formerly I used to bee by reason that when I demanded the Condition of the Severall Groves and how much Oare was a forehand att each, itt was answered mee that I should wth a letter att home, wch would give mee satisfaction for that p[ar]ticular and that noe allteration hadd happened since sd letter was written,
Newcastle feb the 23th 1677/8
Mr Hen: Maister
Sr
I have before mee yours of the 19th wth wch I am very well satisfied, soe pray lett w[ha]t is past, bee past, for I doe assure you I have noe desire to change my old freinds; And I hope you have nott disposed of the Iron you intended mee att £13: 5s p[er] tonne if nott pray shipp mee as soone as you cann tenn Tonn if you have nott soe much, then pray Shipp mee w[ha]t you have for if itt bee a tonn or two over I doe nott vallew itt, lett me
Ditto
Mr Edwd: Fleatham
Inclosed I returne thee thy Bill for £10: because itt will nott bee accepted, being dated Ap[r]ill, soe write itt once againe, dateing itt 13: feb And send itt mee for then I suppose itt will receive dew honnour pray dd the Inclosed and receive £ the 30: - therein mentioned and send itt mee as soone as you cann for I have a greate occation for moneyes I am MB
Newcastle feb 23: 1677/8
Cousin Robt Thorpp
I have now occation for my money soe pray upon receipt lett itt bee pd unto Edward Fleatham or his order who will take care to send itt mee in due time, Indeed, I did expect to have heard from you ere this, for your term dayes are expired over & over againe, and I never care for being disapoynted I am MB
Ditto
Mr Abraham Vanrancome
Sr
If itt stand wth your convenience I desire to renew our former corespondence, offereing you of my readyness to serve you in this place upon all accations, & when either Leed, Coale, Grind stones or Butter, gives any profitt wth you upon the least notice of the prices from you may come to send you some Small Supplyes and I very much wonder that I never had a letter from you since I Came out of Holland
I am Credibly Informed that very often on