Use these options to search the full archive.
Advanced Search Options
Search guidelines
Displaying 1501 to 1525 of 14172 matched results
Letter – William Clerk to James Standsfield – 9 Sep 1678
Honoured Sir
You remember when you were heer upon a proposal made by Mr Lindsay that you would ascertaine his proportion in the leadmines without regard to Mr Vermuyden you would not settle with him, which I having returned to him, & withal perceiving by your letter to Mr Donaldson, that you would willingly have that business settled, accordingly Mr Donaldson & I told Mr Lindsay that if he desired a settlement with you, it behoved to be upon the termes then proposed by you, with the bu
Letter – John Lindsay to James Standsfield – 10 Sep 1678
London 10 Septembr 1678
Sr
This later part of the Sumer I have somewt relaxd from the daily occations I used to Subject my self to by being some time in the Country, So have bin thereby pvented of meeting our good friends Mr Clark & Mr Donaldson though often designed, & therefore could not properly make you Answer to your late letters myself as to the point relative to Mr Vermuyden sooner than now. But it hapining also that until now I could not be at a certainty with him (by a
Letter – Michael Blackett to Henry Maister – 10 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 10 1678
Mr Hen: Maisters
Sr
You may att pleasure Chardge £100: upon Mr Henry Nelthorpe, I desire if possible you will please to deal mee the kindnesse as to draw the Remainder upon mee unto which I shall Expect your Answer, and if you Cannot with Convenience, Lett itt Cost mee w[ha]t itt will I will God willing send you bills for the whole for I am ashamed this businesse should soe unluckily fall out for MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Henry Nelthorpe – 10 Sep 1678
Ditto
Mr Hen: Nelthorpe
Sr
Pray be pleased to accept Mr Hen Maisters of Hull his bill for £100 more, I Expected some Stockton bills this morneing but they are not yett Comd, and I Cannot stay to send you them this post haveing occation to goe out in towne I am MB
Letter – John Wilkinson to Henry Maister – 17 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 17th 1678
Writt Mr Hen Maisters of Hull and advised him that have dischardged his bill for £20: and his bill for £70: - for my master MB JW
Letter – Michael Blackett to William Thompson – 20 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 20 1678
Mr Wm Thompson
I have yours of the 9th past, and according to your desire have writt Mr Smith that his daughter is well, and as soone as I Can Light of a small vessell shall send you a parcell of Butter Leed Coales for a tryall I am MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Charles Banks – 20 Sep 1678
Ditto
Mr Ch: Banckes
Sr
I have Recd yours of the 23d past takes notice your have drawne upon mee £300: p[er] 2/us[uances] to Mr Jno Banckes or order Exc<hange> 33s 10<d> wch have accepted and need not feare but itt will bee punctually Complyed withall, as allsoe w[ha]t more bills you shall att any time Chardge upon mee, but pray for future advise mee allwaies how many <.fl> each bill is and you will oblidge MB
Letter – John Wilkinson to Henry Maister – 20 Sep 1678
Ditto
Mr Hen: Maisters
Sr
I have nothing at all to write you but onely to advise you that I have a small bill presented unto me for £10: - : - of wch my master hath noe advice, howsomever itt being such a small some will pay itt but for the future my master desires that w[he]n you draw any bills upon him you will be pleased to give him advice thereof soe remaines JW p[er] MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Humphrey Willett – 20 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 20 1678
Mr Hump: Willett
Sr
I have yours of the 7th present, and thankes you for w[ha]t you have done, but noe necessity of giving 12 Dollars p[er] tonn, w[he]n as Mr James Gould and others Can gett mee for 9 to 10 att most, and soe men have advised some in this towne, I wish you Could gett mee a letter of Recommendation to a good honest substantiall marchant In Legorn for I have a minde to trade that way, and pray doe itt as soone as you Can and send itt mee there is a bill
Letter – Michael Blackett to Peter Barr – 20 Sep 1678
Ditto
Mr Peter Barr
Sr
I heare that wheate is a good Commodity with you if you have occation of any I Can procure you tenn or twenty thousand Bus[hels] as good as England can afford for 4s
if you trade to Ligorne I desire you will please to send mee a letter of Recommendation to your friend, for I know you trade with none but honest and able march[an]ds, if not, if you will please to procure me one you will very much oblidge mee, and wherein I Can Serve you In this place, up
Letter – Michael Blackett to Tempest Rayne – 20 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 20 1678
Mr Tempest Rayne
Sr
I <love> to Employ our owne Countrymen, I have a small vessell wch I Intend you with Coales and other goods, shall write you att Lardge p[er] the Shipp, w[ha]t you Receive pray Lett be disposed of att price Curr[en]t for w[ha]t they will yeild, and the nett proceed Reship mee wth nutmegg, and mace, your way is to buy mee 3 or 4 small baggs, or matts of tow, such as will vend in this place, and putt the goods desired in the midst, and before
Letter – Michael Blackett to John Ferryer – 20 Sep 1678
Ditto
Messrs Ferryers
Gentlemen
I am Informed you trade much to Marselles, I have writt severall letters to Mr Geo: Spilman to know of you w[ha]t you would take for freight of 50 or 60 tonn of Leed and Leed oare for said place, and if Reasonable I would provide itt for you against w[ha]t time you please to sett downe, but to this day noe Answer, wch makes mee fearefull my friend is dead, I desire you will please to afford mee your Answer, some will take in noe goods, unlesse Consigned to t
Letter – Michael Blackett to Tempest Rayne – 23 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 23 1678
Mr Tempest Rayne
Sr
This Comes to accompany Mr Roger Kempe Comander of the assistance frigatt of Yarmouth, In whome I have Loaden and Consyned unto you 16 Ch[alders] Coales, newcastle measure and 6 Ch[alders] Grindstones wch after good Arrivall bee pleasd to Receive and dispose thereof att price Curr[en]t for w[ha]t they will yield and the Nett proceed Reshipp mee in Nutmegg and mace, but rather all nutmeggs, I writt you yesterday p[er] post to put them in two or thr
Letter – Michael Blackett to Robert Chilton – 23 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 23 1678
<Unckle> Chilton
I must now of necessity have 400 Bus[hells] of new wheate to be ready within 14 d[ays] soe pray procure mee the same of your neighbours, everyone may helpe you with a little and Ch: Lazonby did offer mee a great quantity, but gave him noe Encouridgm[en]t, you may now desire him to meet you, if you have occation I hereby send <I….> the best Gray <thread> In England be sure Lett the wheate be dry I am MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Henry Maister – 27 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber the 27 1678
Mr Hen: Maister
Sr
I have dischardged all your bills, and one bill this morneing for £30: p[er] to Mr Geo: <Empringham> or order of wch I had noe advice, but knoweing itt to be your <hand> did not in the least scruple the paym[en]t of itt, howsomever for the future desires as I have allready done that w[he]n you draw any bills upon mee you will be pleased to give mee advice I desire you to draw the Remainder upon mee as soone as you Can, soe this bei
Letter – Michael Blackett to William Benson – 28 Sep 1678
Newcastle 7ber 28 1678
Mr Wm Benson
Sr
I have before mee yours of the 21th present for Answer your Iron will not now <give> £13 - 5 - if you please to give Mr Romney order to sell itt, I will give him as much for itt as any other In Newcastle soe remaines MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Hubert Aylwyn – 28 Sep 1678
Ditto
Mr Hurbt: Aylsom
Sr
I have yours of the 24th have taken Care of your Returne for Mr Mich: Lanes Loadeing of Coales, Leed £10: per fodder Coales 9 to 10s p[er] Ch[alder] wheate <4>s p[er] Bush[ell] I am MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to David Hoare – 28 Sep 1678
Ditto
Mr <Dav: Hoare>
Sr
I wonder I heare nothing from my Iron Customer pray as soone as you Receive the <sorts> dispatch them unto mee there is a place within 30 miles of you, Called the H[ou]ses of Oxborne alias little Holland, from whence Comes very good flax to this place, pray advise if you Can helpe mee of some of it, and att w[ha]t price d[elivere]d free aboard I am MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Henry Nelthorpe – 5 Oct 1678
Newcastle 8ber 5 1678
Mr Hen: Nelthorpe
Sr
I have yours of the p[ri]mo present the Contents have well observed, I desire you would please to lett your man speake once more to Mr Harupp, who I perceive will doe nothing without advance, I will Referr itt wholly to you to agree with him as Cheape as you Can for £500: or £600: and his bills att sight shall be punctually paid I hope <1> p% will doe, for noe good bills to be gott here under 2 and 2 ½ <o> If I had thought that the
Letter – Michael Blackett to Humphrey Willett – 5 Oct 1678
Ditto
Mr Hum: Willett
Sr
At my Returne out of the Country doe meet with yours of the 29th past whereby perceive the bill of £300: is p[er] In your house soe next post God willing shall Remitt you the needfull, haveing not time to seeke them this night In the mean while remaines MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to James Chapman – 5 Oct 1678
Ditto
Writt this day J<am>: Chapman of Stockton MB
Letter – Michael Blackett to Humphrey Willett – 8 Oct 1678
Newcastle 8ber the 8: 1678
Mr Hum: Willett
Sr
Inclosed is 2 bills for £160 <u> p% is all that possible I could procure this post, soe of wch w[he]n dew pray procure the needfull, and the next post God willing may Expect bills for the Remainder, you may negotiate w[ha]t bills I send you, that soe they may serve for the paym[en]t of the bill from Hamb[urg], and w[ha]t you allow shall be allowed againe by MB
Letter – John Wilkinson to Humphrey Willett – 11 Oct 1678
Newcastle 8ber 11: 78
Mr Hump: Willett
Sr
Inclosed is a bill for £100: wch by my masters order hath sent you and desires you w[he]n dew to procure the needfull I am for my master Michaell Blackett JW
Letter – Michael Blackett to Edward Thompson – 12 Oct 1678
Newcastle 8ber the 12 1678
Mr Edwd Thompson
Sr
Though I would rather have given some money then have sturd from home att this juncture of time, haveing to Ride about the Country In order to the getting Shipt a quantity of Corne for the <Straight> yett being very ready to serve you I did (with noe small trouble) soe order my businesse that upon Thursday last about three in the afternoone I was ready to take post att Duham, and had bespoke two horses to have been with you God willing t
Letter – Michael Blackett to John Basire – 12 Oct 1678
Newcastle 8ber the 12: 1678
Mr Jno Bas<ire>
Sr
I have Rec[ieve]d all your notes but Could not give you a satisfactory Answer till this night by Reason of my fathers absence for Could not gett a perusall of his books till this day and I finde he Returned you just as you say £403-7-10 the Last yeare and noe more, wch is the needfull att present from MB
