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Letters – Michael Blackett to Matthew Skinner – 25 Jan 1681
Mr Ma Skinner Do
Sr
Next post you may expect to heare of the shipping of 200 ps of yor Leed if not of 300 –
Our best Coales wch is Lemington are att p[re]sent 10s p[er] Ch att wch price they were sold both last week and ths week, As for wt you desire about Leed Oare there is another and myselfe tht for ths severall yeares by past have bought all we could lye our hands on save onely some insignificant small p[ar]cells, and wthin 14/d will be the time of the yeare for agreeing agai
Letters – Michael Blackett to Peter Bar – 25 Jan 1681
Mr Peter Bar Newctl Janu the 25th 80/81
Sr
I have att last mett wth my Custom.e and we have refernd all business, butt comeing to the pointe I finde I want the original bill of saile the note of chardges and damadges and all other papers, soe I desire you if you have thm to dispatch thm Immediately unto me, or if not you will be pleased to send for thm to Dunkirke and gett me thm wth all speed possible tht soe I may know wt to demand, I long to heare of the saile of my calfe skinns I
Letters – Michael Blackett to Peter Bar – 25 Jan 1681
Mr Peter Bar Newctl January the 29th 80/81
Sr
I haveing five douzen of calfe skinns remaining in my hands, did ths day putt thm aboard of the <adieu> of Newctl Mr Jno Ottway Ma.r for yor place wch wn please God he arrives I desire you tht you will be pleased to lett yor man call of him for the same, and despose of thm wth the rest, you are to pay the ma[st]er noe freight, ths being the needfull att p[re]sent I kisse yor hands and remaine
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Letters – Michael Blackett to Matthew Skinner – 29 Jan 1681
Mr Matthew Skinner Do
Sr
ths comes to accompany mr Jno Ottway ma[st]er of the <adieu> of of Newctl In whome I have loaden and consigned unto you yor three hundred pieces of Leed wch after good arrivall be pleased to receive paying the ma[st]er 6d p[er] pigg freight for the same and In doeing whereof you will very much oblige
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Mr Matthew Skinner Do
Sr The above is Coppy of wt writt you p[er] mr Jno Ottway wch I doe by ths Confirme and remaine
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Letters – Michael Blackett to Edward Crisp – 1 Feb 1681
Mr Edwd Crispe Newctl February p[re]m 1680/81
Sr
I have recd yors wth a letter of Creditt upon mr Robt Fenwicke for £50: or £60: wch have delivered, but once againe I can buy noe Leed neither for £9 nor £9.2s none now to be gotten under £9.12 and rises every day, but I have made a Conditionall agreemt wth mr Hanry Bland for 100 ps for £9.10s if you agree thereof, and have given him £10: In earnest wch did reveive of mr Fenwicke soe upon yor answer shall either gett thm weighed of
Letters – Michael Blackett to John Wrenn – 1 Feb 1681
Mr Jno Wrenn Do
Sr
I have received yors of the 12th past and am very willing to serve you in any thing to my power, I have mett Sr Ralph Jaimison severall times, but cannot prevaile wth him to give you above two Gynneys wch I am unwilling to take without yor order In the respect tht he did offer you five before me wn you were here I cannot advise you yett of my Comeing to London soe remaines
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Letters – Michael Blackett to Henry Nelthorpe – 1 Feb 1681
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Yors I received and In answer to wch I desire you either to send me an acct of Interest of to lett me know wt you will desire and Immediately upon receipt thereof itt shall be remitted unto you by him tht is
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Letters – Michael Blackett to John Wrenn – 5 Feb 1681
Mr Jno Wrenn Newctl feb the 5th 1680/1
Sr
I have received yors and Immediately after receipt thereof did goe to Elswicke to Sr Ralph Jennison, of whome wth much adoe I have prevailed to pay me Three Pounds deducting 13/8 wch he saies he paid to Mr Mickleson for takeing out the administracion soe I have remaineing in my hands, Two pounds, six shillings, and six pence wch I have ths day ordered mr Jno Ottway Ma[ster] of the adieu of Newctl to pay unto you and desires you fo dd ths to hi
Letters – Michael Blackett to James Cooke – 5 Feb 1681
Mr James Cooke Do
Sr
Yors I recd wherein you write tht you had received of my Unckle Stoope £100:= and tht you would send me a bill for the same, wch to ths houre I have not received, att wch I doe not a little wonder I desire you to send me a bill for itt the next post without faile and In doeing whereof you will very much oblige MB
Letters – Michael Blackett to Francis Davison – 6 Feb 1681
Mr Francis Daveson Do
Sr
I desire you tht you will doe as much for as to pay unto Mr Jno Wrenn or order £2.6.6 and receive a little dogg of him of wch I desire you to have a great deale of Care, I have ths post writt Mr Wrenn and ordered him to receive the mony of you and desired him to dd you ths day I am
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Letters – Michael Blackett to Edward Crisp – 8 Feb 1681
Mr Edwd Crispe Newctl fb 8th 1688/1
Sr
whereas I formerly writt you tht I had conditionally agreed for 100 ps Leed att £9.10s p[er] fodder and tht I had given him £10 In Earnest provided you agreed of itt have since agreed wth Madam Gray for 100 ps att £9.10s and to be delivered aboard free of all charges save onely my Commission I have allready recd of mr Fenwicke £60.= and shall God willing shipp you the Leed p[er] the first opportunity and p[er] post as soone as shipt an Invoyce of i
Letters – Michael Blackett to John Wrenn – 8 Feb 1681
Mr Jno Wrenn Do
Sr
whereas I formerly writt you tht I had ordered Mr Jno Ottway to pay you £2: 6. 6d the winde being contrary and he not yett sailed and p[er]haps may not ths 14/d have ths day writt to Mr Francis Daveson to pay the same unto you and to receive the token <tht> you promise me, wch I desire you tht you will be pleased to dd unto him – Inclosed you have a note upon him and may and may allwaies finde him att Mr Ralph <Harrapps> In Thames Street soe ths
Letters – Michael Blackett to James Burkin – 8 Feb 1681
Mr James Burkin & Comp[any] Newctl fb the 8th 1680/1
Gentlemen
Inclosed is a lett[er] from alderman Brabant who I suppose has fully acquainted you wth his Condition Truely Gentlemen I must tell you tht such proceeding att ths Juncture of time will not onelye be worse for him but you too his Colliery still goes on pretty well but bring me profit but I am very Credibly Informed by very able <sklfull> men tht itt may be very prosperous and <aquerng> Colliery within 6/m soe tht
Letters – Michael Blackett to Edward Crisp – 11 Feb 1681
Mr Edwd Crispe Newctl feb the 11th 1680/1
Sr
I have positively agreed wth madam Grey for 100 ps Leed att £9.10s cleare on baord upon yor acct soe tht there will be noe more chandge thn my Commission I have received the £60 of mr Fenwicke and I have paid madam Grey £55:= of itt In pt of the Leed the amount of wch as is shipped will be about £3 or 4 more itt is to be paid wn wieghed of wch will be some houres before shipt sr you have now full an acct of my proceedings but I will have
Letters – Michael Blackett to James Cooke – 11 Feb 1681
Mr James Cooke Do
Sr yors I received wth a bill for £100: wch I question not but will be punctually paid, I doe further desire you in putting mr Stoope in minde of paying the remainder I hope to see you in Stockton wthin 4 or 5/d
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Letters – Michael Blackett to Peter Bar – 12 Feb 1681
Mr Peter Bar Newctl feb the 12th 1680/1
Sr
I am forced to trouble you once more wth the Inclosed from mr Robt Hutchinson wch I desire you to p[er]use, and to lett yor man Enquire for him about Billingsgate (att wch place he being <amed> I question not but may be <found>) and dd the Inclosed to him, In which I have desired him to repaire unto you, and acct wth you, wch I desired you tht you will be to take the trouble upon you as to examine, and discourse the business wth
Letters – Michael Blackett to Robert Hutchinson – 12 Feb 1681
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yors I read and am not att all content wth yor proceedings, for I doe not like those men tht will never reckon wth there owners, and goe where they please contrary there owners minde, for you know I was clearely against you goeing the last voyadge, and am likewise against ths, soe seeing you goe on soe I have noe desire to be any more concerned wth you, to wch purpose I have writt to my very good friend Mr Peter Bar, to whome I desire you Immediately upon receipt her
Letters – John Wilkinson to Edward Crisp – 21 Feb 1681
Mr Edwd Crispe Nctl feb the 21st 1680/1
Sr
ths comes to accompany Tho <Daile> ma[ster] of the Francis and Robt of Newctle In whome I have loaden & Consigned unto you 100 ps Leed wch after good arrivall be pleased to receive paying the ma[ster] 6d p[er] pigg freight for the same you write for me to oblige the ma[ster] to deliver itt on all att Prters key there is noe ma[ster] tht goes from hence tht can deliver itt there, except itt were some loaden wth salt and had itt to be
Letters – John Wilkinson to Matthew Skinner – 1 Mar 1681
Mr Matthew Skinner Newctl March the p[remier] 1680/1
Sr
In my ma[ster]s absence I open all his letters and last post came to my hands yors of the 24th p[re]sent the Contents whereof have well observed and In answer to wch my please take notice tht yesterday I repaired unto the officer who has the Cockett for the 200 ps Leed but he refuses to give itt me saying he had orders from the chief officers to the Contrary, soe thn I make my address unto thm who likewise refused me, as alls
Letter – William Blackett to James Standsfield – 21 Mar 1681
Hoppiland 21 March 1680/81
Honnored Sr
Since myn at Xmas wherin I sent you Snowbals accot how Wanlockhead was driven on I have had non from you altho I intreated you to send me copy of our Contract with my Ld queensbery etc, I hope you have this last sessions put a period to the Dispute with him & that we may injoy our tack of him in quietnes iff not I fear he will caus us to be sufferers and curse the day we Dealt with him.
I have by <..> al the work geer for
Letters – Michael Blackett to Peter Bar – 25 Mar 1681
Mr Peter Bar Newctl march the 25th 1680/1
Sr
att my reterne out in the Country have mett wth severall of yors the Contents whereof have observed, and gives you many thanks for yor many kindnesses and favours to me, wch I desire you still to continue unto me, and to afford me yor assistance to bring me out of all troubles of wch would be glad to have an end. I have recd mr <Mereades> acct wch amounts unto £604.3.9 wch I find to be according to yor Calculation £45.11:11 <flo&g
Letters – Michael Blackett to Matthew Skinner – 25 Mar 1681
Mr Matthew Skinner Newctl march the 25th 1680/1
Sr
Att my returne out in the Country have mett wth yors of 10th p[re]sent and shall according to yor desire either allow you the £11 in the next Leed I buy for you or oder some ma[ster] to pay itt you whether you please, As for the Leed Oare I have beene in the Country wth an Intention to bargaine for a great quantity but I finde itt soe deare tht I thinke itt not worth my while soe am resolved not to be concerned in itt ths yeare, nor an
Letters – Michael Blackett to Edward Crisp – 25 Mar 1681
Edwd Crispe Do
Sr
Att my returen out in the Country have mett wth severall of yors and have according to yor desire Inclosed sent you – Invoyce of the 100 ps Leed wch amounts unto £59:4:=s and for the remainening 16s may please to cal upon mr Richd Hutton constantly to be found att me Ralph Harrips In wappin’ who will pay itt unto you, If att any time you please to Employ me in ths place for buying of goods for you I shall procure you thm as cheape as any other but am resolved ne
Letters – Michael Blackett to James Cooke – 25 Mar 1681
Mr James Cooke Do
Sr
I have writt mr Jno Crossebey such a letter tht I question not but ere he hath sent you the bond and tht you allsoe have read it, soe Immediately upon receipt hereof I desire you to send yor man to procure the remainder of the mony and wn re[c]d to send me a bill for the same I am
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Letters – Michael Blackett to John Wrenn – 25 Mar 1681
Mr Jno Wrenn Newctl march the 25th 1680/1
Sr
Att my return out in the Country have mett wth yors of the 4th p[re]sent by wch I p[er]ceive tht mr Davison was comd away for the North before you went to looke after him so tht you did not receive the £2.6.6 of him so may please to call upon mr Richd Hutton constantly to be found att mr Ralph Harups In Wappin who will pay itt unto you, I am sorry to heare of the Losse of the little dogg, but am glad tht you have gott a bitch for me wch I
