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Letter – John Blackett to Ralph Hall – 8 Apr 1709
Mr R Hall Rotterdm 8 April 1709
Sr I Recd yours of 11 March, wth bill of loading of 527 doz bottles on board Robt Bulman at his arrivall will Sell them at the highest price possible, you order me for the neet <pr.decd> of the bottles but Rynsbn Tow onely 5 Matt Bostle Tow, I have had orders these 5 Months from Mr Reay for 30 Matts Rynsbn Tow but cannot get half the quantity, I writ to harlem to enquire if
Letter – John Blackett to John Kelly – 16 Apr 1709
Mr J Kelley Rotterdm 16 April 1709
Sr
I Recd yours of the 18 March by wch I perceive the Ships was not Sailed from your place, we have had very uncertain weather, the Wind goes Round the Compass almost Every day, am Sorry the R Seed Comes So much Short of our Expectation, here is a friend of mine who bought 60 last and Remitted money for the Same, but Since it has got to So high a price, the farmers Sa
Letter – John Blackett to Henry Witton – 16 Apr 1709
Mr H Witton Rotterdm the 16 April 1709
Sr I am favoured wth yours of the 16 March by wch perceive you have bought 14 last Rape Seed wch am mighty glad to hear the price you have here under & will be I believe Some what higher, but if you can get 23£ would advise you to Sell it all you have then a certain profit, there is Generally 10 perC lost by the measure, unless you buy at Stockton & there the meas
Letters – Henry Witton to John Blackett – 16 Apr 1709
Mr John Blacket Wak: Apr 16th 1709
Sr
I am fav:rd wth yours of this date by Mr Job<son> that the Ships is Not yet Arrived but hopes Your Next Will bring Good News of their Arrivell for Sailed oute of the <Reades> the 6 instant, We have Acct: tht the french fleate Sailed Northward and the English Squaderon Under Sr John <Noray> is in persuit of them, I perceive you have Insured in Mr: Kellys Acct: in Wallis 1000gl, Tho had happened a Misfortune he had Got it Repaired and
Letter – John Blackett to Matthew Featherstone – 19 Apr 1709
Messrs Featherstone & Reay Rotterdm 19 April 1709
here inclosed I Send bills of loading of Goods Shipt onboard the Olive branch Wm Quash Mt & the consent George paine Mt for wch I make you Debter f1913:1 if I was to buy the flax now Should be obliged to give 1 1/2 or 2 Stl [stuivers?] more Rynsbn & Borstle Tow are very Scarce I have had much adoe Send the quantity you ordered, you will find my Rynsbn Tow the best in the
Letter – John Blackett to John Stephenson – 19 Apr 1709
Mr John Stephenson Junr at Mr Wm Turners in the Great Market Ditto
Sr here inclosed I Send bill of loading of 4 qts linnen Shipt as above, I hope they will prove to content my friend at Amsterdm writes me they are good of the Sort I would have Sent Mrs Reay a qts of Callico but hears She is gone to the Bath, therefore thinks best to Stay till her returne pray advise Mr Robt Stephenson to accept my bill when I draw on him for your Acct
Coales 22gl but will fall when
Letter – John Blackett to Thomas Vazie – 19 Apr 1709
Mr Tho Vazie at Mr Tho Salkeld Ditto
Sr I Recd yours of 15 March wth bill of loading of 102 dozin bottles per Abram bosfield, when he arrives Shall dispose of them to your most advantage, who ever writ bottles was at 26Stl informed you wrong, one may buy at 25Stl at present, when the Fleet arrives the price will fall great quantities is Expected, here inclosed you have bill of loading of 19 qts linnen & ½ qts of Satin for a Lin
Letters – Henry Witton to John Blackett – 23 Apr 1709
Wakefield April 23rd 1709
Mr John Blacket
Sr
Since my last of the 16th has before me Yours of this date am Glad the Ships is arrived, Wallis I think is very unfortunate He having happened Soe many Misfortunes in this Voige but I hope this Will not be anny Great one to him on us – for you gave me Good incoridgment tht in two tyids he Woud get off, Soe I hope this will find the Goods in him and the other Ships Safe Delivered, which I wish A Good Market for has laid 4 Months Dead. I am So
Letter – Edward Blackett – 6 May 1709
May 6 1709
May it please yr Excellency
The Hours of Great men are Sacred, and not to be disturbed upon every occasion, But, my Lord, we have reason to believe that this high Station, which yr Excellency so worthily fills has made no other alterations in yr Lordship but that it has enlarged yr power of doing good.
My Ld., amongst a Crowd of Petitioners, which apply themse
Letters – Henry Witton to John Blackett – 7 May 1709
Wakefield May the 7th 1709
Mr: John Blacket
Sr
I am favd: wth: yours of the 7th instant. I perceive tht Great quantitys of Rapes Came over wth the last fleate and Wass Sold for A good price Wee have lost the Stated Convoy that Was to Saile wth the fleate betwixt Hull and your place Soe Knows not When Cann Gett the Seed Sent, I Observe tht Woud Wallis and Huntington is Safe Arrived, ns I hope the Goods May be Safe in Your Custody, It Was a great Disapointment In Not Getting thm Sooner
Letter – Edward Blackett to Silas Blackett – 12 May 1709
Coz Blacket May 12 1709
I desire you’ll give yrselfe the trouble to go to my Coz Young at Carlton <Farm> and desire him to Agree with as many <Collier> he pleases to bring me Coales from his Pitt to New[by] and I will give them five & Six pence per Quarter which is six pence per Quarter more than I have given these <two> or three years past, <which> they have bread & beer and <Grass> for their horses, the last Winter was so severe
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 12 May 1709
Sir May 12
I have yrs of the 9th Really am very willing you should pay Winlinton Rents, three months after they’re due, that is to say, a bill to be sent to me in July payable the 1st August in full for the one half Years Rent another Bill to be sent in January payable the first or second of Febry, for the other half year, you deducting Back half year <what’s> charged upon the Lordship, as also the
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 12 May 1709
James May 12th 1709
Am sorry you can find no Rents that particularly names the one halfe of the Tythes of Seaton, there is <without> doubt in the Evidence Closett, provided you p[er]use Every p[ar]ticular paper, Which be sure you do Every day an hour or two till you get through the whole writing. All sorts of Grain here keeps at a very Extravagant price, and rather rises Excepting Barley, tho it is at an unseasonable high price viz. 30 <s> per Quart[er] and Oates
Letter – Edward Blackett to Robert Byerley – 12 May 1709
Dear Sir May 12
I am favoured with a letter by your Servt But the <Quack> forgot to Send his Direction <their> must be <..> I told the patient that his Physician does not in the least question to make a perfect Case. Provided he do not dye in the <….> which has putt him into such a fright that he dare not so much as look at the outside of the bottle, much less make use of whats within
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Holdsworth – 13 May 1709
Sir May 13
I have sent to yr warehouse severall times to discharge the Small debt I was owing you, but the Servt. Being busy as you may See by the Inclosed <Letr> was the Reason why this Debt was not discharged long before this so have sent you by the bearr Mr Haughton £5.11s.10d in full for what I am indebted to you, which I pray give him a Rect. for, when have a reason for any thing Shall send to yr Ware House f
Letter – Edward Blackett to Charles Oxley – 13 May 1709
Mr Oxley May 13
I desire you’ll do me the favour to come to Newby tomorrow about 16 a Clock, I have some Writings to Execute and I desire you’ll be a Witness to them. I am yr Ass[ured] friend etc
Mr Oxley In Ripon
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ord – 14 May 1709
Sir May 14
I Recd. Yrs this morning, I perceive Sir Jno. Delavall is in a very great mistake or at least misunderstood my Servt. when Sir John sent to demand the Tythe Rent he told Sr. John that he would acqt me withal for he never pays money without my order’d him, so he acquainted me with it the next post and I ordered him to offer Sr. John the money but that I thought he would take no more than what I formerly used to Pay to the D. of Some
Letter – John Blackett to Matthew Featherstone – 17 May 1709
Mr Featherstone & Reay Rotterdm 17 May 1709
I Recd your letter 19 April wth the inclosed bill of 100£ accepted, I hope Quash & Paine are well arrived long before this, the Goods a board them does not question but will prove to content, I cannot well tell how to advise you when the best time is to buy Flax & Tows, it is generally much dearer towards Winter, we Expect the Newcastle Fleet to Morrow it is a question whether
Letter – Edward Blackett to Thomas Brummell – 19 May 1709
Sr May 19: 1709
I Recd yrs of the 14. Am willing to give you £25 a year for Receiving the land & Coales Rents of Winlinton Lordship <provided> You send me a bill for one half years Rents the first of July Payable the first of August, and another bill for the Martinmas Rent the first of January payable the 1st of Febry Suppose the Land Rents be not so well paid as <you or I> Expect, the Raising of £100 for thr
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Blackett – 19 May 1709
D[ea]r Jack May 1709
I am very sorry to perceive by yrs of the 17th that you have been so very ill of late, and should be very glad to hear of yr full Recovery
All our Great Men at Court are being positive that there will most certainly be a Speedy Peace, and I hope by this come to your hand you’ll be fully Satisfyed that it will be So and then we may Expect a Good trade, Little or[e] or Lead is Sold any where by Reason they Expect a Peace and th
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 19 May 1709
Mr Ward May 19
I have not seen <Cooper> the <Collier> of Pearsebridge but once since you sent to him. And I did not abate him of his Debt he owd me but gave him sixpence per Quartr more than formerly, which is <9.6> per Quartr. I desire you’ll go to Middleton Tyess & offer them 9s <6d> per Quartr & bread & beer for themselves & Grass for their horses, and will be obliged to take a Considerable quantity
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 19 May 1709
James May 19 1709
I perceive by yours of the 14th that you have been up the West Water but to very little purpose. I ordered you to stay there till you had left all things Streight, both with Barrow and Dodd & the rest of them, I wonder to what purpose you Employed an Attourney, I expected you would have gott the Debt or their Goods long before this, I writ you plainly to order an attourney to go to him that bought Reay’s Land and
Letter – John Blackett to Ralph Hall – 21 May 1709
Mr R Hall Rotterdm 21 May 1709
Sr I Recd your letter the 12 April & would have answered it long agoe, but I have been very ill for these 3 Weeks & not able to write one line, am now God be thanked much better, the Fleet from Harwich arrived Safe in this port last Saturday, as likewise Robt Bulman and the rest of the Newcastle Ships, will Ship the flax & Tow aboard of him as you ordered, and take care it is of a
Letter – John Blackett to Alexius Clayton – 21 May 1709
Mr Alexius Clayton a London at Mr John Cottons in Cutlers Hall Rotterdm 21 May 1709
Sr this is to acquaint you that this day I have drawn on you for your Brother N Claytons Acct £39:7:1 I do not question but you have orders from your Brother to accept it, I have had orders to draw upon you these 3 Months, the bill is at 2 usance to the order of Joseph Holride, in a post or two I Shall draw another Small bill upon you, for the Acct as before if I can Serve you here please to command I a
Letter – John Blackett to Nathaniel Clayton – 21 May 1709
Mr N Clayton Ditto
Sr In Some time I have not had the favour of a line from you I hope Malls is arrived long agoe at your place, & does not question but will find the Canvas to Content, I have this day drawn on your Brother at Mr John Cottons in Cutlers Hall £39 :7 :1 at 34.9 for wch make you Credit f410:5 am Sorry the Exchange falls out So bad, but if you please to Inquire will find no higher was given than
