Letter – Henry Richmond to Walter Blackett – 4 Jul 1765

By - gregpfinch4 Jul 1765
Document Type: Letter
Date: 4 Jul 1765
Correspondent: Henry Richmond
Recipient: Walter Blackett
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/3
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To Sir W[alte]r Blackett B[arone]t MP at Morpeth                   Newcastle 4 July 1765



Hon[ou]rd Sir      Mr Hunter writes me that the smelting 500 Bings of S[i]r Lan[celot] Allgoods Ore at Dukesfield Mill will stop your business there for two months. He says further that there is not a bing stead but what has ore in it & that the Refining house which is now building there has left no room for Laying this ore & the slags of it distinct from your own, so that I do not see how it is possible to accommodate Sir Lance[lo]t this way. As to buying his ore, I am sure you have offered him enough for it. I find he had tried others before he offered it to you, & could not get a price to his mind. I am Hon[ou]rd Sir Y[ou]r Faithful & Mo[st] Obed[ien]t Serv[an]t HR

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The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467