Letter – Henry Richmond to William Dalton – 12 May 1764

To Mr William Dalton                                                                 Newcas[tle] 12th May 1764

at Blaydon



Sir       I must have Litharge made; & therefore if the man you have cannot work, you must procure another : if you cannot meet with one at Home it will be worth your while coming to Town to try to engage one. At the price now given for <lemsing>, a Man may make good wages: & you should combine such other inducements as you properly can, to procure a good hand.

I observe the weight of your pieces of  refind Lead is much Lessened of late; for Mr Carr’s last 100 p[iece]s weighs only 136.2.0 ; if you are right I would wish to have them of the old weight : a hundred p[iece]s used always to weigh at a med[iu]m 147.0.0, but your redusins are grown careless of late. I am etc                             H R