Letter – Isaac Hunter to Isaac Walton – 26 Aug 1774

       Dukesfd. 26th. Augt. 1774

Mr. Isaac Walton Rookhope



Sir

       I imagine by this time that you’ll have very little of your 8 Sto. Lead left, therefore would have you to smelt 8 Stone pieces for a Week or so.  Mr. Morrow complains that your Common Lead is much out of proportion as to weight some pieces very heavy and other very light I desire you’ll order your Smelters to make all their Lead as near a Weight as possible and to mind that none of them be short of Weight.   I understand by your Peat Carters that they have fill’d one end of the Peat House; you must Move or Stack the Peats thats in the other end close up together (so as you can know when you come at them again) that they may be able to fill the Remainder of it wth. new Peats, and clean out the Stack Walls that they may stack those at the Door that the House will not hold. & am Yrs. &c IH.Jr.