Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Brown & Whear – 8 Mar 1787

By - gregpfinch8 Mar 1787
Document Type: Letter
Date: 8 Mar 1787
Correspondent: John Erasmus Blackett
Recipient: Brown & Whear
Archive Source: NRO 672 E 1E 5
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Messrs. Brown Whear & Co.                                                  Newcastle    March   8th. 1787

   Sheffield



Gentn.         I am favoured with your letter of the 6th inst. enquiring the Price of Sir Thomas Blackett’s Lead, & the quantity that I wou’d engage to deliver at Hull.  At present, I have no Lead on hand, have 8000 Ps. yet to deliver, & it will be July or August before I have a quantity down, so as to enter into any engagement.  The present Prices is £17.10. P Fodr. for refin’d £17.5. for Com[m]on at wch. Price I could at this time sell 40,000 Ps. if I had them down; We deliver the Lead at Sir Thos. Blackett’s Refinery about four Miles above Town, & at no other Place.  Sir Thos. Blackett some time since mentioned your House to me, & I shall be happy in future to have dealings with you.                                               I am etc    J. E. Blackett

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