Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Francis Scott – 13 Dec 1778

Francis Scott Esq  Cheapside                                                          Newcas  13th Decemr 1778

No 27     London



Sir

	I am favoured with your Letter of the 9th instant & observe that the India Co have given £13.5s.0d p Ton for Lead this Year and that at present it is sold in London at £13 p Ton.  You may have here any Quantity of Sir Thomas Blacketts Lead you please at the following Prices - £12.17s.6d p Fother for the sort usually sent to India & £13.2s.6d p Fother for refined Lead.  It is delivered here and we do not deliver it any other Place.  The Time of Payment is three Months after Delivery.  Sir Thos Blackett informed me that I should hear from you on this Business.               & am etc    JEB



London 112lb to the Cwt & 19 1/2  to the Fother containing 2184 lb

Newcastle  Do----- ------- & 21 to the Fother containg 2352 lb

Insurance from hence to London is at present 2& 1/2  Guineas pCentn

  Expences on Shipping a Keel of Lead containg 300 ps   

                                                                                      £.s.d    

    Waterage from Blaydon to Shields                   1.0.0

    Freight from Shields to Londn at 8d a ps          10.0.0

    Towns Dues & Pileing 1s.0d a Fother = 20fos        1.0.0

                                                      12.0.0