Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Blackett – 1 Jun 1784

Sir Thos Blackett Bart                                                               Newcastle      1st June 1784

    Bretton  near Wakefield    Yorkshire



Dear Sir

	Inclosed you will a Bill drawn by Messrs Bell Carr & Co on Castell & Co this date at one Month for Two Thousand Pounds, the Receipt of wch you will please to Acknowledge.  I had very fine Weather for my Journey; Made the Pays for the several Mines, & Lead Mills and heard no Complaints.  The Mines are much in the same State they were when I last wrote you.  There is no Alteration at present in the Price of Lead wch I am selling in small Quantities at £17 & £17.5.0 p Fodder & Litharge at £18 p Ton, but I am well informed that the Lead Company have sold 20,000 of Refined at £16.15.0 p Fother wch Price Lancaster & Co have offered me for 10,000 or 20,000 Ps but I wou’d not accept of it, & have no doubt of getting a better Price, tho’ I may be under a Necessity of coming down a little.  I hope this may find you perfectly well & I am etc      J E Blackett





                       £2000                     Newcastle Bank     1st June 1784

                                   One Month after Date Pay to the Order of John Erasmus

                         Blackett Esqr  Two Thousand pounds    Value received

                                                                  For Bell Carr Cookson Widdrington Co

To Messrs Castell Powell Sumner & Co                                                Thos Gibson

                             London                    Pay the Contents to the Order of Sir Thos

No 4376                                                 Blackett  Bart  Value in Acct

                                                                                                      John E Blackett