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Sir Thomas Blackett Barot Great Russel Street Newcastle 5th May 1778
Bloomsbury London
Dear Sir
I wrote to you the 3d instant to which refer you. Inclosed you have the Report made by Mr Wilson & Mr Fawcett with a Receipt settled by Mr Wilson for Sir John Trevelyan to sign which Receipt should be returned to me that it may be annexed to the Schedules. The Interest for the Sum of £5100 from the 2d Febry to the 14th Febry amounts to £7.10s.10d for which Sum I have Ct Sir John Trevalyans Account & debited your Account. I find by Sir John Trevelyans Letter of the 2d instt that your Bond to him for the £2500 was payable the 10th February last so that Sir John loses four Days Interest but as the Bond was filled up & has been examined by Mr Wilson I thought it best to let it stand as it is. When you Execute the Bond for £7600 your Bond to Sir John for the £2500 must be given up & you must have a Receipt on the back of the Bond for the Principal. I write to Sir John by this Post & inclose him the Bond for £7600 at 4 1/2 pCentm. On the 1st instant I took £100 of Mrs Harbottle of this Place for which she is to have your Bond at 4 1/2 pCentm. Mr Wilson Mr Bates & Mr Hedley were with me Yesterday & the Gentlemen consented to pay the Money for Sidgate Closes on my Receipt till the Conveyance can be finished & executed by you. I shall have the Money to morrow when I intend paying into the Bank £1500.-.- on your Account. Your Lead Stewards came on Monday for Subsistence for the Workmen when I paid them on that Account & for Wood & Candles £2100. I was obliged to take up £2000 at the Bank. The Works in Weardale are something better, those at Allanheads & Coalcleugh much the same. I had a good deal of Conversation with your Stewards & as the Lead Trade is not promising at present I strongly recommended it to them to attempt no new Tryals at present but to work those Groves that were the richest & most promising I am etc JEB
