Letter – Nicholas Walton to Peter Mulcaster – 24 Aug 1781

Messrs Peter & James Mulcaster                                             		Farnacres 24th Augt 1781 



       Your Letters of the 17th, 20th & 23rd are now before us.  What you propose with respect to the Road is very proper and we must do ourselves what is necessary after we have got as much as we can from the Lead Carriers & dont let us wait too long for their work as we agree with you no great amount is to be laid to it.  The new Rooms must be built this Season; and therefore the Kiln must be again fired & the sooner the better if it can be done before the Harvest is over we wish that.  What you have done as to the Agreement with Trench is quite agreeable to us.   We have not had time to weigh the Assay of Thorngill Lead yet.  As you do, we wish the Ore we would come in faster, but we must be content and take according to the produce from the Mines.  Thomas Temperleys Accounts are come to hand, with the above Letters, to the 18th inclusive, as also yr Tillage Account.  The Lead must now be Sold at the Mill for 22s P Pig.  We shall be glad to sell some Fume but cannot readily find out what the price was for that which was last Sold we therefore beg you will yourselves consider and fix such a price as you think it deserves after being washed.    We are

       Your Humble Servants

       Walton & Turner



PS. We hold our resolution of being at the Mill on the 9th of next Month in the Evening and will stay the next day.

Mr Walton was at Mr Smeatons in Yorkshire last Sunday and had the pleasure to meet with him in good health.