Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to John Erasmus Blackett – 26 May 1797

										May 26th 1797.

My dear Sir,

I have the Favor of yours, and am very glad the pays are over & that there were no complaints amongst the men in the manner they received it.  I approve much of Mr. T. Crawhalls manner & have no doubt but the Works will improve very much under his inspection, and I hope the Mines will continue to go on very well. I think it will be very advisable to take Mr. Williamsons opinion on what you state, but the Bishop will I fear have no part in the expense, the Rector of Wolsingham must be spoke to about the taking of his proportionate share of the expense. I greatly fear the Alterations at the Abbey will be attended with heavy expenses and will be found to be in a worse state than at first expected to be. By yours of today you mention that Mrs Foster has give a Bond for £1047. 7s. – until the estate can be sold. I shall certainly have no objections to the allowance you State of the Money Foster laid out being admitted to be allowed as You recommend, as we do not wish his Family to pay anything that is not justly right: I am very sorry to see the price of lead fall, but from the precarious state of our affairs at present it is not to be wondered at. I am extremely distressed to hear the account you give of our very worthy friend Kit Blackett, but most sincerely hope he will soon recover, the unfortunate affair of his Brother Stoddart, as he has a very susceptible understanding I fear has distressed him greatly in his Mind. I am very glad Mr. Ingham thinks him much better. There has been a disturbance amongst the Men at Woolwich this Morning and Marq[uess]. Cornwallis went down to them, and harangued them, & he sent word up that all was very quiet, and the Men are all satisfied, at Sheerness also there has been and indeed said to be now some commotion that is feared will not end quite so well as is wished. Gen. Fox has marched down with some Reg[iment]s and what has been the Result has not as yet transpired. The Grand <Question> in our house to day is Reformation, and report say that there has been a quarrel amongst that party and that it will not come on, it is very certain that many are for an universal Suffrage. I am happy to say Mrs. Beaumont and the Child[re]n are all very well, She thinks of leaving town the Beginning of next Month as the hot weather is set in. She unites with me in best Respects.

I am My dear Sir Most sincerely Yours

Tho. Rd. Beaumont.