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To Sir Walter Calverly Bart. Newcastle the 24 March 1732/3
Hon[ou]rd Sir
I have this Day sent by Forster Twenty groce of Corks, & on the other side you receive your Acco.t agreeable to your directions.
Mr Ridleys making his son an Ald[erma]n does not at all bring Mr Blackett’s Intrest in Question for had the Freeman of Newcastle been the Electors I make no doubt but he would have had the Gown before any other, but the Mayor Ald[erma]n & all other Officers in this Cop[oratio]n are elected by a Majority of 24 Persons only, chose on to <.> the Magistrates, Sheriff Peers, & the Comp[an]ys which choice is made to Elect the Mayor & stands good for all other Persons during the Mayoralty, so that Mr Ridley being Mayor had taken care to have a majority of the Elect.rs his own Creatures; This action of his, which was done in a Collusive manner is viewed by most in a bad Light, & he will lose no little Intrest by it, for people can’t help seeing that he Studies nothing more than making the Corp[oratio]n subservient to his own Intrest. Wee have four Ald[erma]n that resent the matter so fare that they seem resolved to oppose all his measures for the future, in order to recover a Ballance of Power; if they keep up their Resolutions they may soon pull down his grandeur, & I hope in the end this will turn to Mr Blacketts advantage. I am etc JR
1732. Febry
3rd To 5 doz. of French wine at 30s a doz.n £7.10.0
Packing 0. 2.0
17 To 3 dozn. qts contg 9 gns Port wine at 5s.8d 2.11.0
4 dozn. pints contg 6 D[itt]o at 5s.8d 1.14.0
Bottles, & packing 0. 9.0
28 To 6 doz.n qts qty 17 gns Do at 5s.8d 4.16.4
Bottles, packing 0. 9.0
Mar 24 To 20 groce of Corks at 22d a groce 1.16.8
a Bag 0. 0.6
Lres since the 1 Janry last 0. 2.1
£19. 9.7
