1790 12 14 : Letter about transportation of lead

Update on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 8:02PM by Petra Mitchinson

14 Dec 1790. LETTER ABOUT TRANSPORTATION OF LEAD. Bundle 60, Doc 1. 31.5 cm x 20.5 cm, folded in half to make four pages. The two middle pages are blank. Remains of a seal and corresponding hole where it was broken. Brough straight line stamp above address. A big number “4” was written in front of address. John DAWSON 14th. Decr. 1790 – abt. Lead to Penrith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Staight line stamp:] BROUGH To Mr. OLDMAN att Edenhall nigh Penrith Cumberland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 26 . 6 . 0 5 . 14 . 0 20 —————— 52 . 0 . 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hartley 14th Decr. 1790 Dear Sir I recd. your’s ye 9th Inst., you had not set your name to it, I sent ye 5 Duty piggs & 16 more 21 in all ye 5 duty piggs has Cross on next ye stamp ye 16 piggs weigh’s 1 Fodder two Stone & 2 pound at 16£ - 10s at Smelt Mill & 7s Carrage to Brough 17£ - 1s - 1d which youll please to receive for me against Jan: qr when you receive your rents, I sent a Letter with ye Lead to SAVAGE ye Penrith Carrier & desired him to send them down yesterday & I sent yesterday by ye Post to hear if theay were gone I found theay were not so I barganed with one ROBINSON for 1£ - 6s - 0d who said he would get them down to day or else I had sent them by my own Horses to day or to morrow – there is no wall finished yet we have bad wether about 5 Roods wants top capes, I have not got ye Bellow pipes yet I expect them this week riggs is much ye same no mends as yet – my kind Compliments to Mrs. OLDMAN & wish you ye Happiness of ye Season I am Dear Sir Yours &c [signed] Ino. DAWSON