1795 11 20 : Letter with account of lead weighed

Update on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 12:07PM by Petra Mitchinson

20 Nov 1795. LETTER WITH ACCOUNT OF LEAD WEIGHED. Bundle 61, Doc 25. 41.5 cm x 31 cm, folded in half to make four pages. Remains of a red seal. One tear and several small holes. It is not apparent whether the calculation on the back has any connection to the letter. John DAWSON Account of Lead Weighd. 2 . 8 . 10 20th. Novr. 1796 [sic] —————————- 3 . 8 . 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. J. OLDMAN Edenhall To the care Mr. J. JACKSON Templesowerby ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kirkby Stephen 20th Novr. 1795 Dear Sir I have been longe of giving Acct. of Lead weighed of which I promised at Broughill, but had mislaid ye Acct. in a Book I did not use –––– Lead is advanced to 19£ - 10s at Stockton by a Letter I recd. this week I have not not Sold but wanted the best prise at Markit afforded when all is gone down I intend to go theire, Brother FIRKINS has hurt me in ye Carrage I could not get the waggons & I imployed Carts to Barnd. Castle & some is dropt short of place which I must look after before I pay them –– my kind Compliments to Mrs. OLDMAN & am Sir Your Most Obt. Hble. Servt. I had 3 Over weight last time 21th April 1795 as by Acct sent you [signed] Jno. DAWSON N. St – Pds. Nr. St – Pds. Nr. St – Pds. Nr. St – Pds. 1 – 11 – 4 40 – 11 – 7 82 – 11 – 0 124 – 10 – 8 2 – 11 – 3 1 – 11 – 7 3 – 11 – 2 5 – 10 – 7 3 – 11 – 9 2 – 11 – 3 4 – 10 – 12 6 – 10 – 4 Lords – – – 11 – 8 3 – 11 – – 5 – 11 – 7 7 – 10 – 7 5 – 11 – 7 4 – 11 – 4 6 – 11 – 6 8 – 10 – 5 6 – 11 – 8 5 – 11 – 6 7 – 11 – 9 9 – 10 – 7 7 – 11 – 5 Lords – – – 11 – 2 Lords – – 11 – 5 Lords – – – 11 – 1 8 – 11 – 6 47 – 11 – 0 89 – 11 – 0 131 – 10 – 11 9 – 11 – 5 8 – 11 – 7 90 – 11 – 3 2 – 10 – 6 10 – 11 – 12 9 – 11 – 9 1 – 11 – – 3 – 10 – 7 Lords – – – 11 – 10 50 – 11 – 7 2 – 10 – 11 4 – 10 – 8 12 – 11 – 2 1 – 11 – 4 3 – 11 – 2 5 – 10 – 13 13 – 11 – 5 2 – 11 – 6 4 – 11 – 1 6 – 10 – 1 14 – 11 – 8 Lords – – – 11 – 6 Lords 1 – 11 – 1 Lords – – 11 – 2 15 – 11 – 9 54 – 11 – 1 96 – 11 – 1 138 – 10 – 11 16 – 11 – 6 5 – 11 – 3 97 – 11 – 1 9 – 10 – 11 17 – 11 – 3 6 – 11 – 7 98 – 10 – 7 140 – 10 – 6 Lords - 11-9 11 – 9 7 – 11 – 7 99 – 10 – 10 1 – 10 – 12 19 – 11 – 5 8 – 11 – 9 100 – 10 – 9 2 – 10 – 6 20 – 11 – 7 9 – 11 – 7 1 – 10 – 10 3 – 10 – 13 21 – 11 – – Lords – – – 11 – 6 Lords – – 11 – 1 Lords – – 11 – 1 22 – 11 – 3 61 – 11 – 6 103 – 10 – 1 145 – 11 – 1 23 – 11 – 0 2 – 11 – 9 4 – 11 – 4 6 – 10 – 12 24 – 11 – 7 3 – 11 – 10 5 – 10 – 11 7 – 10 – 6 Lords - 11-7 11 – 7 4 – 11 – 10 6 – 10 – 8 8 – 10 – 12 26 – 11 – 3 5 – 11 – 3 7 – 11 – 2 9 – 10 – 6 27 – 11 – 2 6 – 11 – 5 8 – 10 – 13 150 – 11 – 2 28 – 11 – 6 Lords – – 11 – 6 Lords – – 10 – 13 Lords – – – 11 – 1 29 – 11 – – 68 – 11 – 3 110 – 10 – 12 152 – 11 – 4 30 – 11 – 1 9 – 11 – 5 11 – 10 – 9 3 – 11 – 2 31 – 11 – 5 70 – 11 – 5 12 – 11 – 6 4 – 10 – 11 Lords – – – 11 – 2 1 – 11 – – 13 – 10 – 10 5 – 10 – 6 33 – 11 – 7 2 – 11 – 9 14 – 11 – 2 6 – 10 – 9 34 – 11 – – 3 – 11 – 3 15 – 11 – 1 7 – 10 – 13 35 – 11 – 4 Lords – – 11 – 11 Lords – – 10 – 13 Lords – – – 10 – 13 36 – 11 – 2 75 – 11 – 8 117 – 11 – 3 159 – 10 – 12 37 – 11 – – 6 – 11 – 5 18 – 10 – 11 160 – 10 – 4 38 – 11 – 3 7 – 11 – 2 19 – 11 – 1 1 – 10 – 2 Lords – – – 11 – 2 8 – 11 – 6 20 – 10 – 12 2 – 10 – 7 9 – 11 – 2 21 – 10 – 8 3 – 11 – 4 80 – 11 – 2 22 – 10 – 8 4 – 11 – 8 Lords – – – 11 – 5 Lords – – – 10 – 9 Lords – – 11 – 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sepr. 8th 1795 Lead weighed Lead Weighed 19th Novr. 1795 Nr. St – Pds. Nr. St – Pds. Nr. St – Pds. Nr. St – Pds. 166 – 11 – 10 222 – 11 – 9 1 – 11 – 10 56 – 11 – 4 7 – 11 – 10 3 – 11 – 5 2 – 11 – 9 57 – 11 – 5 8 – 11 – 7 4 – 11 – 11 3 – 11 – 10 58 – 11 – 3 9 – 11 – 8 5 – 11 – 9 4 – 11 – 9 59 – 11 – 3 170 – 11 – 10 6 – 11 – 1 5 – 11 – 6 60 – 11 – 5 1 – 11 – 11 7 – 11 – 9 Lords – – 11 – 10 61 – 11 – 6 Lords – – – 11 – 8 Lords – – 11 – 6 7 – 11 – 8 Lords – – – 11 – 3 173 – 11 – 1 229 – 10 – 8 8 – 11 – 11 63 – 10 – 4 4 – 11 – 3 230 – 11 – 9 9 – 11 – 10 4 – 11 – 0 5 – 11 – 8 1 – 11 – 3 10 – 11 – 11 5 – 11 – 0 6 – 12 – 0 2 – 11 – 9 11 – 11 – 8 6 – 11 – 6 7 – 11 – 10 3 – 11 – 3 12 – 11 – 6 7 – 11 – 10 8 – 11 – 11 4 – 11 – 6 Lords – – 11 – 10 8 – 11 – 5 Lords – – – 11 – 8 Lords – – 11 – 6 14 – 11 – 7 Lords – – 11 – 8 180 – 11 – 9 236 – 11 – 6 15 – 11 – 9 70 – 11 – 5 1 – 11 – 9 7 – 11 – 5 16 – 11 – 13 1 – 10 – 12 2 – 11 – 9 8 – 11 – 5 17 – 11 – 9 2 – 11 – 2 3 – 12 – 0 9 – 11 – 6 18 – 11 – 11 3 – 11 – 2 4 – 11 – 9 240 – 11 – 7 19 – 11 – 9 4 – 11 – 5 5 – 11 – 11 1 – 11 – 8 Lords – – 11 – 10 5 – 11 – 3 Lords – – 11 – 11 Lords – – – 11 – 10 21 – 11 – 10 Lords – – 11 – 5 187 – 11 – 7 243 – 11 – 11 22 – 11 – 9 77 – 11 – 6 8 – 11 – 7 4 – 11 – 5 23 – 11 – 12 8 – 11 – 2 9 – 11 – 9 5 – 11 – 4 24 – 11 – 10 9 – 11 – 2 190 – 11 – 10 6 – 11 – 9 25 – 11 – 10 80 – 11 – 9 1 – 11 – 9 7 – 11 – 8 26 – 11 – 10 81 – 11 – 0 2 – 11 – 8 8 – 11 – 11 Lords – – – 11 – 10 82 – 11 – 2 Lords – – 11 – 9 Lords – – – 11 – 8 28 – 11 – 4 Lords – – 11 – 4 194 – 11 – 8 250 – 11 – 9 29 – 11 – 7 5 – 11 – 11 1 – 10 – 8 30 – 11 – 8 6 – 11 – 9 2 – 11 – 8 31 – 11 – 7 7 – 11 – 8 3 – 11 – 4 32 – 11 – 7 8 – 11 – 11 4 – 11 – 6 33 – 11 – 10 9 – 11 – 8 5 – 11 – 1 Lords – – 11 – 13 Lords – – 11 – 11 Lords – – 11 – 10 35 – 11 – 9 201 – 10 – 13 257 – 11 – 8 36 – 11 – 11 2 – 11 – 2 8 – 11 – 9 37 – 11 – 7 3 – 11 – 7 9 – 11 – 10 38 – 11 – 10 4 – 11 – 12 260 – 11 – 11 39 – 11 – 6 5 – 11 – 12 1 – 11 – 1 40 – 11 – 2 6 – 11 – 9 2 – 10 – 11 Lords – – 11 – 8 Lord – – – 11 – 11 Lords – – – 11 – 4 42 – 11 – 5 208 – 11 – 7 264 – 11 – 1 43 – 11 – 3 9 – 11 – 9 5 – 11 – 4 44 – 11 – 3 10 – 11 – 12 6 – 11 – 3 45 – 11 – 3 11 – 11 – 2 7 – 11 – 1 46 – 10 – 13 12 – 11 – 10 8 – 11 – 1 47 – 11 – 5 13 – 11 – 8 9 – 11 – 0 Lords – – 11 – 7 Lords – – – 11 – 12 Lords – – 11 – 1 49 – 11 – 8 215 – 11 – 11 271 – 11 – 0 50 – 11 – 4 16 – 11 – 8 51 – 11 – 6 17 – 11 – 1 52 – 11 – 3 18 – 11 – 8 53 – 11 – 3 19 – 11 – 10 54 – 11 – 2 220 – 11 – 11 Lords – – – 11 – 8 Lords – – – 11 – 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir / Theire is 12 piggs more duty which is comed down to day more to go of with mine & 43 before 55 piggs theire is neither Mettall nor pigg at Mill but 8 of your Duty piggs at ye Axeltree not melted into a hoop for it theay lay upon it loose but falls of betimes, theay will be ye same when a new Axeltree is put in, theay are part of a subsistitude till then, every thing new awnsers verey well if we can but get Mettall, Powder which I paid two years since 3£ - 10s is now Ten Pounds & Candles which I hope will fall shortly –––– we get more produce with less fewell &c ––––– I hope to see you up at ye place we get all new our old work tools has been patched up so long theay cost more mending & never right than Bought new On’s in two or three times mending & patching up, what I do wrong when you see it make me pay my self I am Sir your’s &c [signed] Jno. DAWSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £ 30 ––––– 31 ~ 15 –– 10 . ––––– 10 ~ 1 ~ 6 ———————- 81 . 16 . 6 9 ——————— 90 ~ 16 ~ 6