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Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 23 Mar 1741
Ravensworth Castle. March 23. 1740
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
We reced. yours of the 18 Inst with the Boards Minutes of that date which we duly observe. & in Answer to that part relating the sale of the Derwentwater Woods we think the properest way to sell them at their Value, woud be to receive proposalls by you and us in the same Man.r we have always done in the letting Farmes ; in the doing of which as people know we have an Exact Valluation, we think few woud be un
Letter – Hugh Boag to John Airey – 24 Mar 1741
Ravensworth Castle. 24th March 1740/1
To Jno. Airey Esqr.
We received your kind favour of the 19th Instant & think ourselves greatly Oblidged to you for your Assistance, kind offer, & Early Application to Sr. Wm. Middleton on our behalf, We are also under a very great obligation to Sr. Wm. for becoming bound for us in the Colonels roome, for the faithfull Execution of our offices & doe returne him our Sincear thanks for this great feavour.
We think it a luc
Letter – Hugh Boag to William Radley – 24 Mar 1741
Ravensworth Castle. 24th March 1740/1
To Mr Wm. Radley
We reced. yours of 27th Inst. about the sale of the Woods, & are indeed Sorry that they have not been better bidd for ; However have got Mr Ambrose Hopper a man well skill’d in Woods, & who assisted in the Valuing the Derwentwater Woods to make an Affadavit that they are in greater Value then £8100 and have this day inclosed it to Mr Corbett (with a letter) which will Sett the bidings aside as you Desired.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Middleton – 27 Mar 1741
Ravensworth Castle. March 27. 1741
To Sir Willm. Middleton
Sir
We took the liberty, to give you the trouble of a letter dated the 15 Inst requesting the favour of you to become our Security as Receivers for the Derwentwater Estate in the room of Collonel Liddell deceased, which Mr Airey has wrote us, you are so Obliging as Consent to. We begg Leave now Sr. to Acknowledge the favour & to return you Our Sincerest thanks; and to Assure you that it shall be our Care to tran
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 31 Mar 1741
Ravensworth Castle. March 31. 1741
To Mr Radley
Sir
We have herewith Sent you the Tacknotes for Granting to the Gov.r & Company four Veins of Lead Ore in Alston Manner & of Clargill Cleugh head String & Matt Cousins & Ray both which wou’d have sent Sooner, but that we Cou’d not get the Tacknote from the Company Agent nor Settle with him the Discription of Blaygill lease, so as it might not Interfere with Fourshield burn. - Blaygill you will Observe is on
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 31 Mar 1741
Ravensworth Castle. March 31. 1741
To William Corbett Esqr
Sir
Since the Accot. we gave you of Mr Hunters Bidding ane Advance of £500 for the Derwentwater Woods in the County of Northumberland we have had with us Stephen Elteringham & Ptners with a fresh proposall to give a further Advance of about the Same sum so that we presume before this reach your hand these Gents. will Offer for the Northumberland Woods at least £5000. We begg leave to recomend it to the perso
Letter – Hugh Boag to John Maule – 3 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 3rd. 1741
To Mr Jno. Maule
Dear Sir
We reced. yours of the 26th Ulto. with Mr Hunters Quieres & which we hope youle find Answerd by the Inclosed. We are glad that you have found out the 10 mistake in the Janry. Cash we thought it must havce been in Copying; we are obliged to you for the Trouble you have with us in getting our Accots. forwarded & hope Sr. youle press the Auditor to get those before him ready against the Next Declaration, we a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 3 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 3rd. 1741
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
We wrote you the 27th January 1735/6 that Mr John Ridley who purchased a bargaine of Timber of Mr Watson & Elstob in Dilston Park were Entituled by their Article to An Allowance of Twenty four Tunns of Timber to be Cutt in Dilston Park in Case it appeared that he had a hard bargaine. To which the Board were pleased to give us for Ans.r by their Minute of the 4 Feb. Following that the said Allowance Shoud n
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 3 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 3rd. 1741
To Mr James Wood
Dear Sir
Above you have a Bill on Mr Benjamin Skutt for £500 dated this day at 28 days after date together with two others Inclosed amounting to £900 more making £1400 on Accot. of the Rents & Profitts of the Derwentwater Estate which three Biulls pray acknowledge the recet. of. They will be punctually paid & we hope Save you a good deal of trouble. Our Comp<liment>s pray to all friends at Green<wi>ch,
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Airey – 5 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. Apr 5 1741
To John Airey Esq.
Sir
We were favourd with yours of the 30 of March last Inclosing us a Letter from Mr Robt. Johnson of Ebchester , an an [sic] Affadavit relating the Der[wentwater] Woods. the former I sent a messenger with Yesterday morning which brought Mr Johnson to N.castle & the latter I return you herein with such alterations as were proper. Sworn before Mr Dixon. Mr Johnson & Ambros Hopper speek only to the Northumberland wood
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Simpson – 5 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 5 1741
To Mr Thos. Simpson
Dear Sir
I Reced. the favour of your Letter of the 30 March last & thank you for the Care you have taken of what I wrote in relation to the Derwentwater Woods but am sorry to find the Cumb[erland] Woodmongers are so well Skil[le]d in Combination. Surely these practices are not often mett with in that County in the Comon runn of Business. The Sale of the whole woods is offered by proper Affadavit setting forth their be
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Jefferson – 7 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 7. 1741
To The Revd. Mr Jefferson
Sir
I Reced. yours by last Post, and in answer thereto I must acquaint you that the Board of Directors for Greenwich Hospitall, have given us fresh instructions to call upon you for the Debt due to them, & in obedience to their command it was that I gave Mr Simpson likewise a fresh Order.
Whether you presume right or wrong, in saying I cannot know whether your designs have been frustrated or not, I shal
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 10 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 10 1741
To Mr Radley
Sir
Since we wrote you last, in relation to the proposalls which we Expected woud be made for the Derwentwater Woods in Northumberland we have had any further Information as these Woods, but in regard to the Cumb[erlan]d ones, we have Endeavoured to promote fresh proposalls, we have so farr succeeded that we expect this Post will bring one & we think at £4000, but as most of the Wood Mongers in that County are in a Sort of
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 10 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 10 1741
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
As next Wednesday is we apprehend the day upon which the Sale of the Derwentwater Woods are to be Confirmed, we presume to acquaint you that Since our last we have not had a prospect of `any further proposals for the Woods in Northumberland, but from what we before wrote you we hope proposals are lodged at upwards of £5000.
The Sale of the Cumberland Woods will be attended with a good deal of difficulty
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 12 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April 12 1741
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Inclosed herewith we Send you our Cash Acco[un]t for last Month, the Ballance of which at the End thereof was Two Thousand five Hundred & Ninetythree Poundfs Twelve Shillings & three pence of which we have Since sent in to Mr Woods hands £1400 & will in a few posts Send him £1000 more.
Gawen Charleton to whom Throckley mill was Confirmed at the last letting has Since the Confirmation appea
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 12 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. Apr 12 1741
To Mr Radley
Sir
Since we reced. yours of the 7 March last have often Sent & been at the Newcastle Carryers Inn in Newcastle but can hear nothing of the Leases. We begg you will lett us know the carryers Name & the term they were d[elivere]d to him, so as we may be able to seek for them here perhaps they are lyting at his Ware house in London Still. we are Yr &c
Walton & Boag
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 24 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. Apri.24. 1741
To Mr Richd Horne
Dear Sir
Our Recet. at Keswick & Other buisness of late, has been the reason why yours of the 9th Inst. was not Sooner Answered. We are sorry any thing Should prevent us from having the pleasure of hearing from you, or in Whose friendly Correspondance we have a greater pleasure.
We have herein Inclosed you an Advertizement for letting the two Coll[ier]ys & Potts’s House in Corbridge; which you will please
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 24 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. Apri.24. 1741
To Mr William Radley
Sir
We reced. the L:eases you formerly mentioned to have been sent by the Newcastle Carryer; but this day; & thought proper to let you know we have wrote you about two post agoe that we could not hear of them.
We wonder much we have not heard from you if the Sale of the wood be Actually opend. & what is bidd & by whom. we shall be glad to know that we may be as usefull in getting it Sold, to, or nea
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 24 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April.24. 1741
To William Corbitt Esqr
Sir
We reced. yours with the Boards Minutes for the 8 April Inst . the Contents of which we duly observe, & we coud have Answerd that part relating Mr John Ridley & that of the fee farme Rents Sooner, but that we wanted for an Ans[we]r to a Letter we wrote to Mr Ridley, desiring he wou’d send us the Article whereby he is Intitled to the Allowance of Timber, which we did not receive till Yesterday.
T
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Edward Stephenson – 24 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April.24. 1741
To Edwd. Stephenson Esqr.
Sir
There being due from you to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital Three pounds Seven Shillings & sixpence for a General fine & Nine Years Rent of your Estate at Keswick to Martinmas last, We take the liberty of Acquainting you with it, hoping you will be so obliging As order your Agent to discharge it as it is real Inconvenience to us to returne it in our Accot in Arrear. The p[ar]ticulars we presume
Letter – Nicholas Walton – 24 Apr 1741
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich Apr. 24. 1741
The Commissioners of his Majestys Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich hereby Give Notice that on Wednesday the 11th of November 1741 or as Soon after as may be, the following farmes belonging to the Derwentwater Estate will be lett on Lease for Twenty one Years vizt. Greenhaugh Colliery in the Mann[o]r of Wark & County of Northumberland late or now in Possession of Matt. Robson, Greenhead or high Green Colliery in the Mannr. afore
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Andrew Scott – 24 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April.24. 1741
To Andrew Scott at Scremerston
We are much Surprized to hear of any person Winning of Limestone in Scremerston Liberty without our Licence & therefore this Serves to desire you will Discharge all such persons as are doing so, till they in the first place pay us a Satisfaction for what they have have [sic] allready gott & afterw[ar]ds obtain a Licence from us. We do not demand an an [sic] unreasonable Satisfaction, but a reasonable one
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 26 Apr 1741
Ravensworth Castle April 25. 1741
Errors Excepted
A Coppy Sent the Board 26th April 1741 into the hands of William Corbett Esqr the Letter not Coppy’d
Nichos. Walton Hugh Boag
[The table of Contingent payments made on accot. of the Derwentwater Estate from 31 December 1740 to 31 March 1741 is available in the corresponding PDF]
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Walton – 1 May 1741
Ravensworth Castle. April.24. 1741
To the Revd. Mr John Walton
Sir
We had the favour of yours of the 28 Ult. relating the Chappell at Dilston, being Converted into a School & Observe your Objections.
We did not Consent to the Schoolmaster making use of the Chappell as above, provided the Books Sirpless &c were taken Care of & that no damage was done to the Seats or Windows. If we had apprehended it necessary to appraise you of it we wou’d most Surely ha
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 3 May 1741
Ravensworth Castle. May 3. 1741
To Wm. Corbett Esqr
We have used all the means in our power to procure a Ship of 150 & another of 130 Cha[lde]rs to Load for the Use of the Hospitall, but have not been able to gett one of Either of these Sizes under Seven Shillings a Chal[de]r . We have therefore Ventured to exceed the Boards Comission, having agreed with a Ship which we Expect will make out near 200 Chal[de]rs and at 6/6d Fraight with one Guinea in Lieu of all port Charger
