Messrs Finlay Hodgson& Co Newcastle Nov 7th 1832
Gentm
In Mr Johnsons absence I hand you annexed sales for last month, Stockton Lie & Statement of Blaydon Refy to 27th Octr (the latest we are in possession of Mr Emerson having been prevented sending one this week by an usual press of business) but will forward one up to Saturday early next week. under another cover I hand you cash a/c for the past month By Jackson & Co Waggon. This day I have also forwarded to your ad
London 7 November 1832
The Baron of <Suglend & Sywith> was saddened to return to the <Treforesie> without having the honour of paying his respects to My Lord Grey, when he learnt that the time of His Excellency's stay in the countryside was uncertain. Consequently the Baron of Suglend dares to hope that His Excellency would like to indicate to him a time which would be most convenient to him for this purpose.
He has the honour of repeating to My Lord Grey
Messrs Sigar & Co Beverly Newcastle Nov 12th 1832
Sirs
I have received in due course your ltr of the 8th Inst & cheque value £3-2-d which is carried to your credit. As I before stated, we never undertake to deliver Litharge or Lead at any other place than at the works at Blaydon, nor will we on any consideration depart from it. You’re a/c therefor remains with a balance of £3-2s 5d due to Mr Bt which you will please to settle at your earliest convenience.
Messrs Geddes & Co Glasgow Newcastle Nov 12th 1832
Dear Sirs
I beg leave to Acknowledge the receipt of your ltr of the 5th Inst covering Bill at 50 Days value £60-13s-6d which is carried to your credit. I have debited you’re a/c with 18s-6d Interest of the amounts of your two parcels of Litharge (sent Jany 27th and April 16th) from Sept 7th to Dec 28th when your bill falls due.
I am sorry you have put yourselves to the trouble of remitting a Bankers Bill
T Key Newcastle Nov 13th 1832
Dear Sir
Yours of the 6th Inst came to Hand in due course. I will endeavour in future to furnish you with Sel[ecte]d ref[ine]d l[ea]d of the mark AN WB 1 as much as possible. As to Slag Lead we have not at present on hand as much as will meet our engagements but if you be in immediate want will contrive to furnish with one Keel the quality of which I trust you will approve. We shall have a supply in a short time. We do not make Litharge o
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co Newcastle Novr 17 1832
Dear Sirs
I have paid Mr Sewell the Two Pounds Subscription to the family of the late Mr Koppen. Messrs Maltbys have got the whole of their former tlatted? purchase- I have not heard of any sales here or at Stockton.
I am Dr Sirs Yr ms Obdt Servt
Benj Johnson
Thos Key Newcastle Novr 17 1832
My dear Sir
I will thank you to send by the ship for this port 150 feet of 11/8 inch Lead Pipe & 40 feet of 7/8 inch Pipe for the use of Allen Smelt mill.
The Lead Trade here is very flat but sellers holds firm for price at £12 - !0- & £12 – common
I am Dr Sir Yrs Truly
Benj Johnson
Messrs Storr & Mortimer Newcastle Nov 20th 1832
Gentm
By Jackson & Co Wagg as heretofore, I have this day forwarded to your address a piece of fine silver containing Nine Hundred & Sixty five Ozs & three quarters with which on receipt you please credit TWBeaumont Esq at your best price advising as usual.
I observe a piece of Silver standing to your debit on the 25thSeptr last- your attention to this will ablige. Gent Yr mt obt Servt
Geo. Back
Messrs Finlay Hodgeson & Co London Newcastle Nov 23rd 1832
Dear Sirs
I have duly received your letter of the 21st Inst advising me of your having paid £265–6s-10d to the credit of Mr Bt at Messrs Glynn & Co to be accounted for to Messrs Batson Berry & Co also £2 paid on you’re A/c to Messrs Lewis.
I am glad the experimentation on the Silver has proved so satisfactory. Mr Wm Parker is under a mistake in stating the value of Litharge at £1 per ton more
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Admiralty 25th Novr 1832
My Dear Lord
About twelve months ago, when Mr Wailes was not expected to live, Ld Grey and You expressed to me an anxious Wish, that Mr Grey of Millfield, in the event of a Vacancy, should be appointed one of the Receivers of the Greenwich Hospital Estates in Northumberland. I acquiesced and I believe some communication was made to Mr Grey at the Time, which may have led him to expect the offer of this appointment from me on the first occurre
MessrsFinlay Hodgson & Co Newcastle Novr 27th 1832
Gentm
In handing you the annexed statement of our stock of Lead, I have the pleasure to inform you of having yesterday sold 1800 p[iece]s Refd at £12-10 per fr & Comm £12 per fr (including 1/10 Slag) the greatest part if not the whole of which will be refined, I have also an application today from a Stockton House & anticipate a Sale in that quarter in a few days.
Mr Johnson is at present receiving Rents at
Copy of Ths Pattinsons Letter to Finlay Hodgson & Co
Lead Works Blaydon Novr 28 1832
Gentm
Mr Johnson handed me your obliging lre of the 1st Inst which attentively considered & upon which I will proceed to give my opinion. The subject is one of great importance & some difficulty but whatever may be the result of our future experience I feel that I cannot err far at present by delivering my ingenuous sentiments which indeed it is almost needless to say I h
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B of T, [Board of Trade?] Decr 3 1832
Dear Sir James
I leave no time in giving you, as you desire, my opinion on Mr Grey’s letter, in the first place premising that the candid & business-like manner in which he expresses himself does him much credit and fully justifies the offer which you have made to him – The points upon which he appears most to feel hesitation are, the pledge to have no avocation from the duties of the Receivership, the residence at Hexham, and the amou
[on outer leaf:] Sir James Graham to Viscount Howick 4 Decr 1832 / Mr Grey
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Admiralty 4th Decr 1832
My dear Lord
To enable Mr Grey to come to a final decision, I forward to You the answer of Ld Auckland to the Letter, which you sent to me yesterday. He has enclosed a Draft of the New Instructions to the Receiver; and you may transmit both this Document, which will in substance be adopted by the Board, and Ld Auckland’s Letter to Mr Grey. After he has considered them, I will t
[on outer leaf:] Lord Auckland to Sir James Graham 6th Decr 1832 Mr Grey’s Appt
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B. of T. Novr 6 1832
Dear Graham
I have had a long interview with Mr Grey who has come up to Town in search of you – He is very anxious to see you and wishes me to ask you whether he could find you in Carlisle or Netherby on his return & when – he wishes to leave London about Tuesday next.
I told him that he had better make up his mind decidedly, before he took such a journey, as t
Sir James Graham to Lord Auckland 8 Decr 1832 Mr Grey
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Knowsley 8 Decr 1832
My dear Lord
I am very sorry that Mr Grey should have taken the trouble of coming to London for the purpose of having an interview with me. I had endeavoured to make the original offer to him in very explicit terms; and they did not admit of variation, since Mr Brandling is treated unjustly, if Mr Grey be favored by the conditions of his appointment differing materially from those, which Mr Bra
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Newcastle Decr 10th 1832
Dear Sirs
I have the pleasure to inform you that Messrs Walkers Parker & Co have this day purchased 5000 p[iece]s Refd Lead at £12-10- 10,000 p[iece]s Common Lead at £12- and 1000 p[iece]s Slag at £11-10- To be delivered 5000 p[iece]s monthly commencing 1st Jany next and to be paid for in Bills as usual 6? Mos from 1st of each month. I was absent the whole of last week at the mines which prevented me repl
London Dec 11 1832
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you, that I have today, had an interview with Lord Auckland, and have finally agreed to accept the Receivership of the Greenwich Hospital estates, upon the terms on which you were pleased to offer it to me, Subject to such alterations as to <minor> arrangements, as the report of Mr Hooper, after a residence on the spot, may decide the Commissioners to adopt. In the meantime, I shall strictly attend to your injunctions of secrecy, r
Messrs Isaac Spencer & Son York Newcastle Decr 12th 1832
Sirs
I duly recd your lre of the 29thNovr last with cheque value £1-18s- 8d The discount on your payment of £20 was 6s/8d and not £1 as in your statement. You are well aware that no allowance has at any time been made for freight or any other charge, & that our invariable practice is to deliver our Lead & Litharge at Blaydon subject to all subsequent charges.
Your Balance therefor remains £1-1s10d
Messrs Sigar Champeny & Co Beverly Newcastle Decr 12th 1832
Sirs
I beg reference to my lre of the 12th Nov & request immediate payment of the balance of you’re a/c £3-2s-5d due to the Exors of the late Mrs Beaumont
I am Sirs yr Obdt Servt
Benj Johnson
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Newcastle Decr 27th 1832
Dear Sirs
I am favoured with your letter of the 24th inst & enclose you a copy of Mr Taylor’s lre to Mr Pattinson & one from Mr Henry – both relating to the stock of Lead and Lead Ore on the Western side of the Island.
I have just had Mr Parker – he offers £12/10- & £13- for 10,000 p[iece]s which I have declined. Mr Beaumont who is here has directed me to offer him that quantity a
T Key Newcastle Decr 29th 1832
Dear Sir
Above I hand you invoice of 300 p[iece]s Comm Lead which I wish to draw your partic attention to. It was made at Rookhope mill somewhat different from the usual process – we expect you will find it of a much softer quality & we are anxious to receive your report upon it . As you have a balance of Cash on hand I will thank you to pay Finlay & Hodgson £600 to Mr Bts credit, & any further sum you can spare to Mr Bt
Mr Jn Stagg Stockton Newcastle Dec 29th 1832
Dear Sir,
In answer to your lre of the 20th Inst our present price for 500 p[iece]s Refd Lead & 500 p[iece]s Comm including (1/10 Slag) will be £13-10s & £13 – usual credit & weight. We are not anxious to make sales at present & I am induced to make you this offer to keep up old connection. I am Dr Sir Yrs truly Benj Johnson
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Newcastle Decr 31st 1832
Dear Sirs
I have duly recd your lres of the 2th & 29th inst Mr Parker called this morning to decline my offer of 10,000 p[iece]s at £13-10s & £13 which I by no means regret. The delivery could not have taken place before March or April & I have no doubt before that period to see a great improvement in the Lead Market. I have a lre from Mr Key this morning advising of his having to Messrs Coats &
Tuesday 1st January 1833
A letter from Mr Clayton, transmitting a plan of a projected New Road. Arranged with Mr Spencer that in the event of the Vicar of Chollerton establishing his claim to the Hay and Calves Tithes on the enclosed stinted pasture, which formed part of the ancient land, and, if it is to be presumed, therefore included in t he modus, that the Hospital would indemnify him, and that on this arrangement being recorded in the Board’s minutes at the Hospital, Mr Spencer would