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Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Jun 1833
Tuesday 25th June
I was occupied in the morning in ascertaining the Houses and parcels of Land belonging to the Hospital at Haydon Bridge, & with Messrs Howdon & Rud respecting the repairs of the Inn & the most economical way of making the necessary farm Buildings at the farm newly entered to by Mr Howdon, which he is now anxious to commence – The Inn will in time be made comfortable, but it has been left in a horrible state – It would be a great advantage to the Tenant to hav
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Jun 1833
Wednesday 26th June 1833
Received a letter from Mr Bainbridge with £60 due by the Trustees of the Alston Roads on the 24th Instt – also one from Mr Dickinson of Spency Croft asking me to send him £40 on account of payments he is authorized to make for the Hospital, and informing me that the Lessees of the Dowke Burn Vein, wish to hush the Mine, which in his opinion they ought to be allowed to do, as no damage can ensue, the whole district of £1699 [sic] acres being let for only £10 a ye
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to James Dickinson – 26 Jun 1833
D[ea]r Sir June 26th 1833
In order that we may have the Lead Carr[iers] a/cs properly ex[ecute]d & settled preparatory to making the half yearly Pay it will be necessary that your cease to deliver Lead from [……….] Mill after the end of this week until further orders.
You will forward an acco[unt] to Leadbetter soon as you can of all Lead delivered by <the> respective Carriers this Year up to the 30th Inst leaving columns for him to present what he has rec[ieve]d
Letters – George Backhouse to John Leadbetter – 26 Jun 1833
Sir
Instructions have been given to Mr B[eaumon]ts Mill Agents to make out A/cs of of [sic] Lead delivered to the respective Carriers from each of the Mills, since the commencement of the present year up to the 30th Inst leaving columns that you may insert what you have received at Hexham up to that date which you will do as soon as possible after you receive the A/cs & forward them here.
I am Sir Your Serv[ant] GB
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Jun 1833
Thursday 27th June 1833
Left Corbridge at 6 o’clock in the morning, to meet Mr Spencer and his Attorney, by appointment at Buteland (15 miles off) to put him in possession of his purchase there, & afterwards rode for three hours more over moors, to go through the like ceremony at Whitlees. This done, I went to Elsdon to find an Inn to rest my horse, but the accommodation being very bad, rode nine miles to Cambo, on the Road to Hartburngrainge to sleep.
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Jun 1833
Friday 28th June 1833
Rode to Hartburngrainge West Farm, occupied by Thomas Brewis, who manages his farm in good stile, though the land is but of a cold & ungrateful description, & has the appearance of being a substantial tenant – He has been in the farm only 3 years & neither at the time of his coming, nor since has any thing been done to put the Buildings into a proper state of repair – The roofs are of grey slate or Pantyles & universally bad – It had been proposed,
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Jun 1833
Saturday 29th June 1833
Received the Boards Minutes of the 15th Instant ordering ‘that the Receiver transmit a list of the Subscribers (to the purchase of a residence for the Minister in the Parish of Slaley) with the rental of their respective properties in the Parish’, and wrote to the Incumbant of Slaley, begging him to favor me with the desired information.
Received also Mr Jay’s Letter of the 27th Instant acquainting me that the Board accept of Mr John Walton’s offer for the I
Letters – George Backhouse to Robert Bayley & Co – 29 Jun 1833
Messrs Ro[ber]t Bayley & Co June 29/33
Gentm
Your Purchase of WB Lead being now completed, in Mr Johnsons temporary absence, I have your invoice of the same.
I am Gentm Se[rvant] GB
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 1 Jul 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London July 1st 1833
I have duly rec[eive]d your fav[ou]r of the 26th,27th,29thUlt and am glad to learn the price at <ch/10> you have effected Sales of 5000 P[iece]s Lead. This I trust will establish the Bill in the Market and enable you to make further sales. In the course of the week I will send a statement of our stock. Monthly Cash and etc et.c I note your sale of the two pieces of Silver and the Payment of the Proceeds Am[oun]ts to £48
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Jul 1833
Monday 1st July 1833
Sent Mr Hunt off this morning to endeavour to ascertain from old Watson, of Allerwash, who has lived long at the place, the portions of boundary fence belonging to the different farms which have allotments on Grindon Common, about which the ne Tenants are not agreed, & if he can get that point fixed to make an agreement with one of the parties from whom I have had proposals for repairing the walls – He will be engaged for a day or two in examining the draining in th
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Jul 1833
Tuesday 2nd July 1833
Rode to Westwood, which is let to Mr Snowball for one year – This is a compact, pleasant little Farm of 147 Acres, of land generally good quality and well situated for Shelter & climate, but too small in size to be managed to advantage – The appearance of the present crops, does not warrant he high rent which has been usually given for this farm, & which leaves strong indications of want of rest – The House is new and neat. The Offices in good repair – Th
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 2 Jul 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson& Co London July 2nd 1833
I return you enclosed the Bill of Messrs <Pallatreau Per> & fils accepted by Mr W. F. Blackett payable at Messrs <Tobarts> & Co.
I have this day forwarded to your address as usual by Jackson & Co Waggon a piece of fine Silver weighing 776 3/4 Oz which you will please to dispose of to the best advantage.
BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Jul 1833
Wednesday 3rd July 1833
Engaged most of this day in writing & attending to business in the Office, also having several confrences with tenants on their way to Stagshaw fair, some urging their claims for certain repairs of their farm buildings respecting which I had no instructions, and others stating the necessity they would be under if they could not obtain abatement, of giving up their farms – I wrote to Mr Mitchell of Otterburn requiring immediate payment of £112.5.10 due by hi
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Jul 1833
Thursday 4th July 1833
This being the day of the Fair, I had at an early hour, interviews with several of the Tenants from different quarters – Mr Howdon with a plan of the new buildings to be made upon the farm he has entered to, at Haydon town, which he is now desirous to begin – After discussing the Plan etc & ascertaining the prices per yard, at which he would undertake the work, which I consider reasonable, with the understanding that it should be subject to the inspection of any
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Jul 1833
Friday 5th July 1833
I have been engaged for some hours in the Office, & afterwards occupied till evening with Mr Hunt and the Contractor for the work at the Dilston embankments, in narrowly investigating the encroachments of the river, upon the banks and plantations and endeavouring to come to a decision upon the most effectual & economical mode of securing them, which is a very difficult and perplexing subject.
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Jul 1833
Saturday 6th July 1833
After writing some letters & attending to business in. the office, I went according to appointment to Haydon town Farm, to decide upon the plan of the Buildings to be erected there this summer. The Farm house has been already repaired by Mr Hoopers directions, & the necessity of the other buildings also agreed upon, but the precise arrangement of them, left to future consideration – after particular examination of the ground, which is very uneven, & a view
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Thomas Maltby – 6 Jul 1833
Messrs Maltby & Co July 6 1833
D[ea]r Sirs
I am favoured with your letter of the 3rd Inst. I wish Mr Hodgson a few days ago to request he would arrange with you to pay the amount of the 20,000 p[iece]s of lead when due, in cash to Mr Beaumonts Credit with Batson Berry & Co at Glyn & Co. I have no doubt he will have seen you upon it & have made such arrangement.
I am Ser[vant] BJ
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 6 Jul 1833
Messrs Grace & Freeman 6 July 1833
I beg leave to advise you of Shipment of the last 300 frs Ref[ine]d Lead purchased by you of Mr Key. I shall commence with your purchase of 2000 P[iece]s of Mr Hodgson next Mo[nth] giving you an a/c of the expenses of Shipping with each parcel, which shall be affected at the lowest rate.
I am <dear sir> BJ
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 6 Jul 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co 6 July 1833
I now send you my Cash A/c & Stockton List. It is quite evident that we must substitute ordinary Refined Lead for Common & the sooner we commence to make our sales half Ref[ine]d half Com[mon] including one tenth Slag the better. I have this day sent you by Jackson & Cos Waggon a p[iece]e of fine Silver w[eigh]t 1401 1/8 Ozs. I must trouble you to forward to Mr Beaumont in case he should not return to London before he goes to
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Robert Stagg – 7 Jul 1833
I beg leave to hand your Statement of the quantity of Ore received by Mr Beaumont in Weardale in the year of and in Sept[ember] 30th 26, by <2 v/8 > since 1832 and will feel obliged by you furnishing me with the quantity revised by the Lead Company in that year to the 30th Sep[tember] same period.
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Jul 1833
Monday 8th July 1833
Having answered some Letters which I shall forward by tomorrows Post, as they relate to transactions with which Mr Hooper id acquainted I rode to Allerwash & Eastbrokenhaugh – at the latter place, some internal repairs are making at the farm house – I then proceeded to Lipwoodwell, where the Workmen were beginning to the intended building – I found after much consideration & contrivance, that the old hovel could not be saved without a greater sacrifice of co
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Jul 1833
Tuesday 9th July 1833
After being engaged for sometime in the Office I rode to Hexham market where I received from Mr Errington Ridley £77.19.1 being the balance due for Bark, and paid £80 to Mr Benson on account of buildings at Grindon – also saw many of the tenants on other matters, but failed to obtain the payment of any arrears, which I wished, rather than expected – The prices of Corn continues very low, & in this part of the country it is generally spoiled & of inferior qu
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Jul 1833
Wednesday 10th July 1833
Received from Mr Thomas Dickinson applications from three parties for permission to make trial of certain veins in the Manor of Alstonmoor upon the usual terms, which I have authorized upon his recommendation & which are recorded in the customary manner in the Office Book – Had an interview with Mr Green respecting the repair of buildings at Whittle which were ordered according to estimate of 1832 - & for which he had prepared Timber and made the Doors etc â
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Jul 1833
Saturday 13th July 1833
I rode to Scremerston, having previously written to apprize Mr Hogarth of my intention of calling upon him, hoping to find him prepared to settle the arrear of Rent, which however he said it was not yet in his power to do – I also received a Note from Mrs Thomson of Glororum, asking for a longer time to pay the sum £100 left by her at the last rent day – I then went to Mr Pringle’s but found that he had gone to Tinmouth to look after a fishing concern which he h
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Jul 1833
Monday 15th July 1833
I rode over to Learmouth to see the manner in which the encroachments of the Tweed upon Lord Grey’s property there had been guarded against. In one part, it has been done by laying large flat Stones of equal size in rows, beginning at the river’s edge, & receding as they advance in height like steps of stairs. A good deal of this has given way, owing to the gravel upon which it is founded, having been washed out, which loosens the stones at the Bottom – and in
