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Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Jun 1834

?Thursday 12th June Received the Boards Minutes of the 31st May & the Secretaries Letter of the 10th June, informing me of the Admiralties approval of the appointment of Mr Fenwick & Mr Bainbridges as Court Keeper & Solicitors for the Hospital in their respective districts, to whom I communicated the particulars regarding their respective appointments.  I instructed Mr Fenwick at the same time, to enquire into the Grounds of Mr Spencer’s claim to the Threshing Machine at Bute

Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Jun 1834

Friday 13th June 1834 [sic] Having written Letters & attended to accounts in the Office I went over the different works going on here, examined the new Road through a part of Dilston Hall Farm, which being now finished, we this day opened to the Public, who take it most willingly being a much shorter line & less steep than the old one, & as regards the situation of the new House an immense improvement.  I have not yet got the expense of attending it put into one sum yet, but ho

Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Jun 1834

Saturday 14th Having got the Cash accounts, including the numerous receipts & payments of all the Rents, brought up to this date and sent off to Greenwich, I rode to Thornbrough Quarry Farm to see if any remedy could be found for the Tenants complaint of a want of water near the House & Offices.  It is certainly ill off in that respect during the summer, & a promise had been made him of sinking for water & fixing a Pump, but the place stands upon a thick bed of Limestone, t

Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Jun 1834

Monday 16th June Was occupied all the day with business in the Office, examining various accounts for work in different parts of the property & preparing agreements etc.  By the Moor Masters returns, it appears that the whole quantity of Ore raised in the Manor of Alston between Michaelmas 1832 & 1833, is as follows.  Bouse Ore 12702 Bings 4Cwts.  Cutting Ore 679 Bings 6 Cwts the Duty on which is 2197 Bings 1 10/21 Cwts of Bouse and 119 Bings 1 13/14 Cwts of Cutting Ore.  

Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Jun 1834

Tuesday 17th June Went to Hexham - settled the Nursery mans Acct amounting to £57.8. for young Trees & Thorns used in planting during the last Season.    Being Market day, saw several Tenants, who have generally some applications to make, but who are universally complaining of the Drought & bad prospect for a Crop, & stating the impossibility of holding their Farms at the present rents.  I regret to learn that Mr Fenwick has found it necessary to resort to a sale of Robinson

Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Jun 1834

Wednesday 18th June I rode to Haydon Bridge - saw the building of a Cow House and Coach House in the Inn Yard. Got agreements executed by the Rev George Richmond for the fields called Priests Pasture, & by J. Corbet, Blacksmith for the House & Shop he occupies. Proceeded to the Works in Langley Barony & was caught in a heavy rain, my only regret about which was, that so little of it came Eastward to Dilston.  

Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Jun 1834

Thursday 19th June Wrote to Mr Lethbridge, enclosing Letters from Messrs Fenwick & Bainbridge, accepting their appointments as Court Keepers & Solicitors in their respective districts.  Also sending for the Commissioners’ Signature, the Agreements for the Blacksmith’s premises at West Boat & Haydon Bridge & Mr Richmonds, for Fields at the latter. No Lease or written Agreement of any kind was ever made, I believe for the Inn at Haydon Bridge, entered to in May 1833 by Ma

Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Jun 1834

Friday 20th June 1834 The subscription for building a School House & Dwelling House for the Teacher, in the Township of Lipwood, for which the Board granted a site & Wood for the Building, not having been found sufficient, application was made by a neighbouring Clergyman, to the national School society for aid.  Their committee have subscribed £30 which will fully answer the purpose, but one of the conditions which must be completed with before the money can be had, is, that a con

Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Jun 1834

Saturday 21st June Paid the second Instalment of £200 to the Contractors for the new House, due upon the joists of the second Story being laid.  Wrote to the Agent of the Railway Company, requesting a settlement of the claims due to the Dilston Tenants & allowed to them on the last rent day.  I find this Company very dilatory in their transactions & troublesome to deal with.  Informed Mr Beaumont’s Agent of the Boards decision respecting the letting of Blagill Mills.   Rode t

Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Jun 1834

Monday 23rd June Having settled some matters in the Office & sent Mr Hunt to look after draining & the state of Tillage in the Coastley district, & having no particular engagement, I took an excursion through the Woods on Snokoe & Dipton Fells & those of Dilston Park, observing such as is sold & being cleared away, such as is in want of thinning, the state of the fences etc.  There is always something to be looked after in this department,& commonly a good deal

Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Jun 1834

Tuesday 24th June 1834 Rode to Throckley, where I found for the first time the Lessee of the extensive Quarry there, to whom I had written without effect, demanding payment of the Rent, & also an account of the number of Blocking Men employed by him, that I might know whether or not it agreed with the account which Mr Stephenson, our tenant at Throckley, was so good as to keep for me.  He owned that this year he had employed a greater number than formerly, but complained, that he had l

Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Jun 1834

Wednesday 25th June Went over the Draft Lease for Farms, as directed to be adopted, with Mr Fenwick, who has undertaken to have copies printed upon plain paper, attending to the prints himself, to see that sufficient blanks are left in the proper places. These Copies of each Lease will serve as records & for reference in the Office here, & generally will satisfy the Tenants, they holding them for the same purpose.  While it will be necessary to have one Copy on Stamp duty executed

Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Jun 1834

T?hursday 26th June 1834 Had a meeting with one of the Rail way Agents respecting the claims of the Dilston Tenants, the amount of which is promised to be remitted in a few days.  Went along the line towards Hexham to see the point at which they could be allowed to break into the bank for gravel, with the least injury.  The Sheriffs Officer arrived & I sent some people with him to turn old Hind & his effects out of the House and let Teasdales family into it, who have lived since M

Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Jun 1834

Friday 27th I rode as far as Wark for the first time, saw the work which had been done under Mr Storey’s obliging direction, to secure the foundation of the Pound fold wall which had been undermined by the adjoining Brook, & the wall itself rebuilt.  Called upon the Rev Mr Baggs to inquire into the nature of a complaint he had made to me by Letter respecting an encroachment he imagined had been made by persons using a part of the field.

Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Jun 1834

Monday 30th June 1834 Being Quarter day, inclosed the several claimants Cheques for their Salaries & Pensions.  A discovery was made some days ago that about 28 outside Deals which had been sawn from the Trees cut in Whittle Dean for flooring in the Public House at Throckley, had been stolen.  There seemed some reason to suspect a Person call Bell at Ovington, & I even heard that they would be found in a certain out House belonging to him.  I sent Mr Parkin early on Friday

Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Jul 1834

Tuesday 1st July Received a Memorial from Westgarth Forster, Author of a Treatise on Mining which I have heard is a useful Work, but proved an unprofitable one to him.  I was introduced to the author at Alston, whose appearance indicates poverty.  I forward the Petition to the Board.  [marginal pencil note:] I think the Hosp.l subscribed for several copies, which were doubtless charged in the Receiver’s account so can give no pension and I doubt whether we can give any sub

Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Jul 1834

Wednesday 2nd July Rode first to Whitechapel, three miles, Westward from Haydon Bridge, where the new farm House is roofed & will be soon fit to occupy.  This is a substantial Job, of which all the work is well done, & does Howden credit.  He is now going on with the Stables. Then to Lipwood & West Millhills, both occupied by good Tenants, & for this Country, well cultivated - but both, I regret to say, proposing to apply to be released, on account of the high Rents

Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Jul 1834

Thursday 3rd July 1834 Received from the Railway Co. £63.6.6 being the amount of compensation for damage done to the Lands in Dilston due abt Mart[inma]s last.  Received also the Moormasters Accounts & a Statement from the Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ore weighed over in the Quarter ending on the 31st Ultimo amounting to 294 Bings & 2 Cwts.  The Duty received being 473 Bings & 18 Cwts which I am glad to say exceeds the quantity received in the corresponding Quarter of

Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Jul 1834

Friday 4th July I was called upon this morning by the Schoolmaster of Whittonstall for the half years subscription to the School there.  The Subscription to this School by the Hospital is £15 a year, whereas to that of Deanraw & others it is £10. I am not acquainted with any particular claim which Whittonstall has to such preference, and having lately given a subscription of £35 to rebuild the School House, I shd think an annual subscription of £10 sufficient for a Teacher of

Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Jul 1834

Saturday 5th July Received some payments for Wood & settled accounts with Mr Parkin. Having made no discovery regarding the Deals stolen from Whittle Dean, I issued hand Bills offering a reward of £10 to any one giving such information as to lead to the conviction of the offenders.  Was engaged with Mr Green the Architect who came to examine the progress of the House, which will soon be ready for the Roof.  At noon Rochester’s wife came to tell me that he was more inclined t

Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Jul 1834

Monday 7th July 1834 Mr Lee of West Land Ends came to complain of the extreme dearness of his Farm & offer a resignation of the Lease.   I shall report upon the several applications of this kind, after having got a good many together, which will save the Board the trouble of attending to & replying to each separately    Wrote to Mr Forster urging him to give his earliest attention to the view of the Hospital’s Collieries.  Rode to Whittonstall & examined the Farms t

Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Jul 1834

Tuesday 8th July 1834 Received from Major Johnson the detailed account which I had desired him to send me, of the expense he had invested in cleaning out and making parts of the old Scremerston Water Level.  It is an expensive concern, but I believe had become very necessary, and having been recommended by Mr Fenwick & directed to be done by Mr Hooper I presume Mr Johnson must have credit for the amount of the charges for above ground work are reasonable.  I cannot well judge of that

Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Jul 1834

Wednesday 9th July Received £60 in payment for Bark from Dilston from Mr Ridley of Hexham.  Prepared the Copies of some Leases by the Agreements formerly signed, that they might be submitted to the Parties, previous to being put upon Stamps, & examined with Mr Hunt the Plans of some Farms of which the measurement of the Fields cannot now be made out, owing to their having been intersected by new Turnpikes & Railways.  Among them are the Farms of Dilston, Coastley, Woodhall &

Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Jul 1834

Thursday 10th July Received Mr Fenwick’s Letter respecting Mr Burnett’s offer for Tithes, which is herewith sent * [pencil annotation in margin: ‘letter not sent. JAL’] also one from Mr Charlton of Hesleyside, asking permission to obtain Stones for building the intended Bridge at Bellingham, from Hareshaw Common, to which I replied that as the Manor might probably be transferred to the Duke of Northumberland in a short time, a Grant of that kind could not be made with propriety unless

Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Jul 1834

Friday 11th July Received Messrs Parker & Crawhall’s Award of the price of Lead for the last Quarter, which they have fixed at £17.10 and wrote to the former acknowledging his Letter as well as my obligation for his attention to that matter & his services for the past twelve months, & begging that he would be so good as let me know what remuneration I should make him in return.  Received Bensons report of certain Farm Buildings in Hexhamshire, where repair is wanted, whic
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