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Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Jul 1834
Saturday 12th July
Settled the Accounts for peeling Bark on the different Estates with Mr Parkin. The people employed complain that the price paid per Ton, is below what they can make Wages of, but I can afford them no more, as the price of Bark is also so low, that it leaves little after paying the expenses. Communicated with the Lessees of Langley Mills the Quarters Account for Ore, according to Messers Parker & Crawhalls Award of the price, & transacted other Office business
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Jul 1834
Monday 14th July 1834
Attended to & answered several Letters. Â Inspected the condition of the Dilston Farms, their Fences & management. Â Afterwards went over with Mr Hunt the Leases of the Farms entered to at May last, before delivering them to the parties & filling up the Counterparts on Stamp, comparing them with the Agreements originally signed by the Lessees. Â Received from Mr Fenwick the new form of Agreement & Conditions for letting Farms, which had been printed und
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Jul 1834
Tuesday 15th July
Attended a Meeting of the Alston Road Trustees at Hexham, called chiefly for the purpose of coming to an Agreement respecting the branch road to Bellingham & the Bridge proposed to be created over the Tyne there. Â The completion of this Line of Road formerly abandoned for want of Funds, although included in the Alston Turnpike Act, & now that the proprietors in this District have agreed to build the Bridge by Subscription the only thing which I thought it neces
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Jul 1834
Wednesday 16th July
Had a handsome Letter from Mr Parker expressing his willingness to meet Mr Crawhall as hitherto, to fix the price of Lead on the Hospitals Account, but declining to receive any remuneration for doing so. Â I conceived in making the proposal, that this would likely be the case, but thought that I should hardly be justified in occasioning an individual so much trouble without at least putting some compensation in his power. Â As it is, I must take some opportunity, when
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Jul 1834
Thursday 17th July
After attending to matters in the Office, I rode through the Farms of Highwood & Westwood to Coastley where I am trying to improve some boggy Ground by draining & to better some Land on a Hill side which is much too steep to be properly cultivated, put through a good following, for the purpose of being laid down to permanent Grass. Â I shall regret if poor Coulson cannot get on now with his Farm. Â He takes more pains & has better ideas of cultivation, than
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Jul 1834
Friday 18th July 1834
Being kept indoors by a rainy morning which is most acceptable to the Country, I take the opportunity of forwarding to the Board the resignation of Leases, or as they should more properly be, permissions for leave to relinquish Farms, at May day next from the following Parties.
Thomas & William Brewis of Hartburngrainge West Farm. These are respectable Tenants & little fault is to be found with their management, but the Land is generally cold & po
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Jul 1834
Monday 21st July 1834
Received the Boards Minutes of 20th July & attended to all the matters contained in them making the necessary communications to the Parties referred to. Received also Mr Snowball’s Letter to the Board applying to be released from the present Agreement for the farm of Fourstones & to be allowed to treat for the same by valuation. Mr Snowball is a Man of Property, but by no means a superior farmer, his Son who occupied Fourstones Farm died, & his Widow cont
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Jul 1834
Tuesday 22nd July
Rose early & rode to Milfield Hill 26 miles.  The dear child whose illness caused my Journey, whom I had not seen since she was the picture of annimation, health & loveliness, expired on her Mothers knee, three hours [underlined] before I arrived!!! My occupation during the remainder of the week was not of a description to find a place in this Journal, nor had it any connection with the business of the Hospital farther than the receiving from & transmitti
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Jul 1834
Monday 28th July
Rode to Scremerston & looked over the Farms. Â Mr Hogarth had got the Quarry rubbish removed & the banks sloped in, so as to restore the Land to the Field in a condition to be cultivated, but as he was away from home, I have not an opportunity of ascertaining the cost, or of knowing some other matters which I wished to learn from him. Â I waited upon Mr Pringle, & expressed surprize & dissatisfaction that he should not have attended the Meeting appointed
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Jul 1834
Tuesday 29th
Examined into matters at Scremerston Colliery where I regret to find very little demand for Coals.  The several Land sale Collieries in the neighbourhood having reduced their price very low, & being generally more favourably situated than this for Carting Coals to the North & West, & the attempt to make Scremerston almost exclusively a Sea Sale Colliery having in the present depressed state of the Trade & abundant supply, proved unsuccessful.  I have great
Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Jul 1834
Wednesday 30th July
Proceeded to Newcastle bringing Mrs Grey with me, from the scene of her late affliction.  Saw Mr Fenwick in the evening to enquire, in consequence of a Letter I found from Mr Stott, what arrangement had been come to about the Machine claimed by the purchaser of Buteland, but which is evidently Mr Stotts Property.  Mr Fenwick is of opinion that the Machine not having been advertized with the Estate as the Mill was, is removable Stock & thinks Mr Spencer was of the
Journal entry – John Grey – 31 Jul 1834
Friday 31st JulyÂ
This being the first day for the Assizes for the County, I was desired to remain in Town, by the Solicitor for Mr Thomson of Scremerston, whose trial with the Lessees of the Colliery respecting the charges for the small Coal for burning Lime, was expected to come on, on which it was thought my evidence might be useful in proving what passed at Berwick between Mr Hooper & the parties in the subject. The Trial however had not come on at four o’clock, & as I had
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Aug 1834
?Friday 1st August
Attended to Accounts, answered Letters, settled with the Bailiff of the Regality of Hexham the various Fee Farm Rents due from the Hospitals Estates in the District and received numerous applications to be released from their engagements from Tenants in various parts, which I shall report upon particularly after another week, when I imagine I shall have received a good many more.
I send herewith the Agreement for Dilston Mill, as executed in three parts by Ridley Hal
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Aug 1834
Saturday 2nd August 1834
I heard from the Clerk of the Deliveries that he had finished the Delivery of Duty Ore to Messrs Wilson for the last Quarter amounting to 473 Bings 3 11/14 Cwts including 2 3/4 Cwts of Mr Burnetts Ore.  Mr Burnett & I have agreed that in future his Duty Ore is not to be included in our accts, so that we shall have no more mistakes arising from that cause. I was engaged in examining & arranging the leases returned from the Tenants to whose inspection the
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Aug 1834
Monday 4th August
I had frequently applied to the Railway Agents to have their determination respecting the Line at Allerwash Mill as I have hitherto abstained from making any repairs which are wanted, lest they should eventually be taken down, and as they requested to know what might be the value of the Buildings, before they could decide, I sent Mr Benson to examine & measure them, being rather desirous that if they would give a fair value for Housing & Machinery & compensate
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Aug 1834
Tuesday 5th August
I had the Corn left growing by Rochester on Dilston Mill Ground, valued by Mr Hunt, on the part of the Hospital & and another person on behalf of the new Tenant, for which they decide that he is to pay £52.10.0 according to the reputed measurement of the Land, but to be increased or diminished in due proportion should it be found on measuring it afterwards to be more or less than is expected. Received also from Ridley Hall the new Tenant £15 as agreed upon for mak
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Aug 1834
Wednesday 6th August
Some of the Whittonstall Tenants called in the morning on their way to Hexham fair, & I afterwards saw others there from different parts of the Estates, most of them, I regret to say being of one mind as to the necessity of giving up their Farms. The Crops in this district are generally rather below an average, while the prices have rather a tendency to decline rather than to advance. It is no wonder then, that farmers almost wholly dependent upon Corn, should t
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Aug 1834
Thursday 7th August
Had accounts to settle in the Office with Parkin & Benson, in their respective departments, and held a long conference with old Thorburn, whose stupidity about his account, & unwillingness or incapacity to understand the Amount of Arrear upon his several Farms is excessively troublesome. Â Our interview concluded by my telling him that unless he should bring some one to give security for the rent due for Bagraw in the course of this week, I should seize & sel
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Aug 1834
Friday 8th August
Sent Mr Hunt to value the Corn Tithes belonging to the Hospital, directing him as to the prices at which the different kinds of Grain should be calculated. Â Wrote to Mr Hogarth of Scremerston reminding him of his promise to discharge his Arrear of Rent in the beginning of the present Month & to other Tenants on the same subject. Â Received the Boards Minutes & the offers for Lowbyer Nursery. Â Inclosed to Mr Fenwick a cheque in payment of this Account as returned
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Aug 1834
Saturday 9th August 1834
Set out early to visit the several Farms in the district of Newlands & Whittonstall, most of which will be to value & Let this Season, on which account, I wish to look over them while the Crop is on the Ground, as well as afterwards. I told Harrison, who objected to execute his Lease on Account of the Grant of Lime not being included, that he must make up his mind to do so at once, or relinquish his present Agreement. He is to let me know in a few days.Â
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Aug 1834
Monday 11th August 1834
Had a Meeting with Thorburn, who brought a relation who holds a Farm in the neighbourhood, to join him in a Promissory Note for £80 on condition of his being allowed to reap the Corn at Bagraw. From the Estimate I made of it, that is as much as it was likely to sell for by Auction, besides taking the risk of bad debts. I rode to Woodhall Mill, where the Tenant hesitates to execute the Lease, according to his Proposal. He had no good reason to give for it, b
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Aug 1834
Tuesday 12th August
I informed old Teasdale, that the Commissioners having consented to remit a part of his Arrears for Dilston Hall Farm on condition of his paying up the remainder, he must give me satisfactory security for doing so, that he might be allowed to reap & dispose of the away going Crop at his pleasure. This he has done. I obtained & examined Mr Hunt’s valuation of Lipwood Corn Tithes, at which rate he has let them to the occupiers, of which I send a Copy. Gave
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Aug 1834
Wednesday 13th August 1834
Having written a few days ago to Coulson, the Tenant of Coastley to say that unless he could discharge his Arrears, I would not have the Lease prepared upon the new Agreement, & he would not be allowed to continue his Farm, he came to me this morning to investigate the state of his Account, left a little money & promised to raise the remainder or give me security for its payment upon the next rent day, repeating the old complaint, which is unluckily too we
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Aug 1834
Thursday 14th August
When at Newlands lately I found a part of the Building done by Rewcastle two years ago, has not yet been finished. The Slated Roof of the very expensive house inclosing the Horse Wheel of the Threshing Machine, has not been pointed, though the Tenant had the Lime as he showed me for the purpose, but which is long ago become useless; & now some of the Slates are beginning to blow off. I wrote to Rewcastle today, calling his attention to that & to some other t
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Aug 1834
Friday 15th August
Harrison the Tenant of Sproats Farm came to the Office this morning, paid up his Arrear & told me that he declined holding the Farm, as taken last year unless the grant of Lime were guaranteed throughout the Lease. This I told him was never contemplated & would not be complied with, & that if such was his determination he must return to me the Agreement signed by the Comm.rs., with a writing from him, signifying his resignation of it, which he promised to do
