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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. 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. As it is, I must take some opportunity, when I get House room, to invite him to take some days Shooting at Dilston in return for his civility. The Tenants have no Shooters more than myself and it is good partridge ground. Forwarded to Mr Lethbridge the Offers received for Dilston Mill & Ground, with a report of the Parties & their circumstances, so far as I am acquainted with them. Went over with Benson his report of the condition of the Wood Work in several Farm buildings which I had directed him to examine, especially such as are of recent erection, but where the painting has either been neglected altogether, or been done so slightly as to have disappeared in a few years. I very much grudge the expense of doing over again work which ought to have been done & was probably paid for a few years ago, but it is more economical in the end to preserve outside Woodwork, such as Granary Lattices, Doors Windows etc by painting, than to allow them to go to decay & to require them to be made new. I paid today to the builders of the new House according to Contract the Third Instalment of £150, the main part of the House being ready for the Roof.
