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 & Esphill, and probably there may be others in which the like confusion has arisen by recent changes.  It would be convenient to have this rectified & having the Plans already, a Surveyor would easily lay down the new Fields.  Went afterwards through among the Woodmen thinning Plantations & railing up the fences.