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Letter – Abraham Bunting to Joseph Ledgard – 24 Oct 1735
The following parsons desires your Recomendation to Mr. Boagg to be Imployed at the Work in Dilston Water which if you obtains will oblidge them to be usefull in this Enquire there Names is Thos. Nickerson of Corbridge Wm Ellwood Haydon bridge and two Men Edwd. Oxley Nigh Hexham and Wm Thompson of hexham. If Mr Boagg When he comes to Dilston Send me Word I Shall Send them to him I shall Make Larger discoverys then Expected I think you [wi]ll have good part of a Weeks Worke in this Nighbourhood t
Letter – Joseph Soames to Robert Ellison – 14 Nov 1735
Coppy of a Com[m]ission from the Com[m]issioners of his Majesties Royall Hospital of Greenwich to Mr Robert Ellison, Mr Nicholas Walton & Mr Hugh Boag for receiving the Rents etc of the Derwentwater Estate
To all to whom these presents shall come, The Com[m]issioners of his Majesties Royall Hospital for Seamen send greeting. Whereas by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament for the application of the Rents & profits of the Estates forfeited by the Attainders of James la
Letter – Thomas Corbett to Robert Ellison – 20 Nov 1735
Coppy of Mr Thomas Corbetts Letter dated 20 November 1735 to Mr Robert Ellison, Mr Nicholas Walton & Mr Hugh Boag
Admiralty Office
Gentlemen
You will receive by this Post from the hands of Mr Liddell a Commission Signed by the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital appointing You to be Receivers & Collectors of the Derwentwater Estate in the Roome of Messrs Watson & Hutchinson
The Directors have it under consideration in what manner you are to give in Security for
Letter – George Delaval to Joseph Soames – 20 Nov 1735
Sir
As I find your name at the head of the Comissrs intrusted with the care of the late Lord Derwentwater Estate, and having the honr I hope to be remembered by you, I take the Liberty to acquaint you, that I am at present Tennant to that Estate for the Tyths for the Parish of Kirkwhelpington in the County of Northumberland in which lies a Considerable part of my Estate But as some part of the Parish have this year refused to pay me Tyths where I conceive I had a right to demand them, I thin
Letter – Ralph Wood to Joseph Soames – 20 Nov 1735
To the honorable Directors of the Royall Hospitall at Greenwich the humble Petition of Ralph Wood of East Thornton in the County of Northumberland Gentleman
Humbly sheweth unto your Honrs that your Petitioner & his Predecessors for Forty years & upwards have been Tennants & Farmers of that part of the Estate of the late Lord Derwentwater Called East Thornton aforesaid together with the Corn Tyth of and in the Rectory of Harburn in the said County also part of the said Estate at
Letter – William Radley to Thomas Corbett – 3 Dec 1735
To Thos Corbett Esqr
Sr
I desire you will please to acquaint the Board that in Obedience to their order I have examined what part of the late Derwentwater Estate are charged with the Severall Incumb[e]rances now remaining thereon & find that the first is a Mortgage claimed by Cuthbert Constable alias Tunstall Esqr which was created by a Charge of £5000 in a Settlement made by Francis Earl of Derwentwater on the Marriage of Edwd his eldest Son afterwards Earl of Derwentwater with
Letter – Thomas Corbett to Robert Ellison – 6 Dec 1735
Coppy of Thomas Corbett Esqr Letter to Mr Robt Ellison, Mr N Walton & Mr Hugh Boag dated 6th December 1735
Gentln
By this Post you will receive a Copy of the Rental of the Derwentwater Estates, as the same was delivered to the Lords of the Treasury by the late Receivers.
I must desire when you see any mistakes or Errors in any part of this Rentall, as no doubt there are such, that you will inform me of the Same, that they may be Sett right.
The Directors desire to know fr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Abraham Bunting – 11 Dec 1735
Sir
By Vertue of an order from Thomas Corbett Esqr to us directed we are impower’d to nominate & appoint you & Mr Robert Johnson Bayliffs for the Manours or Lordships of Newlands and Wittenstall, Dilston, Corbridge, Thornbrough, Newton hall, Whittalls, Throckley, Hexham Shire, Coastley, The Baroney of Langley, Wark, Ellrington & other Estates in this County of Northumberland, belonging the Royall Hospital of Greenwich & we do hereby appoint you accordingly. And you are
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Corbett – 12 Dec 1735
To Thomas Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Decemr 12th 1735
Sr
We recd yours of the Sixth of December Inst with a Rentall of the Derwentwater Estate, which we thought proper to acknowledge; and we will take care to informe you of any Errors that appear to us in any part of it.
We have pursuant to your directions appointed Mr Robert Johnson Bailiff in the Roome of Mr Readhead & Mr Abraham Bunting i
Letter – George Delaval to Thomas Corbett – 16 Dec 1735
Sr
I have reced your Letter of the 6 Inst by which the Derectors of Greenwich Hospitall desire a Copy of the Grant by wch I hold the Tyths of the parish of Kirkwhelpington, I hold them by an Order from the Lords of the Treasuary wch Order is directed to their Stewards with a Com[m]and to put me in possession of the Tyths im[m]ediately, but as I am not at present at my own home I cannot transmitt you a Copy of it but if you tell be it’s necessary I shall send it you as soon as I goe ho
Letter – Thomas Corbett to John Stephenson – 20 Dec 1735
To Mr Jno Stephenson Moor Master at Alston
Adm[iral]ty Office 20th Decer 1735
Sir
I am ordered by the Directors of Greenwich Hospital to signify their Commands to you, that you do prepare and send me as soon as possible for their Informations, an exact and particular account of the Names, Situation, and Condition of all the Lead Mines under your Inspection belonging to the Derwentwater Estate, which are L
Letter – Nicholas Walton, Hugh Boag to George Liddell – 21 Dec 1735
To George Liddell Esqr
Honrd Sr Ravensworth Castle Dec 21st 1735
We got to this place last night about Nine o Clock from Hexham where we writt you a Short Accot of our proceedings So far as things had then occurd & we Intended giving you a full Accot of the whole this post but we find it will take us all this day to putt the Remarks etc that we have made into Forme so that you will have it next post & it is not p
Letter – Nicholas Walton, Hugh Boag to Thomas Corbett – 23 Dec 1735
To tho Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle December 23d 1735
Sr,
We went from hence to Newlands & Whittonstall last Monday the fiftheenth of this Inst December, where so here most of Tennents mett us & brought in their old Leases & last aquittances but not one of them had made a provision for the payment of the half years Rent due at Mayday last. The Leases of that Lordship are all Expired & Such of them as applied to us we have taken in, As also the dates of their las
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Corbett – 28 Dec 1735
To Thos Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle December 28th 1735
Sr
We are favoured with yours of the twentieth Inst last Post, with your Letter to the Moore Master Mr Stephenson to whome we have forwarded it pursuant to your commands. You may be assured Sr of all the Information we can give with regard to the Lead Mines and that as Soon as possible & we are of Opinion no time should be lost in letting of them
You
Letter – Nicholas Walton to George Liddell – 28 Dec 1735
To George Liddell Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Decemn 28 1735
Honed Sr
The preceeding is our Letter or rather a Coppy of it to Mr Corbett this Post, which pursuant to your com[m]ands we send you
We have mentioned to him as you will Observe that we apprehend the Tops of Trees etc now upon the ground are to be disposed of. To which, we hope he will give his answer, but never the less as we have your Orders we will advertise them next week to be sold.
We do not know that there was
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Edward Hutchinson – 28 Dec 1735
To Docter Hutchinson
Ravensworth Castle Decemn 28th 1735
Sr
We have been favoured with the Com[m]ands of the Directors of Greenwich Hospitall, to Signifye to them the condition of Dilston House as to its repaire wch we have not had an opportunity of doing for want of the keys. We have wrote to Mr Corbett to acquaint him therewith & that we have made application to you for the keys, in whose hands we presume they a
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Aynsley – 31 Dec 1735
To John Aynsley Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Decemn 31st 1735
Sr
We are directed to enquire in to the matter in dispute betwixt you & Mr Ralph Wood of East Thornton relating the Tyths of the Rectory of Harburn, & shoud be glad to know how that dispute has been occasioned & the present State of it
We have also Commands of the Directors of Greenwich Hospitall to acquaint you not to proceed in any Causes in
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Gawen Aynsley – 31 Dec 1735
To Gawen Aynsley Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Decemr 31st 1735
Sr
We have last Post a Letter from Thomas Corbett Esqr signifying to us the Commands of the Directors of Greenwich Hospitall which are to enquire into the right of the matter in dispute about the payment of the Tyths for yours & Mr Cragys part of the Common allotted you upon Whelpington Division
In Order Sr that we may be able to make a true State th
Letter – Hugh Boag to Charles Busby – 2 Jan 1736
To Mr Busby at Dilston
Ravensworth Castle Janury 2d 1735
Mr Busby
Mr Walton & me had a letter from Thomas Corbett Esqr of the 20th Decemr last wherein he ordered us to Informe our Selves by what Authority one Mr Radburne Removed a Large Clock & two very Large Coppers from Dilston about this time, twelve Months. & to what place & how you came to Suffer them to be Removed being then Instructed & had the Charge of what was in the House. We desire youle be so
Letter – Nicholas Walton to George Liddell – 4 Jan 1736
To G Liddell Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Janry 4th 1735/6
Honrd Sr
We were favour’d with your kind Letter of the 29 December last acquainting us with the Hospitalls having agreed to make an allowance for quick returns or for extraordinary trouble & think our Selves infinitly oblig’d to you for your intimation what reception our Conduct has so farr mett with; it will answer our end if it is but done so as you may have Credit by it, as we cannot then fail of having some Credit o
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Corbett – 4 Jan 1736
To Thos Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Janry 4th 1735/6
Sr
In answer to that part of yours of the 20 Decemr last relating to Furniture at Dilston, we have made enquiry of Mr Busby about the removal of the large Clock & two large Copper boylers & in answer he tells us he made an open Information to the Comissionrs of the Enquiry at Hexham the 22 Augt last to which he refers us. And he says that the Goods
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Corbett – 23 Jan 1736
To Thoms Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle January the 23d 1735’6
Sr
I had the honour of Receiving yours of the 3d, 6th & 17 Inst to which Mr Boag and my Self have a due regard, & you will have answers thereto With all Convenient Speed, but being just come of a very Troublesome Journey cou’d not possibly do it this Post
Mr Stephenson Moor Master met us at aldston and gave us an acct. of the Quantity of Oar Rais’d in Aldstone Moore from Christmas 1732 to Chriss 1735
Letter – Nicholas Walton to George Liddell – 23 Jan 1736
To George Liddell Esqr
Ravensworth Castle January 23. 1735/6
Honed Sr
We finished Our Collection at Mr Procters at Whittingham Last monday and Tuesday I came home but left Mr Boag at Eslington, as he had a pay to make, and Some other things to Settle there, he will be at home this Evening.
We are Infinitely Obliged to you Sir for your Letters to Keswick and Morpeth, the former did not come to our hands before Munday Last but the latter we rec.d at Morpeth in Course
I have wr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Ralph Wood – 23 Jan 1736
To Mr Ra Wood of N Hall
The 23d January 1735/6
Sr,
I have yours before me and in answer will take Care to write to the Commissioners of greenwich Hospitall about the affair between you and Mr Moore I will also take Councells Opinion upon it and in the meantime doe wt the Law will allow to Stop his proceedings I am obliged to you for a Copy of his Libell and it will be Certainly Necessary to prep
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Corbett – 24 Jan 1736
Thomas Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle January 24th 1735/6
Sr,
Last Post brought us yours of the 20th of Janry Inst with John Fishers letter inclosed complaining of some ill usage he faced from Joseph Pearson & that it had occasion’d his giving up his farme
The Eight of this Month we were at Keswick & that day reced the Rent of John Fisher as we did of the rest of the Tennants that appear’d ytday & on payment of his Money he requested that he might have liberty
