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Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 11 Nov 1737
To Wm Corbett
Ravensworth Castle Novemr 11th 1737
Sir
Inclosed I Send You our Cash Accot for the last Month in which there remained a Ballance of £802-11-5 in favour of the Hospitall. We have Since recd upwards of £200 & on the 4th Inst Sent Mr Wood Bills for £1000 on Accot of the Hospital. I am for Mr Boag & Self
Sir Yours etc N Walton
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Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Stephenson – 22 Nov 1737
To Mr John Stephenson
Ravensworth Castle Novr 22 1737
Dear Sir
I hope this will meet with you Safe at home, where I hope also you found your Family well.
Inclosed I send you the Minutes of the last Board of Directrs at Greenwich Hospitall relateing Hushing and the Vein Called Clergill Cleugh near Ale which I Doubt not but you will Observe, but pray do not make Publick any thing about the Vein Called Clargill Cleugh
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 22 Nov 1737
To Wm Corbett
Ravensworth Castle Novr 22 1737
Sir
We Reced Yours with the Board Minutes of the 16th of Novr Inst to which we have a Due regard and in Answer to that part thereof relating the Lead Ore Vein called Clargill Cleug Begg leave to have the Boards further Order in what way we Shod proceed to preserve and keep possession thereof. The Vein being an Open one is Granted to Geo Liddle Esq and partners and they as
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Giles Monk – 22 Nov 1737
To Mr Giles Monk
Ravensworth Castle Novr 22 1737
Sir
Last year was made out your Accot of Receipts and Disbursemnts to the 14 <Novr> in that Year and this we are proposed to Make out our Accot in the same Manner but as it seems more regular to end the 31st <December> in every Year we thought proper to Acquaint you that If you Approve of <It> we will Apply to the Directors to grant us leave to make up
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 25 Nov 1737
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Novr 25 1737
Sir
Edward & Matthew Brown & George Thompson who took Langley Castle Farme, only for one Year ending at Mayday next at the yearly Rent of £75 & Langley Draw Kills being taken by Matthew Brown at £8 for one Year ending at the Same time we are to acquaint You that the said Persons have offered for the Same the Rents above mentioned on Lease for 21 Ye
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Wood – 2 Dec 1737
Ravensworth Castle Decemr 2 1737
Sir
I have the Favour of Yours with with Lord Brodrick for a Bill of <Sam Price> for One hundred and thirty four Pounds returned for non Acceptance. since which I have Seen a Letter from Price who says he had given that Answer to the person you sent to Call upon him, but in the same Letter he Agrees he has money in his hand and Promises to pay the Bill however as I Doubt he is a Tr
Letter – John Watson to Nicholas Walton – 14 Dec 1737
A Copy of Mr John Watsons Letter to Messrs Walton & Boag in favour of Jas Wilkinson
Goswick Decem 14 1737
Gentn
I Received Yours per James Wilkinson and in Order to Comply therewith have gott him to Exhibit the Inclosed Particular of Repairs at and about the Mill at Scremerston as he bears the Character of an honest man in the Neighbourhood and the said particular is Attached I take It for granted is right for
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 16 Dec 1737
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Decer 16 1737
Sir
We Reced yours with the Board Minutes of the 7th of Inst wch we duely Observe, and we have acquainted George Liddell Esqr and his Partners with the Boards Resolutions Relating to Clergill Cleugh Lead Vein.
As we apprehend the Board required as particular an Accot as possably of the Valuation of the Severall Woods in the Derwentwater Estate we with proper Assis
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 23 Dec 1737
To William Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle Decer 23d 1737
Sir
We would not have been so late in Actioning the Boards Minutes of the 29th June last relating the Sale of a part of the Derwentwater Estate, but that the valuing the Extensive Woods took up so much time that we could not doe it Sooner, & besides, till the boreing at Newlands and Whittonstall was finished we could not give our opinions of the Values of t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 6 Jan 1738
To Wm Corbett Esqr.
Ravensworth Castle. Janry 6th.1737/8
Sr
We received Yours of the 28th December last with the Boards Minutes of that Date, whereby we observe the Board have been pleased to give Orders that our Accot. sho’d be made out to the 31st December last, in Obedience to which you may be well assured It shall be done to that time as Speedily as possible.
We are Glad the Severall papers we sent came safe to your hands, and hope you have received from Colonel Liddell th
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 13 Jan 1738
To Mr James Wood, Deputy Treasurer
Ravensworth Castle. Janry 13 1737/8
Dear Sir
I have Inclosed herein Sent you three Bills value Three hundred and Forty One pounds Eleven shillings which I have Endorsed to you on accot. of the rents of the Darwentwater Estate and for the use of Greewich Hospital, for which I have Debted you this Day accordingly.
I wish you, Mr Maule, Mr Horne, and all Friends at Greenwich and Broad street many happy new Years and am for Mr Boag and Self Dr Sir
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 13 Jan 1738
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle. Janry 13/1737/8
The slow proceedings against Thomas Howden, Gren and others Tenants of haydon Town farm is realy such an Inconvenience to the Hospitals Affairs that I cannot help (after the Treatment I mett with yesterday) Accquainting you with It and beg It may be laid before the Board at their first meeting If you Judge It proper at that time, If not at the next Convenient time.
That Affair of Green and Howdens being Dropt at the la
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 21 Jan 1738
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle. Janry 21. 1737
Sir
Inclosed we send you our Cash Acct. the 31 December Cash on which is a Balance in the Hospitalls favour of £419-0-2 ½ but we sent Mr Wood Bills the 13 Inst to the vallue of £541-11-0 so that they are considerably in our Debt as we have reced. very little since.
We hope the Accot. given the 13 Inst of the Severall abuses in the Der[wentwater] Estate came safe to your hands & has been before the Board, & do
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 31 Jan 1738
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Ravensworth Castle. 31 January 1737/8
Sr
We recd. the Boards Minutes of the 18th Inst & shall duly observe them.
Inclosed we send you then Acct. of Bricks & Tyles made at Dilston &c the last Year to the 31st December 1737 by wch the Directors will see what Profit arises from that undertaking, Also we have sent you John Shinn, the undertaker s pticulars Accot.to 31st Decemb. 1737 that they may see upon what Terms he is Imployed and also what
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Simpson – 31 Jan 1738
To Thomas Simpson Att[orney]
Ravensworth Castle. Janry 31 : 1737/8
Sir
Wee have a letter from Wm Lee Accquainting us, that you had wrote to him to require our Authority from John Furnace to bring an Action against Carrick which he has Accordingly done and in answer Furnace tells him he is ready to give you any Authority that is Necessary provided he is kept harmless which to be sure he must be, as the Comissioners mean to be at all the expence that shall attend the prosecution.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Hunter – 12 Feb 1738
To James Hunter Esq. Ravensworth Castle Febry 12th.1737/8
Sir
We were favourd with yours of the 7th of Febry.Inst last post for which we return you our hearty thanks, as well as for the Abstract of our Accot. by which it appears there was a Balance due to us of £96.17.10 3/4 , being Eighteen Guineas Increased by the Charge of passing the said Accot.
This post we have wrote Mr benja[min] Shutt to waite upon you, & pay you the Fees, to whom we desire you will deliver the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Benjamin Shutt – 12 Feb 1738
To Mr Benja Shutt Ravensworth Castle Febry 12th.1737/8
Mr Shutt
We had a letter from James Hunter Esqr, Audit[o]r of the Accot. for Greenwich Hospital last post Accquainting us that he has obtain’d our Quietus & Accot for the first year of our Receivership & that they are ready to be delivered to whom we shall appoint.
We desire you will therefore wait upon him & pay him Eighteen Guineas for the Fees is passing the Accot. thro’ the severall Offices & take s
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 12 Feb 1738
To Mr Maule Ravensworth Castle Febry 12th.1737/8
Dear Sir
As the Settling of our Accot. to the 31 Decem. last cannot be attended by either of us, it will necessarily follow that a greater trouble will fall upon you in Settling the same, as you will be Obliged to attend the Auditor in our steed, which will be a troublethat we cou’d not take the liberty to ask you to take upon you had we not in former instances experienced your friendship and favour. – On that Accot. it is t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to George Liddell – 12 Feb 1738
To George Liddell Esqr Ravensworth Castle Febry 12t.1737/8
Hon’ Sir
Inclosed we send you Mr Thompsons Acco. of the Quantity of Common and Inclosed Lands surveyed for the Com[missione]rs of Greenwich Hospital, and his Debt and Credit Accot. with the Com[missione]rs by which there is a Balance of £58 – 4 – 8 due from the said
Com[missione]rs. Inclosed you have also Mr Ellisons Draught of the Articles of Agreem’t with Mr Thompson all which we give you the trouble of as h
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 17 Feb 1738
To Wm Corbett Esqr Rav. Castle 17 Febry .1737/8
Sir
Inclosed you will receive a [supplement to] our Accot. to the 31 Dec last sent you of the 21 jan last in which we had omitted Charging remittance at [ ½ ] P[er]C[ent] on £420.8.5 ½ sent the Treas[urer] the 6 Dec 1736 and we also omitted in the sd Accot. a payment to James Hunter Esq. for the Charge of passing our Accots thro the severall offices for the year 1736 so that the Balance ue from us the 31 Dec last was £398 –
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 3 Mar 1738
To Mr Jno. Maule Ravensworth Castle March 3d.1737/8
Dear Sir
Yours of the 18th came to hand, when Mr Boag was from home, by which address it was not opened till last Tuesday Evening , when he came home, & on that Accot. could not be answered sooner than this day.
We are exceedingly obliged to you, for the Trouble you have taken in considering how farr it was proper for you to Engage in Settleing our Accot. and it gives us great Pleasure to hear it will be an undertaking
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 10 Mar 1738
To Wm Corbett Esqr Ravensworth Castle March 10th 1737/8
Sir
Upon being at Keswick lately we find Mr Thomas Jefferson has Carryed off his Customary Estate in the Manour of Thornthwaite a quantity of Birch and Alder Trees which he formerly sold William Moles who has paid him the Money he contracted to pay for the sd Birch and Alder Trees and Mr Jefferson has given him an Indemnity for his so doeing notwithstanding we apprehend he has no right to Cutt any wood without the Livence and
Letter – Hugh Boag to John Maule – 12 Mar 1738
To Mr John Maule Ravensworth Castle 12th March 1737/8
Dear Sr
By this days Post is Inclosed for you, under 2 Covers , Directed for George Liddell Esq (to save Postage) a Copy of the Rentals of the Derwent[water] Estate [sent] the Board in December last, as Mr Walton & I promised you in our last.
I hope they will come safe to your hand you may either please to call for them, at his House in King Street Covent Garden or send some person for them.
Your Kitt of Salmond is or
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 19 Mar 1738
To William Corbett Esqr Ravensworth Castle March 19. 1737/8
Sir
Inclosed herewith we send you the Generall Accot. of our Rece[ip]ts & payments as Rece[ip]ts of Rents Isues & profits of the Der—wr Estate from the 14 Novr 1736 to the 31 Dec. last, by which there then remaind a Balance of £398-0-2 ½ in favour of the Hospitall agreeable to the Supplymental Cash Accot. we sent to the Board. And upon this general Accot. is Shewn the Rents to Mart[inma]s last, and Arrears t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 19 Mar 1738
To Mr John Maule Ravensworth Castle March 19. 1737/8
Dear Sir
Inclosed herewith we send you the Generall Accot. of our Recets & Payments as Recets of the Rents Issues & profits of the Derw[entwater] Estate from the 14 Nov 1736 tto the 31 Dec last by which there then remaind a Balance of £398 – 0 - 2 ½ in favour of the Hospitall, agreeable to the Supplimentall Cash Accot. we sent the Board. And upon this general Accot. Is shewn the Rents & Arrears to Mart[inmas
