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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Benjamin Skutt – 18 May 1739
Ravensworth Castle May 18. 1739
To Mr Ben Skutt
Dear Sir,
Inclosed I send you three bills amounting to nine hundred and seventy Pounds upon Mr Boags & my Accot. & I desire you will pay them to Mr Mannock Strickland, with Twenty Pounds in Cash in full of one Years Interest on Twenty Thousand Pounds due to Lord Peters out of the Derwentwater estate at Ladyday last. You will please to charge the £20 in Sir Henry Liddells Accot. as paid on Mr Boags Accot. and mine. Inclosed y
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 18 May 1739
Ravensworth Castle May 18. 1739
To Mr Maule
Dr Sir
Yours of the 10th of May Inst is now before me in which I observe you have again Spoke to Mr Hunter in relation to the manner in which he proposes to have the Accot. for last year made out, & I find he is still desirous of having the Arrears Incerted upon the face of the Accot. – I must Confess I cannot see what end it will answer, or of what use it will be, as a list of Arrears woud Answer the same end Separate; however
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 18 May 1739
Ravensworth Castle May 18. 1739
To Mr James Wood
Dear Sir
I have Inclosed sent you a Certificate shewing what money was remitted you in the last year out of the Rents & Profitts of the Derwentwater Estate, but I find I cannot Certifie that the £1000 was not reced. by you till January as the Bills which make it up were all due before that time – Mr Maule must I apprehend be able to give you such a Certificate as you want to shew that the £1000 was not reced. till januar
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 25 May 1739
Ravensworth Castle May 25: 1739
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Sr
Inclosed we send you our Cash accot. for last Month, on which there Remains a Ballance of £1023. 7. - ¼ in favour of the Hospital. We have since remitted £1000 to pay Lord Peter’s his Interest due at Lady day last.
The Court Baron is appointed to be held at Keswick the 30th of this Month for Admitting the Tenants, as Tenants to his Majesty, and we propose both to attend to receive the Arrears of Rents and Fines. At
Letter – Hugh Boag to Leck – 27 May 1739
Ravensworth Castle 27th May 1739
To Mr R<Leck> Attorney at Law, Morpeth
Sir
I have Examined James Stewatts Accot. & find it just as I gave it you & there was as follows viz.
From Mart[inma]s 1734 being the time we Comenced Rec. to Mayday 1736 the
time we left it was one year & a halfe at £4 A year £6
Deduct arrears <Jan.y> 19th 1735/6 as by <R.eceivers> 2
Remaine £4
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 8 Jun 1739
Rav Castle June 8. 1739
To William Corbett Esqr
Sir
We acquainted you the 25 May last that the Court Barron was to be holden at keswick the 30th of that Mo. for admitting the Customary Ten.ts at wch place we attended & found the Tennants much averse to the paymt. of a generall fine having fee’d a Councell to attend on their behalf wch made the busyness very troublesome. This we were appriz’d of & in order that we might be prepared to make a defence we took Mr Simpson wit
Letter – Hugh Boag to William Cockburn – 12 Jun 1739
Rav Castle 12th June. 1739
To Doctor Cockburn
Sir
I have this day drawn on you for £9.9 – payable to Mr Benja. Skutt one Month after date for what I pd for the Gelding I sent you. I hope he proves well. I shall be sorry if he does not.
I am suspicious he does not please you as I have not heard from you, since you reced. him, however I hope to hear. I did as much as I could to get him for the £9.9.
Mr Walton got safe down abt a month since and desires his Sincere Complemn
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 15 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle June 15th. 1739
To Wm Corbett esqr London
Sir
Inclosed herein I send you our Cash Accot. for last Month. in wch there is a Ball. in our hands amounting toe one hundred & Fifty Pounds three shillings and sixpence three farthings for wch we are accountable to the Hospital.
The Blank Leases & those signed by the General Court are not yet come to our hands, but we have wth Dificulty found out where they are the Carryer having left them at Durham instea
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Watson – 16 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle June 16th. 1739
To Thos. Watson esqr at Greendon Rigg
Sir
We recd. yours this day dated 12th Inst. in favour of Mr R Anderson who we are very ready to Oblige in any thing where we reasonably can & know it in our power, not only at your Request but upon his own acct.
The Estate at Scremerston was Lett in London & according to the Agreemt. everyone must Enjoy, unless it is by a private agreemt. amongst the Tennants now as this Agreemt. wth. the Tents
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 19 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle June 19th. 1739
Dr Sir
We have recd. all the Leases which were Sign’d at the last General & the Counterparts filled up, but we observe the words relating to the Tennants grinding their Con at Woodhall Mills is not taken out of those which lye at great distance from it as was agreed upon.
Such of them as are so Circumstanced as to lye without the Barrony of Langley or Manour of Wark will never Sign a Lease wth that Covenant, therefore it must be taken out
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 22 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle June 22d. 1739
To Wm. Corbett Esqr Pay Office
Sir
Inclosed herein we send you agreements we have made with Several Workmen, Amounting in the whole to two Thousand & Ninety two pounds three shillings & Eightpence for repairing Housing and new building Housing on the Derwentwater estate, which we hope the Board will Approve of. This work will be all Finished this Sum.r & is the Bulk of the Repairs to be yet done on the estate.
We have recd. the f
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 22 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle June 22d. 1739
To Mr Jno. Maul, at Greenwich
Dear Sir
We rced Yours of the 16 Inst by last post & the Copy of the Survey along with it, and we will acquaint the Board of our Receiving it &c
We are sorry for the Loss of poor Mr Willock your Clerk & wish sincerely (if it had pleas’d God) he ha liv’d for he seem’s to understand your Business well, we are glad you have gott one & hope by his Application &c he will Answer your purpose
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 29 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle June 29 1739
Mr Wm Radley
Sir
We Reced. yours of the 25d Inst. last post, by which we observe the Boards directions in regard to the Leases which have been omitted <....> in the Covenant relating to Wood Hall Mills before they were signed by the generall Court – The Tennants will have a great objection to the Commission[er]s part having that Covenant, alltho’ if it is Eraised in their own before Execution wee cannot see they are Suferers or can be
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 30 Jun 1739
Ravensworth Castle 30th June 1739
To Wm Corbett Esqr, Broad Street, London
Sir
Inclosed is an Accot. of the proceedings at the Courts held for the Manners of Castlerigg Derwentwater & Thornthwaite Consisting of 12 sheets from page 1 to the 45. for the Boards perusall viz:
Castleriggs and Derwentwater Manour.
From Page the 1st to the 3d & part of the 4th is the Call of the Court and for what Tenaments they Enjoy
Part of the 4 & 5th pages is an Accot. of
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 8 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle 8h July 1739
To Mr James Wood at Tower Hill, London
Dear Sir
We were Favoured wth yours of the 18th June last wch would have been answered in Course but that Mr Boag has been Ill for about 10 days, & N. Walton has had the Malencholly loss of a Brother, wch we hope will together be sufficient reason for an excuse.
The money Remitted by us stands as below, for wch you have a Certificate Inclosed Including the £1000 sent in November last, The £70 not b
Letter – Hugh Boag to Ralph Archbold – 9 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle 9th July 1739
To Mr Ra Archbold in Alnwick
Sir
I reced. yours of the 2d Inst. & observations you say abt. getting a P<er>son for Examining into the Affair of the Dukes Agents Complaints abt. the <Gooses Crook>, tho I am of Opinion that I can find such a Pson in your Neighbourhood if should have occation for such one, & one that would doe it very honestly.
Mr Elder did Sugest to me w[he]n last at Newcastle that we had done wrong & th
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 13 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle July 13th 1739
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Sir
We have drawn out the parcells of Each farm for filling up Fifty four Leases of farmes on the Derwentwater Estate with the Rents Per Ann. time of Comencement, Terme of years, & all other pticulars which Mr Radley required: which we Send you Inclosed as also an abstract thereof. That part which Relate to the Tenants grinding at Woodhall Mill must be altered in all such as we have remarked and every Tenant must Covenant
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 17 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle 17 July 1739
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Sir
Inclosed is our cash Accot for the Month of June last on which there is a Ballance in our hands amounting to One Hundred & fifteen pounds four shillings & Tenpence in favour of the Hospital.
Inclosed is also our Quarterly Contingent Accot. for three Months Ending 31 March las for the Boards Approbation amounting to £58:2:1. We should have sent it sooner but we have been so Hurryed with the Keswick Courts, And th
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 20 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle 20 July 1739
To Mr Radley Attorney at Law
Sir
We sent to Mr Corbett the 13th Inst. the Pcells for 54 Leases wch we Expect are delivered you before this for your Speedy filling up so many Leases. we are preparing more wch shall be sent as soon as we can.
In those sent we desire that you will please to mind & make the following Alterations Viz: In the Leases for Middleton Hall , Peter <Stamp> & Wm. <hughes> Ten.ts. instead of Wooler Parish
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 27 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle July 27th 1739
To Mr Jno Maule at Greenwich
Dear Sir
We were favoured wth yours of the 19th Inst. in due Course with our Quietus wch also came safe; & for your care of wch we are much Oblidged to you & return you herewith our hearty thanks.
As to the forming our Accot. for last year it may be any shape Mr Hunter pleases, but we would by no means have it end the 30th April last, it is now preparing the 31st December last & will be sent you
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Newelt – 28 Jul 1739
Ravensworth Castle 28 July 1739
To Mr Jno Newelt at Naward Castle near Carlisle
Sir
We reced. Yours of the 10th inst. but being since that time much from home could not answr. it sooner, so hopes youle Excuse us in point of times.
As to the right Mr Drydon pretends to have upon Grindon Common by Vertue of Mosshemell estate we doe not justly know, but we have always been Inform’d he had none, & we believe he has no Antient Title deeds that mention any. We have also been
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 31 Jul 1739
Rav. Castle July 31st 1739
Sir
In pursuance of the boards Commands we advertiz’d the Winning of Scremmerston Colliery to be Lett, & after Continuing it in the Newcastle papers Sev<eral> weeks we recd. the following proposals Viz:
Mr Amos Barnes propose to drive a fair & suficient levell from the Sea banks, to link Stapple Shafte find all timber, Carry in air & find Work Utensills, for Carrying on the said Work & Compleating the same ready for Coale Work
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Pearson – 3 Aug 1739
Ravensworth Castle Augt. 3. 1739
To Mr Joseph Pearson
Mr Pearson
We have information that in the Estates in your Neighbourhood belonging to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospitall, Severall Persons have of late, and now Continue, to Cutt down Timber & Carry off the same without having a right so to doe, in so much that the Neighbouring People think the offenders will soon Claim as good a right to it as the King himself. We know of no Such practices & hope there is no gr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 10 Aug 1739
Ravensworth Castle August 10th 1739
To Wm.Corbett Esqr. at the Pay Office, Broad Street
Sir
Inclos’d herein we send you an Affadavit made by Mr Radleys Directions by the P.sons Concerned in Valueing the Several Woods on the D[erwentwat]er Estate wth an Abstract of the Sds. valuation Annexed thereto, an accot. of the Several Mines in the D[erwentwat]er Estates not at worke at Midsum.r last wch Reverts to the Hosp. & also the accot. of the Mines at Worke under the Lease Gran
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 12 Aug 1739
Ravensworth Castle August 12th 1739
To Mr Wm Radley at Greenwich
Sir
I recd yours 4th 5th Aug Inst wth a Copy of the Case relating the Intrusions into High Stublick Colliery, & the Attorney Generals opinion thereon upon wch Mr Boag and I have had a Consultation with Mr Airey, who is of Opinion as we are that it is most proper to file an Information on the Equity Side of the Court of Exchqr. for an Accot. of what Coales have been wrought , & for an Injunction to sta
