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Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 4 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 4th 1740
To Wm Corbett Esqr.
Sir
We reced. last Wednesday from Mr Abraham Watson agent to the Gov.r & Company for Smelting down Lead A proposal of that date which we send you Inclosed for taking on Lease or Tack three veines in Alstonmoor the first of which they have wrought for some time and now work it by vertue of a Lease they have of a moiety. The other Moiety which they now would take being what belongs to the Hospital and is called Wineybrow al
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 4 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 4th 1740
To Mr John Maul
Dear Sr
We wrote you the 29th Jan last and therein Impowered you to gratifye Mr Woodhouse for any trouble he may have had in forming our accot. & since that have had no answer from you which we are really verry much concernd at. We are ready to send the accot. for last year, but would not willingly doe it till the preceeding one has had the boards Concurance and it woud indeed be proposterous to doe it, before we have had the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 13 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 13th 1740
To Wm Corbett Esqr.
Sir
We reced. yours wth the Boards Minutes of the 2d April Inst in Ans. to which we reced. no proposals from any Person for taking any of the Lead mines which were advertized to be lett except that made by Mr Abraham Watson the agent of the Gov.r.& Compa. for Smelting down Lead &c which we sent you. We observe duly the rest of the Boards Minutes wch shall be pursued according as they direct.
Inclosed herewith you
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Hunter – 13 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 13th 1740
A coppy of this Letter sent Mr. Maule
To Jas. Hunter Esqr.
Sir
We have reced. from Mr Maul the Form of an accot. in which shape he informs us you are pleased to direct ours to be made out for the year 1738 & to carry the Receivings forward to the 30th June 1739.
This Sir we have considered in the best manner we can, & cannot be of oppinion if it will be right for us or Consistant with our Trust to carry on the receivings to so gre
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 13 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 13th 1740
To Mr Maul
Dr Sir
We reced. the favour of yours of the 28 March & likewise that of the 8th of April Inst. for both which we heartily thank you. The former brought us the form of an Acct. in which Shape you desire ours for 1738 to be made out ; but on duely Considering it we can by no means think the method a proper one, & accordingly have wrote our Sentim.ts upon it to Mr Hunter this day: a Coppy of which we send you Inclosed, & be
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Francis Woodhouse – 13 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 13th 1740
To Mr Woodhouse, Inclosed in Mr Maul’s Letter
Sir
Our Accot. for the year 1738 has been lying before Mr Hunter near Twelve Months in order to have fix’d a Method to Settle it in; & lately we have reced a Forme which we cannot by any means think a proper one, as the Rents and money reced. are carryed to different times, at so great a distance, we have therefore wrote to Mr Hunter this day desiring he will allow the accot. to be in the Sh
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 27 Apr 1740
Ravensworth Castle April 27th 1740
To Mr Radley
Sir
We reced. yours when we were abroad, & gott home last Tuesday Night late so that we coud not answer it sooner than this day.
The Lease to Reynold Corbett commences at Mayday 1737, so that if by the Instruction we sent you it is made to Commence at Mayday 1739, it is a mistake in the Coppying; & an omission in not adding the addition of Widdow, to AnnTwizle so that youll please to make Corbetts Commence at Mayday 1737
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 4 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 4th 1740
To William Corbett Esq.
Sir
We reced. Yours with the Boards Minutes of the 23d April last which we duly observe, and beg leave to return you the following Answer.
In regard to the Number and Value of each Tree, in Dilston & Thornbrough Woods, we must observe that a new valuation must putt upon all those Trees, as they now stand Numbered, which will Cost about £16 , & we apprehend doing the rest in the same manner, thro’ the Estat
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 4 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 4th 1740
To William Radley
Sir
We reced. Your favour of the 20 April last & are sorry that any mistakes should have happened in the Instructions for the Leases now ready for Signing. Thos. Humbell & Ptners R<en>ts for Whittonstall is £57 <Prem duct> £37
As to the Value of the Coals wrought at Stubblick Coll[iery] we cannot tell how to acertain the Values of them but shall Endeavour to gett it as near as we can & as soon.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Abraham Watson – 6 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 6. 1740
To Mr Abra. Watson at Whitfield Hall
Mr Watson
We have reced. a letter from our Board ordering us to know of you the outmost you will give for these mines you proposed for, which we Transmitted the Board. Windey Brea is in the Colonels Lease and has been wrought by your Company. No Doubt but you may have a Lease of it from the Colonel &c.
Please lett us know if you will take any other upon the Moore and at what due for we hear their is a new
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 6 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle 6 May 1740
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Inclosed is an acct. & a Computation of the value of the Wood Cutt by the Thornthwaite Ten[an]ts from off their Arbitrary Estates, as near as we (upon the strictest Enquiring) can gett it amounting in the whole to £34:12:6, to which we have added 16s to Mr Simpsons Law Charges for drawing Instructions for an Information against Mr Jefferson, please to Inform us what Law Charges the Board will please to Charge Mr Je
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 9 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 9th 1740
To Wm. Corbett Esq.
Sir
Having just now reced. the Inclosed Letter from John Lowther esq. we observe that he proposes on behalf of himself and Partners to take the Lead Mines which have been advertised to be lett on Terms which are better than any proposal which has yet been made that we know of. These Gentlemen have been very fair Adventurers & Continue to Work briskly, altho’ we are certain they are a very great Sum in disburse, & as
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 11 May 1740
Ravensw’th Castle May 11 1740
To Mr James Wood
Dear Sir
Herein I send you three Bills amounting Twelve hundred & Twenty pounds which I have made you D[ebt]o[r] for this day made of Rents & Proffitts of the Derwentwater Estate.
Geo Pantouns bill on Thos. Hayley Esq. dated 23 Apr last at 28 d[ays] £200
Edwd. Browns Do on Wm. Stephenson dated 14 Do at 28ds £20
Ra. Fetherstons Do on Saml Child Esq & Co dated 9 May Inst at 30ds £1000
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Hunter – 13 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 13th 1740
To James Hunter Esqr. Auditor of Greenwich Hospital Accots.
at No.3 Garden Court Middle Temple London
Sir
We had the Honour of receiving your kind favour which wou’d have been sooner answered had we not been engaged in business that we cou’d not Neglect, and we have now only to acknowledge the recet. of it to Returne you thanks & to acquaint you that the Accot. shall be prepared in the manour you have directed as soon as may be for the
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 13 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 13th 1740
To Mr J. Maule at Greenwich
Dr Sr.
Since we reced. your last kind favour we have had the pleasure of one from Mr Hunter & Another from Mr Woodhouse, who both seem to think no Inconvenience can Arise to us by bringing forward the Receivings to the 30 June in Each year, Altho the Rents are only carried to the Martinmas preceeding. We have therefore wrote to each a Letter this day acquainting them that we will prepare the Accot. in the Manner Mr Hunt
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Francis Woodhouse – 13 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 13th 1740
To Mr Woodhouse at the auditors office
Sir
We had your favour in Course ofand one likewise from Mr Hunter on the same subject which we have answered this post, and we begg to returne you our hearty thanks.
In a few posts the accot. for 1738 will be transmitted to Mr Maule who we have desired will imeadiatly wait upon Mr Hunter with it so that it will then we apprehend come under your Inspection in wch we begg you will use all possable dispatch
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 13 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 13th 1740
To Wm.Corbett Esqr at the Pay Office in Broad Street London
Sir
We have in hand our Cash accot. for the last month but cannot gett it ready to send you sooner than next post when it comes you will Observe by it that we have not reced so large a Sum of the Tenants as usuall in other years at this time which we attribute to the sevear Winter, We however sent last post to Mr Wood billd for £1220.
The Lead ore dues within the Derwentwater Estate
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 16 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 16th 1740
To Wm Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Inclosed we send you our cash accot.for last Month by which you will be pleased to Observe there is a Ballance of £1585.13.9 ¾ in favour of the Hospital, but we have since the end of that month remitted bills to Mr Wood for £1220 as we mentioned in our last & are
Sr Your most Hble Servts
Nich Walton Hugh Boag
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 16 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 16th 1740
To Mr William Radley
Sir
We reced. your favour of the 8thy Inst. but is sorry that the Leases were not Signed on the day of the Gen[eral] Court. as Sir Charles Wager is gone abroad and it may be some time before he returns, however we hope you will get them signed as soon as you can.
Mr Blackett is not yet come into this Country nor do we know when he will; he sometimes stays a month or two in Yorkshire at his fathers, but his House is in Newc
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 25 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 25. 1740
To Mr Richd. Horne
Dear Sir
We reced. yours of the 15th inst in due Course which woud have been answered sooner, but that we have not been together since we reced. it before this day, so we take the first opportunity of Joyntly answering it.
As to the observations which have been made by the board on the valuation of the woods in the Derwentwater estate, we are at a Loss to know whether you Intend we Shou’d Clear it up to them, by Letter to
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Simpson – 25 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 25 1740
To Mr Thomas Simpson
Sir
We reced. yours of the 15th May Inst with Mr Birketts Letter Inclosed, & observe that John Grave & John Fleming have paid you £1-8s -0 & that Frances Lancaster promise payment. She is a power Widdow & being we hope truly Sinsible of her Transgression, we agree to Give her time provided she give you her prom<isor>y note payable at a reasonable distance of time. Mr Birkett verry unjustly says that he
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 25 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 25 1740
To Mr Radley
Sir
The Inclosed came lately to us from Mr Downes, which (as it relates to high Stublick Colliery) we send you Inclosed & beg you will hasten the Injunction as it is greatly wanted now in the season when there is the greatest demand for Coales. And we believe the Injunction to stay the workings of Mr Blacketts Lessees would putt an end to the dispute, & we are
Sir Yr verry Hble Serts
Nich. Walton Hugh Boag
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Pearson – 25 May 1740
Ravensworth Castle May 25 1740
To Mr Jos. Pearson
Mr Pearson,
We reced. yours of the 10 Inst. about Lanc[elo]t Penny and doe desire you to Stop all the Peats till the holes are filled up, and discharge, Nay hinder him from practising for the future any such Abuses, and not only him but all other Tennants from doing any damage to the ground. Tell him he will be Severely punished for what he has done.
We observe Wm. Stanger has sold his house at Thornthwaite and will pay his f
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 30 May 1740
Rav. Castle May 30th 1740
To Mr William Radley at Greenwich
Sir
We reced. your favour of the 24th Inst. with the acct. of the cost of the prosecution against Mr Jefferson Amounting to £3-3-0 which we will take care of & Demand of him. We are Glad the Leases are signed by pt. of the Com<missioner>s & hope Sr. C. Wager by this, is gott safe back, so that in a little time he & the other mentioned will also sign them.
We are doing nothing about Numbring the Woo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 8 Jun 1740
Ravensworth Castle June 8 1740
William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Inclosed is Severall agreements made with Several Workmen for building & Repairing Housing on the Derwentwater Estate amounting to £494 which please to lay before the Board for their Confirmation.
Inclosed is also our Cash Accot. for last Month by which please to Observe there is a ballance due from us in favour of the Hospital of £773:16:2¾ .
The Commissioners are Threatned to be presented for Hartburn Chanc
