Ravensworth Castle 8 Aug 1740
To Wm. Corbett Esqr, Pay Office
Sir
Wee have sent you Inclosed our General Accot. for the Derwentwater Estate from the 31st December 1737 to the 30th June 1739 (the time the Auditor desired it might be made up to) which we desire you will please to Lay before the Board for their Approbation. We could have sent it sooner but we Delayed swearing to it till the Judges came this Circuit as may Observe by the Inclosed wch we were swore to the 5th Inst. b
Ravensworth Castle 8 August 1740
To Mr Jno. Maule at Greenwich
Dear Sir
We have sent our Accot. to the Board this day from 31sr December 1737 to 30th June 1739 & hope youle forward it & let us know when youle want the vouchers & we will Carefully Send you them. We Swore to the Accot. before baron Reynolds now one of the Judges at Newcastle as also we have taken the opportunity to Swear to that Accot. from 30th June 1739 to 30 June 1740. its made up as the other &
Ravensworth Castle Augst 12th 1740
To Wm. Corbett Esqr.
Sir
In our last saturdays Newcastle Journal & Newcastle Curr.t was Incerted the Inclosed Invitation to the Gentlemen, Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Northumberland, whereby we Observe an Opposition is intended to the present Members. We therefore beg leave to desire You will acquaint the Board therewith; That we apprehend the Derwentwater Estate will command a very Considerable Interest, if it is taken Care of
Ravensworth Castle Augst 22 1740
To The Revd. Mr Jefferson
Sir
We reced. yours of 31 July last which woud have been answere sooner but that we have had an uncommon hurry of buysness upon us. It is a good deal of Concern to us if you or any Tennant shd have reason to Complain of any Grievancies, but we hope it is not realy the Case as you represent it, for we know of no exorbitant demands we have made. Those demands are stated on undeniable facts so far as Relate the woods Cutt do
Ravensworth Castle Augst 22 1740
To Mr Joseph Pearson
Mr Pearson
I Reced. yours of the 2d Inst. and in answer must acquaint you that I doe not understand what you mean by the miller being content to give up the mill he farms of us, as we have never required it of him. If he comes to you & gives you regular Notice that he will Continue no longer, then you must let the mill for one year on the best Termes you Can, & if that be what you mean there Can be no objection to the
Ravensworth Castle Augst 22 1740
Sir
I Reced. yours of the 31 July last, which Contain in it abundance of p[ar]ticulars, that I shall pass over without giving you any answer but that of the Grievance you Complain of, I am to Acquaint you that if it is wrong it is owing to the Information we have had about it and as upon the proof of these facts woud depend our success in Case of a dispute in Law, we can say no more than that you may Chuse whether you will pay the money to Mr Simpson o
Ravensworth Castle Augst 22 1740
To Mr Thomas Simpson
Sir
I Reced. yours of the 2d of Aug Inst with one Inclosed from poor Mr Tolson for Whose death I am heartily sorry, as he was not only an honest man but a verry Sensible good Companion. I reced. likewise the same post a letter from Birkett and one from Parson Jefferson, the former of which being a dealer in so many words, I have wrote to this day desiring he may wait upon you with the money, & the latter having desir’d t
Ravensworth Castle Aug.22.1740
Sir
I have just now reced. yours & have just time to Clear up the difficulty which appears to you on Compairing the Accot. we sent the Board with our Rentall You will please to Observe no one Rentall can agree with our Accot. as the Rentalls are Made up from Mayday to Mayday in every year so that you shoud have Compared the Acct. & the two Rentalls as lett at Mayday 1737 & Mayday 1738 by taking ½ a year of each as I have done above which Cor
To be let
On Lease for twenty one Years, or on Tack note for one year
The following LEAD MINES, or veins of LEAD ORE, in the liberty of Blanchland and County Durham, viz.
The South and North veins in Shildon Pasture, fell grove vein, Fell grove North vein, Burnhead Vein, Birkside North, South and Middle veins, Baybridge Pasture vein, Jeffries Vein at Stony Burnhead, Whiteheaps vein, Cooper-Linn Vein, Beldon Shields South, North and Middle Veins, Rough bank vein, Linnbank North Vein, Knuckt
Ravensworth Castle Sep. 6 1740
Wm. Corbett Esqr.
I have only to acquaint you that we have Reced. the following proposal for taking to Farm Graymare Colliery, Dilston hall & gardens & Lorbottle Tyths which you will please to lay before the board 23d.
Mr Rich. Dobson proposes to take Lorbottle Tyths on Lease for 7 years at the yearly rent of £30 – he is at present the farmer of Midford Tyth & pays well & will be a good Tennant.
William Storey proposes for
Ravensworth Castle Sept 7. 1740
Sir
Herewith you will receive the Draught of a Lease of Gregg Shield or heigh Stubblick Colliery, and likewise another Draught of Brokenheugh, and under another Cover are those of Hartburn, Kirkwhelpington & Midford Tyths, & that of Dilston Mill, & in a Post or two we will send you the Draught of Throckley & Scremerston. For those Draughts you will please to observe Mr Airey Remarks that the Terme shou’d rather be for the remaining part of
Ravensworth Castle Sept 7. 1740
To Mr John Maul
Sir
We sent yesterday by the London Carryer Wm. Laycock our Vouchers for the Accot. that has pass’d the Board Ending 30 June 1739. They are Carefully packed up in a little box directed for Mr Horn, he being nearer to send for them. they will be at the white Hors in Cripplegate about the 20 Inst. we hope you will take Care & Send for them. the box weighs 6lb & 13 oz & is not paid for but we shall repay you what the carr
Ravensworth Castle Sept 7. 1740
To Mr Rd. Horne
Dear Sir
We sent by the London Carryer Yesterday our Vouchers for the accot. that is now passed the Board they are directed for you & will be at the white Hors without Cripplegate about the 20 Inst. we begg you will Cause some of your doore keepers to look out for them. They are in a little box & it weigh 6lb 13 oz and is not paid for when you have got them safe (as we hope you will) please to lett Mr Maul have them who h
Ravensworth Castle Sept 12. 1740
To Wm. Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Herewith I send you our Cash Accot. for last Month, whereby you will observe there is a ballance of £147:13:7 ¾ in our favour. & Inclosed is likewise two agreements made for building a house & Byre at Whittles & Leehouses, which is lately falen down & therefore must be built this Season & the other for a Barn which cannot be Wanted on Thomas Humbles Farm at Whittonstall; you will therefore be please
Ravensworth Castle Septem. 16th 1740
To Mr Thos. Simpson
Sir
I Reced. yours of the 11th Inst & am glad Mr Birkett has at last Settled his tedious dispute, & that you apprehend Mr Jefferson’s Money will be ready on giving Mr Ritson notice. I am sorry the Parson is so much out of order.
Widdow Lancaster acts imprudently as I am afraid her refusing to give her Note will be a means to prevent our Board from Shewing her Compassion, but as I cannot see you can do more with
Ravensworth Castle Sept 16th 1740
Mr Pearson
The late Mr Hugh Tollson is charged with Cutting down wood & selling it from Beckstones Tenem.t to the value of £4 accord[in]g to your Information & as Mr Tolson in his life time denyed the fact, it will be Incumbent upon us to produce proper Evidence in order to recover the Money. I have therefore wrote to Mr Simpson this day to fix a time with you when you may wait upon him at Penrith with such other Evidence as you have to
Ravensworth Castle Oct. 5 1740
To the Revd. Mr Ritson at Cockermouth
Sir
We wrote some time agoe to your father Mr Jefferson and therein acquainted him that we agreed to take his money for the wood Cutt down & sold off his Estate at Thornthwaite wth the Charges thereon at our Next Court and at the same time we wrote to Mr Simpson to Accept of Mr Jeffersons promisory note payable then. In Answer to which Mr Simpson wrote us that Mr Jefferson had not been well for some time w
Ravensworth Castle Oct. 5 1740
To Mr Joseph Pearson
Mr Pearson
We have fixed the Courts at Keswick & Thornthwaite to be held on Thursday & Friday the 23d & 24 Inst. of which Mr King has had notice & he has no doubt acquainted you therewith. This therefore only comes to Inclose you a Rentall of the Estate & the Arrears due from each Tennant of whom we desire you will receive all the small Rent & Services of eevery kind so as to have them Ready against we co
Ravensworth Castle Oct. 5 1740
To Wm. Corbett Esqr
Sir
Since ours of the Sixth of September last we have reced a proposal from Mr Thomas Westgarth the present Tennant of Grey Mare Colliery & another from Mr William Storey for Lorbottle Tyths.
The former proposes to take to farm Greymare Colliery on Lease for 21 Years at the Yearly Rent of £85 & 80 Fothers of Coales for the use of Dilston hall determinable for want of Saleable Coale on Twelve Months Notice. This we thi
Ravensworth Castle Oct. 12 1740
Wm. Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Inclosed we send you our cash Accot. for last month on which there remains a Ballance of £27.7.5 ¼ in our favour. And likewise we Send you herewith or General Accot. from the 30 June 1739 to 30th June 1740 when a ballance was remaining in our hands of £641-13-0 ¼ you will please Sir to lay these Accots. before the Board.
Since our Last we have reced no proposals for taking to Farme any of the farmes lately advertized E
Ravensworth Castle Oct. 14th 1740
The tenants of Scremerston, Spindleston, Outchester, Middleton Hall &c
Gent.n
We are just come from the Funeral of Geo. Liddell Esq. and as that malincholly occation requires our Attendance here for some Settling some Affairs of his, we cannot possibly Attend upon you at the Recd. as we appointed. We have therefore sent our Servants Richd. Morrison & Thomas Dixon to receive the Rents, and have given them proper Rece.ts Signed by
In the Excheq.r
Concerning the Estates of the Late Earle of Derwentwater
Robert Johnson of Ebchester in the County of Durham Gentleman & Ambrose Hopper of Fugar House in the Sd. County of Durhem Yeoman Severally make oath and say that in the months of July, Aug. & Sept. last past they these Depon[en]ts Viewed & Careefull Examined the several Trees Standing & growing in & upon the several Woods Lands & Grounds hreafter mentioned that is to say Linburn, Harsonda
Ravensworth Castle 19 Oct. 1740
To Wm. Corbett Esqr., London
Sir
Inclosed we send you our Contingent Accot. for the last three Months Ending the 30th September last Amounting to thirteen pound three Shillings & nine pence which we desire you will lay before the Board for their Approbation.
We have also Inclosed the affadavitt of the remaining part of the Woods being numbered as was desired which we also desire you‘ll please to lay before the Board. This has be
A Copy of Mr Robt. Lowes Letter to John Airey Esq.
Sir
When I had the pleasure of Seeing you at Warks Court I omitted to Mention an Affair to you in relation to one Bridget Horseman who it seems has quietly Enjoyed a house & Garth in Corbridge as her own proper Estate for above these 20 years without the Interuption of any P.son whatsoever, till about may 1739 when Mr A. Bunting Enter’d into the house & with Violence put her out of possession, Locked up the doors of the House &a
Ravensworth Castle Oct.31 1740
Dear Sirs
We send you as above a Bill on Mr Ben Skutt for Twelve hundred pounds, in part of the Rents & profitts of the Derw.water Estates for the Use of Greenwich Hospital which we begg you will Acknowledge the recet. of. & with our best Compliments to all friends we are
Dr Sr Yr Most Ob. Hble. Servt
Nich. Walton
Hugh Boag
Ravensworth Castle Oct.31 1740
Twenty Eight days after date pray pay Mr James Wood or His Order One Thous