To the right honourable the Lord Comissioners of his Majesty Treasury The Memorial of the most noble Charles Duke of Richmond & honourable James Brudenell Esqr. Sheweth
[in margin:] Lease & Release of 18 & 19 Jany 1716
That the honourable William Radcliffe Esqr. Uncle of the late James Earl of Derwentwater by Indentures of Leases & releases made between him of one part & Ralph Radcliffe of London Merchant of the other part in Consideration of £3500 conveyed to Ralph s
Ravensworth Castle. May 22d 1741.
To Mr Jas Wood
Sir
Herein you will receive three bills Amounting to Five hundred & Sixteen pounds five shillings & Eleven pence halfpenny, on Accot of Rents & profitts of the Derwentwater Estate. the P[ar]ticulars as Under which pray Acknowledge your recet. of from
Yrs &c Walton & Boag
Revn Fetherstons bill on Sa Child Esqr &Co dated 22 Inst @28d £100
N Walton Do on Wm Bell Esqr dated 22 Do at 28 da
Ravensworth Castle. May 22d 1741
To Wm Bell Esqr at Greenwich
Sir
The 3d of this Month we Sent M[r] Corbett a Coppy of a Charter party Bill of Loading of Coales and an. Invoice of 104 Ch[alde]rs of main Team Coales Newcastle Measure in the Ship Thomas & Eliz of Scarbrough John Wilkinson Master, which by the Minute of the 9 May Inst at a Meeting at Greenwich the Board acknowledged the recet. of & that the <Sev[era]l> papers were ordered to be d[elivere]d to you.
Ravensworth Castle. May 29 1741
To John Airey Esqr.
Sir
We desired Mr Bunting to Come down & acquaint us this day with what further Steps have been taken in regard to the Colliery at High Green and as we find you have taken his Information & have likewise acquainted Mr Radley with the Steps which have been taken, we Intend only to Mention the Affair to the Board this day, & refer to Yours to Mr Radley & we desire you will from time to time acquaint him with w
Ravensworth Castle. May 22d 1741
To Wm Corbett Esqr
Sir
John Reid Esqr. to whom we lett the Colliery at high Green for one year commencing at Mayday
1741 had peaceable possession given him of the Pitt injoyed by James Dodds’s Widdow the late Tennant the <2d> Inst but Since has not only been put out of possession of it, but is refused the possession of the other part of the Coll[ier]ry [used] by other Freeholders; by one Mr Mattw Robson the Tenn[an]t of Greenhaugh C
Ravensworth Castle. May 29th 1741
Mr Maule
Dear Sir
We reced. yours of the 23 May Inst with Mr Woodhouses letter and the State of our Accot. abstracted for the year 1738 & 1739 & to the 30 June 1740, in which we observe, no material differences — That of the passing fees for 1738 to June 1739 is we observe brought forward to June & is called £49-12-1 ½ in all but you will please to observe that £18-18-0 of it has been pay’d to Mr Hunter for the passing fe
Ravensworth Castle. May 31st: 1741
To Mark Anesley Esqr.
Dear Sir
Mr Reed of Chipchase as one of the Tennants of Greenwich Hospital has had most Intollerable Abuse from one Mr Matt. Robson & Severall others, who have Invaded the Right of the Hospital, Farmed by Mr Reed in which we must defend him — The Case will appear to You at large, by an Information, which is drawn to be Swore to by our Bailiff, as alsoe what Methods we are advised to pursue by Mr Grays Opinion, wh
A Coppy of Mr Thomas Fenwicks Letter to Wm Corbett Esq.
Sir
As I spent some part of the summer at Hexham, nigh which a part of the Derwentwater Estate lyes, so I have observed that the Game of all kind is very much destroy’d in those Grounds; I apply’d to your agents here to recommend a person to be gamekeeper of that part of the estate near Hexham; but they said it would be better for some neighbouring Gentleman to recommend it. I therefore take the Liberty to acquaint you that ‘t
Ravensworth Castle. June 5. 1741
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Herewith we send you a Rentall of the Derwentwater Estate as let at Mayday 1741, as Also our Cash Accot. on which there is a Ball[ance] of Four hundred & fifty seven pounds thirteen shillings & a farthing in fav[our] of the Hospital. We have Fraighted another Ship which is now Load[ing] Coales for the Use of the Hospital & in a post or two you will have the Invoice &c
We are Sir Yrs &
Ravensworth Castle. June 7. 1741
To Mr Pearson at Keswick
Mr Pearson
Your Letter of the 25 May last came to hand in Course and it would have been Sooner Answered but that we have been pretty much engaged of Late.
With regard to the Resentment you Shew upon Receiving our last, we have nothing further to say, than Such kind of behaviour verry ill becomes you & in Case a proper Representation of it is made to the Hospital, you will probably have reason to be Sorry f
Ravensworth Castle. June 7. 1741
To Mr Radley
Sir
Your Letter of the 4 Inst is Just come to hand acquainting us that Mr Smith has made a further bidding for the Cumberland Woods & that one Mr Hall for Some Client of his has bidd £4200 I have just time to run over a state of these two proposalls or biddings to Shew without regarding the damages of ground by the Wood continuing longer upon it by Mr Smiths bidding than the Others, & if I am right it appears that Mr Hal
Ravensworth Castle. June 9 1741
Sir,
We have freighted another ship of about 200 tuns burthen to bring a loading of coales for the use of Greenwich Hospital which is now lying loaden in the River Tyne, but by reason of the impress for seamen, cannot proceed on her voyage, the Master having lost all his men. What we have therefore to desire is that you will with all convenient speed procure a Navy Protection (as we are told a common protection will be of no use) & that you wi
Ravensworth Castle 9 June 1741
Sir
Inclosed is the parcells for 3 separate leases for Langley Castle viz. Edw Brown, George Thompson, & Matthew Brown. Each of them at £25 a year . The Reason why these parcells were not sooner sent was that they disagreed among themselves but now they have agreed, please therefore to get them filld up and sent down by the first that come.
I am for Mr Walton & Self Sr. Your Hble Servt H Boag
The P[ar]ticulars of the field
Ravensworth Castle. June 9. 1741
To Lawyer Rudd
Sir
One of Your [sic] Tennants whose name is Rowland Graham upon a part of the Derw[entwate]r Estate, near Balmbrough Castle has Occasion for about Forty foth[er]s of Stones for building a Limekilln for the use of his farm, which he says it would be a Convenience to gett at Balmbrough Castle. He has desir’d us to make Application to you Sir, for the Liberty which we now begg leave to doe, & hope you will be so Obliging a
Ravensworth Castle , June 23d. 1741
To Mr Wm Radley, Atorney at Law, Greenwich
Sir
I rec[eive]d you favour of 13th inst. And have inclosed the Draft of Brokenheugh Colliery which I hope will come safe.
As to the Woods cannot tell what to say we have used our Endevour to Spirit up the bidders, but whether any more will be bid or not we are not certaion but hope their will and to be sure the longer they are kept open we have the better chance, so as it but consist wth
This Indenture made the Twenty third day of June in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith (and so forth) And in the year of our Lord 1741 Between The Right Worshipfull Robert Bolton Doctor of Laws Dean & the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity of Carlisle of the one part And Nicholas Walton and Hugh Boag of Ravensworth Castle in the County
Ravensworth Castle, June 30th 1741
To William Corbett Esq.
Sir
Herewith we send you the Invoice of [61] Newcastle chalders of coales ship’d on board of the Stephen and Jane of Scarbrough Captn Hill Master amounting to £46. 3. 7 ½ and we likewise inclose you the bill of Loading & Charter party. The ship saild on Friday last and we hope will be safe wth you at or about the time which this reaches your hands and we doubt not but the coales will be to content, being the
Ravensworth Castle June 30th, 1741
Sir
Herewith you will receive the draught of Throckley Colliery Lease which Mr Browell has Examined & Alterd into Such a Shape as he will sign it and in no Other. The words which are Scored under being to be left out, and those marked to be in lieu thereof, both with red ink. You will please (before this is Ingrossed) to lay it before the Board for their Concurrance, and the Sonner it is dispatched the better with regard to the Int[erest] of
Ravensworth Castle July 10, 1741
To Mr Jas Wood
Sir
Inclosed is a bill upon William Bell Esq. for £46.3.7 ½ the Value of the Last Loading od Coales payable 14 days after date, which please to receive on Accot. of the Rents of the Derwentwater Estate. Please Also to Acknowledge the rct.of the Bill. I am for Mr Walton & myself
Sir Your &c
Hugh Boag
PS
We made it payable 14 days after date as its some time since we paid for the Coales & hop
Ravensworth Castle July 10, 1741
To William Bell Esqr.
Sir
We sent Mr Corbett the Invoice of the last Loading of Coales on board of the Stephen & jane of Scarbrough, Mr John Hebb Marster amounting to £46.3.7 ½ which we hope you have received in this; We have this day taken the liberty to draw upon you at 14 days date for that Sum payable to Mr James Wood on Accot. Of the Rents of the Derwentwater Estates. I am for Mr Walton & myself
Sir your &c
Ravensworth Castle July 10, 1741
To William Corbett Esqr.
Sir
Inclosed is our Cash Acct. for Last Month by which you will Please to Observe there is a Balance due from us to the Hospital of £510.16.10. We have this day sent Mr Wood a bill on Mr Bell for the last Loading of Coales amounting to £46.3.7 ½ payable 14 days after date on Acct. of the Rents of the Derwentwater Estate.
We have recd. The Boards Minutes of the 1st July Inst & that […] Observe their
Ravensworth Castle July 11.1741
To Mr Bunting
Sir
One Mr James Scott of High Shaws in the Parish of Haltwhistle has made a proposal to Take a Lead Mine calld Burchybank in the Parish of Nether Warden at One fifth duty, but the Directors being unacquainted with his Character & Circumstances, have Orderd us to Inform them in that Pticular. I desire you will therefore on rect. of this make the necessary Enquiry and give me your Answer as Speedily as you can. Pray tell Mr C
Ravensworth Castle July 11. 1741
To Mr John Ridley
We have taken a great deal of pains to find out the Articles by wch it shou’d Appear you are Entitled to an Allowance of Timber in regard the bargain you bought was a hard one, and after all we can find no Such Article. If therefore you cannot come at it you will Certainly have no manner of Allowance on that Acct. By a friend of Ours we have had an Application made to Mr Coulson of Jesmond, who has look’d over all his pap
Ravensworth Castle July 11. 1741
To John Watson Esqr.
Sir
The Rents which are Undermentioned are containd in the Rentall Returnd by youy to the Treasury, of which No return of Arrears were made, so that we do not in the least dispute, but during your Receivership they were regularly paid. Since We have been Concerned the payment of them have been disputed so that without bringing Actions as the Law directs those Rents cannot be recover’d. What I have therefore (by directio
Ravensworth Castle July 11. 1741
To Messrs Pollock & Snow
Gent.
The want of an opportunity to get bills payable in London has been the occasion of the
Int[erest]: due at last Ladyday to the heirs of Dr Chamberlain being unpaid longer than it shou’d have been, & now it is wth great Inconvenience that I send you my Bill on Mr Ben. Skutt for it, as above. You will please to Acknowledge the Rect. of it by return of the Post & send me a proper Voucher for the yea