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Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 29 Nov 1741
To Wm Corbett Esq Ravensworth Castle November 29th, 1741
I reced. yours with the boards minutes which I duly observe & in Obedience to their Commands be pleased to Acquaint them that the Lead Ore in Alsdston moor yields very differently, but in an average every Fodder of Lead is 21ct & the bing of ore 8 cwt so [that every cwt] of Lead Ore in a Medium will yield about 4 stones 3 pound.
I have this day sent to Mr Wood Deaputy Trus[tee] a Bill for Five hundred pounds on Acct.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 29 Nov 1741
To William Corbett Esq Rav Castle November 29th, 1741
Sir
Your Letter by last post Surprized me very much to find you had not got your Butter, but on Enquiry I find it is safe at Newcastle & will come by the George this voyage. The ship is now near Loaden & will sail about the Latter end of the Week, but I doubt we shall not this voyage be able to send you any Oates as they are advanced in our market but there is no doubt of their being down again & you may depend up
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 11 Dec 1741
To Mr Radley Ravensworth Castle Dec 11th.1741
Dear Sir
We wrote you the 8th past & therein Inclosed you the draughts of Chester & Hetherington’s Tacknotes, which we hope you have recd and at the same time we acquainted you that we intended to write to you in relation to the sale of the Derwentwater Woods. We have since recd yours with the Advertisement thereof wch will be incerted in our paper tomorrow so that we can say no more than that we will doe all we can to p
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 11 Dec 1741
To William Corbett Esqr. Ravensworth Castle Decem 11. 1741
Sir
The 23rd November last being a Chapter day Mr Boag Attended the Chapter at Carlisle and Contracted for the renewal of the Lease of Dilston & Lorbottle Tyths in our names, pursuant to the Boards orders, & we expect daily the Lease of which we are to Execute Counterparts. The Fine agreed for is £70.
We have recd two proposalls for taking the following open mines; which please to lay before the Board.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Samuel Archer – 12 Dec 1741
To Sam. Arthur Ravensworth Castle 12 Decem. 1741
Mr Arthur
Your Brother Joshua Archer [sic] complains you are for turning him off, by which he will be Ruined & Mr William Robson, Mr Blacketts Agent Requested of us to write you that you wou’d be favourable to him where it Consists with your Interest so to be. You always said it was for Love of him & his poor family you desired this farme & we hope you will Consider it.
We are very well informed that you are Sufferin
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 13 Dec 1741
To Mr Maull Ravensworth Castle 13 Decem. 1741
Dear Sir
We received your favour of 8 Inst and think our selves very much Obliged to you for the Despatch you have made with our Accts & the Real reason of our not sending the Vouchers was from your not desiring us to send them as usual. We do Assure you they are all ready for packing up in a box & will certainly send them by the Newcastle Carryer next Saturday and Advise you of it at that time. We wish your family and all
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Bell – 13 Dec 1741
To Jos Bell Esq at the Gen[era]l Post Office London
Ravensworth Castle 13 Decem. 1741
Sir
As we have a very great regard to the Int[erest] of the present happy Establishment so it gives us pleasure to have the pursuall of anything wrote in its Defence and as the daily Gazette woud furnish us with an Earlyer opportunity (by having it directed to us) than we at present have, we take the liberty of desiring it may be directed to us if it can be done without giving you much tr
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 15 Dec 1741
To W.Corbett Esq Ravensworth Castle December 15th 1741
Sir
In our letter of the 11 Inst we acquainted you with two proposals for taking two open mines in Aldston Moor on Tacknote for one year but we find we have omitted the Duty offer’s by these proposers, therefore we beg leave now to sett that matter right by acquainting you that Wm Salkeld offers one Sixth Duty & Arthur & Emerson & John Bateson offer one seventh Duty.
We send you Inclosed herein our C
Letter – Hugh Boag to James Wood – 18 Dec 1741
To Mr Jas Wood Ravensworth Castle 18 Decem . 1741
Sir
Inclosed is a bill on Thomas Ripley Esq for £30 payable to yourself Ten days after date which please to place to our Credit on Accot. of the Rest of the Derwentwater Rents & acknowledge the rect. of the bill when you receive it. I am for Mr Walton & self Sir, Your verry Hble Sert.
Hugh Boag
To Thos Ripley Esq Ravensworth Castle 18 Decem . 1741
Sir
I have this day taken the Libert
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 20 Dec 1741
To Mr Maull Ravensworth Castle Dec 20 . 1741
Dear Sir
By Yesterdays London Carryer we have sent our Vouchers to our last Acct in a small Box directed to Mr Horne which will be at the White Horse without Cripplegate on Saturday the 2d day of January next: we have begg’d the favour of Mr Horne to take care of them & forward them to you. We dout not your despatching the Examination of these Vouchers wth the Acct. & if anything wants clearing up be so good as let us know
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 20 Dec 1741
To William Corbett Esq. Ravensworth Castle 20 Decem . 1741
Sir
Inclosed we send you our Cash Accot. for the last month in which remains in our hands a Balance of £839.9.8 ½
Mr William Robson Steward to Mr Blackett at Wallington proposes to take to farme a Colliery which he supposes to be in Hartburngrange Estate on Tacknote for one Year with a Liberty of demanding & having a Lease for Twenty Years more, if he thinks fitt, at the Yearly Rent of Five pounds to commence from th
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Pearson – 20 Dec 1741
To Mr Joseph Pearson Ravensworth Castle December 20th . 1741
The Board of Directors for Greenwich Hospital have been informed that great damage is done to the Derwentwater Woods under your Inspection, which we hope there is no just grounds for; if there has been any thing of that kind done to be sure you are greatly blamable. We desire you will on rec[eip]t hereof lett us know if any thing Irregular has been committed and that you will from time to time use your Vigilance & preve
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 27 Dec 1741
To Mr Jas. Wood Ravensworth Castle December 27 . 1741
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 17 December Inst brought me J. Toways bill on Henry Gray Esq for One Hundred & nine pounds four shillings & 9 ¾ dated the 11 Inst & payable to Nath. Hills Esq. 6 days after Sight which shall be taken care of. Mr Gray lives near 40 Miles from hence, but we have sent the bill to him for Acceptance & when the Money is recd. it shall be remitted to you as soon as we can get remittance. I
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 27 Dec 1741
To William Corbett Esq. Ravensworth Castle December 27 . 1741
Sir
We recd your with the Boards Minute of the 16 Dec Inst which we duly observe & in ansr to that part in which the Board require our reasons for making the Commencement of the Tack Notes mentioned in our Letter of the 11 Inst before the time of execution we begg leave to acquaint you that we apprehend an Inconvenience will arise by two or more Tacknotes commencing at one and the same time as it woud in that case be v
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 31 Dec 1741
To Wm Corbett Esqr Ravensworth Castle Decemb 31 . 1741
We would have answered that part of the Boards Minutes of the 16 Inst relating the Derwentwater Woods sooner, but that we waited to be throughly Inform’d whether there were cause for the Complaint which has been made to the Board. We have examined as narrowly as we can both the woods & the Conduct of the Bailiffs & Cannot find Cause of Complaint & we realy believe no Woods in the Kings Dominions are freer from Tres
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Henry Wastell – 1 Jan 1742
To the Rev Mr Wastall Ravensworth Castle January 1 . 1741
Soon after you acquainted us with your Intentions of Dividing * Inclosing a part of Wark Common we represented it to our princip[a]ls which you have a Transcript of Their answer thereto
‘The Rec[eiver]s acquainted the Board they have lately been Informed that the Freeholders who have a share in the Herbage of Wark Common intend to apply to Parliament for an Act to Impower them to divide a part of it, in which division they
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 1 Jan 1742
To William Corbett Esqr Ravensworth Castle January 1 . 1741
Sir
Mr Thomas Airey the Capt[ai]ns Brother upon whom these two voyages have depended has used us very unkindley in not taking care to send your Butter, which we thought you had received, as he assured us it was sent and could not be Convinced but it was so till we sent one of our Servants who found it in the Celar where it was first lodged . We are heartily sorry for this desapointment to your familie but hope you will excu
Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 1 Jan 1742
To Mr Radley Ravensworth Castle January 1 . 1741
Sir
We recd. yours with the description of the Veins granted to Lo[rd] Lowther which are agreeable to the Proposall & Right so that you may proceed to have the whole executed, but please to remember to make all the Tacknotes which were agreed to be granted at the last Generall Court, of different dates.
We have no applications at all for purchasing the Derwent Woods & indeed we are Apprehensive that no person will applie t
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 1 Jan 1742
To Mr James Wood Ravensworth Castle Janry 1st . 1741
Sir
The Messenger we sent to Mr Greys of Howick, and the Money on the Bill you sent, upon the first address so that you shall soon have it remitted you by Sir Yours &c
Walton & Boag
Letter – William Johnson to William Corbett – 1 Jan 1742
To Mr Wm Corbett Esqr at the Pay Office In Broad Street London these Wth care & speed
Sir
I should have written you long ago but being not acquainted with you & the business being foren to me I did refer it till now. I see and hear more of the Usuage of that Estate and therefore I thought it Needfull to propose this to you for I thought if you take in proposals for Letting the Farmes belonging to the Estate of Derwentwater you ought also to take in and hear proposals for preservi
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 5 Jan 1742
To Mr James Wood Ravensworth Castle Janry 5th . 1741
Dear Sir:
Herein we send you two Bills value Six hundred and fifty six pounds thirteen shillings and five pence, which we desire you will make application of as follows Vizt Five hundred & forty seven pounds eight shillings & seven pence farthing on accot. of the Rents, Issues & profits of the Derwentwater Estate; & one hundred and nine pounds four shillings & nine pence three farthings in full of J Towreys b
Letter – William Tate to William Corbett – 7 Jan 1742
In his Majestys Court of Exchequer
William Tate of Newcastle upon Tyne Tyde Waiter in the Customs there Maketh oath that the Letter hereunto annexed marked (A) signed Wm Lowther directed to this depon[en]t dated Ordley Janu.ry the 7. 1741 was left at this deponents house in Newcastle on Friday the Eight Instant and was received that night by this deponent and saith that the same is all of the handwriting of the said William Lowther of Ordley afors[ai]d as he verily believes and saith he is
Letter – William Lowther to William Tate – 7 Jan 1742
To Mr William Tate, Tide Water at Newcastle upon Tyne
(A) Ordley Jan.wer the 7 1741
There being very great abuses comited on that estate of Derwentwater Such as Spoyling the Young Wood and Cutting the Trees w[hich] are marked and was Sold and Steeling and Carrying away of Wood and other things from Mills which are not now going and likewise in Roads as we call them made upon the said Estate In so much that had the value of the damage done in one Parish had been put into Mone
Letter – William Johnson to John Airey – 7 Jan 1742
(C) East End Jan.ry 7. 1741
To Mr John Airey Attorney at Law In Newcastle
I heard you were formerly Imployed Comiss[ioner] in the Affairs of the Derwentwater Estate, I therefore trouble you with this there being many & Harmfull Abuses Comitted upon that Estate, Sir it would be too tedious to give you here a particular Accot. of these but in short it is so that it is a saying with some persons that folk may Cutt what they will in those Woods or say they there is non
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 13 Jan 1742
To Mr Maull Ravensworth Castle Janry.15.1741/2
Dear Sir,
We were favoured with yours acknowledgeing the Rect.of our Vouchers to the last Acct. & find on looking amongst our papers we have omitted sending you the Testiment of Lady Kath. Radclifs Life, so that we now send you it inclosed. We doubt not your forwarding our Acct. with the [Auditor] who we are very sorry to hear has been out of health & heartily wish him soon well, if any thing is further wanting please to let u
