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Journal Entry – William Hooper – 13 Apr 1833
Saturday April 13th 1833
In the covenants of the Colliery Lease, the Coals supplied to the Hospital tenantry for the purpose of burning Lime is exempted from the payment of rent, and the Lessees are required to supply them to the tenantry at 3d per Boll, or at such price as the Hospital Coal-viewer may determine to be sufficient to cover the working expenses. – The Colliery Lessees having called upon Mr Fenwick to settle these prices, he gave his opinion that the Tenants should pay for To
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Yallop – 13 Apr 1833
Messrs Grace & Yallop April13th 1833
In answer to your favr of the 10th inst the 90 Casks of Litharge shall be shipped on Saty next the 20th inst and your instructions in respect to messrs Dodds Leightons attended to. Our present price of 20 tons of the best refined Lead suitable for making white Lead is £14 per Ton delivered at our works at Blaydon and I will get it put on board for 30/- I cannot at present offer more than that quantity but it will be sufficient for the purpos
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Yallop – 13 Apr 1833
Apl 13th 1833
Messrs Grace & Yallop
Mr Crawhall havg given up his situation under Mr Mr Beaumont has forwarded your letters of the 6th inst to me. Our present price of WB Litharge is £ 14 -10 Credit six Mo or 2 1/2 discount for Cash delivered at our Works at Blaydon. We never undertake to deliver Lead or Litharge on Board. I can get it delivered for you at 30/- on Keel of 70 Casks. The same charge would be made on any lesser quantity that being the quantity a keel will bring
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 13 Apr 1833
Apl 13th 1833
Grace & Freeman
I beg to advise you of a further quantity of 300 Frs Refd Lead shipped on Board the Allen Capt Jonsn BJ
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 15 Apr 1833
Monday 15th April 1833
I proceeded on this day to the examination of the Spindleston Property, and my first visit was to Glororum Farm, occupied by the Widow of the late Mr Alexander Thomson who was killed by a fall from his Horse a few years since. This poor woman put into my hands a Memorial which had been drawn up by one of her Trustees, who is a Solicitor at Wooler; and certainly there is some hardship and difficulty in her case. More than three thousand pounds had been invested by he
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Cox & Payser – 15 Apr 1833
Messrs Cox Payser & Co
Sirs
I have duly recd you lres of the 6th & 8th inst. We have a good demand for our WB Ltharge at £14-10- per Ton and have sold none under that price. Our present price of Lead is £14 refined £13-10 comm in the proportion of 1/3 refined 2/3 common including 1/10 Slag. This would bear us out in asking a higher price for Litharge.
We look for a further advance in Lead, knowing the last years produce to fall short of the consumption. Messrs Walkers &
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to James Losh – 15 Apr 1833
April 15th 1833
James Losh Esqe
I wrote to Mr Bt recommending him to take the value of his Land in addition Railway House. I have this morng his ansr declining so to do. I have beg the favour that you will communicate this to the directors. I meet Mr Dunn tomorrow to settle the Quarry terms at Blaydon and will communicate to you and Mr Blackmore the result on Wednesday.
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to William Wileshaw – 15 Apr 1833
Mr Wm <Wileshaw> Manchester April 15th 1833
At Mr Hoppers request I send you our present price of Lead and Litharge delivered at our Works at Blaydon. Refined Lead £14 Common £13-10 per fodder of 21 Cwt proportion of 1/3 refined 2/3 Common with 1/10 Slag. Litharge £14-19 per Ton. Six Mos credit from date of Invoice or 2 1/2 discount for Cash.
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 16 Apr 1833
Tuesday April 16th 1833
About two years since Mr Nairne made application to the Receivers to win stones at Spindleston, with a view of exporting them to London, upon the understanding that if it succeeded they were to apply for a Lease, and pay a rent of £25 a year: but after shipping about 1500 tons of stones it proved a failure, and the working the Quarry has been abandoned. In carrying on these operations however some damage has been done to the Tenant of Spindleston, besides the loss
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 17 Apr 1833
Messs Finlay Hodgson & Co April 17th 1833
London
I deferred to answer your letter of the 12th until today that I might be able to report upon Mr Ps new Process of extracting silver. I have just returned from Blaydon and I am glad to be able to state that I have not the least doubt of its success.
It is of course upon a small scale, but I expect to send Mr Key from one to three Hundred frs on Saturday next. It is made from our worst description of Lead but appears very soft and
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 17 Apr 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co April 17th1833
London
I wrote you yesterday and am this morng favoured with your letter of the 15th inst advising the receipt of £274-10-10 from Messrs Grace and Freeman and payment of the same tp Mr Beaumont credit with Batson Berry & Co at Messrs Glyn & Co. I stated yesterday that I had offered Messrs Grace & Yallop 20 Tons of refined Lead at £14 and have this morng Mr Henry Grace offer of £14 per fodder for that quantity per cash allowi
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Henry Grace – 17 Apr 1833
April 17th 1833
Henry Grace Esqr
In reply to your letter of the 15th Inst my offer was at per Ton of Twenty Cwt and not per Fodder of 21 Cwt. However to establish so valuable commission and to give you an opportunity of a fair trial of our lead I accept your offer for 20 Tons or 300 frs at Fourteen Pounds per Fodder of Twenty one Hundred weoght delivered at our works at Blaydon and will on my own acct delivered it on board ship at 30/- per Keel of 300 frs twenty Tons. I expect
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Storr & Mortimer – 17 Apr 1833
Messrs Storr & Mortimer London April 17th 1833
I am in receipt of your letter addressed to Mr Backhouse and am much surprised to hear of my Lead been left in the silver. I will thank you to refine it, and as soon as you can, inform me of the result, which I trust will be more favourable than you anticipate. As we are making our annual large Lead Pays a payment to our Bank will be acceptable.
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 18 Apr 1833
Thursday April 18th 1833
I called early on Mr Fenwick and found that after examining into the question of the Whittonstall Roads he was of opinion that the Magistrates Certificate, which is necessary to throw the roads upon the Township, cannot be obtained, unless the roads are widened to meet the conditions of the Inclosure Act – Under these circumstances I suggested that it might be better to get an undertaking from the Tenants that in the event of one putting the road now into repair,
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 19 Apr 1833
Friday April 19th 1833
Having heard of a House at Summer-rods near Hexham, as likely to form a suitable residence for a Receiver, I rode there in the morning, but had the mortification of finding that the owner had changed his mind, and declined letting. The difficulty of getting a House is so extraordinary, that I could not have believed it, had I not practically experienced the fact. I then proceeded to Corbridge, where I had heard there was a House, and indeed, I pursued my enquiry thr
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 20 Apr 1833
Saturday April 20th 1833
Engaged the whole of this day in the office, answering letters, and bring up the arrear of Accounts. Had an interview with Mr Johnson relative to the compensation of the Dilston tenantry for the ground taken for the Railway; and we also discussed the merits of the Lease of Low Stubblick Colliery, which he at length seemed disposed to relinquish – I should certainly be glad, for the sake of simplification, and to prevent the risk of chicanery about the <Lentale
Letter – John Bearl to John Bell – 20 Apr 1833
Sir,
Scott v Surtees
I am sorry to say that thro. carelessness the parcel was left at the wrong Coach Office here – which accounts for your not having received it.
I feel obliged by your Letter of the 15th inst. & shall be still further obliged by your early attention to the enclosed.
And I remain Sir Your obedt. Servt.
Jno. Bearl
25 Tokenhouse Yard 20th April 1833
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 22 Apr 1833
Monday April 22nd 1833
Having appointed this day for paying off the Workmen at Langley Mills, I rode up there and performed this no very agreeable duty – the refuse, Chimney fume etc. the Lessees have engaged to take, and to pay the Hospital according to the actual produce. A small cake of Silver, the last, 553½ ounces, I had sent down to me, to forward to Newcastle for sale there. Mr Hunt is daily engaged in visiting the farms in the adjoining Districts, inspecting the Draining etc. w
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Yallop – 22 Apr 1833
Messrs Grace & Yallop London Apl 22nd 1833
I beg to hand you invoice of 70 Casks of Litharge shipped on Board the Britain Capt James Wise. As it is your wish to pay an Cash you will please to pay the amt deducting 2 1/2 per Cent agreement to Mr Bts credit with Batson Berry & Co at Messrs Glynn & Co advising of the same.
Keel dues etc £1-10. B Johnson
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 23 Apr 1833
Tuesday April 23rd 1833
When I was at Scremerston, Mr Fenwick called my attention to some dilapidations in the long sea level drift, which discharges some of the higher springs of water into the sea, and which was partially repaired by the Hospital four or five years since at an expense of about £800, and unless it be again done something to, there will probably be mischief by its falling in altogether – It is a most injudicious plan to throw these expenses on the Lessors, and which as r
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 23 Apr 1833
Tuesday 23rd April, continued.
This being the day appointed for submitting to Public Auction the five lots of Wood, I rode to Hexham for the purpose, and tho’ we had a very crowded room, and as I thought at first a fair chance of competition, I had the mortification of buying in all the lots to prevent their going about half value – looking at the character of the people who were congregated on this occasion, and to all the circumstances as regards the locality of Hexham, I am disposed
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Storr & Mortimer – 23 Apr 1833
Messrs Storr & Mortimer
Dr Sirs,
I have duly received your letter to Mr Backhouse of the 20th Inst including specimens of the cake of Silver which I have given to Mr Pattinson who has the charge of Mr Bts Refineries under whose immediate inspection the cake was made. He can in no way account why it should have been less pure than our Silver usually is, and indeed prides himself that it was the largest and best piece of Silver that had ever been made at Mr Bts works. Mr Patti
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 24 Apr 1833
Wednesday 24th April 1833
Having received intimation that Mr Errington of High Warden could be willing to let his House for one year, and finding it desirably situated within two miles of Hexham, I immediately sent to ascertain the fact – the health of Mr Errington induces them to think of going Southward, and in the event of their so deciding he is willing to let the House, but he could not give me an answer until next week – I shall be quite glad to have the offer of this for one year
Diary – James Losh – 24 Apr 1833
Dinner...to a large party of Hexham Grandees...but it was quite evident that Mr. Beaumont's popularity is much damaged by his foolish conduct with regard to the petition ag't Mr. Bell.
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 25 Apr 1833
Thursday 25th April 1833
I had this morning a very unexpected and very unwelcome visit from a deputation of the Hospital Tenantry, consisting of Matthew Lee of West-Land Ends William Lambert Rattenraw East Farm John Harle West Mill Hills Robert Coulson Coastley & Heckford and Ralph Milburn Longhope & Highside. Their object was to state to me that they had been deputed by the whole of the Tenantry of the adjoining Districts to wait upon and request my co-operation in submitting to th
