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Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Cox & Payser – 25 Apr 1833
Messrs Cox Payser & Co Apl 25th 1833
The above six Casks of Litharge are shipped on Board the John and Hannah Capt Wm Robinson for Gainbros (sic) to the care of Mr H Smith BJ
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 26 Apr 1833
Friday 26th April 1833
Having received the authority for accepting Mr Robert Shield’s offer for Stublick Colliery, I added the additional covenants which circumstances had suggested, and which were first to prevent the colliery being sub-let without permission, 2d to secure the use of Ropes, Machinery etc. for the Agents of the Hospital to inspect the Colliery when necessary; 3rd to secure Banks and Barriers of Coal to be left wherever the Receiver or viewer may deem necessary for the fut
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 27 Apr 1833
Saturday 27th April 1833
Some parties came to me today to treat for the Wood at Capon’s Cleugh, which really ought to be cut, and which I should therefore be delighted to sell, but I could not reconcile it to myself to accept their offer of £250. I at length said that I could accept of £320 ready money, but they could give nothing like it. – Sent for Mr Bell of Stublick Colliery, and gave him instructions relative to the working of the Colliery in the interval to the 12th of May, so a
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Hugh Pattinson – 27 Apr 1833
Mr Pattinson WB Lead Office Apl 27th 1833
Dear Sir
I send you £100 as requested. I found your letter with a statement of Common Lead to be made at Blagill Rookhope and Dukesfield up to the end of next month. Will none be made at Allenheads Mill? I wish to have a statement of the deliveries and Stock remaining at each mill on the 30th of this Month and to have it sent down here if possible the following day. Your statement relates to the quantity that will be made, but there m
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Geddes & Kidston – 27 Apr 1833
Messrs Geddes Kidston & Co Glasgow Apl 27th 1833
I have drawn upon you at 20 days date for £30-0-0 as above, when due be pleased to honor. BJ
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Mark & Tidding – 27 Apr 1833
Messrs Mark & Tidding York Apl 27th 1833
The above small Am[oun]t being long past due, you will oblige me by sending a Cheque for the Am[oun]t BJ
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 27 Apr 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Apl 27th 1833
I am in rec[ei]pt of your two letters of the 22nd inst. Messrs Bayley got 600 frs common lead last week. A statement of our stock of lead at the Mills on the Road and at Blaydon shall be sent after 30th inst. The Mills Agents have directions to send down their monthly delivery Accts for me on the !st of May. I fear we shall fall short of Common Lead to meet our sales to the end of May shd Messrs Walker press the delivery of the whole
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 29 Apr 1833
Monday 29th April 1833
Received an application from Mr Clavering requesting I would confirm an arrangement of the late Receivers for improving the Gateshead Road, by allowing it to pass through Dilston New Town North Farm, and so avoid a high Hill which has now to be encountered. Mr Clavering states that it has been approved by the Board in London, but I have no recollection of it, and must enquire into the facts, and search out the correspondence before I can offer any opinion on it.
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 30 Apr 1833
Tuesday April 30th 1833
Accompanied the Tenant of Haydon Town Farm, and inspected the Dwelling House, and the whole of the farm buildings, which are in a bad state, and need very considerable repairs and alterations, but it will be my best endeavour to arrange what is necessary at as little expense as possible, but whatever expense has to be incurred should be done at the commencement of a lease.
The tenants at Gairshield and Bagraw brought me £45 as part of the £150, I was to have r
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 1 May 1833
Wednesday May 1st 1833
Prepared and sent to Mr Fenwick the necessary instructions for the Colliery Lease, requesting him to get forward with it as early as possible, and I at the same time wrote to Mr Johnson. Accepting the surrender of Low Stublick Lease, and recapitulating the terms upon which I did so.
Messrs Donkin & Stokoe Solicitors of Hexham applied. To me on behalf of Mr Reed, offering to let the House I had looked at in Corbridge for one year furnished for Sixty pounds, if
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 2 May 1833
Thursday May 2nd 1833
Received a letter from Mr Johnson informing me that owing to the unreasonableness of the demands of Messrs Leadbitter & Benson, and Mr H Pearson, Tenants at Dilston, he had been unable to settle the damages of the Railway Company, but that it should bee arranged one way or the other before the rent day. – It is clear to me that the only way of avoiding these differences, and unjust exactions of the Tenantry, is to arrange and settle the terms of compensation befo
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 2 May 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London WB Lead Office May 2nd 1833
Dear Sirs
I have duly recd your letter of the 30th ult advising of receipt of £209-10-3- from Messrs Grace & Freeman and payment of the same to Mr Bt credit with Batson & Co at Glynn & Co. The error you notice you have corrected. I send you a statement of our engagement to the end of April. To which must be added Messrs Walker Parker & Co purchase for May and June & Messrs Grace & Freeman. I
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 3 May 1833
Friday May 3rd 1833
Rode to Grindon Hill to examine the repairs which it had been necessary to make to the Dwelling House etc. and also to see the state of the Sleepers under the Parlour floor which are completely rotten, and must be replaced immediately. I then proceeded to Grindon to determine on similar repairs required there, and also the building a Hemel which is necessary.
Received a letter from Mr Cookson recommending Me Edwd Storey a Millwright and Engineer at Newcastle, as a f
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 4 May 1833
Saturday 4th May 1833
Mr Walker of Broomhaugh brought me his proposal for renting Prudham Stone Quarry for fourteen years, upon terms which I had previously agreed with him to recommend to the Boards acceptance. – In the event of the Railway affording a cheap conveyance for this stone, there is every prospect of considerable demand, and the rent will, according to the conditions, increase in proportion. I have secured the privilege of obtaining whatever stone we may require for the purpos
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 6 May 1833
Monday May 6th 1833
The Lessees of the Colliery having nominated Mr Robert Wilson Ingineer to value the Machinery on their behalf, and the Lessees of the Smelting Mills having named Mr David Burn Millwright to value on their behalf, I wrote to Mr Storey, desiring him to confer with these two persons and fix a day for the inspection and valuation, so that they both may be done at the same time, and unnecessary expense avoided.
In the afternoon I proceeded to Alston, having arranged to r
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 7 May 1833
Tuesday May 7th 1833
The whole of this day was occupied in receiving the tedious twenty penny fines, and rents. In the evening Mr Thos Wilson came to me, and we read over the Draft Lease of the Smelting Mills prepared by Mr Fenwick, discussing the operation of the several covenants so to make the details as simple and practical as possible.
Mr Wilson again earnestly pressed upon my attention the claims of the Rodderup [Rotherhope] Fell Company and he also made applications for a Lease
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 8 May 1833
Wednesday May 8th 1833
I am sorry to record after another very tedious days work in receiving fines, there are still many in default of payment, and I sent a man with a list of those in the neighbourhood to request their immediate attention to the settlement of the fines, of which many amount to 4½ only.
I had another long discussion with Mr Dickinson of Love-lady-shield respecting his claim for interest on the purchase-money for the Land on which the Ore-receiving House stands, he ob
Letter – John Bell to John Bearl – 8 May 1833
Scott v. Surtees
Sir,
I recd. your Letter with the Statemt. of Facts, & have taken some pains to obtain from Mr Isaac Hunter what further Information he cod. give me. You will see by the minutes in red ink on the Margin what further he has been able to recollect. It is different from his former statement, but still serves to shew that Mrs Hunter his Step Mother has not had what she was intitled to.
It really seems to me that Mr A Surtees has had more to do with the late M
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 9 May 1833
Thursday May 9th 1833
I was on this day visited by all the Lessees of Mines, each party going through the form of bringing a book to compare with the Account made out of the Ore raised by them. It is obvious to me that this farce of settling Lead-ore Accounts is of no use whatever, and only an apology for giving the Lessees a dinner, which on this occasion has cost the Hospital £15.0.0, I fear it will be scarcely prudent to do away with this dinner, tho’ it is a most unsatisfactory tax u
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 10 May 1833
Friday May 10th 1833
I this day had Mr Dickinson with me, and we went through the ponderous Chancery Bill, and I obtained such information and facts as were necessary to enable me to suggest answers. There seems a probability of the parties settling the dispute by arbitration, as soon as the answer of the Gallygill Company is filed. Mr Roddam and some of the parties of the Blagill Company again came to me about their Leases, and I told them that before I left Alston, I should order Mr Dicki
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 11 May 1833
Saturday May 11th 1833
I had this morning the satisfaction of receiving the conveyance of the Ground purchased of Mr Joseph Dickinson of Love lady shield for the Ore-receiving House, duly executed by Mr Dickinson, and I accordingly paid the purchase money £15.2.9. – the third and last conveyance I hope to obtain soon, it being only waiting the signature of an absent party.
Mr Dickinson gave me an account of four or five persons owing small balances to the Hospital on account of purc
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to John Hodgson – 11 May 1833
May 11th 1833
John Hodgson Esq London
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favrs of the 3rd and 6th inst the former advising the receipt of £2000 from Mr Key and the payment of the same to Mr Bts credit as usual at Glyns & Co.
I have forwarded Mr Pattinsons letter to him at Blaydon and have appointed to meet him on Monday. As soon as I receive his Report upon the Points you wish to be informed upon. I will forward it to you. I am again disappointed in rec
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Storr & Mortimer – 11 May 1833
Messrs Storr & Mortimer London May 11th 1833
I have duly recd your letter of the 6th inst advising the receipt of a Piece of Silver weight 1470 Oz. I cannot account for the loss of weight you mention as we always weigh the Silver at the Office before it is posted and are most particular in the weight. Our Bankers have not advised of any money paid by you to Mr Beaumonts credit this week, at which I am much surprised. This may have been an oversight of your banker as once occur
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 11 May 1833
Messrs Grace & Freeman London May 11th1833
The above 300 frs WB Refined Lead are shipped this day. BJ
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 13 May 1833
Monday May 13th 1833
Made up my Cash Account, and paid my Balance into the Banker’s hands. I today saw Mr Coats, and communicated to him the Board’s decision to allow him twenty pounds a year. – I trust the Board will approve of this, notwithstanding the observations in my journal of the 5th of March last, for upon cooler reflection, it may be doubtful whether Mr Coats who is quite past service, should be held accountable for the flagitious conduct of his substitute; and I could not
