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Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Dec 1833
Monday 2nd December
Wrote at length to Mr Dickinson at Alston, directing him respecting the fence for inclosing the Plantation along the road near the Inn at Lowbyer, & covering the rock at the end of the house with the earth from the foundations, that it may produce some shrubs & trees. Had a long discussion with Mrs Thomson of Glororum, respecting a new term of her farm, which I promised to see in the course of the week, & with Mr Lownds, respecting a payment now due by him
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Dec 1833
Tuesday 3rd December
Went to Hexham, Fourstones & Allerwash, having some matters to look after there, previous to letting the Farm and Mill. Returned to dinner and proceeded in the evening to Newcastle on my way to Belford, having an advertizement of Mrs Routledges House at Haydon Bridge which she declines to take, & which I must try to find a tenant for. Waited upon Mr Batson, Assignee of Mr Alfred Hall to know why he had not attended to my application for payment of £32 on acco
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Dec 1833
Wednesday 4th December
Left Newcastle at six o’clock and was met at Belford at eleven by a servant and horses from Milfield Hill. Proceeded quickly to Outchester where I examined the Cattle Shed & draining the boggy Field which I had directed my son to get executed. The former is nearly finished & will be good accommodation. The latter is in progress in a very satisfactory manner & will greatly increase the value of the field. Went directly on to Glororum & proceede
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 4 Dec 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Dec 4th 1833
I am favoured with your letter of the 2nd inst enclosing Mr Keys with 18 Bills amounting to £1167-15-9 which with £1877-11-2 paid to you by Cheque is carried to the credit of Mr Beaumonts London Works. BJ
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Thomas Key – 4 Dec 1833
Tho[ma]s Key Esq London Dec 4th 1833
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of of the 2nd inst enclosing 18 Bills am[ountin]g to £1167..15..9 which with £1877..11..2 paid by Cheque to Messrs F[inla]y & H[odgson] is carried to the credit of Mr B[eaumon]ts London Works. BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Dec 1833
Thursday 5th December
Was engaged nearly all the day in examining the farm of Chesterhill, arranging with Mr Thomson his away going Crop, in which I had no difficulty as he wished for no advantage, & preparing the terms for the new letting to leave with his Farm Stewart [sic], as he is kind enough to allow him to show the farm to those who may come to propose for it. I consider this farm worth about £100 a year more than Glororum & in justice to Mr Thomson, must say that I never sa
Letter – James Graham to John Grey – 5 Dec 1833
Copy Private Admiralty 5 Decr 1833
Dear Sir
I have received the enclosed letter from Mr R Hodgson of Alston, and I send you a copy of my answer. It is true that I have had no opportunity recently of making the conduct of Christopher Hodgson; and it is possible he may have fallen into dissolute habits; but the County of Cumberland is so divided by Party Feeling, and Mr R Hodgson is so much attached to Lord Lonsdale’s Interest, that a Representation of his on this subject connect
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Walker & Parker – 5 Dec 1833
Messrs Walker Parker & Co Newcastle Dec 5th 1833
I am this day advised by Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co of your having paid them £4363-13-2 to be carried to the Credit of your Acc[oun]t with TWBeaumont Esq
I am also advised of your having purchased of the same Party 10,000 P[iece]s WB Lead and enclose an Order for the delivery of the same. BJ
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 5 Dec 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Dec 5th 1833
I have received your letter of the 3rd inst advising the receipt of £4363-14-2 from Messrs Walker Parker & Co and Payment of the same to to Mr Beaumonts credit at Glyns & Co. I note your sale of 10,000 P[iece]s to Walkers Parker & Co and hand you a statement of our Stocks at Blaydon. Should you effect a further sale of 10,000 P[iece]s to <there> <Parties> as you anticipate I beg to call your attention to our Stoc
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Dec 1833
Friday 6th December
Drew up an Adveritizement for Chesterhill for the Berwick Paper, fixing the 6th January for the proposals to reach Greenwich Hospital, addressed to the Commissioners, according to Mr Jays directions in a letter received that day. Also wrote out the system of management & all necessary particulars to leave with my Son, as he is more in the way of being applied to for that part of the property than myself.
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Dec 1833
Saturday 7th December
Rode to Berwick & had an interview with Mr Hogarth and Major Johnson respecting the quarry proposed to be filled up in Mr Hogarths Farm, but found from Mr Johnson that that is the best stone & most easily come at for arching some needful parts in the Sea drift level, which must therefore be provided for, before levelling the quarry, which however, in other respects, is not likely to be again resorted to. Engaged Johnson to forward to Mr Fenwick, Solicitor, a
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 7 Dec 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Dec 7th 1833
I have to advise you of having yesterday forwarded to your address as usual by Jackson & Co Waggon a Piece of fine silver weighing 1642 3/4 Ounces which you will please to dispose of to the best advantage. BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Dec 1833
Monday 9th December
Left Milfield Hill & met Mr Johnson at Wooler, who consented on the part of Mrs Thomson & Trustees to take Glororum at a rental of £700, giving up any land which it may be wished to plant, without charge, or of £720, without such deduction, as the Commissioners may approve. Mr Johnson signed an Agreement to this effect, which I herewith forward to the Board. In consideration of the high rent which has been long paid for this farm & the loss which must h
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 9 Dec 1833
Finlay & Co Dec 9th 1833
Gent[lemen]
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst enclosing Walker & Cos contracts for 20000 P[iece]s of Lead. I have this day sold to Messrs Locke Blackett & Co 3,000 P[iece]s One half Ref[ined] Selected & One half Com[mon] including 1/10 Slag at £14/10 & £15. Also to James & Co 2200Ref[ine]d at £15 & 800 Com[mon] at £14/10 usual credit from date of Contract.
I shall not make any further
Letters – George Backhouse to Grace & Freeman – 9 Dec 1833
Grace & Freemen Dec 9th 1833
Annexed I hand you Inv[oice] of 300P[iece]s WB Ref[ine]d Lead of the first quality shipped on board the Galena J[oh]n Cooper Master, which I trust will shortly be safely with you.
The ship has been detained since Saturday by the weather, but I think she will get away today.
I am Sir GB
Letters – George Backhouse to Joseph Blog – 9 Dec 1833
Sir Dec 9th 1833
Above I hand you Invoice of Twenty Casks of WB Litharge, the quality of which I trust will be satisfactory.
I also beg to inform you that the price of WB Litharge has this day been advanced to £16..10/- per ton. I am Sir GB
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Dec 1833
Tuesday 10th December
Proceeded by Mail at seven o’clock to Corbridge & was engaged all the day in the Office with Letters etc which had been received while I was from home & in anticipation of an absence in valuing the farms & treating with the Tenants on the western part of the Estates.
A Petition from Robert Burn of Alston is sent herewith, respecting the water course through his fields, which he considers to be injurious to his Cattle. It is here that the water has
Letter – John Grey to James Graham – 10 Dec 1833
Private
Corbridge Dec 10th 1833
Sir
I feel myself very much obliged by your kind information & advice reflecting the election of a Surveyor for the Alston Turnpike in a proper choice of whom, the interest of the trust & the accommodation of the public are so deeply connected.
I must however state that Mr R Hodgson’s information is incorrect as to my having expressed any intentions to advance the election of Mr C Hodgson upon your recommendation of him, however agreeable it wo
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Dec 1833
Wednesday 11th December 1833
Being most anxious to proceed to let the farms now at liberty, I proceeded to make a round of those to the west ward, most of which I had taken opportunities to examine & value, since the time they were given up, taking Mr Hunt with me, that he might be acquainted with the covenants & ready to advise with or instruct respecting any new fences etc, to be hereafter made, which I find very useful. I may be here proper for me to explain to the Board, why I
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Dec 1833
Thursday 12 December
After settling matters with the foregoing Tenants, & writing out their Agreements, I went with Mr Hunt to Esphill, to point out to him some fences to be removed, occasioned by the new Road cutting the fields at angles. Then went to Elrington which was let for the present year at £300, to Mr Lambert the tenant of Elrington Hall, a man of property although his brother, the late tenant of East Elrington could not continue in his lease. On their agreeing to becom
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 12 Dec 1833
Finlay Hodgson & Co London Dec 12th 1833
I am favoured with your letter of the 9th and 10th inst advising the Payment of £1000 to Mr B[eaumont]s credit at Glyns & Co on account of Bills rec[eived] from Cox Payser & Co.
I am glad you have effected a Sale to Locke & Co and have induced them to take one half of the ref[ine]d Lead of the Ordinary quality. I fear you will not be able to make your Sales generally in this proportion but it is very desireable whe
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Locke & Co – 12 Dec 1833
M[essrs] Locke & Co London Dec 12th 1833
At Mr Hodgsons request, I beg to inform you that the estimated value of the 10,000 P[iece]s of WB Lead you have purchased of him will be £4044-10-
BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Dec 1833
Friday 13th December
Received a Letter from Mr Grace respecting a claim which he has against the Hospital on Account of a Survey which he was ordered to make of a line of Road, in no way beneficial to the property of the Hospital that I can see, but to which Mr Brandling was a Subscriber, in his capacity as stated of Receiver. I shall forward the Letter to the Board. Had also a long conference with Mr Wallis, who has examined all the Limestone on the Allerwash Estate, of which there is
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Dec 1833
Saturday 14th December
I had this morning a meeting with Dodd the tenant of Thornbrough Limestone Quarry & Farm. His present rent is £233. He offers only £170. I valued the land at £110. He reckons it only worth £100 & the Kiln worth £70. Finding that the offers when he took it excepting his own, ranged from £182 to £150. I conclude that his present offer is not very deficient, & if he will give £180, think he ought to have it.
Rode to Hexhamshire to
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Thomas Key – 14 Dec 1833
Thos Key Limehouse Dec 14th 1833
Your letter of the 3rd inst was not forwarded to me for some days or you should have heard from me sooner. I am glad Messrs Grace & Co have so willingly met the error in the invoice. I am advised by Mr Hodgson of your having purchased of him 3000 P[iece]s Ordinary Ref[ine]d Lead, and at the same price Viz £15 p[er fodder. Mr Crawhall called upon me yesterday and I then stated to him in that we would not deliver any selected refined Lead before th
