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Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Jan 1834
Monday 13th January 1834
As soon as I could get away from the Office, rode to Throckley where I had appointed the Workmen to meet me, whose tenders had been accepted for making the Pits & fences for the plantations, that I might fix the dimensions & distances of the former, according to the situation & quality of the Soil. It will be necessary in some parts to carry a little good soil from the low ground to put into such pits, where there is only the refuse of the old Coal hea
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 13 Jan 1834
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co
I had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 10th inst advising the sale of a fine Piece of Silver and payment of the net proceeds £273-10-11 to Mr Beaumonts credit at Glyn & Co. I presume the quarterly Payment to the Bishop of Durham due the 31st ultimo was paid by Mr Key as usual but I have no advice of it.
You state under Date of 26 Dec[ember]
We debit Mr B[eaumon]ts account £83-2s-6d paid this day to Glyn & Co on his acc
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Jan 1834
Tuesday 14th January
Being Hexham Market day, had interviews with several of the Tenants on various matters & applications from others who are candidates for the farms now to let, anxious to know the result of their tenders. I was employed the greater part of the day on walking over the Farms on the Dilston Estate directing & instructing the Workmen as to the improvement of the Hedges, in which, I think I see a greater willingness in the tenants to cooperate, as I have constantl
Letters – George Backhouse to Thomas Key – 14 Jan 1834
Thomas Key Esq
D[ea]r Sir
During Mr Johnsons absence at the Mines this day, your endorsement on John Dobins Draft & Joseph Lee’s accep[yance] has been returned for non payment. It was brought to me and I again returned it to Mr SK Batson observing that he has been many times requested to provide for such things at Glyns in case any of your endorsements should not be paid. He says Glyns refuse to do anything except through the regular channel, that is, returning them to Berwic
Letters – George Backhouse to Finlay & Hodgson – 14 Jan 1834
Finlay & Co 14 Jan[uar]y 1834
Annexed I <transmit> you Stock of WB Lead at Blaydon showing the q[uant]ities disposable and wanting.
I have also to advise you of a piece of fine Silver this day forwarded to your address as usual by Jackson & Co Waggon & weighing 1593 3/4 Ozs to which you will give the necessary attention. This will close the Bullion A/c for 1833 & I hope it will soon be disposed of.
I am Sir GB
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 14 Jan 1834
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co
I duly received your letter of the 13th inst. It is true the Liquidation Fund of 1832 is but £3,223-15-6 but would it not be better at once to carry the Profit of 1831 and 1832 to Mr Beaumont’s Debit to meet the £20,000 – take the Balance out of last years Profit and commence our funds from 1833
The following Gentlemen residing in London hold Shares in the Derwent Mines and are Directors; John Roath, Mr Harry Forman, John Macdonnald, Thomas Hi
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Jan 1834
Wednesday 15th January
Received the Tender for Farms from Greenwich - made a list of those for each farm, writing letters & instituting other means of inquiry into the Character & circumstances of those who stand foremost on the lists, with whom I am not acquainted, that I may as speedily as possible communicate my opinion to the Board. I went by appointment to meet Mr Grace, Mr Bainbridge’s Agent, at Newton to fix upon the new line of boundary fence between his property &
Letters – J Longhorn to George Backhouse – 16 Jan 1834
Berwick Jan[uar]y 1834
My Dear Sir,
With reference to the Charge proposed to be made in Mr Beaumonts acc[oun]t under the circumstances you name. I cannot object to allow the £2 per cent upon it more really we could not allow unless for the movements in London, we were to make a charge upon them to indemnify us the expenses. I am my Dear Sir Your very Truly
J Longhorn
You will receive herewith a ret[urne]d Bill which with similar ones, were desired, when dishonered to
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Jan 1834
Thursday 17th January
Received the Boards Minutes & wrote several letters to Parties referred to therein. Also to persons who are offerers for farms, with whom I wished to have explanations. Bargained with Mr Hedley for the Hartburngrainge Lot of Wood at £80, which is exactly Mr Parkin’s calculation, & I conceive it to be a correct one, as the purchaser showed me his which was £76. He is to pay £40 in a fortnight, & to give a Bill for the remaining £40 payable in Mar
Letters – Benjamin Johnson – 17 Jan 1834
Sir,
In a letter I received today from Mr Beaumont this morn[ing] he says-
“Inform the Secretary of the Northumberland Hunt that I distinctly understood that the Subscription was for three years only.”
NCastle Jan[uary] 17 1834 I am Sir Yours Truly BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Jan 1834
Friday 18th January
Had interviews with several of the successful and unsuccessful candidates for farms, which it is unnecessary here to detail. Rode up to Fourstones to look at the situation of a piece of rock for which application has been made for the purpose of quarrying into blocks for the rail way. It is very near the road & the working of it would be attended with little damage, should the Stone prove of a suitable quality of which I shall have to report hereafter. I then
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Jan 1834
Saturday 19th January
Settled with Mr Storey his Salary & Gratuity as directed. Rode into Hexhamshire to look over the farms & obtain information respecting some Offers for those lately advertized. Directed the Woodman there to get some assistance in thinning the young Plantations, which are ruinously thick, and ought to be done before the Spring. Set out a new fence to divide a field in two, at Staples, for the purpose of getting the Land into a suitable course of tillage - t
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Jan 1834
Monday 20th January 1834
Wrote to Mr Fenwick desiring him to make application to Mr Pringle of Borewell for payment of his rents, and in default to threaten him with distress of his goods, as he has failed to keep his engagements with me repeatedly & disregards his covenants in the management of his farm. Having heard nothing yet from Armstrong, the highest bidder for Whitley Mill, I inclosed another letter for him to Mr Fenwick, asking him to send it out by a messenger, that I might ob
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Jan 1834
Tuesday 21st January
Bell, whom I had informed, when he previously came to inquire, that his was the highest offer for Aydonshields & Mirehouse & would likely be accepted, came to the office to enquire into the account of Crop to be sown by the present tenant, the quantity of land for fallow etc. He complained with reason of the condition of Mirehouse & the small quantity of manure upon both places, & was very urgent that a part of the allowance for lime, should in this in
Letter – James Graham to John Grey – 21 Jan 1834
Copy Admiralty 21 January 1834
Dear Sir
I have received a Letter from Mr Hodgson of which I enclose you a Copy, together with the Copy of my answer. I am sorry that any serious misunderstanding should have arisen between you in consequence of my sending to You his first Letter, which perhaps I did hastily, but certainly with no intention of making mischief. I should be very glad to hear that the difference was amicably arranged, and eventually forgot
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Jan 1834
Wednesday 22nd January
Received from Greenwich the Agreement with the Duke of Northumberland for the sale of the manor of Wark & immediately examined all the Plans & documents I could find, to obtain information as to the situation of the allotments of Thorngrafton & the manner in which they are now connected with the farms & occupied by the tenants of the Hospital. This is a subject which I have never before thought it necessary to investigate & in which I have felt n
Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Jan 1834
Thursday 23rd January 1834
I prepared to set out at an early hour this morning, to inspect Thorngrafton Allotments & ascertain how far the interests of any of the Hospitals Tenants were involved in the working of the mines or Quarries below them, but after waiting for some hours, was obliged to abandon the intention, as riding to such a distance against a storm of wind and rain was not likely to secure the object. I received a letter from Mr Bigge, as Chairman of the Morpeth Dispensar
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 23 Jan 1834
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co Jan[uar]y 23rd 1834
I duly received your letter of the 20th inst Messrs Grace & Freeman Statement of Ac[coun]t is correct, and I have given them credit for £4904.3 and £13.1.7 Discount- together the Bal[ance] of purchase of 2000 Pieces on the 24th June last. I also give them credit for £20-13-4 due to myself for shipping charges. I sh[oul]d wish this sum to be taken out of Mr B[eaumon]ts Ac[coun]t and I will request Batson & Co to debit themsel
Letter – John Grey to James Graham – 23 Jan 1834
Corbridge, nr Newcastle. Jan 23rd 1834
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st Instant, together with copies of one addressed by Mr Hodgson to you & your reply to it.
I cannot but express regret & surprise that Mr Hodgson should have again made my conduct subject of remark to you, or should have thought it necessary to obtrude upon your attention a matter which was strictly personal between us. And I regret it the more that
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Jan 1834
Friday 24th January 1834
I went with Benson to examine the Ground for the site of the intended house at Dilston, with a view to ascertain the expense of Garden Walls etc, but as it would be desirable, in case of the road bring altered, to place the House a little farther to the South than was intended, until that is settled, the exact extent of such walls cannot be determined. It may not however be of great consequence to ascertain the cost of all such appurtenances, if it were even possi
Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Jan 1834
Saturday 25th January 1834
Set out early & rode by Fourstones, Allerwash etc to Grindon Hill- looked through the repairs of the Buildings there- proceeded to Grindon & taking the Tenant along with me, rode over the whole of that farm & Beamwham, both in Mr Woodmans occupation. These are in a high situation & very properly almost entirely laid to grass. I was glad to see the excellent effect produced by the cheap mode of sod draining adopted here last summer, & well execu
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Jan 1834
Monday 27th January
Settled the Accounts for the repairs of the Mill & the Miller’s house & Offices at Newlands & received a payment from Bones of Throckley, hearing from him a long list of grievances and difficulties respecting the quantity of Water which it has cost him so much to overcome in the Pit, & the impossibility of collecting money from the farmers, in both of which, I believe, there is much truth. Received & communicated to the Board Armstrong’s reason
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Jan 1834
Tuesday 28th January
A dismal day of rain, everybody kept within doors. Engaged in writing letters, & Office business - conferred with Benson on the buildings at Whitechapel, Lees & other places, which must be undertaken this year, as to the most economical arrangement & mode of execution, as well as the probable cost that the Board may be informed upon it. At two, the Tyne having risen higher than I ever saw it before, I walked round the embankments to ascertain their con
Letter – John Grey to James Graham – 28 Jan 1834
Private. Corbridge Jan 28th 1834?
Sir
I have received from an acquaintance at Hull a newspaper which I take the liberty to send to you, that you may be aware of the vulgar attack that Mr Hutt has made upon the management of the Hospitals property , & of that which he threatens to make upon yourself in particular on the subject of the Merchant Seamen’s sixpences. Among other mistatements or falsehoods
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Jan 1834
Wednesday 29th January
Went to Thornbrough to see the extent of land that had been covered by the Tyne in yesterdays flood & consider of the practicability & cost of securing it, but as yet there was too much water standing in the low ground to ascertain it. Went forward to Shaw House & informed the tenant that unless he could take means to reduce the Arrear standing against him, I feared some other steps must be taken by the Hospital. He engages to bring me some money ere l
