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Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Apr 1834
Wednesday 30th April
Received the Boards Minutes & answered at length to Mr Jay the Queries respecting the appointment of Solicitors- the Memorial of the the Throckley Tenants regarding their Church loss etc. I have received a circular inviting the Proprietors in the Parish of Haltwhistle, to make good a sum expended by a Committee in building a Bridge there, which Circular I send herewith. The Hospital has little property in the Parish, & cannot fairly be expected to contribu
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 May 1834
Thursday 1st May 1834
Heard from Mr Nairn that he had got the Limekiln at Spindleston examined by a Mason accustomed to Kilns, who reported it to be in want of lining throughout, and otherwise faulty in construction. His estimate for the necessary repair is £36.10.0. I wrote to Mr Nairn asking him to be good enough to obtain other Estimates for the work alone, as the Tenants who use the Kilns must lead the Materials. Rode to Bagraw to see the tenant who leaves at May day & had
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 May 1834
Friday 2nd May
The previous state of Fourstones Colliery & the near termination of the Lease of Brokenheugh, as well as the intricacy of Stublick under it peculiarly desirable that their condition should be viewed by a professional Man. Mr Fenwick the present Viewer, has I believe more to do than is consistent with his Age & the state of his health, and it can be no object with him to give his attendance to concerns apparently so trifling. My enquiries had been directed to
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 May 1834
Saturday 3d
Took a long ride today through the Farms in Whittonstall, making arrangements with the Tenants for procuring the Lime to be allowed them by the Hospital, with a Check Book to show every Lead brought from the Kiln, which I or Mr Hunt at any time see and compare with the Lime laid in the fields in heaps of 3 Loads each. Also taking a survey of the farm buildings and of their management generally. And justice compels me to state that in spite of the disadvantages in point of cl
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 May 1834
Monday 5th May
The Tenant of Allerwash Mill having failed to produce any security, I sent Mr Hunt off early this morning with a warrant to distrain his goods & put them in the possession of some one, to prevent their being removed, until he shall produce the Money or the time comes for selling them. At six o’clock rode out to Thornbrough & examined the state of the fences upon the farm of Highbarns, which poor Rowell is using greater exertion to leave in repair than is the case wi
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 May 1834
Tuesday 6th May 1834
Attended a Sale of the effects of the late Sir Charles Loraine to make some purchases on my own account. When there I had a meeting with the Party who have been boring for Coal at Hartburngrainge, which is near to Kirkharle, & found that they had gone through a seam of good Coal 20 inches thick, but that before making any report upon it to me, they were putting down the bore rods in another situation, which is equally convenient & attended with as little tresp
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 May 1834
Wednesday 7th May
Andrew Thorburn came early in the morning to give me information that a Person holding his Note for £100 had an execution out against him & was about to attack the Stock upon the premises. I forthwith executed an Order of Distress & sent it to the Woodman in Hexhamshire, Mr Hunt being at a distance in the Langley Barony, to put in force expecting to anticipate the proceedings of the other party, & secure our Rent & Arrears. Wrote to Major Johnson rem
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 May 1834
Thursday 8th May
Had another early visit from poor old Thorburn, informing me that in his absence yesterday, the Sheriffs Officer had attached his Goods & anticipated my warrant of Distress. Showing me an Inventory & valuation of the Stock, to prove that it was sufficient to defray his Debts & indemnify the Hospital, as well as to leave a surplus for him to continue the Farm of Gairshield with. I could not however act upon this representation so far as so allow of a
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 May 1834
Friday 9th May
Rowells from High Barns came to the Office to pay the proceeds of their Sale, amounting in Cash & Bills at Six Months to £325 expecting to be able to give me some more on the rent day, at which time they will enter into security with their relation for the remainder. Mr Teasdale also brought me in like manner, Cash & Bills amounting to £102.3. After which the growing Crop will afford us ample security.
I went to Dilston with Benson to decide up
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 May 1834
Saturday 10th May 1834
Went to Haydon Bridge to attend a Meeting for letting the Tolls of the Suspension Bridge over the Tyne and other business. The Tolls of this Bridge have fallen off in consequence of the unproductive state of Fourstones Colliery. The Lessees of that Colliery & Lime Works having been accustomed to pay £120 a year of the £280 for which the Gate was met, but now offer only £60. It seems to me matter of regret that when so large a sum as £2500 was subscr
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 May 1834
Monday 12th May 1834
Received from Mr Hunt the account & expenses of the Sale of the Millers goods at Allerwash, which left after paying for printed Notices & Auctioneers Charge £15.4.6 leaving a balance of £82.11.7 due to the Hospital at the present term, for which there is only a small patch of growing Corn of very little value. So much for converting an old Huntsman into a Miller. He has some claim, I think to be allowed the rental for two years of a Cottage amounting to five o
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 May 1834
?Tuesday 13th
Had an unlooked for visit from Mr Thomson of Scremerston who paid up his balance of Rent, £150 & spoke in despair of the condition of Farmers & the hopelessness of redeeming the large Capital he had invested. He was anxious to know if no reduction of Rent could be made to him, but I hold out no prospect of an exception being made in his favor to all those who have already petitioned on the same ground - & only recommended that against next autumn, if his prospec
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 May 1834
Wednesday 14th May 1834
William Hind paid his half years Rent but persisting in retaining the House, I wrote to Mr Fenwick, directing him to proceed by ejectment. Heard from Mr Hogarth of Scremerston, acknowledging my letter informing him that he could have no present abatement, but might surrender his Lease & try to agree for a new one. He proposed to come over and see me respecting it, but I wrote saying that no surrender could now be accepted before May 1835, & no valuation c
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 May 1834
Thursday 15th
Received from the Clerk of the Hexham Road Trustees £70, being the annual payment which they engaged to make to the Commissioners, due in the 13th instant. Having heard from Mr Morton that he had seen Mr Forster who had expressed his willingness to undertake the inspection of the Hospital Collieries I wrote to him describing the local situation & character of the various Collieries & asking him to inform me as to the terms upon which he would come to examine them.
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 May 1834
Friday 16th
I enclosed to Mrs Grey of Whickham her half years payment of £25. Wrote to Mr Fenwick regarding the arrears due by Robinson of Needlesshall which should be now paid. Settled several accounts with Mr Parkin & Mr Hunt respecting the Woodlands, & with references to allowances for repairs, draining etc to be repaid to the Tenants at the receipt of their rents. My present distance from the Office is an inconvenience & waste of time, affording proof of the advantage o
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 May 1834
Saturday 17th May 1834
This being the Great Fair of Stagshaw Bank about a mile from Corbridge, with reference to which I deferred the Rent days in this part till the following Week, a suspension is put to all other business than what takes place there, where all the County is assembled. Prices for Stock were rather upon the decline, yet a great many Sales were effected. I had conversations with several Tenants, respecting matters connected with their Farms and the payment of their Rents,
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 May 1834
Monday 19th May
Went to Dilston in the morning to arrange some matters in the Office & look after the Work people, returned to Corbridge to breakfast & write Letters - afterwards went to Shaw House to receive the Rents for the Estates to the East of Corbridge. We had a good muster of Tenants & a receipt quite equal to my expectations, though of course there are many deficiencies. Two of the Hartburn Tenants, Thos. Brewis & Wm Davison, gave in written resignations of th
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 May 1834
Tuesday 20th May
Went to the Office at Dilston & was engaged in various accounts respecting Rents, buildings etc and in looking to the repairs going on in Teasdales House, which is in a sad state of filth & disrepair & will hardly be made habitable by the time I shall require it. Returned by the Banks of the Tyne, where I am taking advantage of a great quantity of branches cut from the Lot of Wood that was sold there & with which I am filling up some holes in the plantatio
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 May 1834
Thursday 22nd
Began to business in the morning & did not get the Books closed till six in the evening, when I paid over to the Banker in attendance from Newcastle £8141.19.3. There are considerable arrears, as will be seen by the Rental Sheets, but not more than I anticipated. These times render it a distressing duty to have to exact rents. Those Tenants who do pay them, declaring that they do so from other sources than their farms. And those who have no other resource, not
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 May 1834
Saturday 24th
Finding myself considerably better, & being most anxious to give a meeting to my 60 Trustees under the Will of my late friend Mr Cully, respecting matters which threatened to involve us in a Suit in Chancery, I set out at five in the morning & proceeded to join their meeting at Whittingham. Afterwards proceeded to Milfield Hill & rested there till
Monday 26th
Having heard from the Spindleston Tenants that they were very desirous to have the use of t
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 May 1834
Tuesday 27th
Reached Corbridge at nine. Went to the Office at Dilston to look over the accounts & numerous papers which Mr Dickinson is engaged with, from the late rent receipts, and to obtain such as are necessary for me to carry to Alston. Went through the different Works going on there & returned by the levelling in the Tyne side Woods, which is nearly completed. Received Messrs Parkin & Waltons valuation of Wood in Capons Cleugh, to be removed on account of the railw
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 May 1834
Wednesday 28th May 1834
When engaged in attending to Cash transactions and other matters in the Office at Dilston, was waited upon, not by the Miller of Dilston, who had not appeared at the Rent day, but by his Wife, manifesting great distress & saying that they had no money for me. That they had no trade & could make nothing by the Mill, and the price they had given for the growing Corn on coming to the place last spring was double of what it had produced. All this, I was oblig
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 May 1834
Tuesday 29th
Viewing the Nursery Ground, The House & fences of which are in bad repair. It would have been an advantage in letting it to have annexed to it a Pasture field for keep of a Cow & Horse, but at present that cannot be had. I shall now advertize it, directing all Tenders to be sent to Greenwich by the 6th day of August. My attention was called to the state of Pound Fold at Alston, which it is the duty of the Hospital to maintain, & I found it necessary to give Mr
Journal entry – John Grey – 30 May 1834
Friday 30th May 1834
Went across the Tyne in the morning to examine the Buildings at Mark Close of which the Tenant complained & found them like too many others in bad condition. It will be necessary to put in a new Window or two, as the Wood is so thoroughly rotten, that it will not admit of the Glass being removed, which is nearly all gone. And to build a small toofall Shed, which will not cost much. Besides this other things are wanted, but they must remain until a new Lease is
Journal entry – John Grey – 31 May 1834
Saturday 31st May
Made up my accounts and settled some matters, respecting repairs at the Inn & farm places with the Moor Master. Walked up the Nent to examine a Bridge which is without parapet Walls & in other respects in bad repair, as well as the Path along the River side at both ends of it. On which account it becomes dangerous, especially to the Miners who pass it generally in the dark. It is not exactly upon the Hospitals Property, though connected with it. The persons
