Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Aug 1833

Saturday 24th August 1833



Mr Hunt went yesterday morning to inspect the draining in Langley Barony and measure off such as was finished, and this being his first year for valuing the Tithes belonging to the Hospital in that quarter, I set out in good time this morning to meet him at Lipwood  and accompany him to Whinnetly and the other places to assist him in the valuation and establish the principles upon which it should be made, and I must do him the justice to add that I found his estimate of their quantities per acre, in the different fields, in my opinion, very correct - a Copy of the agreements made with the several occupiers shall be forwarded to the Board.  In my way I visited the works going on at Westbrokenheugh, Haydon Town and Lipwoodwell, returning in the evening by Grindon.  Turnips in all that district are very promising, and I was glad to observe the Corn on the Estate of Fourstones, cutting up a very good Crop.