Letter – Jonathan Hilton to Germaine Lavie – 8 Jul 1774

A Copy of a Letter sent Mr. Lavie 				8th July 1774



Sir,

A Copy of Sundry Bargons let at Greengill West End 24th June 1774 You have as folls 



Rd Midcalf 8 Ptners to raise Ore in their old Workings till Michs Next at 	9s 6d p Bing 

Andw Elliot 6 Ptners to raise Ore in the West End forehead till Do at 	10s 6d p Bing 

Wm Thirelway 4 Ptners to raise in Midcalfs Soales till Do at 		14s p Bing 

John Bales 4 Ptners to drive Fathoms in a North Vein 20s p Fathom and I intend to set on 6 men under the West End forehead Next week to raise Ore I expect at about  15s p Bing 



Dead Work

The Low Level to be carried on with 6 Pickmen Do 

a middle Level to be carried upon the North Cheek of the Ironstone with 4 Men in Order to convey the work from the West End forehead & the Working below Do. 

N.B. as the above Levels are not set on no Bargains are made 

Do 6 Men & 3 Labourers oppening out the old Mans Works sometimes on Wagges &  other times by Bargain he vein that was discovered in the Hush 50 Fathoms North of Greengill Vein I am afraid is all wasted away in small Strings so that Tryal will soon be at an End 

Howblagill the Vein we have Cut looks Promising in the plate bed how she may prove in the Sills is unceartain & cannot expect any success for a good while yet as there is a Shaft to sink & the Level to drive 20 Fathoms before we come to the place where I would like to make tryal in the Vein for Ore on Account of another Sill coming when the above Sill is on we shall have all the same Sills that the Old Man has had & we now have at Greengill West End. We had upwards of 40 Bings of Ore raised Greengill West End at Midsummer hope we shall raise raither more this Quarter.



Stanhope Bargans let 27th June 1774 as follows

Matthew Stobs 4 Pts to raise Ore in the West End forehead in Grays Vein 

Till Michs Next & to give them £6 for sinking 3 Fathoms deeper in the

Great Limestone 								at 30s Bing

Geo Gray 4 Ptners to raise Ore till Michs next in their old Workings

& to give them £5 for sinking 2 Fathoms depper in the great Limestone     	at 30s p Bing

John Taylor 8 Ptners in their old Workings to raise Ore till Do.		at 35s p Bing

Tho Walton 6 Ptners to raise Ore till Do.					at 30s p Bing

Wm Riddley 2 Ptners to raise Ore in the Old Workings till Do		at 45s p Bing

Jacob Vickers 4 Ptners to sink the West most Shaft 2 Fathoms Deeper 

& then cut North to the Quakers Vein					at 50s p Fathom

The best & truest account I can give of the Present State of my Lords Lead Mines you have sent.

P.S. You will remember I spoke  to you at Naward about Lord Carlisles executing the Lease of Greengill West End if his Lordship should be in the North soon it would be right if his Lordship Pleases to have it executed then if not I desire you will be so Obliging as request his Lordship will impower you Mr Ramshay or some other Person to execute on his behalf I Further beg you may fix your Journey into this Country as soon as you can as there are several Things both here & at Stanhope I want to consult you in which would be best done at the places where your advice is Wanted.

      I am &ca Jona Hilton