Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 12 Oct 1740

      Ravensworth Castle Oct. 12 1740

Wm. Corbett Esqr.



Sir

	Inclosed we send you our cash Accot. for last month on which there remains a Ballance of £27.7.5 ¼ in our favour. And likewise we Send you herewith or General Accot. from the 30 June 1739 to 30th June 1740 when a ballance was remaining in our hands of £641-13-0 ¼  you will please Sir to lay these Accots. before the Board.

	Since our Last we have reced no proposals for taking to Farme any of the farmes lately advertized Except from Gawen Charleton of Newburn & Wm. Trumble of Throckley, who each offer £16 per ann for Throckley Mill on Lease for 21 Years. The latter is the present Tennant, but the former is more able & we think shou’d have the prefference. These two proposalls with those we formerly sent are all the offers that have been made to us.

	We have at last gott Mr Hoppers Ans<wer> in relation to the Branch of the Lead Mine called Clargill head, which is that he has already granted his Moiety at a fifth duty to the persons who offer’d to take the Hospitalls Share so that we can see no objection to the Directors granting their Moiety.

	we are Sorry to Acquaint you that Coll.l Liddell died last Thursday Evening, and hope that mellencholly  Occasion will be an excuse for our <adi>ting more than that we have lost a Sincere kind Freind, and we are Sir

      Yrs &c

      Nich. Walton Hugh Boag



PS Coll. Liddell is to be Interred next Tuesday





Account of the Contingent Payments made on Accot. of the Derwentwater Estate from 30th June  ending 30th September 1740  Viz.



August 3. Pd Baron Reynolds Clerk on our Swearing to the two 

General Accots. at Newcastle Assizes this day Viz. the one from 

31st December 1737 to & with 30th June 1739. & the other from 

30 June 1739 to & with 30 June 1740                               £1  1  0 



27. Pd. Wm Lee for an Aquittance for the <..> Fee Farm Rent 

payable out of Aldston Moor Manour to Dame Eleanor Cullan  

Due Michaelmas 1739                                               £0  0  4 

  Pd. Wm Lee for Leading Materials to Rebuild Aldston Mill 

House, & an additional Building for the Blue stones there as 

per Note                                                          £9  3  4 

  Pd. Do. for new Trinnelheads & other Repaires for the Gray 

stone Mill there                                                  £2 13  8 



Sept. 18 Pd. Mr Edwd Carlisle for 2 Acquittances for one Years 

rent for Dilston & Lorbottle Tythes, Due Lamas last to the 

Rt. Worshipfull the Dean & Chapter of Carlisle                    £0  0  8 



26. Pd. Mr Richd. Dobson his Disbursments for Glazing the 

Windows in Hartburn  3s6d & Midford 1s3d  Chancells               £0  4  9 

                                                       Total     £13  3  9 



A Copy sent the Board 19 October 1740