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Letter – Nicholas Walton to Edward Nicholson – 30 Mar 1759
To Mr Edw’d Nicholson Ravensworth Castle March. 30th 1759
Mr Nicholson
I have reced. your Letter by this Days Post and am glad to hear you will be ready to have the Trees Planted when they come. The Carrier had orders to bring them directly forward to Keswick, so that your Journey to Penrith was needless. We have now Frost and Snow which may probably reach you & retard the Planting, but don’t be in too great a hurry, as Beeches may be planted later
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 3 Apr 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt. MP. London Newc: 3d April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir I was in hopes of making Weardale pay the 19th inst[an]t, but not being able to raise the Money must put it off till the beginning of May, ag[ain]st wch time I expect to get the Bank postbills turned into Money, as I hope to see you here about the middle of this month. I wish you a good Journey into the North and am Hon[ou]r[e]d Sr Yrs etc JR
PS: I think all parties are pretty easy about the Lamp bill
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Richard Wilson – 3 Apr 1759
To Richard Wilson Esq. in Leeds Newc: 3d April 1759
Sir
Yesterday I receiv’d of Messrs Kings their half Years rent due Mart[inma]s last & inclosed I send you my acco[un]t with two bills for the ballance of 263.11.6 as above, wch I desire you will please to advise the receipt of & sign & return me the counterpart of the inclosed acco[un]t if you find it right. - The reason we did not think proper to allow the Trees at Kenton Old Hall to be cut down, is because they are so
Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Harrison – 5 Apr 1759
1759 April 5 Wrote Jno Harrison, Clerk at Rookhope L[ea]d Mil, that all the Lead Smelted last year at his Mil was 4 po[un]d w[eigh]t short in every P[iece] of the Weight it ought to be (vizt 11 Stone each Piece) & that it sho[ul]d be stopt f[ro]m the Smelters JR
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 6 Apr 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP London 6th April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
At the meeting yesterday about the Militia Mr Blackett offered to serve as Capt[ain] Mr Mosley as Lieuten[an]t & young Mr Stephenson on the Bridge as Ensign but I do not hear what was done at Alnwick for the County
I [sic] anything sho[ul]d prevent your coming down & I do not receive the Bank bills before the 20th I shall lose the D[uke] of Portlands money, wch Mr Brown brings in that day, for I have not bills near
Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Everest – 6 Apr 1759
To Mr John Everest Ravensworth Castle April 6 1759
Sir
We have reced. your Letter of the 31 of March last in Answer to which we are of Opinion the description of the Lead Mine to be granted the Quaker Company ought to stand in the Same words as are Intended to be Inserted in the General Lead Leases And cannot be altered without prejudice to the Hospital viz: with Liberty to work the same [rest of sentence underlined:] in Length Twelve Hundred yards
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 8 Apr 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt, M:P:, at his house in Brook Street Grosvenor Square London
Newcastle the 8th April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir
I have rece[ive]d by this day’s post the 25 bank postbills for Two hundred pounds each amounting to Five thousand pounds, wch I have made myself Deb[to]r for & shall now fix Weardale & Dukesfield pays to be made the beginning of next Month, wch will amount to about £13000, I have talked with the Grove Stewards ab[ou]t laying aside all the dead Char
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Shaftoe Downs – 9 Apr 1759
To Mr Shaftoe Downs Rav. Castle Apr. 9 1759
Sir
As you had a power by your old Lease to remove Coales after the Expiration of the Terme it seems reasonable you shoud have the same liberty after old Mayday Next, so that we desire you may not be putt to any Inconvenience on that Accot. & Consent that you may have the same time to remove that you had in your old Lease, But we must desire it may be with this proviso that you have the heap so cle
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Robert Ancrum – 9 Apr 1759
To Mr <R.> Ancrum Ravensworth Castle April 9 1759
Sir
Mr Boag being from home when I reced. yours & having been abroad almost ever since I did not Answer yours till I saw him. I wish your Demands had been in a narrower Compas, for indeed I doe not See what can be done for you as they now Stand. The claim you make on Mr Romer I wish might be Referred. Mr Boag & I will both be at Morpeth on Wednesday the 18 Instant and as your business
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Christopher Bell – 9 Apr 1759
To Mr Chris. Bell Rav. Castle Apr. 9 1759
Mr Bell
Tho we apprehend it was fixed that you should Enter upon the Colliery at Stublick at Mayday next at Eighteen Pounds for one year, we think proper to Repeat it to you least there should be any mistake Mr Downs will have liberty to Remove the Coales which are resting wrought at Mayday agreeable to his Lease, but we have wrote to him that the faces of the heap must be left so as not to I
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Thomas Maughan – 10 Apr 1759
To Mr Tho[mas] Maughan at Newhouse 10th April 1759
Sr Your Pay to Xmas last, is now fix’d to be made on Thursday the 10th of May, so that you must be here on monday the 7th to adjust matters on tuesday the 8th. you will receive your money, & return on wednesday So you will write to your Bro[the]r Stewards to be here at the proper time The partnership pay will be made at the same time to Xmas, if Mr Bacon can be ready, which you will acquaint his Steward with I am etc JR
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Francis Salkeld – 10 Apr 1759
To Mr Fra[nci]s Salkeld at Dukesfield Mil 10 April 1759
Sir
I rece[ive]d yours with Mr Teasdale’s acco[un]t the ball[ance] of wch is £17 6s 11 3/4d due to Sr Wr but you say he talks of a bill of £9 17s 4d for Leading of Ling to the houses wch I promis’d sho[ul]d be allow’d. I do not know that Sr Wr ever allow’d any tenant for leading Materials to repair their farm houses, & I am sure I never made Mr Teasdale any such promise without Sir Wrs directions, But no doubt he c
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 13 Apr 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt M.P. London 13th April 1759
Hon[ou]r[e]d Sir Mr Scott says he can not advise what steps are proper to take with regard to Mr Ords intended bill till he sees a copy of it wch you will please to order to be sent down – As Mr Lascelles has given you notice to pay in the £21700 upon Wallington I can think of no other way than to get the Security transfered into some other hand; wch I doubt not but you may do without difficulty, tho’ perhaps not at the same int[e]r[es
Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 17 Apr 1759
To Mr W[illiam] Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London 17th April 1759
Sir, You say in yo[ur] Lre of the 22d ult[im ]o that Mr Thomas has mislaid my Affid[avit] of serving the writ of Execution on Mr Beaumont for the paym[en]t of the £200 in Arrear for Wayleave, I desire to know if he has found it, if not I shall send up a second Affid[avit] that the Money or any part of it is not yet p[ai]d to me for it seems to me by the Ma<rch> report that my Recognizance will not be discharged till the
Letters – Joseph Richmond to Walter Blackett – 20 Apr 1759
To Sir Wr Blackett Bt MP London 20th April 1759
Honrd Sir, I have waited hitherto for Mr Robson’s sending me the new Articles in order to make you out a perfect rental of Wallington Estate f[ro]m Mayd[ay] next, but there are some farms yet unlet that he waits your directions for, wch I have put down according to his valuation & if they are let accordingly I believe the rental herew[i]th inclosed will be very right – Wm the Gard’ner says there are two small pine Apples almost ri
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 20 Apr 1759
To Richard Horne Esqr Ravensworth Castle April 20th 1759
Sir
Inclosed we send you our Cash Accots. for the Months of February and March last, upon the latter of which there is a Balance of Three Thousand and Eight Hundred and Forty Seven Pounds five Shillings and nine pence, three farthings in favour of the Hospital, out of which we have this Day sent to Mr. Jas, Wood the Treasurers Deputy one Bill for Three Thousand five Hundred Pounds. By these Cash Accots.
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 20 Apr 1759
To Mr Jas. Wood Ravensworth Castle Apr. 20 1759
Dear Sir
Inclosed we send you Mr Jos. Airey & Cos Bill on Vere Glyn & Hallifax for Three Thousand Five Hundred Pounds, dated this day and Payable Thirty Days after date on Accot. of the Rents & Profits of the Derwentwater Estate wch pray acknowledge the Rect of. We are sorry to give the trouble we did in regard to the last Bill we sent you, but much obliged to you for the favour you did us i
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Glyn & Halifax – 20 Apr 1759
To Messrs Vere Glyn & Hallifax Ravensworth Castle Apr. 20 1759
Gentn.
We have this day sent into the hands of Mr Jos. Airey& Compy. a bill on you for Three Thousand five hundred Pounds dated this day & payable to Messrs Walton & Boag at 30 days after date which we desire you may not accept till you hear from one of us. Mr Wood lives in the Country which sometimes occasions a delay in answering ours which is the reason for this Caution & giving yo
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Spedding – 26 Apr 1759
To Mr Spedding Keswick April the 26 1759
Dear Sir
I am just come from Thornthwaite, where I reced. a Letter from Mr Griffiths in which he desires the price of the ore may be fixed according to other Markets. I have given your Agent Mr Goose a memorandum which will enable you to make out the Account & the price is also fixed according to the prices we sold for in those years, when the Account is made out you will deduct the payment
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Glyn & Halifax – 29 Apr 1759
To Messrs Vere Glyn & Hallifax Ravensworth Castle Apr. 29 1759
Gentn.
Having Reced from Mr Jas Wood a Letter acknowledging the Recet of Mr Jos. Airey & Comps Bill on you for Three Thousand Five hundred Pounds, I desire you will accept the same for payment when it is presented.
I am for Mr Boag & Self Gentn. Your Most Hb. Servt.
N Walton
Letter – Nicholas Walton to James Wood – 29 Apr 1759
To Mr Jas. Wood Ravensworth Castle Apr. the 29 1759
Sir
We Reced yours by the last Post and have wrote this day to Messrs Vere Glyn & Hallifax to accept the Bill for Three Thousand Five hundred Pounds. I am extremely concerned when I hear of your want of health, but hope the fine Summer weather coming on will relieve you from all your Complaints. I do assure you I sincerely wish it & that every Success may attend you & all your Family. I a
Letters – Joseph Richmond to John Beaumont – 30 Apr 1759
To Mr John Beaumont 30th April 1759
Sir, I find I cannot get my Recognizance as Receiver of West Kenton rents, discharg’d for <want> of the payment of the £200 which you owe for Way Leave, I therefore desire you will immediately let me hear from you whether you will pay the money, or can promise an order from the <Parte> as to excuse the paym[en]t, that I may be acquitted thereof, for otherwise I shall be obliged to make another Affidavit of serving the writ of Execution i
Letters – James Scott to Walter Blackett – 1 May 1759
To Sir Waltr Blackett 1st May 1759
Hon[ourab]le Sir
Mr Richmond has left with me a copie of a bill that is filed by Mr Ord against you, Lady Blackett, Tho Wentworth Esq, the reverend Mr Rastall and his wife, w[hi]ch I have carefully perused. I apprehend Mr Ord does not by it intend to compell the specified performance of the Award made by Mr Collingwood and Mr Fenwick or to establish the Boundary between the manor of Hexham and the Manor of Whitfield or to bring any of the matters in dispu
Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 1 May 1759
To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin, at his chambers No 8 Greys Inn London
Newc[astle] 1st May 1759
Sir, I have rec[eived] yours of the 26th past with copy of Sr Wms intended answer to Mr Stots bill w[hi]ch I never before heard he had filed & as you do not order a copy to be returned I send you enclosed a particular account. How I think the blanks are to be filled up, but if there is more than w[ha]t is necessary you can leave it out. The 3 last mentioned tenants vizt Jno Brown & the and two Reays
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Thomas Simpson – 6 May 1759
To Mr Simpson Ravensworth Castle May 6th 1759
Sir
The People in Alston Moor are going together by the Ears, and unless some stop is put to their proceedings they will become so ungovernable that the Lord of the Manor will have no power over them. Joseph Farnace & Henry Farnace both of Nenthall & Christopr. Walton of Loveladyshield Leaseholders have pulled down several Enclosures of Common upon Skellygillside, belonging to Thos. Dickinson, William Wa
