Dr Sir
I have left my Claim with Mr Milburn who will arrive on Monday next to deliver it at Hexham. But if by any unforeseen accident he shod Not be there in time I must request the favor of you to get another prepared for me by some one as may <Agree> to prevent my losing the benefit of my Common I am Dr Sir
Your very obligid hble Servt
<Elsmere> 26 Septr 93
Buxton
Saturday –
Dear Skelton,
I received yours, I am happy in saying we think ourselves much better for this place, and shall leave this tomorrow, and be at home on Monday Evening – Enclosed are some letters from N: Castle, which you will please to answer immediately. There is one also from Bell, he seems to think Soulsby had no right to take his corn away, he should have seen about that, I saw the corn measured in the Sessions room upstairs but gave no orders abou
Mr Walton junr desires Mr Ruddock will be so obliging as take into consideration whether it may not be necessary to make some objections to certain Claims which have been made respecting the Hexhamshire and Allendale Division and whether it w[oul]d not be proper to have the Gentlemen whose names were set down as Persons fit to be a Committee to give their attendance on Monday; and indeed as many of the Proprietors as can make it convenient ought to give their attendance at the Meeting the 30th I
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle 29th Septr 1793
Birthwaite Hall near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dr Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 23d inst and observe the Contents. I wrote to Mr Beaumont the 22nd & 25 inst to which I refer you. I send you inclosed a Copy of the Account of the late John Hall in Answer to your query as to the Account _ Mr Heron will procure a Copy of the Will of the late Dr Hall. I
Farnacres 4 Octr 1793
Dear Sir
I have rec[eive]d your letter & card of this day and agree with you that it will be right to date the Notices on the Days & <affixing> them on the Sessions Houses. The Estimate for making the Road need not be made by a Surveyor of the Road. The order says ‘there shall be annexed to the Petition an Estimate of the proposed Expence of the Undertaking, signed by the Person or Persons making the same’ and I think you – being the P
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle Octor 4th 1793
Birthwaite near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dr Sir I wrote to you the 29th Ulto to wch I refer you _ The enclosed will inform you what progress has been respecting the Affairs of Walter Hall & Co I<t> appeared at the Meeting that a Majority of the Creditors were of Opinion that a Statute of Bankruptcy was the most Advisable Measure for the settling this which is
Mr Ruddock Farnacres 7th Oct[obe]r 1793
Dear Sir
I have rece[ive]d your letter of yesterday inclosing the Application to the owners of the Tithes in Hexhamshire which I shall send to Mr Caton this Morning. The Allendale Proprietors are certainly infatuated & I have some fears that several in Hexhamshire are no better.
I see with concern that there is great Prospect of Experience of Litigation relative to some of the Claims that have been made for the Hexh
Sir
I attended a meeting at Allendale town on friday which I supposed you had advertised. Not seeing you there, I inclose a paper containing the names of such people, as wish to commute the Corn tithe in the two Grieveships of Allendale town & Catton, belonging the perpetual Curacy of Allendale. Since both the Patron & Ordinary must be satisfied, as well as myself, I solely rest the proposal with you, to take the fate of such similar ones as may be offered to Mr Beaumont, on his own
London 8th. Octo 1793
Sir
We are this day favoured with your letter of the 5th. Inst. And in reply We can only express our earnest desire on every occasion to meet Mr Beaumont’s wishes; and we hope that in the present instance nothing will deprive us of that Satisfaction: We could not however in such times of difficulty in all money matters (more particularly that of calling in old Loans) speak positively to a period so distant, but in the mean time we shall have the pleasure to deci
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle 11th Octor 1793
Birthwaite Hall near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir Your favour of the 5th inst I duly received and observe the Contents; a part of your Letter would be Answd by mine of the 4th inst and after the Meeting of the Creditors of Walter Hall & Co tomorrow, you will hear from Mr Heron.
I have made offers to the several London Houses of 35000 p[iece]s of Lead at Â
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 12th Octor 1793
Foster Lane London
Sir I am desired by Mr Blackett to inform you that he has drawn a Bill on you payable to the Order of Messrs Surtees Bowden & Co at 30 days dated the 10th Instant for £300 on Account of Thomas R Beaumont Esqr which he has no doubt you will duly honor I am for JEB Esqr Yours etc J.S
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle 15th Octor 1793
Birthwaite Hall near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir I wrote to you the 10th inst since which there has been two Meetings of the Creditors of Walter Hall & Co who have at length come to a Resolution of taking out a Statue of Bankruptcy & Thos Robinson of this Place who is Creditor to a considerable Amount makes the Application; the Debt due to Mr Beaumont i
Sir Hexham Abbey 20th October 1793
I send you inclosed two Papers the one for Hexhamshire and the other for Allendale signed by several of the Proprietors of those different Districts for commuting their Tithes by giving Land for them - For the power under which this is to be done and the Regulations respecting the Allotments to be made in Lieu of Tithes see the 20, 21, 22 and 23 pages of the Act for the Divisi
London 24th Octor 1793
Sir
Mr. Skelton communicated to us your intention of withholding for a Season your Lead Sales, in order to relieve the market. And that in Consequence, it would be necessary you had the Certainty of about £60,000 to Complete the payments of next Spring, in case it should still continue advisable to defer your Sales. We promised that Gentleman to give the subject a very serious Consideration, and we were not without great hopes of being able to meet your wi
Augustus Browne Esqr Newcastle 31st Octor 1793
Foster Lane London
Sir On Monday last I sent you by Jacksons & Jennings the London Carriers a piece fine Silver containing 1367 Ounces, and this day I have sent you another piece containing 1782 Ounces, which I desire you will place to Account with Thomas R Beaumont Esqr as usual at the Markett Price & advise me on your Receipt of it
Draft of the claim of Thomas Richd Beaumont and Diana his wife for their estate in Allendale
1 A Tenement called Lightshields in West Allendale consisting of One Dwelling house and Byer under the same and Four Closes in Meadow and Pasture in the Possion of Thomas Walton
2 Also one other Dwelling house there and a Byer under the same and two Closes of Meadow Ground in the Possion of Edward Nixon
3 A Tenement called Wolfcleugh in West Allendale consisting of a Dwelling house and a Byer and S
Thos Richard Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 3d Nov 1793
Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir I had the favour of your Letter enclosing the Power of Attorney etc. It is well that Mr Straker is joined with me in the Power as I shall have had a difficulty in attending the Commission having met with an accident at Sir J Clavering’s about Ten days ago by falling with my leg against the Edge of the Stone Steps, Mr Ingham has con
Sir/
I have made a Valuation of Mr Beaumonts Estate at Wibsey & have Calculated the Buildings as you’ll see by the Acct. at 20 Years purchased & the Land from 20 to 33 Years purchase, but on Acct. of the Coal being Sold off it will very much Injure the Estate in selling as its an Object to no person but the Lords of the Manor & that they will be well aware of otherwise its a very great [word obscured] to them but I cannot see a Chance of any purchase likely to [word obscure
Bradford Nov 10 1793
Dear Sir
On behalf of my partners & myself I thank you for the Offer of treating with us for the Sale of Mr. Beaumont’s Estate at Wibsey. Upon this Business we shall be very happy to meet you any day & at such place as you shall appoint, only we must entreat you to favour me with the Contracts of each Tenants farm, which will be immediately looked over so as to meet you at the time appointed. Perhaps asking you to allow us until Monday the 18th Inst will
Golden Lion 10 Novemr 1793
Dear Sir
I got here about three Quarters of an Hour ago and am come on purpose to examine into the Claims wch have been made in consequence of obtaining the Act for Dividing Allotting and Inclosing Hexhamshire and Allendale Common along with any others who might think proper to join in that examination. This matter was hinted by me to Mr Ruddock soon after the second mee
Messrs Gosling Newcastle 13th Nov 1793
Bankers London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Messrs Surtees Burdon & Co on Messrs Glyn Mills and Mitton at 30 days dated this day for £225, being one Quarters Composition for the Tythe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due 11th Octor last to The Revd Heny Hardinge from Thos Richd Beaumont Esqr
Please to Advise me on your Receipt of th
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle 19th Novr 1793
Birthwaite Hall near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir I have your favour of the 17th inst and observe the Contents _ I have not yet rec[eiv]ed from the Lead Stewards the Rental of the several Estates under their Management that you were desirous of having; nor have I got their Calculation of the Amount of the next pays for the several Lead Mines and Mills, it must be
To Mr William Bates Mr John Fryer and Mr Thomas Bates Commissioners named and appointed in and by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the 32nd Year of the Reign of his present Majesty King George th 3rd intitled ‘An Act for Dividing and inclosing certain Parts of the Commons Moors or Tracts of Waste Land called Hexhamshire and Allendale Common and also certain Townfields within the Regality or Manor of Hexham in the County of Northumberland and for Stinting the Depasturing of the other Par
Auguss Browne Esqr Newcastle 7th Decemr 1793
Foster Lane London
Sir I have this day drawn a Bill on you payable to the Order of Messrs Surtees Burden & Co at 30 days dated this day for £897-6-9 being the Balance of your Account with Thos R Beaumont Esqr & which I doubt not you will duly honor _ In the course of this Month I shall send you a piece fine Silver & am etc JEB
Bradford Dec 9 1793
Dr. Sir/
I have just now seen Mr. Sharp and he has promised me to go upon the Valuation of Wibsey as soon as he can but his present Engagements will take him a fortnight, in the mean time as he understands his Value is to be compared with Mr Clark’s he wishes he may be favoured with a field Book otherwise he must be obliged to make a kind of <....ing> Notice which will not do to compare with Mr Clarks; if you will favour me with the Book I will take care to