No. 4 – Portman Square
Jany. 21st 94.
Dear Skelton,
I can with pleasure say we arrived all perfectly safe & well on Sunday Evening & our dear Boy performed his Journey very well. We like our house very well only the furniture is very antique w[hi]ch does not altogether suit our Modern Ideas but in a little time we shall get accustomed to it – I have seen Mr. Bosville every day here, and this Morning I spoke to him he says he will endeavour by May to let us have
Messrs Gosling Newcastle 21st Jany 1794
Bankers London
Gentlemn Inclosed you will recieve a Bill drawn by Surtees Burdon & Co on Glyn, Mills and Mitton for £225- - at 40 days dated this day: being One Quarters Composition for the Tithe Ore of Weardale Lead Mines due the 11th inst to The Revd Mr Hardinge from Thos R Beaumont Esqr. Please to advise me on your Reciept of the Bill and acqua
John Ibbetson Esqr Farnacres 22d January 1794
Sir
On the 30th & 31 Ult. I attended the third Meeting of the Commissioners appointed to Divide Hexhamshire and Allendale Common and was accompanied by Mr Willm Peters Junr.
After having considered the Claims affecting the Boundaries we proceeded, with the assistance of Mr Peters Mr Heron of Newcastle and Mr Ruddock of Hexham, in settling the form of objection, which having got finished on the 30th as many of the those forms as a
Thos R Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 27th Jany 1794
No 4 Portman Square London
Dr Sir I wrote to you the 18th Inst directed to your Bankers not then knowing your direction; I have since been favoured with your letter of the 23d Inst & am glad to hear you got safe & well to Town; I postponed Answering your letter in hopes of having some conversation with Mr Heron on the business, tomorrow we are to have a Meeting for tha
Feby. 1st 94 –
Dear Skelton,
Enclosed I send you a letter from the Bankers, I have seen them this Morning, & they are engaged in the present Loan – I told them we shall want some pretty large sums this Month, & to hold themselves in readiness, I asked them if they could advance us any money, they said it was a bad time at the time they were engaged in the Loan, but desired I would let them know as soon as possible what we should want. I have made an Offer to Government t
P. Denys Esqr Newcastle 6th Feby 1794
Dear Sir I am favoured with your Lre [Letter] of the 13th inst and observe the Contents; I think that you have misunderstood me as to my writing to you in Town; I wrote to Mr Beaumont and acquainted him with the Conversation which I had with you respecting the Lead Trade, and I imagined that you would call on him and acquaint him with your sentiments on the Subject; I have
Dr Sir
the 30th of Decr was the time of the Persisting etc and the two Months creep away - unless the Objectors to Mr & Mrs Beaumonts Claim withdraw the Objection I must commence the Action within the two Months - Joseph Watsons Name stands first and I think of making him Df[endan]t perhaps it woud be Right to commence the Action at all Events - and for me ‘amicably to name an Atty for the Df[endan]t and there let the Matter rest but this I only mean as a Measure to prevent any Lapse on
My Lord Farnacres 8th February 1794
An application being intended to be made to Parliament this Session for the obtaining of an Act for making a Turnpike Road from Burtry Ford in the County of Durham to Alston in the County of Cumberland and from Alston by the Dyke to Burnstones in the County of Northumberland I beg leave to name this to your Lordship tho’ I have no doubt you will recollect that Notice of the proposed application was given at the Sessions holden at Penrith in
John Ibbetson Esqr Farnacres 14th February 1794
Sir
On the 27 November last a list of the several Claims affecting the Boundaries of the Hexhamshire and Allendale Common was sent you, and on the 22d Ult we informed you that Objections had been made to several of those Claims amounting to 6917 Acres.
When at Hexham on the 4th Inst some very agreeable intimations were given respecting the Claims above referred to and it is with great satisfaction that the Board can now be acquainted
Dukesfield 15th Feb'y 1794
Sir
I am not a little surprized to find that you shoud remove any of the Wastes thats under bargain & more so to have them put into the Race that they may go the Bargain of a higher price I have Ordered Hutchinson's Son's to remove them back again to the place they were when I let the bargains at your mill & you may acquaint Robson that he shall not have any thing more to do with the old black Slags after he has got the metal sme
Mr Nich[ola]s Ruddock Farnacres 17th Febry 1794
Sir
With the utmost satisfaction I have signed and return you the inclosed respecting Westburnhope and am gratified by having an expectation of the Greenridge and Ardley Claims being given up, but to which I must beg your and Mr Bells attention in order that every thing may be done regularly, so as to be carried properly before the Commissioners. As to the other Claims of Lord Crewes Trustees and Mr Clavering I really trust, that
Chas. E. Broadley Esqr Hull Newcastle 17th Feby 1794
Sir I am favour’d with your Letter of the 14th inst and observe the Contents; you may have 600 Pigs of WB refin’d Lead at £15-15 per Fo[dde]r of 216 w[eigh]t to be paid for from Bills on London due in 6 Months; The Pigs are about 12 Stone each; You will please to observe that the Lead is delivered into the Keel about 4 Miles above this Place and that we are not at any charge in
Thos Richd Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 17th Feby 1794
No 4 Portman Square London
Dear Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 12th inst and observe the Contents.
I inclosed Mr Thompson’s Ltr [Letter] respecting Haydon Chapel to Mr Bell, as he will have it in his power to give you more full information on that matter than I can, It is a Chapel of ease to the Liv[in]g of Warden the Patronage of which is in Mrs Beaumont and yourself
Leeds 23rd February 1794
Dear Sir
Mrs Lee & all the Family here are so much distressed by an Event that took place yesterday, that I cannot without great Desolation inform you the particulars, what I allude to is the Elopement of Miss Wentworth with a Mr. Stackpool, an Affair that we had not the smallest Idea of, for Miss Wentworths acquaintance with him, has only been about a months standing, & their having seen each other as far as we can learn, is very seldom Indeed. I
Farnacres 25th Febr[uar]y 1794
Dear Sir
Being called upon to Pay the Sum of £600 & Interest on acc[oun]t of the Money advanced for obtaining the Act for Hexhamshire & Allendale Division by the Tyne Bank on the Note of Mr John Bell Mr Nicholas Ruddock myself and others I am desirous to know when the Pays of Mr Beaumont are to be as immediately afterwards the Commiss[ione]rs for the above division intend to make a Rate for discharge of that Note and towards payment of a
Newcastle 24th Feb[ruar]y 1794
Nich[ola]s Walton Junr Esqr & Co
We hold your Note on demand for £600 on acc[oun]t Allendale Common dated 13 March 1792 as we are now calling in all our Securities, we must request that you will discharge it on or before the 12th March next. We are respectfully
Y[ou]rs
Baker Hedley & Co
Farnacres 25th Feb[rua]ry 1794
Messrs Bell & Ruddock
Gent[leme]n
Having rec[eive]d a Letter from Bake
Messrs Bell & Ruddock Farnacres 26th Febry 1794
Gent[leme]n
I have been w[i]th Mr Heron who recommended Our note being carried over to Acc[oun]t of the new Tyne Bank. I afterw[ar]ds waited upon Mr Ormston and after conversing with him some time I found that the new Bank w[oul]d not take our Note because they had determined not to accept of Notes payble on demand. The matter being thus circumstanced & I having no wish to press the new Bank to take the Note, the only thi
M Skelton Esqr Newcastle 1st Mar 1794
Birthwaite Hall Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir I am favour’d with your letter of the 26 Ulto and observe the Contents _ The 10 Tons of Lead and 4 Casks of Fume shall be sent by the first Vessel for Hull with the usual directions
The forms of the Rentals were deliver’d to the sev[era]l Agents, I have not yet rec[eiv]ed their Rentals, but they shall be wrote to ab
Mr Ruddock Farnacres 4th March 1794
Dear Sir
I have been favoured with both your Letters and am particularly obliged by your last.
Not having it in my power to wait upon Mr Heron I wrote to him to the following effect yesterday and had a verbal message that he entirely concurred with my sentiments.
Copy
I have rec[eiv]ed from Mr Ruddock a Copy of a Letter from Joseph Watson, to him, relative to a very extraordinary application in my opinion, from Wi
Being very desirous to know whether Mr Clavering and Lord Crewes Trustees or either of them have commenced any Action or Actions in the Court of Kings Bench and when I beg you will as soon as you can with convenience make the necessary enquiry and that youll let me know as soon afterwards as possible. We had a very extraordinary Proposition made on the part of Mr Clavering. After declaring the vast unwillingness to put the Proprietors to any expence on acc[oun]t of Riddlehamhope & Hallywell
Opinion of Sir John Mitford Sol: Genl.: -
The Rent charge is given to Mr Cockshutt & his Heir, upon trust for Louisa Wentworth until she shall Marry <under> & with the restriction mentioned in the Will, or for her Life, in case therefore she had not Married during her life, she would have been entitled during her life. If she had Married under the restriction mentioned in the Will; vizt. after having attained 21, or before that Age with the consent of Mr. Blackett & Mr.
Portman Square March 10th
Dear Sir
I enclose you Copies of the Opinions of the Solicitor General & Mr Mansfield, I have sent the same to Mr Cockshutt for him and Mr Beaumont (who is in Yorkshire) to consult upon, these Opinions agree with the Opinion given by the Attorney General to Mr Lee, some time since, Mr Wilson of Bartlets Buildings who stated the plain facts of the Elopement &c her hav[in]g been made a Ward of the Court of Chancery strongly recommended my giving general
Portman Square March 21st
Dear Sir,
I have defer’d answering your Letter till I should receive a Copy of Mr. Lloyds Opinion from Mr. Cockshutts Solicitor (Mr. Owen) which I have this Morng. done. Mr. Cockshutt is certainly right to Act on safe grounds, & as appears by the enclosed Opinion of Mr. Lloyd it was highly necessary he should inform himself of the consequences &c &c for it would have been extremely unpleasant for him to be censured & punished by
Portman Square. March 21st 1794
Dear Sir,
I enclose you Mr. Lloyds Opinion which was taken by Mr Cockshutt, who was employed by him when Mrs Stacpoole was made a Ward of Chancery, it was certainly advisable to know on what grounds he could act with safety, & discharge his Trust properly; Mr & Mrs Stacpoole have been twice <asked> in St George’s Church (& as they informed me) they don’t intend to be Married till she is Age, which he says will set the oth
Mr Smith Rookhope Dukesfield 22d Mar 1794
Wrote him this day that nothing was to be got to or don at the Mill with out my knowledge and that when he wanted any thing for the Mill or thing to be don to make the application in writing for the future.