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Letter – John Carr to Mark Skelton – 10 Sep 1793
D/Sir
I shall be at home on Thursday next & will attend you when sent to by you or perhaps you will do me the favour of a call on your arrival, but at any rate I will be ready – do you think our joint names had not better be at the Navigation advertisement as John Waterhouse said in London –
Yours obediently
<Jno.> Carr
Wakefd. 10th Septr 93
Letter – George Bates – 11 Sep 1793
To the Commissioners for dividing and allotting and inclosing Grindon Common
Sir Edward Blackett Bart and Mr John Craig being desirous of exchanging with the Commissioners and Governors of Greenwich Hospital five several parcels of Ground lying in the Chapelry of Haydon and boundered as follows that is to say One of the said parcels of Ground boundered by Lands belonging to the said Hospital called the Folly on the East Lands called High Close on the West and South Lands called East Field o
Deposition – Mark Skelton – 19 Sep 1793
Depositions of Witnesses produced sworn and examined the [left blank] day of Sept. in the 33rd Year of the Reign of his Majesty King Geoe. the third and in the Year of our Lord 1793 at the House of Cooke known by the Sign of the <Strafford> Arms in Wakefd. In the Co. of York by Virtue of a Commission issued out of his Majesties High Court in Chancery to Wm Brooke, John Lee, David Calvard and John Carr Gents.
directed for the examination of Witnesses in a Cause there depending between
Letter – Ralph Atkinson to John Bell – 20 Sep 1793
Mr. Bell
Sir,
I thank you for your kind Order of the 12th, Inst. & have this Day completed the Same as per annexed Accts, a Copy of which I send to Mr. Mulcaster for his better Directions.
Instead of Common Gothg. [Gothenburg?] Deals I have thought it would be more suitable to send a better, altho’ not the best, Sort, which are at 1s. 7d. <p/pce>, the common Goth. being so very sappy & are 1s.5d. p/pce.
The Five 1 1/4 In. Deals are 2 0d. per pce.
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 22 Sep 1793
Thos Richd Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 22d Septr 1793
Bretton near Wakefield Yorkshire
Dear Sir In consequence of a Notice I rec[eiv]ed on Wednesday evening of a Meeting the day following of the Creditors of Walter Hall & Co resident in Newcastle (after having consulted with Mr Williamson) I attended the Meeting with Mr Heron when the inclosed statement was laid before the Meeting and a Committee was appointed to ex
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 25 Sep 1793
Thomas Richd Beaumont Esqr Newcastle 25th Septr 1793
Doncaster
Dear Sir I wrote to you the 22d inst to which I refer you. I have by this days post Mr Skelton’s letter of the 23d inst after having consulted with Mr Williamson & Mr Heron I shall answer it and your directions shall be followed respecting the Rentals to be made out by the several Stewards. I have been applied to by Mr Fishwick (a partner with the Walkers) for the
Letter – James Hyde to John Bell – 26 Sep 1793
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
Letter – Thomas Richard Beaumont to Mark Skelton – 27 Sep 1793
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
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Nicholas Ruddock – 28 Sep 1793
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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mark Skelton – 29 Sep 1793
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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mark Skelton – 4 Oct 1793
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
Letter – Nicholas Walton – 4 Oct 1793
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
Letter – Joseph Carr to John Bell – 7 Oct 1793
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
Letter – Nicholas Walton to Nicholas Ruddock – 7 Oct 1793
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
Letter – Ransom Morland & Hammersley to Mark Skelton – 8 Oct 1793
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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mark Skelton – 11 Oct 1793
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
Letter – Joshua Straker to Augustus Browne – 12 Oct 1793
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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Mark Skelton – 15 Oct 1793
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
Letter – John Bell to John Erasmus Blackett – 20 Oct 1793
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
Letter – Ransom Morland & Hammersley to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 24 Oct 1793
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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Augustus Browne – 31 Oct 1793
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
Letter – John Bell to William Bates – 1 Nov 1793
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
Letter – John Erasmus Blackett to Thomas Richard Beaumont – 3 Nov 1793
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
Letter – Richard Clark to Mark Skelton – 4 Nov 1793
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
Letter – John Hardy to Mark Skelton – 10 Nov 1793
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
