Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 3 Aug 1759

Document Type: Letter
Date: 3 Aug 1759
Correspondent: Nicholas Walton
Recipient: Richard Horne
Archive Source: TNA ADM 66 109
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To Rich. Horne Esq.              				Ravensworth Castle   Augt. 3d  1759



Sir

      Inclosed we send you our Cash Accot. for the Month of June last brought forward to the first day of July last  Inclusive the day the New Appointment takes place & upon which day the Ballance was paid into the Hands of Mr Hugh Boag & Mr Walton Jnr. who will Charge themselves with it accordingly, This we thought the most proper way of doeing it and hope the Board will approve of it.  The General Accot. to the 1st of July Inclusive is progressing and will be soon ready to be Sent you.   Inclosed you will likewise receive our Contingent Accot. from the 31 March 1758 to the 31 Dec last which be pleased to Lay before the Board.  The other Contingent Acc.t to the 1 July last will be soon sent you.  We are  Sir

      Your most Obedient Servts.

      N W  & H Boag







Contingent Payments made on Account of the Derwentwater Estate from the 31 March 1758 to and with 30 June 1758 as follows 



1758 

April 12  

   Pd  Edwd Nicholson as follows

    For Converting blown Wood & Leading Bark in 

     Thornthwaite & Castleridge Manors         £  4.16.09

    For Damage of Ground by the fall of Wood, burning charcoal 

    & Ground <Hedged> & for Haining young Spring Wood in Several

    Farmes at Keswick                             9.02.02

    For Hedging of young wood at Keswick          1.02.06

    For <Weed>ing young wood at Do                1.10.00

                                                      £ 16.11.05

   Pd  Thomas Ruttson one years allowance for Ground Hedged

    off in Castlehead Farm for Haining young spring wood upon

    due Martinmas last                                   2.10.00

   Pd  Edwd Nicholson as follows

    For Repairing the Moothall & shops at Keswick 3.11.00

    For Repairing a watercourse <Heads> and Lords Lands

    to prevent the water doing Damage             00.08.00

                                                      £ 00.11.11

   Pd Do. for Postage on the Hospitalls Acct.           00.04.08

15  Pd. Wm Lee 1/2 years allowance due Mart[inma]s last in lieu of Mr Hodgsons Tyth wch the sd. Hodgson refuses to pay  00.10.00

29  Pd Mr Isaac Thompson for Surveying and Planning Newlands

   and Whittonstall Inclosures from the Common          04.04.03

June 30 

   Pd. The following Persons for their trouble, expenses &

    Horsehire in attending Messrs. Walton and Boag computing

    the expence of Repairing and Building Housing in the

    Derwentwater Estates  Viz:

      William Ironsides   17 days at 10s   £  08.10.00

      Fras. Jackson       22 do. at 10s       11.00.00

                                                       £19.10.00

                                                       £44.02.03



Contingent Payments made on Account of the Derwentwater Estate from the 30 June 1758 to and with 31 December 1758 as follows 



1758

Aug. 28

   Pd Isaac Thompson & Co. for advertising Farms in the Derwentwater Estate                                   £ 06.04.00

Oct 12

   Pd Edwd. Nicholson as follows

     For Repairing Keswick Mill dam          £  00.14.00

     For Repair’g the River Greta bank or Wear  01.10.05

     For Repair’g Wanthwater Mill and Mill dam  00.14.00

     For Repairing Keswick Mill                 00.16.00

     For Repair‘g Fence & Fencing young Spring wood 

     at Keswick                                 02.05.00

                                                      £ 05.19.05

14   Pd James Grieve for Postage of Letters on the 

      Hospitals Accot.                                  00.09.06

     Pd Wm. Lee ½ years allowance due Old Mayday last in lieu 

     of Mr Hodgsons Tyth wch the sd. Hodgson refuses to pay 

                                                        00.10.00 

     Pd Lanc’t. Dixon & Jas. Stephenson for Leading 

      Materials  for Repairing Housing at Lowbyers & 

      Tynehead Farms                                    23.03.06

16   Pd Wm. Forster for quicks and trees he planted in 

      his Farm at Whittle                               00.11.02

     Pd Thomas Laidlah one years wayleave and watercourses

      for Whittle Mill due Xmas last                    00.10.00

     Pd Cuth. Johnson the expence of weeding Newlands, Whittle

      & Whittonstall Woods the years 1756 & 1757        17.11.11

17   Pd Sev’l persons as follows 

        John Gibson for Repairing Dilston hall   01.06.00

        Chris’r Bell for Repairs at Do.          00.02.06

        Do.  for cleaning the clock at Do.       00.07.06

        Do. for setting out a hedge between Baggraw and

         Heckford Farm as allotted on Hexham Common 

                                                 00.03.00

        Do. for Breasting up Quicks on Hexham Common

                                                 01.00.00

        John Jobling for Quicks & Trees he planted

         on his farm at Newton Hall              04.17.09

        John Atkinson for Do. he planted on his Farm 

         at Do.                                  01.09.00

                                                      £ 09.05.09



     Pd. Mr Chris’r Bell as follows

         For the Expence of Weeding, Pealing and 

         Consorting young wood in Highwood, East 

         Brokenheugh Dinnetly Land Ends Rawgreen Wooley

         Dilston Park Lipwood & Lipwoodwell this year

                                               £ 29.18.04

         For the Expence of Reapairing the Hedge in 

         Dilston Park where the young wood grows    05.06

                                                      £ 30.03.10



     Pd  Several Persons one year Allowance for Grounds 

        Hedged off for <Springing> young wood upon, in their

        several Farms at old Mayday last as follows

        Allerwash    Cuth. Watson                01.05.00

                     Wm. Robson                  00.17.06

                     Jane Corbett                00.12.06

        Lipwoodwell  Robt. Wear                  01.00.00

                                                      £ 03.15.00

     Pd Mr Chris’r Bell for taking down the Pan Tyles shade

         in Dilston Park, sorting the Tyles and Leading the 

         wood from thence to Dilston Hall               02.02.00

     Pd John Gibson 1/2 days allowance in lieu of Coales 

         used in airing the Rooms in Dilston hall due 

         old Mayday last                                02.05.00

18   Pd Nich’s Mallabar 1 years allowance for Ground Hedged 

         off for Springing young wood upon at Sillywrea

         due Do.                                        02.10.00

26   Pd Edw. Lonsdale for Quicks and trees he planted

         in Meldon Park                                 02.11.05

27   Pd Thos. Codling for Leading Materials for Building&

         Housing at Hartburngrainge and Needlesshall    37.01.00

31   Pd John Coulson for Quicks he planted on his Farm

         at Meldon                                  02.11.04 1/2

                                                 £ 147.04.10 1/2

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