Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 12 Aug 1739

      Ravensworth Castle  Aug 12th 1739

To William Corbett esq.



Sir

Mr Boag & I wrote you last post & Inclosed you several papers, which I hope will come safe, but the Conting[ent] Accot. of payments being a Long one could not be gott Copy’d in time, wch occasions my Troubling you with this wch incloses it, & our Cash accot. for last Month on wch there is a Ball.ce of Two Hundred & Eighty pounds on shilling & Elevenpence in favour of the Hosp.  The Conting[en]t Accot. will appear to be a Large Sume, but it is youl please to observe made up principally by the Exp[ence] of Leading to the Repaires on the Estates in wch we would not possibly be more Frugal than we have been. The last Agreem.ts are now all  going on wth the Outmost Expedition the Weather being seasonable & we hope will mostly be Finished this Season. I have wrote to Mr Radley this day in answer to his about High Stublick Colliery as also in relation to the Covenant in the D[erwentwate]r Leases as to Grinding at the Several Mills   And I am Sir Yours &c

      N Walton





An account of the Contingent payments made on and of the Derwentwater Estate between the 31 March and 30th June 1739 vizt:



[Although copied into the volume between letters dated 20th and 27th July the table of disbursements by the Receivers is followed by a note that it was sent to Corbett on 10th August. The full table of payments, amounting to £447 3s 1/2d, is available in the PDF version of this transcript]



Copy Sent Mr Corbett the 12th & not the 10th August 1739