Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Corbett – 22 Jun 1739

      Ravensworth Castle  June 22d.  1739

To Wm. Corbett Esqr Pay Office



Sir

	Inclosed herein we send you agreements we have made with Several Workmen, Amounting in the whole to two Thousand & Ninety two pounds three shillings & Eightpence for repairing Housing and new building Housing on the Derwentwater estate, which we hope the Board will Approve of. This work will be all Finished this Sum.r & is the Bulk of the Repairs to be yet done on the estate.

	We have recd. the following proposals for purchasing the Dues of Lead Ore rais’d & to be raised from Christmas last to Mich. next Viz.

	Mr Amb. Appleby for Bouse Ore 46s & for Cutting Ore 41s per Bing

	Mr Ab ram. Watson for Bouse Ore 46. & for Cutting Ore 41 per Bing

	G. Liddell Esqr & Ptner for Bouse Ore 47s6d & for Cutting Ore 42s6d per Bing & Geo. Liddell Esqr & Ptners being the best bidders we have agreed with them Subject to the Approbation of the Board, & hope they will Approve thereof. These Dues have been advertised six weeks in the Newcastle Journall .

	We have reced. the 21 Leases & Counterparts & part of them are Signed by the Tenants. & we are Sr Yr most Obed. Servts.

      N Walton H Boag



P.S. We have reced. from Mr Maul according to the Boards order a Copy of Mr Thompson’s Survey of the Derwentwater Estate for wch he paid portage at London, they Refusing to take it in without pay.





An Accot. of Agreements made by Messrs Walton & Boag with Several Workmen for Building and Repairing Houses & Outhousing upon the Derwentwater Estates, Subject to the Approbation of the Board of Directors for his Majestys Royal Hospital ay Greenwich the 12th June 1739 as follows Viz 



John Rewcastle & Jno. Hubbock



Jno. Bell of Haydon Town his Housing	

For taking Down & Rebuild’g a House <21> foot by 15 foot , a Byer below it  the same length & Breadth, Build’g a new Stable 21 foot by 15 foot , putting up Racks & mangers in it  & a Loft above for a Granery . Build’g a Milkhouse 12 foot by 6 ½ foot, & also Repair’g & Point’g the Old Barn & other Housing in a workmanlike Manner Exclusive of Leading Materials for the sum of £55, -, -   



John Fairlam of Haydon Town his Housing &c

For taking off the Old Roof & new Roof’g a House 21 foot by 15 foot Mend’g , Point’g & Plaister’g the Walls & Building Stone Staires. Repair’g the Byer below the House &c. Also Repair’g the Old Barn & a Cottage , & Build’g a New Stable 20 by 16 foot wth a Granery above it  Exclusive of Leading for the sum of £50,-,- 



Part of Allerwash new Housing for Thos. Dodds

For Building a Dwelling House wth a floor above & <Cubd> the size 21 by 15 foot. A Stable joyning it 20 by 15 foot wth <2> new Byers Each 20 by 15 foot. A Milkhouse 7 ½ foot by 15 foot Exclusive of Leading for the sume of  £120,-,-



Part of Allerwash Cath. Watsons Housing

For Building a House 18 foot by 15 foot. A Stable 13 foot by 15 foot, with a floor above it for a Granery . A Milkhouse 12 foot by 7 ½ foot. A Barn 24 foot by 15 foot, & 2 1 Byers 20 foot by 16 foot. The whole to be done in a Substantial workmanlike manner Exclusive of Leading for £80,-,-



Part of Allerwash Regnald CorbettsHousing

For Repairing a dwelling House & Altering & Repairing an Old barn & making a Stable of it. Altering & Repair’g a Byer. Build’g a Milkhouse & Repair’g & Pointing the Walls &c. Exclusive of Leading for the sume of £35,-,-

		

William Dodgson & Rich’d Featherston



High Lynwood Joseph & Mich’ Maughan

For Building Two Stables each 20 foot by 16 foot. Repairing Thatching & Pointing Two Barns & putting in a pair of new Couples in one of ‘em. Repairing & new flooring the Old Slate House &c The whole to be done Exclusive of Leading Materials for £60,-,-



James Brimmer & Ralph Brown



Low Lipwood Jno. Dobinson Tenant

For new flooring, new roofing, Plaistering & Cubd. the Dwelling House 32 foot Long by 14 foot wide & P[ar]titioning  off a Milkhouse. Building a Stable 12 foot Long by 16 foot Wide  & a barn 21 foot by 16 foot & Pointing. The whole to be done in a workmanlike manner exclusive of Leading for the sume of  £50,-,-



Low Lipwood Robert WearTenant

For New Flooring, roofing, Plaistering , & Ceiling the present Dwelling House (& Ptitioning from of the same a Milkhouse) 20 foot Long by 14 foot wide. Building a Stable 13 foot Long by 16 foot wide at the End of the Dwelling House with a Room above it & a Chimney so as it may be a Lodging room or Granery, A Barn 21 foot by 16 foot wide at the End of the Stable & to point the whole to be done in a wokmanlike manner Exclusive of Leading for £50,-,-



Part of Whittontal Jno. & Geo.Willey Tenants

For Building a Tenants House 30 foot Long by 15 foot wide & 14 foot High, wth a P<ar>tition in the Middle so if it may be fitt for one or two Ten’ts. 2 Byers each 20 foot by 16 foot, & 2 Stables each 15 foot by 16 foot wide, & 2 Milkhouses each 8 foot Long by 7 foot wide. The whole to be well & Substantially done Exclusive of Leading for the sume of £140,-,-



William Ironside & William Laybourn



Dilston New Town Housing. John Stokoe &c Tent’s

For building 6 new milkhouses each 16 by 7 foot a new barn 27 by 15 foot, A byer 53 by 18 foot. A hird’s house & Byer 36 foot by 15 foot. Thatching all the Housing, & Casting & Laying a Conduit across the Barn in Paul Browns possession. Exclusive of Leading for the sume of  £130,-,-



East Brokenhaugh Housing Geo. Coates Tent’s

For new flooring the Dwelling House 38 by 17 foot & raising the Joysts, Ceiling the upper part & Building a pair Stairs. Building a Milkhouse 16 foot by 7 ½ foot. Building a new Barn 30 by 16 foot. Building a Stable 20 by 16 foot & Lofting it for a Granery. And Pointing Thatching & mending the other Housing. The whole Exclusive of the Leading for the sume of  £105, -, -



Thornbrough Mr Thos Reed Tenant

For Building a New House 33 foot by 16 foot, A Milkhouse 16 by 7 ½ Feet, A New Stable 21 by 16 feet , Altering a Byer & Stable & Repairing & Thatching the Remaining new Housing  & Rebuilding a New <Gavell>. &c Th whole exclusive of the Leading for the Sume of  £120, - , -   

N.B. Should not Mr Reed Lead Gratis, shurely he should.



Aldston Miln Wm. Lee Tenant

For New Repairing the Miln & finding & Laying on a pair Blue Stones. Repairing the Dam &c Exclusive of Oakwood & Leading for the Sume of  £50, - , -



Peter Moncaster



Tynehead Farm Josh. Archer Tenant

For Building a Stable or Byer 14 foot by 15 foot & Laying a Loft in the same Exclusive of Wood & Leading for the Sume of  £14, - , - 



John Bell & John Bickerdike



Wood Hall Jno. Coates’s Housing

For Converting or Altering the west House into a Stable Breaking out a New Door  & putting up a P[ar]tition & Stall’g  &c it. Building a New Barn 27 foot by 16 foot, Flagging  & Ceiling the Dwelling House & pointing & Thatching the whole. Also putting up 2 P[ar]titions in the said Dwelling House. the whole Exlusive of Leading for the Sume of  £52 -10, -



Dinnetley Hous’g Mark Cook Tennant

For Altering the Dwelling House into a Low House Building a Barn 24 by 16 foot, Building a Stable 14 by 14 foot. Altering a Cottage into a Byer & pointing the Walls & Roofs &c. The whole Exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £65, - , -



Middle Deanraw John Parker Tenant	

For new flooring the Dwelling House. Building a ne Barn 24 foot by 16, & Pointing & mending the walls & Roof, & Building a Milkhouse. The whole Exclusive of Leading for 	£36, - , - 



Elrington Hous’g Mary Wright & Jno. Coates Tent’s

For Building a New Milkhouse 18 foot by 7 foot & Pointing, Thatching, & mending the other Housing, also John Coates’s. The whole Exclusive of Leading for  £30, - , - 



Harsondale Wm & Thos Robsons Housing

For new Roofing both the Dwelling Hous & Floor’g & Ceiling them. Also Building 2 Barns each 21 foot by 16, & pointing & Thatching the whole of the other Housing. The whole Exclusive of the Leading for the Sume of  £85, - , - 



Newton Hall Jno. Atkinson Tenant

For Building a New House 24 foot by 15 foot A Milkhouse 14 by 7 ½ foot & Repairing a Little Room & a Byer. The whole Exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £52, - , - 

N.B. Agreed wth the Ten’t to Lead Materials for £5

	

Highwood Housing Rob. Martinson Tenant

For new Roof’g, Tyle’g & Ceil’g the Dwelling House 13 Yds Long, Build’g a New Barn 30 foot by 15 foot, <Alter> the present Barn into a Byer & Stabl’g & point the other Hosuing. The whole Exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £60, - , - 

    

Hackford Housing Jno. Bell Tenant

For Build’g a new Barn & mend’g & pointing the other Hosuing Exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £26, - , - 



Longhope Housing Dixon & Scott Tenants

For mending & Thatching the Dwelling House putting up a new Chimney & other Jobbs Exclusive of Leading  £4, - , -



Altonside Housing Thos. Walker Tent’

For Repairing the Dwelling House Exclusive of Leading   £7 – 13 – 8 



Jno. Jackson & Richd. Featherston



Newlands a part, Richd. Andrewes Tenant

For Building a House 8 foot Long by 15 foot wide & 14 foot high. A Milkhouse 14 by 7 foot. A Stable 13 by 15 foot a floor over it for a Granery, a brn 24 by 16 foot & a Byer 20 foot Long by 16 foot. The whole to be done exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £90, - , -  



Newlands a part, Jno. & Geo. Rennison Tenants

For Building a Dwelling House 18 foot by 15 foot, a Barn 24 by 16 foot, a Stable 20 by 16 foot & a floor over it for a Granery, and a Byer 20 by 16 foot. The whole Exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £90, - , -   



William Elliott



Page Croft Hous’g Wm Elliott Ten’t

For Repairing the Dwelling House & Raising the Byer, Building a pair new Hains & a Chimney, Ceiling & Plaistering the Said House, mending the Roof putting in Windows & P[ar]titions & new flooring it, Building a new Barn 24 by 16  foot, the whole Exclusive of Leading for the Sume of  £35, - , -    

N.B. Agreed wth the Ten’t for Leading materials for the sume of £5



Robt. Naisbett  Saml.Pickering & Christ. Cowley



North side of Scremmerston ¼ pt. Rob. Anderson tenant

For Bulding 7 Byers 20 foot by 16 foot Each, 4 Barns each 30 by 15 foot, Also 3 Stables 20 by 16 foot each & Repairing a dwelling House for Wm. & Saml.  Ancrum. The whole Exclusive of Leading for the sume of  £255, - , - 

      Total  £2092 – 3  – 8