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Journal Entry – William Hooper – 8 May 1833
Wednesday May 8th 1833
I am sorry to record after another very tedious days work in receiving fines, there are still many in default of payment, and I sent a man with a list of those in the neighbourhood to request their immediate attention to the settlement of the fines, of which many amount to 4½ only.
I had another long discussion with Mr Dickinson of Love-lady-shield respecting his claim for interest on the purchase-money for the Land on which the Ore-receiving House stands, he ob
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 9 May 1833
Thursday May 9th 1833
I was on this day visited by all the Lessees of Mines, each party going through the form of bringing a book to compare with the Account made out of the Ore raised by them. It is obvious to me that this farce of settling Lead-ore Accounts is of no use whatever, and only an apology for giving the Lessees a dinner, which on this occasion has cost the Hospital £15.0.0, I fear it will be scarcely prudent to do away with this dinner, tho’ it is a most unsatisfactory tax u
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 10 May 1833
Friday May 10th 1833
I this day had Mr Dickinson with me, and we went through the ponderous Chancery Bill, and I obtained such information and facts as were necessary to enable me to suggest answers. There seems a probability of the parties settling the dispute by arbitration, as soon as the answer of the Gallygill Company is filed. Mr Roddam and some of the parties of the Blagill Company again came to me about their Leases, and I told them that before I left Alston, I should order Mr Dicki
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to John Hodgson – 11 May 1833
May 11th 1833
John Hodgson Esq London
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favrs of the 3rd and 6th inst the former advising the receipt of £2000 from Mr Key and the payment of the same to Mr Bts credit as usual at Glyns & Co.
I have forwarded Mr Pattinsons letter to him at Blaydon and have appointed to meet him on Monday. As soon as I receive his Report upon the Points you wish to be informed upon. I will forward it to you. I am again disappointed in rec
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Storr & Mortimer – 11 May 1833
Messrs Storr & Mortimer London May 11th 1833
I have duly recd your letter of the 6th inst advising the receipt of a Piece of Silver weight 1470 Oz. I cannot account for the loss of weight you mention as we always weigh the Silver at the Office before it is posted and are most particular in the weight. Our Bankers have not advised of any money paid by you to Mr Beaumonts credit this week, at which I am much surprised. This may have been an oversight of your banker as once occur
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 11 May 1833
Messrs Grace & Freeman London May 11th1833
The above 300 frs WB Refined Lead are shipped this day. BJ
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 11 May 1833
Saturday May 11th 1833
I had this morning the satisfaction of receiving the conveyance of the Ground purchased of Mr Joseph Dickinson of Love lady shield for the Ore-receiving House, duly executed by Mr Dickinson, and I accordingly paid the purchase money £15.2.9. – the third and last conveyance I hope to obtain soon, it being only waiting the signature of an absent party.
Mr Dickinson gave me an account of four or five persons owing small balances to the Hospital on account of purc
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 13 May 1833
Monday May 13th 1833
Made up my Cash Account, and paid my Balance into the Banker’s hands. I today saw Mr Coats, and communicated to him the Board’s decision to allow him twenty pounds a year. – I trust the Board will approve of this, notwithstanding the observations in my journal of the 5th of March last, for upon cooler reflection, it may be doubtful whether Mr Coats who is quite past service, should be held accountable for the flagitious conduct of his substitute; and I could not
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 14 May 1833
Tuesday May 14th 1833
Rode to the Smelting Mills and Colliery and superintended the valuation of the Machinery, tools etc, and explained to the Valuators my views of the covenants to guide them in their arrangements, I find it necessary to be watchful to guard the Hospital’s interests, but am much pleased with Mr Storey’s proceeding so far.
Two of the Tenants of Newlands and Whittonstall came to me to-day about the roads, and I arranged with them that the Surveyors of Roads in the
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 15 May 1833
Wednesday May 15th 1833
I was engaged to-day in examining into the repairs etc necessary to put this Inn in habitable condition, and also in arranging and settling some disputed claims about the stabling, which are made very complicated and difficult from the irregularities so long permitted. The tenant of Grindon in burning Heather, with a careless disregard of the danger to an adjoining Wood, actually set fire to it, and from four to six Acres has been so burnt as to kill the whole of the
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 16 May 1833
Thursday May 16th 1833
From the many matters which have engaged my attention since my return from Alston, I quite omitted to mention a letter I receive from Mr Ruddock informing me that the person appointed to value the land taken by the Hexham Road Trustees from our tenants, had made his report as to the amount of compensation they were entitled to, the total of which is £148, instead of £380 as paid by. The Hospital, and that he should submit this report to the Trustees at their next me
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Thomas Maltby – 17 May 1833
Messrs Thos Maltby Son & Co May 17th 1833
The delivery of your Purchase of 20,000 frs in Decr last is completed and now hand you Invoice of the same. BJ
Letter – John Bearl to John Bell – 17 May 1833
Sir
Scott c Surtees
I received back the statement with your remarks thereon for which I feel much obliged to you and will now trouble you with a few more questions.
1st Was the Brewery sold to Mr Morrison for £1500 subject to the Annuity of £50 to Mrs Hunter
2nd Can you procure at my expense an Abstr. of the Conveyance to Col. Beaumont this would be very important -
3rd When did the two sons die and did Isaac carry on the farm for the benefit of the Trusts under Testators Wi
Letter – John Bell to John Bearl – 17 May 1833
Sir
On my return home I recd. your Ltr of 16th inst.
I have since seen Mr Isaac Hunter & have had great difficulty in making out any thing from him even with the help of his wife who seems anxious to afford every Information, from an Idea that her Husband as well as Mrs Hunter the Widow of the Testator has not been fairly dealt by.
To your 1st q. 1500l. was the full Price for the share in Alston Brewery, by a Part of this sum the 50l. annuity to Mrs Hunter was purchas
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 17 May 1833
Friday May 17th 1833
I was sorry to learn this morning that the Tenant of Meldon Park Inn had been arrested, and that Mr Cookson finding nearly all his property gone had distained for the Half-years rent due at May-day last – there was not half enough to pay Mr Cookson, and he is now pennyless, with a debt to the Hospital ten pounds arrear, besides the rent which ought to be forthcoming to-day.
Upon this case, and also upon that of Robinson of Needless hall arises a question upon whi
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 18 May 1833
Grace & freeman May 18 / 33
Annexed you have Inv of 300 frs of Lead this day put on board the Hudgill for your address. The Ship Ship (sic) Sails tomorrow & trust will arrive safe in due
Sir GB
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 18 May 1833
Saturday May 18th 1833
I met Mr Cookson at mine this morning according to appointment, and was much mortified at his renewing his claim for dilapidations on Swan’s premises, and also insisting on his right to the Thrashing Machines at the two Needless hall Farms. I told him my surprize at hearing any more on this subject, after the liberal concession I had made by giving up the Thrashing Machine on the North farm, in consideration of his purchasing the one belonging to Robinson on the Sou
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to John Hodgson – 20 May 1833
John Hodgson May 20th 1833
In reply to your letter of the 16th inst. I do not know that the Hudgill Co have made any sales at £13.10 and £14 but I know they have refused £13 and £13.10 and will remain firm.
I have not sent any Silver to Rendell & Co for some time on account of their making a regular reduction of two or three ozs upon every piece of Silver sent to them for Dross and generally about the same for refining of weight. Storr & Mortimer with one exceptio
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 20 May 1833
Monday May 20th 1833
Had a long interview with the Lessee of the Colliery, and read through the Draft Lease with him explaining and overruling the many objections which from timidity he was disposed to make.
I received from Mr Bainbridge the conveyance of the third piece of land for the Ore receiving Houses, and remitted to him the purchase money £13.5.0, and also the amount of his Bill for preparing these conveyances £7.2.6.
I omitted to mention on Saturday that I called on the
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 21 May 1833
Tuesday May 21st 1833
Mr Burnett the Proprietor of the Lands in Hole Liberty paying Tithes to the Hospital, called on me to know if the Commissioners would be disposed to treat for those tithes – I told him that I believed they would be quite willing to do so upon fair terms, and that if he would make me an offer I should have pleasure in submitting it to the Board. The amount of these tithes average about five pounds a year.
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 22 May 1833
Wednesday May 22nd 1833
I this morning received a communication from Mr Fenwick stating that Robinson of Needlesshall Farm had failed in bringing security for the payment of his debt by instalments, but that he was willing to enter into a cognovit for the payment of the debt by five instalments as follows, viz £40 at Lammas next, £40 at Martinmas next, £80 at May 1834, £80 at Martinmas 1834, and £74.0.1 at May 1835, to which Mr Fenwick advised our acceding to, as the best that can be d
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 23 May 1833
Thursday May 23rd 1833
The Away going and In-coming Tenants of Lightbirks farm having a dispute as to the amount of the Waygoing Crop, I sent Mr Hunt to accompany the both over the tillage land, and ascertain the actual quantities in Corn, Seeds, and fallow, to enable me to adjust and settle the question. By his report, I found that Mr Coats had ploughed out three acres more than he ought to have done, and I accordingly had both parties before me to agree to an arrangement which I suggested
Journal Entry – William Hooper – 24 May 1833
Friday May 24th 1833
I received the Lease and Counterpart of the Smelting Mills from Mr Fenwick to-day, prepared for execution, and dispatched the former to the Board to be executed by the Commissioners, and the latter to Mr Wilson for execution by the Lessees – when the two are executed, I shall deliver the Lease to the Lessees, and send the Counterpart to the Hospital.
Rode to Warden in the hope of seeing Mr Leadbitter, one of the Hexham Road Trustees, but was disappointed in not find
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Mr Surtees – 25 May 1833
Mr Surtees Hamsterly May 25th 33
After a long search I found the first payment for the Rent of Apperly Lane was made Dec[embe]r 1773 and it distinctly states it to be paid half year and due at Martinmas <just> past Mr Mulcaster therefore to <put> at May 1832 was quite correct. All the payments since have been for one year.
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Storr & Mortimer – 25 May 1833
Messrs Storr & Mortimer London May 25th 1833
I have duly received your letter of the 18th inst Messrs Glyn & Co advise me of your payment of £607.14.7 and £840.3.5 to Mr Beaumonts credit. I have this day forwarded to your address by Jackson & Co Waggon a piece of fine Silver weighing 1610Oz the receipt of which you will please to acknowledge as usual when it arrives. It is one of the finest pieces of silver I have ever seen. I conclude from your observation that a further
