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Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Oct 1833
Friday 18th October
Scremerston Town Farm
Drove in the morning 15 miles to Scremerston & walked over the extensive & well cultivated farm of Mr Thomson which is at once the largest and the best managed of any belonging to the Hospital. Mr Thomson unluckily was not at home but my Son found the Steward and obtained from him the state of the tillage.
Inland Pasture Farm
We then went over to Mr Hogarths farm, though not quite so highly farmed as the other is yet in a regular
Letter – James Graham to John Grey – 18 Oct 1833
To John Grey Esq Alston Trust Octr 18th 1833
[in a different hand] <Qu..> 22nd Octr
(Copy)
Private Cowes 18th October 1833
Dear Sir,
I have derived the greatest satisfaction from the perusal of your letter. The Principle which you announce as regulating your conduct in the very important and responsible situation which you fill, and the objects, which you have in view, are precisely such as I anticipated from your high Character, and such as I should have desired
Letter – John Grey to James Graham – 18 Oct 1833
Corbridge Oct 18th 1833
Sir
I have the honor of your letter on the subject of the Alston road trust, & am much gratified to think that all which I have done in respect of it, is in strict accordance with the views & suggestions it contained.
I discovered, soon after entering upon my present office, how deeply the Hospital was interested in that concern, & how enormously the debt upon it had accumulated, which led me to investigate the whole of the transactions of the trust
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 19 Oct 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Oct 19th 1833
I have duly received your esteemed fav[ou]r of the 15th & 17th inst, the former advising the sale of two pieces of fine Silver and the payment of the net Proceeds to Mr B[eaumon]ts credit at Glyn & Co am[ountin]g to £561..5..0. The letter advising the Receipt of Cheque from Mr W[ilia]m Parker for Lead and Interest am[ounti]ng to £1646..7..10 which will be carried in due course to his credit.
Mr Parker stands fur
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 19 Oct 1833
Messrs Grace & Freeman Chelsea Oct19th 1833
Mr Hodgson informs me that I may ship your last purchase of 2000 p[iece]s refined Lead at any time. I will thank you to inform me what number of pieces you wish to be shipped in one Bottom. BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Oct 1833
Saturday 19th October
Continued the examination of Scremerston. The Colliery lands are in a productive state, having a large supply of dung & small lime from the Kilns. I observed a deviation from the Covenants, by growing tares upon a field in lieu of grass, for feeding the underground Horses, but being cut as a green Crop & the land well wrought and manured after it, I do not consider it any injury. The clearing out of the old sea Level is likely to be very troublesome. Tw
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Oct 1833
Tuesday 22nd October
Left home early & reached Belford between 10 & 11 o’clock. The accompanying Sheet, being a copy of that upon which I recorded the transactions of the day, will show the sums received & the remains remaining. Pringle did not appear at all. He is to receive, as the award for damages, against the Colliery £319 which sum I suppose he intends to pay over for Rent, but the Arrear after that, including a half years Rent becoming due in November, will amo
Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Oct 1833
Wednesday 23rd October
Wrote to Mr Atkinson, who had not sent the rent of Lorbottle Tithes, begging him to pay it to my account with Ridley & Co - and other Letters. Spent some time in going over his grounds with Lord Grey, but left before dinner & drove to Rothbury 18 miles to sleep.
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Oct 1833
Thursday 24th October
Drove to Corbridge in the forenoon & was engaged during the day in answering Letters & with the accounts. I have an application from a public body who have £100,000 to invest & are desirous to know if the Commissioners are inclined to sell property to such amount.
[marginal note: ‘I hope sincerely we shall sell no more.’]
Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Oct 1833
Friday 25th October
This being the day appointed by Mr Fenwick to hold the Court at Haydon Bridge , I went in the morning to meet him there, & found a large concourse of people assembled. Many suits were tried for the recovery of small debts and some for encroachment and trespass. Where so respectable a jury can be obtained, one cannot but regret that so cheap & efficient a mode of procuring justice should be limited to the small sum of 40s. I returned to Corbridge in the e
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 26 Oct 1833
Grace & Freeman Chelsea Oct 26th 1833
Above I hand you Invoice of the weight of 300 P[iece]s of Ref[ine]d Lead shipped as above, the first delivery of your Purchase of 2000 P[iece]s of Mr Hodgson on 26th of Septr last
I expect to ship 600 P[iece]s in two vessels next week of which you shall be duly advised.
You may rely on every attention on my part both as to the quality of the lead and expence of shipping the Freight of lead to London never varies being always charged
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Oct 1833
Saturday 26th October
Went in the morning to see what progress had been made at the embankment in Widehaugh during my absence & the success of the attempt to bring some additional springs into Mr Leadbitter’s reservoir, which I had begun before going to the North. Although not yet completed, it is evident that it will greatly increase the supply, & at a cost not much exceeding £10. Engaged the remainder of the day in office business, various Letter & other matters having
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Oct 1833
Monday 28th October
I received this morning a proposal from Stokoe & Rewcastle for leave to erect a Saw Mill, by their paying a ground rent of £8 a year upon the Hospitals property on the Devils Water. The sum offered is too small to form any inducement to allow of such an erection. The only one would be in the advantage which might attend it, in the disposal of the surrounding Wood, of which there is a great quantity. I shall take an early opportunity of examining the situatio
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Oct 1833
Tuesday 29th October 1833
This being the great Fair at Newcastle which is of considerable importance to the Tenantry in this district, I mounted my Horse at 6 o’clock and rode down to the Hill near the Town 17 miles, to see how things were going on, & was glad to find that Cattle went off briskly at good prices. I tried to persuade some of the Farmers from the northern parts of the County who have large flocks of Sheep to feed upon turnips, to come & buy the turnips of our tena
Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Oct 1833
Wednesday 30th October 1833
Returned from Newcastle by Throckley, examining the state of the Colliery there. The piece of Coal cut into, continues good & though the demand is limited I hope it may repay the Lessees in time for their unsuccessful attempts. Came to Whittle to see the building in hand, which in another week will be covered in & finished. Proceeded to Corbridge.
Just before leaving Belford in the evening of the 22nd the Tenant of Outchester applied to me re
Journal entry – John Grey – 31 Oct 1833
Thursday 31st October 1833
After dispatching certain matters in the Office and consulting with Mr Parkin as to the Trees necessary for planting the Ground left vacant by the falls of Wood in Dipton Plantation & other places this season, I took a long ride over the Estates of Whittonstall & Newlands, examining all the works finished or in progress, which may be brought to account at the ensuing Rent day. The Tenants in that District, who as a body, are in my opinion, of the most re
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Nov 1833
Friday 1st November.
Took a round to see the Drain for bringing an additional supply of Water into the Reservoir at Dilston North Farm, & the repairing of the road over Snokoe hill, upon which I have employed some old men at low wages, who otherwise would at this season come upon the Parish. The alteration of buildings at the Park Farm, which has nearly concluded and which has made a great improvement to the Farm Offices at a small expense - and the raising of the embankments in Wideh
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Grace & Freeman – 2 Nov 1833
Messrs Grace & Freeman Chelsea
I now hand you weight of 900 P[iece]s WB Refined Lead shipped as above being part of the 2000 P[iece]s of you last purchase. I expect next week to ship the remainder.
Yours Sir BJ
Nov 2 1833
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to William Parker – 2 Nov 1833
William Parker Esq
I hand you invoice of 2000 P[iece]s WB Lead purchased of Mr Hodgson in Augt last. I beg to call your attention to the Payment of £1335-7s-2d due on the 8th inst upon your purchase of 8th March last and £198-9s-6d for 50 Casks of Litharge due July last.
You will oblige me by paying in due course the am[oun]t and interest upon the £198-9s-6d from July to the 8th of Novr to Mr B[eaumon]ts credit with Messrs Batson Berry & Co at Messrs Glyns & Co.
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 2 Nov 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co
I have to acknowledge the rec[ei]pt of your two fav[our]rs of the 30th & 31st ult. And now hand you weight of two Pieces of fine Silver as above forwarded at the above dates, to your address as usual, by Jackson & co Waggon. I note your payment to W Bt credit with Batson & Co at Glyns & Co for the net Proceeds of a piece of fine silver amounting to £612-14s-6d. Messrs Cox & Payser & Co can have 30 or 40 Tons of Litharge in ten days fro
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Nov 1833
Saturday 2nd November 1833
Rode in the morning to Haydon Bridge and met Mr Howden to consider of the best and cheapest mode of constructing the conduit to carry water across the field previous to its entering the pipes at the Alms Houses, by which it is to be conveyed to the Inn. Mr Howden is to ascertain the price at which circular tyles can be brought from Newcastle, which are better than a stone conduit, if they can be had at the same cost. Proceeded to the farm of Lees to inspect
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Nov 1833
Monday 4th November
Went to Newcastle to attend meeting to consider the propriety of erecting a monument, by public subscription, in commemoration of my late much valued friend, Mr Losh. Lord Durham was called to the Chair and the proposition unanimously adopted, upwards of £400 being immediately subscribed. Having received Mr Jay’s Letter of the 2nd Instant by the way, I wrote from Newcastle to inform Mr Thomson that the Commissioners accepted his resignation of the Lease of Chester
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Nov 1833
Tuesday 5th November
I have a letter from Mr Pringle promising to pay up his rents during the present month - and shall write to inform Johnson of the Boards determination not to allow quarrels existing between tenants to be any ground for their withholding their rents. In this instance Johnson seems to be placed in rather an anomalous situation. He is bound as Colliery Lessee to supply certain tenants Coals for burning Lime at such prices as shall be fixed by the Hospital’s Receiver
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 6 Nov 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co
I received your lre (letter) of the 2nd inst on Monday and having an engagement early that morning at Bywell I was prevented answering it until my return today.
My lre to you of Saturday last would have cross yours of same date and would supply you with all the information required as to the time when we could deliver Messrs Cox Payser & Co 35 Tons of Litharge. I have not received any instructions from them for shipment but will immediately
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Nov 1833
Wednesday 6th November
Wrote to Major Johnson informing him of the Board’s directions respecting the payment of his Rents. Also to Mr Gibson, appointing a meeting with the Gateshead Board Trustees upon the proposed alteration at Dilston, and to Mr Cookson, who now engages to take by valuation the articles detained by his Tenant at Meldon which I claimed as the property of the Hospital - to which proposition I of course accede.
Rode to Thornbrough Farm to examine the state of so
