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Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Jul 1834
Monday 28th July
Rode to Scremerston & looked over the Farms. Â Mr Hogarth had got the Quarry rubbish removed & the banks sloped in, so as to restore the Land to the Field in a condition to be cultivated, but as he was away from home, I have not an opportunity of ascertaining the cost, or of knowing some other matters which I wished to learn from him. Â I waited upon Mr Pringle, & expressed surprize & dissatisfaction that he should not have attended the Meeting appointed
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Jul 1834
Tuesday 29th
Examined into matters at Scremerston Colliery where I regret to find very little demand for Coals.  The several Land sale Collieries in the neighbourhood having reduced their price very low, & being generally more favourably situated than this for Carting Coals to the North & West, & the attempt to make Scremerston almost exclusively a Sea Sale Colliery having in the present depressed state of the Trade & abundant supply, proved unsuccessful.  I have great
Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Jul 1834
Wednesday 30th July
Proceeded to Newcastle bringing Mrs Grey with me, from the scene of her late affliction.  Saw Mr Fenwick in the evening to enquire, in consequence of a Letter I found from Mr Stott, what arrangement had been come to about the Machine claimed by the purchaser of Buteland, but which is evidently Mr Stotts Property.  Mr Fenwick is of opinion that the Machine not having been advertized with the Estate as the Mill was, is removable Stock & thinks Mr Spencer was of the
Journal entry – John Grey – 31 Jul 1834
Friday 31st JulyÂ
This being the first day for the Assizes for the County, I was desired to remain in Town, by the Solicitor for Mr Thomson of Scremerston, whose trial with the Lessees of the Colliery respecting the charges for the small Coal for burning Lime, was expected to come on, on which it was thought my evidence might be useful in proving what passed at Berwick between Mr Hooper & the parties in the subject. The Trial however had not come on at four o’clock, & as I had
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Aug 1834
?Friday 1st August
Attended to Accounts, answered Letters, settled with the Bailiff of the Regality of Hexham the various Fee Farm Rents due from the Hospitals Estates in the District and received numerous applications to be released from their engagements from Tenants in various parts, which I shall report upon particularly after another week, when I imagine I shall have received a good many more.
I send herewith the Agreement for Dilston Mill, as executed in three parts by Ridley Hal
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Aug 1834
Saturday 2nd August 1834
I heard from the Clerk of the Deliveries that he had finished the Delivery of Duty Ore to Messrs Wilson for the last Quarter amounting to 473 Bings 3 11/14 Cwts including 2 3/4 Cwts of Mr Burnetts Ore.  Mr Burnett & I have agreed that in future his Duty Ore is not to be included in our accts, so that we shall have no more mistakes arising from that cause. I was engaged in examining & arranging the leases returned from the Tenants to whose inspection the
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Aug 1834
Monday 4th August
I had frequently applied to the Railway Agents to have their determination respecting the Line at Allerwash Mill as I have hitherto abstained from making any repairs which are wanted, lest they should eventually be taken down, and as they requested to know what might be the value of the Buildings, before they could decide, I sent Mr Benson to examine & measure them, being rather desirous that if they would give a fair value for Housing & Machinery & compensate
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Aug 1834
Tuesday 5th August
I had the Corn left growing by Rochester on Dilston Mill Ground, valued by Mr Hunt, on the part of the Hospital & and another person on behalf of the new Tenant, for which they decide that he is to pay £52.10.0 according to the reputed measurement of the Land, but to be increased or diminished in due proportion should it be found on measuring it afterwards to be more or less than is expected. Received also from Ridley Hall the new Tenant £15 as agreed upon for mak
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Aug 1834
Wednesday 6th August
Some of the Whittonstall Tenants called in the morning on their way to Hexham fair, & I afterwards saw others there from different parts of the Estates, most of them, I regret to say being of one mind as to the necessity of giving up their Farms. The Crops in this district are generally rather below an average, while the prices have rather a tendency to decline rather than to advance. It is no wonder then, that farmers almost wholly dependent upon Corn, should t
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Aug 1834
Thursday 7th August
Had accounts to settle in the Office with Parkin & Benson, in their respective departments, and held a long conference with old Thorburn, whose stupidity about his account, & unwillingness or incapacity to understand the Amount of Arrear upon his several Farms is excessively troublesome. Â Our interview concluded by my telling him that unless he should bring some one to give security for the rent due for Bagraw in the course of this week, I should seize & sel
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Aug 1834
Friday 8th August
Sent Mr Hunt to value the Corn Tithes belonging to the Hospital, directing him as to the prices at which the different kinds of Grain should be calculated. Â Wrote to Mr Hogarth of Scremerston reminding him of his promise to discharge his Arrear of Rent in the beginning of the present Month & to other Tenants on the same subject. Â Received the Boards Minutes & the offers for Lowbyer Nursery. Â Inclosed to Mr Fenwick a cheque in payment of this Account as returned
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Aug 1834
Saturday 9th August 1834
Set out early to visit the several Farms in the district of Newlands & Whittonstall, most of which will be to value & Let this Season, on which account, I wish to look over them while the Crop is on the Ground, as well as afterwards. I told Harrison, who objected to execute his Lease on Account of the Grant of Lime not being included, that he must make up his mind to do so at once, or relinquish his present Agreement. He is to let me know in a few days.Â
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Aug 1834
Monday 11th August 1834
Had a Meeting with Thorburn, who brought a relation who holds a Farm in the neighbourhood, to join him in a Promissory Note for £80 on condition of his being allowed to reap the Corn at Bagraw. From the Estimate I made of it, that is as much as it was likely to sell for by Auction, besides taking the risk of bad debts. I rode to Woodhall Mill, where the Tenant hesitates to execute the Lease, according to his Proposal. He had no good reason to give for it, b
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Aug 1834
Tuesday 12th August
I informed old Teasdale, that the Commissioners having consented to remit a part of his Arrears for Dilston Hall Farm on condition of his paying up the remainder, he must give me satisfactory security for doing so, that he might be allowed to reap & dispose of the away going Crop at his pleasure. This he has done. I obtained & examined Mr Hunt’s valuation of Lipwood Corn Tithes, at which rate he has let them to the occupiers, of which I send a Copy. Gave
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Aug 1834
Wednesday 13th August 1834
Having written a few days ago to Coulson, the Tenant of Coastley to say that unless he could discharge his Arrears, I would not have the Lease prepared upon the new Agreement, & he would not be allowed to continue his Farm, he came to me this morning to investigate the state of his Account, left a little money & promised to raise the remainder or give me security for its payment upon the next rent day, repeating the old complaint, which is unluckily too we
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Aug 1834
Thursday 14th August
When at Newlands lately I found a part of the Building done by Rewcastle two years ago, has not yet been finished. The Slated Roof of the very expensive house inclosing the Horse Wheel of the Threshing Machine, has not been pointed, though the Tenant had the Lime as he showed me for the purpose, but which is long ago become useless; & now some of the Slates are beginning to blow off. I wrote to Rewcastle today, calling his attention to that & to some other t
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Aug 1834
Friday 15th August
Harrison the Tenant of Sproats Farm came to the Office this morning, paid up his Arrear & told me that he declined holding the Farm, as taken last year unless the grant of Lime were guaranteed throughout the Lease. This I told him was never contemplated & would not be complied with, & that if such was his determination he must return to me the Agreement signed by the Comm.rs., with a writing from him, signifying his resignation of it, which he promised to do
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Aug 1834
Saturday 16th August 1834
Having written some time ago to the Party to whom I had given permission to bore for Coal at Hartburngrainge, requiring that they should acquaint me with the result of their experiment, & whether they intended to conclude it by making an offer for working the Coal, or to relinquish it, & leave me at liberty to treat with another party, two of them came over today. They have found Coal on the East side of the Estate which might be worked, but the Sale, the
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Aug 1834
Monday 18th August
A rainy day throughout & unfavourable for the Harvest, most of the Corn is still in the Fields hereabouts. Went over the Plans of several of the Farms with Mr Hunt which have been intersected by Roads & Railways to try to make out the measurements of the Fields as they are now left, & arrange the course of rotation to be prescribed in a new letting, also marking out new pieces of Land which might be planted without lessening the value of the Farms in which t
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Aug 1834
Tuesday 19th
Having occasion to go to Newcastle I took the opportunity of giving Mr Fenwick instructions respecting the preparation of certain Farm Leases, & also put into his hands the Agreement executed by the Commissioners for a Lease of Dilston Mill, to Mr Ridley Hall, for 15 Years from May last, guarding him as to maintain clauses for the maintaining of Machinery, Water courses etc. Having found a Memorandum in the Office of certain articles of Machinery belonging to the Hospital,
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Aug 1834
Wednesday 20th August
I received today applications from two of the most extensive occupiers of the Hospitals Lands, to be released from their engagements - Messrs Thomson & Hogarth of Scremerston. They are undoubtedly both too high rented in present times, and Mr Thomson especially, whose Farm is in a high state of cultivation, have expended upon it a large amount of unredeemed capital. If these Farms are to be valued and relet this season, I should be glad to be informed in good
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Aug 1834
Thursday 21st August
Wrote to Mr Forster sending him a Copy of Mr Fenwick’s report of Throckley Colliery & recommendation of the Terms on which it should be let, which were acted upon although no Lease appears to have been made hitherto. Also a Copy of Messers Bones’ application for leave to work the Splint Coal upon the Fell, & to be allowed three years to make up their short Workings, which proves that they are in Arrear, & not in advance, with their quantity.
Drove
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Aug 1834
Wednesday 27th August
Having remained since Thursday night at Gilsland, receiving all necessary communications & answering Letters daily, the Carlisle & Newcastle Mails passing by Dilston & near to Gilsland, I set out on Wednesday morning, entered upon the Hospitals Property at Whitechapel, passed through several of the Farms on the North Tyne. Stopped at Haydon Bridge to see the Building in the Yard, went to Woodhall Mill, which is now undergoing repair & nearly complete
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Aug 1834
Thursday 28th
Little had occurred in my absence the farmers being much engaged with Harvest & the Sportsmen on the Moors. The last week has been very rainy & most unfavorable for the Grain, most of which is yet abroad in the Fields to the Westward of this place. I am glad to have received £300 from Pringle of Scremerston, which just came in time to prevent my sending an order of Seizure upon his effects.  He is still upward of £90 in Arrear of the Rent payable last Spring,
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Aug 1834
Friday 29th August
I received today a Proposal for working the Coal at Hartburngrainge from the party by whom the Boring was lately made. They offer a Rent of £20 Per Man for each Hewer employed. The Rent to commence when the Colliery comes into regular working. The Wood used in the sinking, which would be little, & some Cottages to be supplied by the Lessors. They give no idea of how many Men’s work they would be likely to sell, but I imagine that the demand might not exceed t
