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Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Dec 1834
Monday 8th December 1834
Received the Secretary’s communication respecting the Arbitration & Award in the matter between Johnson and Pringle of Scremerston, & Inclosed the documents to Mr Forster, informing him by Letter of the points he was required to state his opinion upon - desiring his attention is at the same time, to the conditions of Letting the Coal & Lime at Brokenheugh & Allerwash of which I had sent him a Copy, for his correction & remarks. Met some of
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Dec 1834
Tuesday 9th December
Proceeded to go through those Farms in Newlands which I could not visit when in that district last week, informing the Tenants of the Boards decision respecting the reduction of Rent granted them from May day last, and inspecting their different grounds of claim for draining & new fences at the beginning of a fresh term. Such applications require to be entertained with due caution, as it does not always follow, that a thing desired by the tenant, and that m
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Dec 1834
Wednesday 10th December
A succession of People enquiring particulars concerning the farms to be let, for the settlement of accounts & the planting in Dipton Wood, detained me most of the day. I had a long conference with Mr Green, the Architect, who examined the execution of the different kinds of Work at the House, the laying out of the Grounds etc. Communicated to Mr Johnson, on the part of the Railway Directors, the terms of letting the Allerwash Lime, which they seem to offer for
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Dec 1834
Thursday 11th
So soon as I could get released from attending to various persons calling at the Office on different matters of business, I set out to join Mr Hunt in Hexhamshire to look into some arrangements respecting the Farms there & especially to direct the mode of planting some young hedges where the old ones have entirely failed, & which I intend to have done upon a better plan than heretofore. Finding that Andrew Thorburn, late Tenant of Mirehouse, had made it public that
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Dec 1834
Friday 12th December
In my way to Newtonhall today, I rode to Stokoe the Millwrights & found him, not only that the fixtures & cross beams of the Threshing Machine at Mirehouse belong to the Hospital, but that he was paid by the Hospital for putting the Machine in repair, the original of which belonged to Thorburn, he imagines, was not worth more than £10. It seems singular that such should be the case, & Thorburn be still allowed to claim the Machine all along as his
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Dec 1834
Saturday 13th December
Informed the Lessees of Langley Mills, according to the Board’s Minute, that they could not be allowed to burn Lime at the Kiln reserved for the Tenants there, nor to dispense with the covenant in their Lease, binding them to insure the Premises against Fire. Wrote to the Secretary of the Railway Company, informing him that the Board would offer no opposition to their application to Parliament to be allowed to use locomotive Steam Engines. Wrote to the Ba
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Dec 1834
Monday 15th December
Communicated my ideas respecting Allerwash Mill to Mr Johnson, Agent to the Rail way asking him to make a distinct proposition on the subject, which I might lay before the Commissioners, enquiring also, their intention as to laying off a road from Hexham to the West Boat, which might at some future time under the Hospital Tenants liable to the payment of a second Toll on the road to Hexham, in which case I should think it necessary to oppose it. Received the Le
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Dec 1834
Tuesday 16th December
Received from Mr Johnson the Lease & Counterpart of Coastley for execution of the Tenant. Also a Letter from Mr Nairn explaining his views as to the projected addition & outlay at Waren Mills, but making no offer of an advance of Rent, as I suggested. I shall be there in the course of the following Week to examine the Land etc and talk the matter over with him. I forward his Letter herewith. I had a meeting as I requested with Mr Lee upon the subject
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Dec 1834
Wednesday 17th December 1834
Arrived at Hartburngrainge at 9 oclock at which time I had appointed the Tenants Thomas & Samuel Brewis to be at home. I went to their respective houses & having discussed with them the Covenants I had fixed upon for their ensuing Leases & brought them to consent to my terms, I filled up agreements for Leases accordingly & obtained their Signatures. I then met Crile, as I had fixed, to see as to the Houses which could be attached to the Colli
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Dec 1834
?Thursday 18th
Proceeded to Wooler - saw a Nurseryman who used to supply me with excellent goods. His stock at present is very good & told him if he would deliver them at such a distance as Hartburngrainge, without charge, I would probably give him an order. This he is to consider of. Reached Milfield Hill late in the evening.
Friday 19th
Went to Outchester, the tenant not being at home proceeded through the Farms of Spindleston & Glororum, at the latter place
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Dec 1834
Saturday 20th
Called on Mr Nairn before breakfast & examined his premises, having a description of the additions to the Mill & Machinery which he proposes in case of coming to an Agreement for a new term. He has promised to supply me in a few days, with an estimate of the probably outlay to which those additions would subject him upon receiving which, I shall be better able to found a report to the Board. An order had been made, Mr Nairn says, about two years ago for a grant of
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Dec 1834
Monday 22nd December 1834
Heard from Mr Beaumont’s Agent agreeing to pay me from £60 to £70 on account of Andrew Thorburn for Rent, being money due to him for carriage of Ore, also making enquiry on account of the Railway Company, respecting the Conditions of letting Allenerwash Lime, & appointing an examination of Allerwash Mill with a view to propose some Plan of compensation. Wrote to Mr Hunt instructing him respecting that and other matters. Was engaged nearly all day at
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Dec 1834
Friday 26th December 1834
Set out in the morning to Scremerston. As those Farms contain land of very different quality, it was necessary to divide that which was calculated for turnip husbandry from such as will be better occupied in a rotation including Beans & Wheat. I accordingly went over to Mr Hogarths farm with the Plan and having ascertained the quantities of each kind, filled up an Agreement with the suitable covenants and obtained his signature. I then proceeded through M
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Dec 1834
Saturday 27th December
Examined the piece of Road which was made by direction of the Board, to admit of the future working of the Quarry, without breaking into a field. It is not quite finished but is a good job, my Son having let it to a man who has been much employed on the lines of turnpike in that part, who was well known to me. His estimate was the lowest, but he complains that it will not pay him, the old road was so bad to take up. Went with Mr Hogarth to see a Wall of
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Dec 1834
Monday 29th December
Passed the day there and at Coupland Castle, having several Farms on that Estate to let.
Tuesday 30th December
Rode 44 Miles towards Dilston taking Hartburngrainge in my way, to see how the Work I had set out was going on & ascertain what quantity of thorn Quicks would be required for the new fences.
Wednesday 31st
Proceeded to Dilston - received reports of all transactions during my absence - examined Cash Accounts - answered Letters etc.
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Jan 1835
Thursday January 1st 1835
Was engaged all day in paying the Salaries & examining & settling in full all the accounts for buildings at Lees, Whitechapel, Vauce, Lough Green & many others for painting & repairs on different parts of the property, towards which partial payments had previously been made.
Wrote to Mr Fenwick, Solicitor, informing him that I understood that Sir William Chator & Co. held a Mortgage & power of Sale over Browns share of S
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Jan 1835
Friday 2nd January 1835
Received from the Lessees of Langley Mill a cheque for £1685.10.5 on Account of Duty Ore for the quarter ending 30th June 1834 and transmitted the same to the Bank. Heard from Messrs Parker & Crawhall that they had fixed the price of Lead for the past quarter at £17.7.6 a Fother.
Met Mr Parkin in the Office & examined all the accounts of Wood sold in the past year & not paid with a view to his obtaining a settlement of them as soon
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Jan 1835
Saturday 3rd January 1835
Received Mr Fenwick’s answer on the subject of Sir Wm Chators Mortgage on Brown’s share of Scremerston Colliery, & enclosed it to the Secretary for the Boards information. After attending to matters in the Office, went to look at some draining in Dilston Park Farm, then proceeded to examine the shores of the Tyne which have sustained no damage from the last flood. Went through the farms of Thornborough & returned by Corbridge Town Farm to look at a
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Jan 1835
Monday 5th January
Received the accounts of Ore from the Clerk of Deliveries and am happy to find the amount of the last Quarter, much greater than I anticipated The receipt of the whole year stands thus
Bings Cwt Bings Cwt
1st Qtr ore weighed 674 Duty Ore 105 0 3/ 6
2nd 2,946 2 473 3 11/14
3rd 3,740 6 597 6 13/42
4th 5,767 7 922 5
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Jan 1835
Tuesday 6th January
Transmitted to the Secretary a Copy of the Bishop of Durham’s proposal to the proprietors of North Durham, respecting the holding a Quarter Sessions, the appointment of an under Sheriff & Coroner for that district, & the building a Court & Prison within it; with a copy of my answer to the circular from the Bishop, containing my reasons of dissent. Attended Hexham market to meet by appointment some parties who are offerers for the farms, & to try to ob
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Jan 1835
Wednesday 7th January
Was detained all the forenoon by various parties enquiring the fate of their offers for Farms, & with discussions respecting the Dilston Farms with the several candidates, with whom some negotiation must necessarily be entered into for the off Farm, for the offers for the others being so near it will depend upon what they may give for that, to decide in which way the greatest amount will arise for the whole.
Had Mr Parkin & some parties viewin
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Jan 1835
?Thursday 8th January
Mr Swan came according to promise, is a respectable looking Man, & is I hear a good Farmer. We discussed the conditions of management etc. Mr Pinter put the want of a Shed for Carts & implements, which I was forced to admit, but as the other Hartburn Farms are equally in want of such accommodation, I could not promise to undertake the cost of building them, but engaged to see, if in clearing the Plantations, I could give them some refuse Wood to erect
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Jan 1835
Friday 9th January
Mr Atkinson came but would not advance upon his offer of £29 for the Moor, or fell land, as he calls it, & was indifferent about treating for the Haugh - so we parted & I sent to let Mr Benson know that his being the best proposal for the Haugh Farm, he might come to the Office tomorrow morning to sign an Agreement conforming to the Covenants which should be inserted on the Lease.
Sent to Bones the Lessee of Throckley Colliery informing him that u
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Jan 1835
Saturday 10th January 1835
Had a long interview this morning with Mr Benson, setting the Covenants for a new Lease of the Haugh Farm, during which, I did not fail to admonish him on the subject of his former mismanagement, & warn him that the Covenants should be strictly drawn out as well as attended to in future. He promised to turn over a new leaf and make great improvements. Mentioned some Cattle Sheds that are in a ruinous state & a foot path through his Stack Yard that
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Jan 1835
Monday 12th January
Received the Secretary’s Letter, & reported to Mr Fenwick the instructions it contained respecting the Steps to be taken for securing payment of the Rent due by the Lessees of Scremerston Colliery & applied to Messrs Willowby and Home for information respecting the result of the Magistrates meeting in North Durham. Mr Stephenson came from a considerable distance to enquire about the New Town Farm, but the heavy fall of Snow rendered it impossible to examine
