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Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Jan 1835
Tuesday 13th January
I reported formerly to the Board that Robert Curry, tenant of the small Farm of Eadsbush & Allotments, who is a very industrious, decent man, had been unfortunately cheated of a sum of money, by an Attorney into whose hands it had gone for other purposes, & on being called on to make it good, was compelled to make an Assignment. I obtained from his Assignee payment of the rent due at May day and an undertaking for that due at Martinmas, and sent for Curry to
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Jan 1835
Wednesday 14th January
Met the Railway Agent at Hexham & rode with him up the line to Fourstones, to fix upon the points at which Roads for the convenience of the Farm should be made over it some of which require cutting down on one Side & forcing up on the other to make them of easy ascent. We then proceeded to Allerwash Mill & met Mr Benson & the Mason who has the Contract for the Railway works in that part, examined the Ground & fixed on the proper site for pla
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Jan 1835
Thursday 15th January
Dispatched the Cash Account &. Vouchers to the 31st December last to Greenwich. Was engaged with some Tenants respecting the Covenants & Agreements for new Leases who are generally starting some difficulty & requiring fresh explanations. Also some parties viewing Dilston High Farm, intending to offer for it. Bones of Throckley came up, according to appointment, but brought me only £20 of his Colliery rent, promising to make up the remainder in a
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Jan 1835
Friday 16th January
The Messenger whom I had sent Mr Todd to come over & settle the Conditions of his taking Highwood farm, brought me his answer engaging to be here this morning at 11 o’clock. I consequently made arrangements to be at home, but Mr Todd has not appeared. The day has been bad & he lives 14 Miles off, but that should not have prevented him. I wish the hints I thought it necessary to put by way of caution, respecting satisfactory security etc may not h
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Jan 1835
?Saturday 17th January 1835
Heard to my great disappointment that Mr Stephenson whose offer for Dilston New Town Farm, I considered a fair one, & who I know to be a substantial Tenant, declined any further treaty, having been invited to take one nearer his Fathers residence. In these times, good tenants are so slippery that if not taken at the moment, there is no dependence upon them - and those who took by private treaty, are now dissatisfied, saying that if they had allowed them to
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Jan 1835
Monday 19th January
The Weather severe with a good deal of Snow on the ground. Little to be seen on the Farms - sent Mr Hunt to employ some Men who cannot prosecute their ordinary work of making Drains & fences at present, in cutting down a bank at Woodhall, to improve the entrance to the Farm Offices, which must have been always bad, but has become dangerous to Carts by the run of Water hollowing it out. Was engaged in Office business, writing Letters etc most of the day. Toward ev
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Jan 1835
Tuesday 20th
I got them up to £420. Their present rent is £342. They are to be, as will appear by the Agreement which I wrote out and obtained their signatures to, at the sole expense of new Buildings & Machinery. That connected with the Corn Mills, to be repaid by valuation at the end of their Term. For the Bone Mill they are not to expect any compensation, but to have the Materials for a Water Wheel which we have as dead stock on hand, & to leave it in repair. The drying
Journal entry – Robert Rowell to John Grey – 21 Jan 1835
Honourable Gentleman
We again trouble you concerning the arrears we owe to the Greenwich Hospital for Newton Hall and Thornbrough High Barns Farms the whole amount due last May was 985£. you consented to throw of 185£ for which we humbly thank you, we have since just paid 600£ leaving 200£ to pay, when we made a calculation of the value of the stock and crop to Mr Grey we thought there would be a little remain after paying the above sum, but we find from the deficiency of the cr
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Jan 1835
Wednesday 21st
The weather still severe, & little out of doors work to be done. Received from Mr Handcock his Balance of £136.12.3 for Wood. Wrote to my Son giving him the dimensions & description of the Wall to be rebuilt by the Sea Links at Scremerston, directing him to obtain estimates for it & to communicate them to me, & respecting other matters on the Northern Estates, especially to try to obtain from the present manager of Scremerston Colliery a payment in l
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Jan 1835
Thursday 22nd January
Having heard from Mr Fenwick several days ago, that the Duke of Northumberland’s Solicitor required a particular description of each parcel of Property to be conveyed in the Manor of Wark, its contents & boundaries, with the names of the owners of each adjoining property, I requested Mr Dickinson to make search for the Plans that would as I expected, afford the information. Finding this morning that he had not yet been able to supply the necessary information,
Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Jan 1835
Friday 23rd January 1835
Dispatched the Plans of the different Allotments in Wark Manor, with an explanatory Letter to Mr Fenwick.
Sent Mr Hunt to Haydon Bridge to collect the rents of Cottages & small tenements of which the occupiers are not called to attend on the rent days. Received from the Hospitals late Tenants, the Rowells, a Petition to the Board for a farther reduction of their Arrears, on account of the failing produce of the Crop on which they reckoned for t
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Jan 1835
Saturday 24th January 1835
Having received last night by Coach an Affidavit from Mr Fenwick requiring my Oath before a Commissioner of Exchequer, to prove the claims of the Hospital against Robert Johnson, as Lessee of Scremerston Colliery, Limekilns and Farm, I rode at an early hour to Hexham & got the Commissioner’s signature in time to enclose it by the Mail to Mr Fenwick. Returned by the banks of the Tyne, watching the effects of the River upon them, being in flood from the me
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Jan 1835
Monday 26th
Mr French who purchases Wood for the Governor Thos Mires came to me today for the second time respecting the Lot No 3 in Dipton Plantation, & finally agreed to give £190 which is only 10/- below our valuation, the money to be paid on the 2nd December next, & all the Wood to be cleared off the Ground left for replanting by the last day of September 1836. I postponed advertizing the other Lots that have been set out & measured on the Banks of the Allen & at Hart
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Jan 1835
Tuesday 27th
Forwarded to the Secretary the Tenders received for Dilston New Town Farm with a report of the Character and circumstances of the parties, as far as I had been able to ascertain them. Went to Hexham being Market day. Received £56 from Mr Beaumonts Agent for Wood & paid in all my Cash to the Bank Agent. Examined the stock of young Trees in the Nursery there to see what there was which would be suitable for planting on Dipton Fell,& at the other places which must n
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Jan 1835
Wednesday 28th
Wrote out an advertizement of five Lots of Wood for sale & sent it to two of the Newcastle Papers. Took advantage of the fine day to go through the several Farms in Hexhamshire, & among others proceeded to the distant & detached one of Eadsbush, wishing to ascertain from the unfortunate Tenant whether he had yet obtained the means of carrying it on, or had got security to offer, for his doing so. He happened however, to be absent on that business. This is
Journal entry – John Jobling to John Grey – 29 Jan 1835
?Sir
I beg to state to you that on receiving the valuation upon which my offer for the Greenwich Hospital Farm situated in this Township <misfounded> I have discovered two or three Clerical errors in it which have had the effect of raising my valuation to the amount of £1.5.0. I annex a Copy of the Items in which the errors occur and should be ready to show you the original document containing such errors.
I have to submit to you that in consequence of my valuation hav
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Jan 1835
Thursday 29th January 1835
A second Affidavit in the extent against Johnson, being found necessary on account of the arrears extending beyond a years Rent, Mr Dickinson proved the same before an Exchequer Commissioner which was returned to Mr Fenwick, to whom I also handed a Pro. Note for £70 due by Messrs Dinning, & an account of £48 likewise for Parcels of Wood sold to them at different times within the last year, with instructions for him to take immediate steps for their re
Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Jan 1835
Friday 30th January 1835
Received a statement from Mr Jobling of Newtonhall showing that he had miscalculated the Rent in his tender for the Hospitals farm at that place & applying to the Board for a reduction of the Rent to that amount viz £21.5.0 to be released from his Agreement. To make the reduction or not, is for the Commissioners to decide, but to release such a Tenant would be very impolitic, as his rent even with the reduction, far exceeds any other offer. I was surprize
Journal entry – John Grey – 31 Jan 1835
Saturday 31st January 1835
Left Haydon Bridge early. At Woodhall examined some encroachments of the Tyne upon the Hospital’s land, which it will be necessary to defend by a small embankments. Looked also at a point where it is likely to run away a part of the Hexham Turnpike, which the Trustees applied to me thro’ their Clerk to join them in securing. I wrote to the Clerk to say that on examination I found the bank between the River & Road, which was endangered by the Floo
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Feb 1835
Monday 2nd February
Was called unexpectedly to Berwick by the death of a near relation. In passing Whittle, saw that the land was all pitted for planting & wrote to Mr Parkin from Newcastle, directing him to get on with it.
Tuesday 3rd Feb - Engaged with the Funeral & the duties of Executer.
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Feb 1835
Wednesday 4th
My son having met me at Berwick we drive out early to Scremerston Colliery where the work is carried on as usual, & a person is keeping possession, under the extent. The land sale is small, & as every Cargo sent to London lost money, three of the Ships belonging to the Lessees are laid up in the harbour & the men laid off. Examined the piece of new Wall & fences now finished & paid for by my Son, who has also advanced money upon the new enclosures at
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Feb 1835
Monday 9th
Transmitted Mr Bainbridge’s Letter respecting the Crow Coal to the Secretary, wrote to him (Mr Bainbridge) concerning the Lease applied for by the Brownleyhill Company as recommended in Mr Taylors Report, & the Moor Master on various subjects. Forwarded the Tenders for Lime & Coal, with an abstract of them accompanied by my remarks to Mr. Forster, requesting him to take them into consideration and to communicate his opinion to me, or if in his power to give me a meeti
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Feb 1835
Tuesday 10th
Robert Curry the unfortunate Tenant of Eadsbush came this morning to inform me that he had failed in obtaining the security I had required, in allowing him to continue in the farm & signed a resignation of his agreement. Upon which I wrote to inform Mr Crawhall that he might have an opportunity of making an offer for it, which I understand he was desirous of doing. Thinking that if he should propose to give an adequate Rent, the Commiss.rs might be inclined to treat wit
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Feb 1835
Wednesday 11th February
I had requested Murray the Millwright to examine the Water Wheel of Throckley Mill which I understood to be in such a state as caused the Mill to be almost useless from its waste of water. His foreman came this morning to inform me, that it was loose in every part, & had so few buckets left whole, that it could not hold water enough to keep it in a steady motion. There had been an old Threshing Machine at the place belonging to the Hospital which has been t
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Feb 1835
Thursday 12th February
After dispatching some Letters, I rode round the Tyne Banks to look at some incipient breaks in the tender parts, from the late Floods, which must be secured against farther damage. Afterwards rode out to Dipton Fell and spent some time with the people employed there in planting. Having sent Mr Hunt to look after the construction of a small piece of embankment which I had marked out at Woodhall Mill, & to obtain offers for clearing & fitting the piece of groun
