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Monday 13th
Travelled to Newcastle, not being able to see Mr Fenwick in the evening waited upon him on the morning of
Tuesday 14th
Found that he had received £55 of the Debt due by Dinning for Wood & that he had hoped of obtaining the remainder by degrees without having recourse to extreme measures.
Informed Mr Fenwick that I had received £500 from the Executors of Major Johnson, in part of Rent Arrears and learnt that he had obtained from them an undertaking for the remainder & all other claims of the Hospital, so as to remove the Extent from the Premises. Received from him the Draft Conveyance of the Manor of Wark to the Duke, with a request that I would examine & see if the various Plots & Allotments were properly described & all included. Being an entire stranger to the Property, which is at a great distance, & fearing that I could not answer for the correctness of the description, there being no Plans of some of the Common Divisions, without a personal inspection, I wrote to the late Bailiff of that Manor, Mr Storey, asking him to have the kindness to give me a meeting at Wark on Saturday, & afford me such information as I might require. Returned to Dilston - answered a great many Letters- instructed the Bankers to pay £5000 to the Credit of the Commissioners on the 25th Instant.
