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Tuesday 3rd March
Another stormy day & little progress at the Embankment, with the apprehension of the water rising. It however subsided towards evening without causing further injury.
Finding from Mr Hunts enquires that I was not likely to obtain more for Eadsbush than Mr Crawhall had offered, wrote to inform him that his proposal for the purchase of it was too low to induce the Board to dispose of it, but I should be willing to treat with him for a Lease for 15 Years if he were inclined to advance a little upon his former offer, & begged him to inform me of his intentions. Returned the Leases to the Governor & Co as executed by the Commissioners, to Mr Bainbridge & wrote on various subjects to the Moor Master.
At Hexham Market, Mr Scott tenant of Thornbrough, begged me to apply to the Commissioners to allow a clause to be inserted in the Lease upon which he is to enter at May day next, giving him liberty to quit the Farm at the end of three years, by his giving six months previous notice of his intention, as he fears that if times should not improve materially, it might prove ruinous to his family to be bound to it throughout the term, the Rent being £1060. I have no idea that he could wish to give it up, unless it proved a losing concern, in which case it might be both difficult & impolite to confine him to it. The only thing to guard against in the proposal of giving up, towards the end of three years, is his taking an undue advantage of the Land, which an inspection of his Land & Covenants will easily prevent.
Obtained Messrs Lamberts execution of the Lease & Counterpart of Elrington to be returned to Mr Fenwick. It is I think to be regretted, that the necessity should exist of having the Leases & Counterparts for all Farms, which are so often changing hands, engrossed & upon Stamps. It causes a considerable outlay to the Hospital, falls heavily upon Mr Fenwick under the present arrangement of a limited Salary & gives no security which one Stamp would not equally afford. For at present one copy is deposited at Greenwich, which forms the security of the Board & the other is left in the Office here, the tenants being better satisfied to hold just the printed form with the blanks filled up, as being more easily read and more intelligible by them. The idea of the Commissioners taking any advantages is never contemplated.
