Letter – Hugh Boag to Richard Horne – 14 Sep 1759

To Richd. Horne Esqr.			Ravensworth Castle  September 14th  1759



Sir

      Inclosed we send you our Estimates of several additional Repairs necessary upon the Derwentwater Estate with the agreements we have made for part of them amounting to £150 which we hope the Board will approve.  The Repairs necessary upon Throckley Farm amounting to £97 16s 4½d we have not agreed for, as the Tenant claims more than we think needfull, the above is all we think reasonable to be done at the Expense of the Hospital, and we shall endeavour to make an Agreement for it accordingly.  The Tenant has laid out a considerable Sum in making Buildings on the Estate for the use of the Colliery, which are a proper charge upon him as Tenant thereof but no way chargeable upon the Hospital in respect of the Farm distinct from the Colliery.	

      You will likewise receive an Agreement made with Isaac Burnhope for making a Cutt for conveying Water thro’ part of Whitley Mill Ground in Hexhamshire amounting to £13 which we think very necessary to be done and hope the Board will approve of it.

      The Tenants of Alstonmoor as you will observe by the enclosed State of the Case have pulled down several Inclosures made from the Common there & threaten to pull down all that have been inclosed within these twenty years which will be a loss to the Revenue of the estate and a Prejudice to Individuals within the Manor.   You will therefore be pleased to acquaint the Board therewith & lay before them, the inclosed State of the Case which after they have taken an Opinion upon we would be glad to receive their Commands   and are

      Sir Yours etc

      H B N W Jnr





Computation of the Expence of Building and Repairing Housing etc on the Derwentwater Estate  September 1759



Building a Helm & Granary above it 40 ft by 12 ft 

 inside & 12 ft high from the Ground Floor at Meldon 

 Out Grounds Mr Rich’d Dobson Tenant               £ 54.04.05

Building & Repairing Housing & Outhousing on

 Throckley Estate.  Mr William Brown Tenant

 Repairing the old Mansion House         £ 15.12.06

 Repairing the larger Barn                 12.19.00

 Repairing a House on the north side of 

  Throckley Farm Street                     1.02.06

 Repairing the lesser Barn                  5 13.06

 Repairing Cottages and two Stables        38.08.10 1/2

 Building a new Barn 24 Feet long by 16ft

  wide inside and 9ft high from the Floor  24.00.00

                                                   £97.16.04 1/2



Repairing Whitley Mill Isaac Burnhope Tenant        34.02.00

Building etc at Langley Castle; Thomas Brown Tenant

 Building two new Byers each 21 feet long 

  by 16 Feet wide & 9 Feet high including 

  Foundations, to be covered with Heath  £37.15.10

 Laying a Floor & making & hanging a Door 

  into a little Room at Langley Castle 

  for a Granary                            3.05.00

                                                    £41.00.10

Laying a Floor etc in a Room for a Granary for 

 Geo Thompson Tenant same as above          3.05.00

Repairing Housing at Coastley, Thomas Bailes Tenant

 Repairing a Stable                        18.09.10

 Repairing a Dwelling House                 2.10.00

                                                   £20.19.10

                                                  £251.08.05½

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We have carefully Estimated the Buildings & Repairs above mentioned amounting to £251.08.05½ 



Witness our Hands 14 September 1759

                                          H B

                                          N W Jun



Agreements made with following Persons for the before mentioned Repairs 

Throckley exclusive as follows

                                      Estimate     Agreed

Mr Richard Dobson     

   For Meldon Outgrounds             £54.04.05    £53.00.00

Ralph Fenwick

   For Whitley Mill                   34.03.00     34.00.00

Will Ironside & partners

   For Langley Castle       £44.05.10

   For Coastley              20.19.10

                                      65.05.00     63.00.00

                                    £153.12.00   £150.00.00



Ravensworth Castle  Septem. 14th  1759

           Hugh Boag  Nich. Walton Junr.



Computation of the Expence of making a Cutt thro’ a Haugh above Whitley Mill to prevent the Water discharging the Ground of Greenwich Hospital September 1759



To removing 600 yards of Earth at 4d/yard             £10

For laying in 600 yards of Do. By way of Dam to turn

  Course of the burn into the Cutt at 2d/yard          £5

                                                      £15

Ravensworth Castle  September 14 1759

  We have agreed with Isaac Burnhope to do the above work for the sum of Thirteen Pounds

  	Hugh Boag  Nichs. Walton Jnr