Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 25 May 1759

To Richard Horne Esqr                  			Ravensworth Castle   May 25th 1759



Sir

      Inclosed we send you the Bill of Loading Charter partics & Invoyce of One Hundred & Twenty Chalders of Main Team Coales Amounting to One Hundred and Five Pounds & five pence Ship’d on Board of the Dolphin  Killdare Williamson Master for the use of Greenwich Hospital which we hope will come safe & please.  And Inclosed you will likewise receive an Advertizement for the sale of the Lead ore dues for this year, which we have this week putt into the Newcastle papers to be continued three weeks wch we hope the Board will approve of, as probable some proposalls or biddings may come to our hands be pleased not to Sell till you hear from us.   

      We observe the Board’s Minute as to the Reference with Mr Allgood that Mr Clennel & Mr Collingwood shall nominate and appoint such third Person as they shall think proper except Mr Rudd & Mr Fawcet & that Mr Everest is to prepare bonds accordingly upon wch. we beg leave to observe that it does not appear to us whether the third person is to be chosen before the Enquiry or not till after it appears whether Mr Clennel & Mr Collingwood can determin it, We therefore submit to the Board to consider that matter & to offer our Sentiments which is that unless the third person is chosen before they go into the enquiry, all will be to no purpose for should it so happen that Mr Clennel & Mr Collingwood cannot come to a Determination it will we apprehend of course be that they will never agree upon a third person.  We are prepared to make agreements for such Repairs as can be done this Year of which you will have an Accot. by next or the following Post & We are Sir

      Your most Obed. Hbl. Servts

      Walton & Boag





Inserted in the Newcastle papers the 27 May 1759

                         

      To Be Sold

      The dues of Lead ore raised & to be raised in the Derwentwater Estate from Michs. last to Michs. next   Enquire of Richd. Horne Esq. at the Navy Office London or of Messrs. Walton & Boag at Ravensworth Castle in the County of Durham

                       Newcastle   May 19 1759

Invoice of 120 Chalders of Main Team Coales Ship’d on Board the Dolphin  Kildare Williamson Master for the use of Greenwich Hospital  viz



120 Chalders of Main Team Coales at 14s               £84.00.00

Duke of Richmond Duty                        05.16.06

Towns Duty                                   02.10.00

15 Keel Dues                                 13.06.08

Charter Party and Bills of Loading           00.05.07

                                                       £18.19.01

Insurance on £102 at 2<..> .per cent        £02.02.10 

Policy                                       00.05.06

                                                        02.08.04

                                                      £105.00.05