1853 02 04 : Law charges regarding collieries in Co. Durham

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04 Feb 1853. LAW CHARGES REGARDING COLLIERIES IN CO. DURHAM. A neat and clean detailed four page account and receipt. 12” x 8”. C 330. R 154. Messrs. GRIFFITH Cash £ 6 . 12 . 6 January 28. 1853 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir Geo. MUSGRAVE Bart. 1847. to 1852. Bill of charges £ 6 ~ 12 ~ 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir George MUSGRAVE Bart. To Messrs. GRIFFITH. Respecting Kepyer Grange Colliery 1847 £ s d Octr. 22 Attending searching out and perusing } the Draft Lease of 30 April 1844 and the } accompanying Deed of Covenants for extending } the 14 years Term to 1868, and taking } “ 13 4 Extracts on receipt of Mr. STOREYs Letter on the } subject. } Making fair Copy of the Deed of } Covenants accompanying the Leases as requested } “ 10 “ by Mr. STOREY 3 Brief Sheets. } 25. Writing Letter to Mr. STOREY therewith } and in Answer to his Enquiry as to your } “ 5 “ power now to grant a new Lease &c. } Paid Postage to him. “ 1 “ 1848 Febr. 14. Attending Mr. STOREY on the application } by Mr. PHILIPSON for a renewal of or a new } Loan to Lady DURHAM’s Executors – conferring } thereon, and also perusing Draft Lease and } “ 6 8 conferring as to the Lessee’s right to sublet – } which they had no power to do, and } advising thereon. } July 5. Mr. PHILIPSON having applied for the } Draft of the renewal Lease, Writing Letter } “ 5 “ to Mr. STOREY thereon. } Writing Letter to Mr. PHILIPSON in } answer. } “ 5 “ ———————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1848. Brought forward £ 2 6 0 Re Mr. Wm. ROBINSON’s Rent. Novr. 10 Attending at the Under Sheriffs Office } on receipt of Notice from Messrs. BLEAYMIRE } & Son, of the arrears of Rent due, and } requiring payment of the Sheriff under the } “ 6 8 Act Wm. 4., and ascertaining } particulars of Process of Pone and filling up } Notices. } Attending the Under Sheriff and serving } him with Copy Notice. } “ 6 8 Writing Letter to Messrs. BLEAYMIRE and } Son thereon and returning the duplicate Notice. } “ 5 “ 22 Attending Messrs. BLEAYMIRE & Sons Clerk } on the result of the Sale by Auction under the } Writ of Extract and his requiring payment } “ 6 8 of the Rent by the Sheriff and advising thereon. } ============== Respecting the Kepyer and Kepyer Grange Coalmines – leased to Messrs. DIXON and THWAITES and to The Executors of the Countess of DURHAM. 1849. March 1. Attending Mr. STOREY, and examining } and perusing the Draft Leases to the above } Lessees and Plans – showing the division } between the respective Coal Tracts in each } Lease, and conferring thereon, and on the } “ 13 4 supposed Inroad made by Messrs. DIXON } and THWAITES into Lord DURHAM’s portion, } and their workings therein, and advising. } —————————— ———————- Carried forward £ 4 4 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brought forward £ 4 4 4 1851. Respecting St. Helen’s Auckland Colliery Novr. 10. Perusing Messrs. BLEAYMIRE’s Letter on } transmitting Draft Licence of Assignment } of the Colliery to Messrs. GURNEY MONTEFIORE } “ 6 8 and ROTHSCHILD, for our opinion, and the } Draft Licence itself. } 11. Writing Letter to Messrs. BLEAYMIRE } returning this Draft – with observations } thereon and suggesting that there should be } “ 5 4 a Deed of Defeazance executed by a } Assignees S-. } 19. Perusing further Letter of explanation } and Statement from Messrs. BLEAYMIRE, and } Writing to them in reply, advising them } “ 5 “ to consult Mr. Clayton CLAYTON of Lincolns Inn. } ============== As to the Dispute between you and Messrs. PEASE and BIRKBECK – your Lessees of St. Helens Auckland Colliery respecting the 1852 Working of Coal. April 20. Attending Mr. STOREY your Colliery Viewer } receiving Instructions and consulting as to the } nature of the subject in dispute – and to peruse } “ 6 8 and settle Draft Deed of Submission to Arbitration. } Perusing revising and settling the Draft } Deed of Submission in your behalf &c17 Draft pages } 1 1 “ May 6. Further Attendances on Mr. STOREY, on the } above – and also respecting the dispute and } proposed Arbitration as to the Rents due from Mr. } PEASE for Shildon Mow Coal. But we were } “ “ “ unable to undertake the instruction of that } ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1852 Brought forward £ 6 9 0 June 5. Paid Carriage of parcel from Messrs. MEWBURN } & Co. with Draft of the above mentioned Deed of } 0 1 0 Reference, and Letter ) Writing Letter to Mr. STOREY on sending } him the Draft Deed and Letter as Mr. GRIFFITH } “ “ “ could not now undertake the business. } Paid Letters and postages &c “ 2 6 ============== ———————- £ 6 12 6 ========== Jany 28th. 1853 Settled this Account for Messrs. GRIFFITH [signed] Thos. STOREY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Durham, 4. Feby. 1853. Received of Sir George MUSGRAVE Bart., per Thomas STOREY Esqr., the Sum of Six pounds twelve shillings & six pence – in payment of my Bill of Law charges delivered. [signed] Thomas GRIFFITH £ 6 . 12. 6 .