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Farneycleugh Mine Agreement

Thomas Coats Senr
Thomas Coats Junr
Thomas Armstrong
Matt Martin
Matt Whitfield
Geo Whitfield
Walter Whitfield
John Ridley
John Martin
Isaac Smith
Peter Swindle
Matt Coulson
John Jackson
Henry Jackson
William Jackson
Martin Jackson
Memorandum of an agreement 14th April 1828
between Thomas Coats and 16 Partners and William
Crawhall on behalf of Thomas Richard Beaumont
Esq, viz Thomas Coats and 16 Partners, agrees to
raise ore at Farneycleugh from the allotment
wall 200 fathoms west and 50 fathoms on each
side of the Cleugh at 40/- pr Bing when clean
dressed for three years from the above date
and to have 10/- pr Bing over for the first 10 bings for sinking shafts
driving drifts &tc so that Thomas Richard
Beaumont Esq will be at no expence what
ever but paying for the ore at the above
price.
                                               [signed] Thomas Coats

 

This agreement is recorded in the Kiersleyrow Bargain Book (1805 to 1830) (Northumberland Record Office NRO 672/e/3H).

Thomas Coats and sons had entered into a similar agreement on 16th November 1826 to raise ore at Blackcleugh.