WY992/28

letter from Lady Macartney. Found out that instead of Mr. Wray paying money to them, they owe him £1500 and that he has not payed the servants legacies yet; hopes the £860 will cover that when everything is paid they will owe Coutts about ten pounds.

20 Aug 1806

From: 1806 To: 1806

She also includes a rough account from Mr. Wray which follows:- Mr. Wrays account of money in his hands:- Balance of Account 21 October 1805 £169.14.10 . Arrears due 1 November 1802 £511. 2. 5 One years rent due November 1805 of the rural Estates, viz Dervock 1625.18. 5½ Longhaull 1631.18.11 Bullynagabboy 215. 0. 0 Carrickfergus 28. 8. 6 Portin 225.13.11 _________ Total £3729.19.10 Mr. Wrays Bond £1500. 0. 0. By one years shillan sold at Cullane Mill £ 42 .17. 9½ Winter grazing £ 7. 19. 4 Summer grazing £ 22. 16. 0 Butter sold £ 30. 0. 2 A cow sold £ 10. 14. 6 A mare and several other things sold £ 25. 8. 7½ Rents of farms not entered in Rent Roll £ 9. 1. 6 Profit on Lime burned for a year £ 17.14.10½ Interest from farmer Cathcart on his Bond £ 14. 9. 5 ___________ Total £6091.19. 3 Mr Wray paid to 31 March 1806 Bills for House and Servants Wages £ 126. 7. 4 Hire of labourers and Gardeners £ 166. 9. 6. Tradespeoples Bills for Grounds and Farm £ 73.18. 7 For having Oats £ 14. 8. 0. _________ Total £ 375. 3. 5. Quit and Chief rents £ 44. 18. 6 Taxes and Insurances £ 40. 4. 2 Tythe £ 2. 10. 0 Stationery for 5 years £ 17. 1. 3 Postage of letters £ 11. 11. 7 Small Bills £ 6. 10. 4 Lime sent to Lissanoun £ 6. 17. 7 Brilits salary £ 5. 6. 6 To the Mittin £ 11. 18.9 _________ Total £ 512. 0. 7 To John Peacock for building At Lissanoun and Dervock £1055. 1. 8 For different houses built at Dervock £ 448. 18. 9 To Surveyor £ 82. 14. 0 For having ditches made atDervock £ 24. 4. 5 Do and for having there £ 19 1.19. 0 __________ Total £ 1802. 17. 10 Value of Lissanoun Demerne rated at for year 1805 £ 174. 12. 4½ Improvements of Limes Park where Mr. Wray lives for 5 years £ 94. 6. 8 To Cathcarts to complete the purchase £ 800. 0. 0 Expense at regestin Zricholders £ 8. 10. 7 Expense of going to Assizes etc. £ 28. 8. 9 Rent of Hogs Hill £ 5. 4. 5 Paid 12 April to Mrs Hume, due 25 March £ 80. 0. 0 Paid Charity £ 24. 0. 0 ____________ Total £ 3530. 2. 2½ Bond to Mr. Wray £1500. 0. 0 Interest to 2 July £ 90. 0. 0 Salary to 1 November £ 50. 0. 0 __________ Total £1640. 0. 0 Arrears due November 1805 £ 860. 9. 8 _________ Total £2500. 9. 8 To Cathcart and New Bond £ 57. 15. 0 __________ £2558. 4. 8 Bought Down £3530. 2. 2 __________ Total £6088. 6.10 Omitted £ 2. 12. 5½ ___________ Grand total £6090. 19. 3½

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Macartney, Jane [Countess Macartney],
Wray,
Coutts,
Cathcart,
Peacock, John,
Hume

estates correspondence, estate accounts, servants, estate management, quit rents, insurance, general taxation, tithes, surveyor, Assizes, charity