Tag: Broom Hill

An IOU from 1895

Within the chest is an IOU signed by Robert Charlton who is borrowing money from William Charlton.

The transcription is:

BILL THREE PENCE OR NOTE

July 18th 1895

I promise to pay to William Charlton of Broomhill on demand the sum of Eighteen Pounds with Interest at Five% pr anuam

Signed Robert Charlton

I think that the ‘Robert Charlton’ who is borrowing the money is probably William’s younger brother who was born at Blackhall Hill, Durham in 1837.

I wonder if the fact that it still exists means that it was never paid back?

Page 3 of William Charlton’s Diary

Date
1876 Feb
10 At Shotley Bridge with Copland and at Medomsley Shop with the Horse Stormy
Fri 11 At Medomsley with Copland and the Tythe rent gatherer
S 12 At home stormy
S 13 At Coal Burns with Jame Mews and Green Sids
M 14 At Medomsley with Mr Lister from the station. Stormy.
Tu 15 At Medomsley and Leadgate got summons from the Countess of Derwentwater
Wed 16 At Shotley for the Sommons for Jackson and Leadbitter
17 At Medomsley and at Home
18 At Hedley  for my fathers x at Broom Hill
19 At the sale and at home Stage House
S 20 At Chopwell to see Bolam
M 21 At the Sale at Castledean
Tu 22 At Leadgate and Consett with M Copland and home
W 23 At Home Layon manure
Th 24 At Alendale for cement and at home.
F 25 At Home very Stormy
S 26 To Consett and Dickinson got stones out the field 26 Load
S 27 In home
M 28 At Home Leading stones very wet in the afternoon
T 29 At Home Leading stones very fine