Letter – Charles Busby to Anna Radcliffe – 27 Sep 1722

Madam 							7br the 27th 1722. 



I have the honor of two letters from your Lad'p the first of the 9th the other of the 10th new Stile, to both which I differed owneing the receipt, that I might give your Lad'p a more particular answere thereunto ; As to ffranke Simpson I wrotte 2 letters to a ffriend att Yorke y't 1 belived had some interest in the Goalei ; not mentioning any thing f ‘m y'r Honor but as f 'm my selfe, but the termes att present are to pay ye Goaler £26 ' 3s 6d and his attorneys Bill 30 12 8 so shall have them to pause on the matter, till I have your Ladyshipps further pleasure herein. The Gen't that succeeds Mr. Loraine has been here, when I told him what your Honor had wrotte; for w'h he returned his thankes and seems verry willing to comply w'th the Duty incumbent upon him. My Acc'ts frm July the 6th 1721 to Aug't the 24th 1722 I sent Mr. Rodbourn some dayes since but have had no answere of the Receipt of y'm as yett. As to the Mill Damme I have consulted all sorts of people in y't matter and thinkes best to make no Agreem't att all, but have it don by day Taile worcke, since when att Home I have it constantly under my Eye to inspect att all times. As to the Ten't att Spindleston and Uttchester I have Mr. Errington to give your Honor an Account thereof he haveing been there this last weeke I being oblidged to go to Newcastle and Durham, w'th ye agent to Hon'ble, &c. who came f 'm London on L dy M ys affaires and to talke on several matters w'th me relating to Rents, Notes, Dves &c. rec'ed by Mr. Elstob, for w'ch he has never accounted one farthing with his Masters, as also concerning the Yorkeshire Estate, w'h he sayes he can gett on same terms lately sold, which I take to be 3000 within the valve supposeing the Countess Dowger should live ten year, he is now on his Roade to London, and I expect to have a more particular account when he comes to Yorke where the p'son lives that made the purchase, which I shall send to your Lad'p hopeing your Honor will not pass y't matter over, which may turn to so great and [sic] advantadge to my Lord and be brought aboute in a manner with oute any trouble to your Honor or ffriends, for that the Estate will bare raiseing f'm 443 0 4 p. an. to £550, which advances when the taxes are reduced to be single, will in a manner bring the Estate to clear the Countess Dowerg's proportioned Rent Charge, interest money for the purchase, and Taxes, even dureing her Lad'ps life time, when afterwards the Reversion will come in clear as well to my Lord as the purchaser. This Madam is w't I thought proper to lay before your Honor which when approoved of by your Lad'p, or otherwise disagreed to, as your Honor shall thinke best for my Lords advantadge I most humbly submitte to your La'ps determination being in all Humble Duty, Madam | Your Honors Ever Most ffaithfull | Obedient Humble Servant 

Char: Busby. 



My Wife sends her most Humble Duty to your Honor, Lord, and Lady Anne. 



For The Right Honorable the Countess of Darwentwater att her House in Bruxells Brabant 

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