Letter – Isaac Hunter to Anthony Surtees – 25 May 1773

       Dukesfd. 25th. May 1773

To Cap. Surtees York								

		

       I recd. yours of the 18 inst a few Day ago.  You surely cound [sic] not be at any loss to find the Case of your not hearing anything f’m me in regard to your Lane since I wrote that I would wait upon you on the 16th of last Month wth. the Lease, when your answr. To that Lre was so contradictory to your former Terms, wch. you very Politely introduced by having ‘Forgot &c’.   But if you think anything of letting Sr. Wr have a Lease of it on the Terms proposed in your Lre of the 18 Feby ie. Sr. Wr. to have an exclusive right in the Lane as to Lead proprietors, during his Term shall acquaint him wth. it & if he thinks proper to take it so shall either send or wait on you at York wth. the Lease, as there was one nearly finished before I recd. yrs. of the 8 April.  Capt. Surtees has not been at Alnwick this Meeting but he talks of going on Sunday.   I am yrs &c IH Jr