Letter – John Airey to Nicholas Walton – 15 Dec 1752

By - gregpfinch15 Dec 1752
Document Type: Letter
Date: 15 Dec 1752
Correspondent: John Airey
Recipient: Nicholas Walton
Archive Source: NEIMME NRO 3410 ZC 4 1
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Gentlemen

I Reced. your Favour with an account that the Board had ordered the Derwentwater Writings to be sent to London imediately.

When I got those papers from Belsay I found them in extreme Disorder for tho’ the Title Deeds of each Estate were generally found in the parcel marked with the Name of the Estate yet in very many Instances they were intermixt with others in different parcels as well as with draughts of Pleadings & other papers in Suits Court rolls Letters & other papers no way concerning those Estates. It was impossible to form any plan for the regular Disposition of the whole till a Schedule of all the papers was made which has been done sometime ago but I deferred putting them in order in Boxes till the pleasure the Board was known where they were to be kept. It will be impossible to remove them in their present Condition & it will take up some time to put them into Order in Boxes & to new form the Schedules agreable thereto.  This I presume you will think it necessary to represent to the Board

I will be ready to attend you to Belsay when you think fit & am &c

JA



Dec 15:1752

Newcastle



[Annotated on cover:] Copy Letter to Messrs Walton & Boag on the Board’s Order to remove the Derwentwater Writings to London. Dec 1752.

ZC/4/1/12.

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