Letter – Nicholas Walton to John Maule – 22 Aug 1740

      Ravensworth Castle Aug.22.1740

Sir

	I have just now reced. yours & have just time to Clear up the difficulty which appears to you on Compairing the Accot. we sent the Board with our Rentall You will please to Observe no one Rentall can agree with our Accot. as the Rentalls are Made up from Mayday to Mayday in every year so that you shoud have Compared the Acct. & the two Rentalls as lett at Mayday 1737 & Mayday 1738 by taking ½ a year of each as I have done above which Corresponds Exactly with the Totalls in our Generall Acct. It is Post time so that I Cannot add more than that we are much obliged to you for the dispatch you have given the Examination & Doubt not but you will Continue your good Office & give it the desir’d finishing stroke. The Vouchers shall be sent you.   

   I am &c  Nicholas Walton



                            Rental as lett   Rental as let    Total as per the

                            at Mayday 1737   at Mayday 1738   Gen. Accot.

                            half a year      half a year	 

Manour of Wark & Elrington  £206  9  6 1/2   £206  9  6 1/2     £410 19  1

Langley Barony               574  8  9        574 12  9         1147  1  6

Meldon and Appurtenances	 

                             596  8  6        589  7  6         1185 16  0