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Ravensworth Castle Febry 11 . 1738/9
To Mr Joseph Pearson
Mr Person [sic]
Yours of the 18 January last came in Course to this place but in the hurry of business was omitted answering.
As to Phineas Mark Goods, they must to be sure be sold to the best advantage in which you can want no directions as you had a direction to doe everything which appears most for the Hospitalls advantage, wch you must pursue.
The lands late in the Poss[ess]ion of Gawen Moen Presume was Legally given up, wch if they were, you must take Care to Lett them on the best Terms you can for one year to a good Tennant, but if they were not Legally given up, the present Tennant must stand to them one year, but you will doe in it as you Judge most for the benefitt & advantage of the Hospitall.
When your Letter came to this place Captain Airey was in our River, to whom I apply’d about your Box of Linnen, & he promised me he would take Care to Enquire about it, as probably it might be delivered amongst Sir Henry Liddells goods. I expect the capn. Again in a few days, & hope to give you an Acct that it is safely delivered. It was not Left at Newcastle therefore the mistake has happened in the delivery at London.
You will receive Inclosed some proposals for Pointing a News paper at Newcastle wch I desire you will deliver amongst your friends & recommend it to their Encouragement, it will be the most Compleat thing of its kind and as Mr Thompson has the Conduct of it, I make no doubt but you will upon his Acct as well as mine doe him all the service in your powers wch will greatly Oblige
Your most Hble Sert.
Nicho. Walton
Joseph Pearson was the Hospital’s bailiff in Keswick. The new newspaper was the Newcastle Journal, first published the following year by William Cuthbert and the printer Isaac Thompson.
