Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Pearson – 16 Sep 1740

      Ravensworth Castle Sept 16th 1740



Mr Pearson

	The late Mr Hugh Tollson is charged with Cutting down wood  & selling it from Beckstones Tenem.t  to the value of £4 accord[in]g to your Information & as Mr Tolson in his life time denyed the fact, it will be Incumbent upon us to produce proper Evidence in order to recover the Money. I have therefore wrote to Mr Simpson this day to fix a time with you when you may wait upon him at Penrith with such other Evidence as you have to prove the Charges, in which pray be Pticular & prevent our being Ledd into a fruitless Suit in Law.

      I am Yours &c

      Nich. Walton