Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Pearson – 20 Aug 1739

      Ravensworth Castle  20th Aug 1739

Mr Pearson

	We reced. Yours of the 8th Inst about the Woods and are glad you can say and affirm there is no Wood Cutt at Keswick except those dead trees you mention, & we saw that was for building the Hogghouse and we Earnestly desire that you will keep a Watchfull Single eye over those Woods and permitt no man upon any pretence to Cutt the Least Twigg there without a Direct order for so doing.

	We are Sorry to find you give us such a Confused Accot. of what the Tennants at Thornthwait have cutt out of their Hedge Rows, as if we could judge of the number of Trees, or value thereof by what Bark they have sold, however you say it is all for their own use. We desire that you will at the Receipt of this go in person and take a Witness with you, and discharge all Thornthwait Tennants from Cutting any, either in Hedge Rows or Elsewhere, without the Lords Licence, and Pticularly warn that Tennant that you mention has Crop’d severall Trees in Thornthwait  Woods, & sold the bark, that he will be Sued, and pray you why do not you send us his Name that we may order him to be prosecuted, we again desire the Christian Name & the Surname of every one who have Cutt or Carryed any Wood or Bark off, that we may send it to Mr Simpson, that they may be imediately Sued. we wonder how you can Sitt Still , & Suffer them to Crop Young Oake Wood upon that estate without giving us Pticular Notice, none of them pretend any Right to any Oake Wood upon the Estate, Except for repairing Houses &c, and that is disputable, and is to be by the Lds Licence, we hope you’ll exert Your Self and are 

      Yours &c

      Walton & Boag



PS Is Mr Blackwell at London or at Home, has he been at London Since we were there.