Letter – Nicholas Walton to Joseph Pearson – 7 Jun 1741

      Ravensworth Castle. June 7. 1741

To Mr Pearson at Keswick



Mr Pearson

      Your Letter of the 25 May last came to hand in Course and it would have been Sooner Answered but that we have been pretty much engaged of Late.

      With regard to the Resentment you Shew upon Receiving our last, we have nothing further to say, than Such kind of behaviour verry ill becomes you & in Case a proper Representation of it is made to the Hospital, you will probably have reason to be Sorry for it. We for our part have nothing in View with respect to the management of the Estates under Our Care, than to have the whole Adsministered with Justice to our Principalls & to Everyone who has the least Concern in them. But when most Evident facts appear of of Injustice how do we act up to the Principles we profess if we dont take all the Methods in our power to detect & punish the Offenders. That you have Willfully Comitted an Act of this kind we do not pretend to say, but that you have thro[ugh] Indolence permitted it we are afraid is too Evident; however it be , this we are certain of, that it will be to your Int[eres]t to Act up to the Repeated diurection given you & if you do, you can in no respect so much oblige 

      Yrs &c. Walton & Boag