Letter – Nicholas Walton to William Radley – 25 Feb 1739

      Ravensworth Castle  25th Febry.  1738/9

To Mr William Radley



Sir

	We were last Post favoured with Yours of the 20th Inst and observe the Contents, in answer to which we have wote the Secretary this day that we apprehend Severall Inconveniencies will attend the Transacting the Busyness of the Tennants Leases in the Way You have putt it.

	You know it is fixd how the profitts arising from these Leases is to be divided, & to be sure it behoves us all to keep the Extra Expence as low as we can; now in the Way you have putt it we apprehend the Expence will be double, for it cannot be, we hope, expected we are to doe all the Drudgery for Nothing. The Sending You up what you will want, must be allowed to be much more Trouble than the Transcribing what we are at the trouble of drawing ready for you, & we can do the whole at near equal Trouble with what you require. However as we hope no person will have an Objection to pay us in the first place out of the whole for the Trouble we are at, it may be in any Way the Board are please to direct it. & we are 

      Sir Yours &c

Nichos. Walton

Hugh Boag



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