Letters – Henry Richmond to William Darwin – 18 May 1759

To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin Grays Inn London 				18 May 1759



Such of the Kirkheaton tenants as I co[ul]d meet with I have acquainted with the answers to Mr Craisters bill and they all approve of it so far as relates to them if it is necessary that every def[endan]t sho[ul]d be consulted himself and abt his answer  I must take some other opportunity of seeing the rem. of these tenants.

Mathw Atkinson told me his sons Wm and Rd Atkinson have now all the farm though he was joined with them in the lease, & then for the Attornmt of the two sons only was taken and Bonds were given only to them. The case is the same with Mary Robson and her son Tho Robson Moreover Wm and Rd Atkinson have p[ai]d Sr Wr the rent for the whole farm and Thos Robson has also pd the rent for the farm wch his <mother >  was ten[an]t of under yr lease from Mrs Windsor    I am &c HR



PS My father is not so well so <left> it to me to write the above.