Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 25 Apr 1758

To Mr Chr. Denton Grays Inn  London

25 April 1758

Dr Sr.

I guess by what Mr Scott has said th[a]t w[ha]t L[or]d No[rthumber]land goes upon wth regard to Kirkheaton is th[a][t Sr. Jno. Heydon who bought the manor of Hexham of the Crown in 1632 with sev[era]l other Estates sold some part of his purchase to the Piercy Family, & what Mr Wm. Rutter has s[ai]d to my son today amounts to the same thing. You see by the deeds what Sr. J. Heydon sold to Sr. J. Fenwick & the original patent f[ro]m the Crown to Sr. Jno

. Heydon I presume may be seen in the Office of the Auditor of the Land Revenue, but w[ha]t Sr. Jno. Heydon sold to the Piercy family  cannot I doubt be discovered by any writings you can come at - I have rec[eiv]ed yo[u]r Lre of the 22d & when the Ejectm[en]ts come will take care they shall be served on the tenants as directed. But I have some reason to beleive they will be ejected by the Stotes in a day or two: for Mr Richardson & they seem'd to be in a Bustle today after the post came in.  I am etc   JR

PS. Pray why is not Mr Beaumont calld upon for he is very able to pay. May it not afterwards be a Charge upon me, or at least occasion some saying I am sure I have done all in my power to procure the payment of the £200.