Letters – Joseph Richmond to Joshua Wilson – 17 Jan 1755

By - gregpfinch17 Jan 1755
Document Type: Letters
Date: 17 Jan 1755
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Joshua Wilson
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Mr Joshua Wilson at Pontefract Yorkshire

Newcastle 17 January 1755

Sir

I have rec[eiv]ed a Letter f[ro]m Sr W[alte]r Blackett ordering me to send you the state of Jarrow & Gateshead Fell Coll[ier]ys, wch I have herewith done, for Sr Wm Wentworths consideration, whether he will endeavour to obtain a new lease of the D[ea]n & Chap[ter] of Durham for Jarrow, to comence at the expiration of the present Lease, or suffer the same to fall into other hands for Sr W[alte]r, you will see by the inclosed, has done all th[a]t lay in his power to obtain a renewal, but f[ro]m the unreasonable stifness of the Chap[te]r, & the situation of Affairs with his P[aer]tners, he has not been able to get it done tho for the last seven y[ea]rs he has had a great deal of trouble about it.  I am sir Yr most h[um]ble Servt   JR

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