Letters – Joseph Richmond to Richard Ellis – 17 Jun 1755

By - gregpfinch17 Jun 1755
Document Type: Letters
Date: 17 Jun 1755
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Richard Ellis
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Mr Richd.Ellis at Hexham

Newcastle 17 June 1755

Sir

	Sir W[alte]r is now here & orders me to desire you will let Mt Lowes know he expects the money to be p[ai]d in at Lamas.

	 Sir Wr. is determined to proceed against all your people that refuse to pay tithe for their Garden ground & has orderd me to give Mr Scott instructions acordingly; I think it wo[ul]d be right to give them all notice, to try if any of them incline to submit. You must send me all their Names, sometime this week; the Case will be tryed in the Exchequer.

	Sr Wr. desires you will do what ever is thought necessary to be done at the Abbey; & that you will let the tithes on the best terms you can, till the dispute about the Gardens shall be determind. Pray what is your opinion of this matter? had it not better be tryed in some other body's name than Sr.W[alte]rs, tho at his  expence?  I am etc   JR

PS In your next pray let me know if Mr Downs is still working in the disputed Ground at Stublock.

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