Letters – Joseph Richmond to Richard Ellis – 29 Jun 1759

To Mr Richd Ellis at Hexham						29 June 1759



Sir

The commission de bene esse between Mr Ord and Sir Wr is to begin at Hexham on Tuesday 17th of next month.  I presume the commis will sit at the Grey Bull and that Mr Ord will his witnesses at the Globe    Mr Scott does not like the Phenix as being too far off and inconvenient And therefore he and I desire you will try if the people at the Grey Bull  cannot take in all of Sir Wr’s people    We do not intend to have above 3 or 4 witnesses in at a time and perhaps 3 or 4 of Sir Wr’s stewards and servts wch I wish the house co[oul]d dispense with, but if that cannot be done we must be content to be at the Phenix again unless you can engage us a house more convenient and I desire you will let me have an answer hereto by Sundays post if you possibly can that I may have time to give Mr Harrison notice where he is to bring the witnesses to       Ps. I am just now told that Mr Harrison is to be at Hexham on tuesday next, and his son in law Dickinson says he is to meet him there so may let me hear from you on Sunday    I am &c JR