Letters – Joseph Richmond to William Darwin – 1 May 1759

To Mr Wm Alvey Darwin, at his chambers No 8 Greys Inn London

Newc[astle] 1st May 1759

Sir, I have rec[eived] yours of the 26th past with copy of Sr Wms intended answer to Mr Stots bill w[hi]ch I never before heard he had filed & as you do not order a copy to be returned I send you enclosed a particular account. How I think the blanks are to be filled up, but if there is more than w[ha]t is necessary you can leave it out. The 3 last mentioned tenants vizt Jno Brown & the and two Reays you know have not attorned, but I have seen their leases and their farms & rents are right put down , so you’l find the rental of the estate is £377.3.0 But the cottage farmed by Ann Atkinson is fallen down Mr Allgoods tenants have signed an article for the tithe of her Estate wch I presume is equal to an attornmt. As to the rest of Kirkheaton it is tithe free. The Kirkheaton tenants pay no rent to Sir Walter as Lord of the manor of Anick grainge but they have always done suit & service to that court & served upon the Juries time out of mind, they have always been toll free of Hexham as being within the Regality & waifs and strays have been taken up at Kirkheaton by the Bailif of Hexham & Anick grainge manors, of wch Affid[avits] were sent to Mr Denton.  I should have been glad to have seen a copy of Mt Stots bill for I cannot rightly make out by the ans[we]r how he makes his claim, but its not material therefore you need not send me one But if Sr Wr is to put in an Ans[we]r now to Mr Craisters bill I desire you will send me a copy before it is put in. I told you I have a copy of the bill ---- As to Mr Ords bill I have shewn it to Mr Scot and he has promised me to send Sr Wr his opinion upon it by this post--- I have wrote to Mr Beaumont to know if he will pay the £200 w[hi]ch I do not imagine he will so desire you'l men[t]ion it to Sr Wr and Mr Thomas I know if he & the other parties will excuse payment & if so you will see that they sign an order by wch I may stand acquitted, otherwise I shall send you up ano[ther] affid[avit] of serving the writ of Ejectment & that the money has not been paid to m. - PS I cannot inform you where Sir Rd Stote lived, whether at Kirkheaton or elsewhere I am yrs etc JR