Memorandum – John Stephenson to Nicholas Walton – 6 Jul 1751

							Jully ye 6/1751



      Inclosed I have Sent you the Boundrey I met with for Aldston Moor I <tuke> It to be Mr Elliss Drawing to be <there> It was from Mr Darw[entwa]t[ers] famely Ive had It  Ive keep a Coppey Alsoe has sent you a Coppey.

      the Boundrey Rid It Sir Philips People Thursday & Friday the first day very Right the Latter you will see mark[e]d a good maney of the People a Long w[i]th them own[e]d they never claim[e]d further than Mear Burn and had No Clame any further. Mr Dobson show[e]d us a Boundrey w[hi]ch look in a good Pease of Ground Said It was the way was allways Rid by them he Call It an over Lap

      Aldston Moore Boundrey has Not been Rid in the memory of any one Living for the Satisfaction of His Tennants It would be very Proper It should be Rid I dare Say if you propose It to ye Hospital It would be Done Let the Expence be what It will I hope It may be done next Spring, The Boundrey Mr Dobson show[e]d us was in 1606 as I Remem[ber] I here and Wallis of Whitloe is for Riding his Boundrey in and that he is Claming a Part in Gilderdale w[hi]ch Said ground is believ[e]d belong to Aldston Moore If Every Night [sic] & Lord takes of a Nooke Its Cliping the wings of the Hospitals Limits. I hope you Rec[eive]d my Letter per Mr Croser we thought It Proper to take some Company to meet Sir Philips People Mr Will[ia]m Lee will have a Bill to Draw upon you Will[ia]m Hewetson knew all the Boundrey marks. Friends at Crossgill and Aldston house all well. I Ask[e]d Corfe Evan but he Could Not Leave his <Nedd> My best Resp[ects] attend you and good Famely and Am

	D[ea]r Sir Y[ou]r Most ob[edien]t servt

Jno Stephenson



PS. I here Rutter is for Putting more Incroachment Down



[verso:] Mr Nich Walton at Farnacres

[annotated by Walton:] July 6th 1751. Mr Jno Stephenson wth the boundary of Alstonmoore & the Boundary of Sir Philip Musgrave as rode by him the 4th & 5th July 1751.