Letter – John Airey to John Everest – 25 Jun 1753

Sir

All the Title Deeds relating to the Derwentwater Estates which were Seized by Sir Wm. Middleton on the late Rebellion, and lodged with me to put in Order, being lately sent up to London by Order of the Board, Least you may be employed in the further Arranging them, I send you the Gen[eral] Abstract of the Title with some Mem[oran]dums ab[ou]t the Better moddelling of them.

All the Schedules are with Copy of the Genl. Abstract & Mem.dum in the Box. You’l see by them the great Labour and Trouble I have had, and which cost me many Winter Days besides other spare time, every year since the Rebellion to get thro’ that troublesome job. And I wo[ul]d soon have finished the Abstract compleatly, but that I was informed the Gov[ernor]s rather chose to have it done above.

I am Sir Your most Hble Servt

John Airey



Newcastle

25th June 1753

To Mr Everest at Greenwych



[on cover:] 25 June 1753. Copy J.A’s ltre to Mr Everest abt. the Derwentwater writings.