Letter – Nicholas Walton to Francis Woodhouse – 15 Dec 1758

To Mr Woodhouse.                                           	Ravensworth Castle Dec  15th 1758



Dear Sir 

      At the last General Court I have been so fortunate as to have leave to resign my Employment in the management of the Derwentwater Estae, and the Court has been pleased to appoint my Son in my stead, jointly with my partner Mr Boag, and to order an appointment to be made out accordingly, and as this will make a break in the Accot. if it be necessary to have it settled to the time of my Son’s Appointment I must beg the favour of you to consider it, and whether it cannot be remedied by joining my Son in the Title of the Account from such time as his Appointment is Dated, to the 30th June when the Account is Settled. Or in Case that is not thought right whether the Commission tho’ dated now, may not take place at a future time, to which the Accot. may be Settled.; I say if this is thought more proper it will make no difference between my Son and me, as I shall admit him to have the Profits from the Day of the Date of his appointment  I shall be much obliged to you if you will take Mr Husseys’s direction in this Affair, & acquaint Mr Horne therewith, to whom I have wrote by this Post, in which you will greatly oblige

      Sir Yours etc 

      Nichos. Walton



PS  Mr Boag is now with me &begs his best Compliments