Letters – Joseph Richmond to Christopher Denton – 23 May 1758

Document Type: Letters
Date: 23 May 1758
Correspondent: Joseph Richmond
Recipient: Christopher Denton
Archive Source: NRO 672/E/1E/1
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To Mr Chris. Denton in Greys Inn London

Newcastle 23 May 1758

Dr Sir

	The Kirkheaton tenants th[a]t the bonds were sent down for have all attorned to S[i]r W[alte]r  & by this post I have sent Sr. Wr. a Lre signed by five more, as below, th[a]t they will also attorn as soon as bonds are sent down for them; but there is one Jno. Brown a Ten[an]t th[a]t is so far quite obstinate & cannot be prevailed upon & I beleive the reason is th[a]t he is far more in Arr[ear]s than he will ever be able to pay. But however it will be right to send down a bond for him to try w[ha]t effect it will have. Ann Atkinson is only a Cottager at £10 a y[ea]r & expects a bond in £100 penalty to indemnify her. I desire the Lre sent by the tenants to Sr. Wr. may be returned wth the bonds. The tenants have delivered up their receipts.

	I rec[eive]d a Writ of Execution ag[ain]st Mr Beaumont wch I find will be no easy matter to get served, for he is mostly at Simonburn or Coalpark except on Sundays I therefore desire to know if any other than psonl [personal] service will do.

	I have not a bill at this time to send you to pay Lady Mansels ann[ui]ty but will endeavour to send you one in a few posts. I have rec[eive]d yo[ur]s of the 20th wth two Newc[astle] banknotes for £5 each & plac'd the same to your acct.

P.S. The ten[an]ts names are John Morreley jun. Edwd.Reay  Thos.Reay  Ann Atkinson  John Robson  John Brown  each a penalty of £2000 except Ann Atkinson whose is to be £100.  Mrs Allgoods ten[an]ts at Kirkheaton farmed their own tithe of Mrs Windsor, but have now taken them of Sr.Wr. for the y[ea]r. I fancy therefore nothing more is necessary as to them, their names are Jacob Lowry & [blank] Carr.  As the ten[an]ts do not all attorn at the same time I desire to know whe[the]r there must be an[othe]r Mem[oran]dum of the Attornm[en]t at the bottom of it or that will do you have sent down for I presume you will make all the bonds bear the same date. the delivering possession by those th[a]t have attorned is certified to be the 22d inst.  If Brown absolutely refuses to attorn w[ha]t will you do wth him? for I beleive he will be directed by Mr Fawcett from what I hear since the above.  I am etc  JR

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