Letter – Nicholas Walton to Henry Liddell – 19 Mar 1756

To Lord Ravensworth        				Ravensworth Castle  March 19th  1756

In London



My Lord

             We have received a Letter from Alston this Day acquainting us that the Rev’d. Mr Topping Vicar of that place lies dangerously ill & it is supposed cannot live, so that a vacancy is likely very soon to happen which we think it or Duty to Inform your Lordship.

      The living we apprehend to be worth about Sixty Pounds a year, lies in the East Corner of the County of Cumberland in the Diocese of Durham & in the Gift of the Commis’rs of Greenwich Hospital and no doubt on your Application to Mr Burrell may be Easily procured for any Person you may think fit to Oblige.  We have wrote the Board of Directors this Day that the above vacancy is likely soon to happen, so that next Wednesday the Accot. Will come before the Board at Salters Hall, before which time if you think fit to make any application it would be well to see Mr Burrell or Such other of the Directors as your Lordship may think proper to speak to.

      We are    My Lord Your Worship’s Obl. Serv’ts

      Nichos. Walton                         H. Boag