1789 11 12 : Letter with news from Lazonby

Update on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 12:16AM by Petra Mitchinson

12 Nov 1789. LETTER WITH NEWS FROM LAZONBY. Bundle 62, Doc 42. 20.5 cm x 15 cm. Small red seal obscuring year. Thos. RELPH 12th. Novr. 1789 – ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. OLDMAN Edenhall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lazonby Nov. 12th. 17[89] Dr. Sr. / Yesterday I intended coming to your place to the Sale but being a finishing morning we set to sowing wheat prevented my coming – the bearer I have sent for the old Cow you have at Fogg – John ABBOTT’s Son will bring their Young Horse up to winter at your place some Day this Week – some Day when we meet I’ll pay you our old ballance I intend being at Penrith on Tuesday – I am your H~ble Servt. N.B. I forgot to mention the [signed] Thos. RELPH Cows Fogg – [initialed] T. R.