1791 11 28 : Letter about division of common

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28 Nov 1791. LETTER ABOUT DIVISION OF COMMON. Bundle 60, Doc 3. 28 cm x 18 cm, folded in half to make four pages. Remains of a seal and corresponding hole where it was broken. Mr. HARRISON 28th. Novr. 1791 – ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. OLDMAN Edenhall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Sir My Knee is yet so weak I shall decline coming to Penrith to morrow. A requisition from SCOTT & MURRAY makes it necessary for me to give you the trouble of a letter. J SCOTT & Young MURRAY were here last week to beg for a division of the Com: allotted to them in such a manner as the Comrs. thought would be to their mutual advantage. I gave them a sketch of the ground pointed out the conveniences & inconveniences of the different ways it might be divided, & told them it should be done in such a way as they themselves agreed upon. I have not heard from them since, but in case of a second application, should wish to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ know when you are likely to be in this neighbourhood, & if you consent to gratify them. We both promised to divide it if the parties could not agree. Mr. STEPHENSON also begs to have the six Acres set out behind Dick BIELD [? might be BIRD?] at some convenient opportunity, & hopes when that is done to have the pleasure of your company to dine with him. The Vicars Fence is going forward, by the Wallers I thought it prudent to recommend, they promise to make compleat work. I mean to overlook their proceedings this week, when I go, the Parson accompas. me, he dined here last week. As I have been confined about home these 14 days, I have not seen or heard any thing of the Musgrave Road business. I do not think the Justices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ will indict. PRESTON imagined a Road from Piper Cross thro’ Armacroft Quarry Ground to Ugly Brow would cut a part of ye. Land allotted to Mr. STEPHENSON, as his rancour cannot be vented against the intended object, we shall not hear any thing more of him. You will be at Kirbysteven before ye. Sessions. & I ho[ ] have to get a feed of old Oats for [the] good of your Horse, if not to m[ak]e me happy with you a few minutes The days are so short, I don’t wish you to write to morrow & am with compts. to Mrs. OLDMAN Dr Sir My Wife desires her your most ob~. compts. [signed] T HARRISON Langton 28th. Novr 1791