1777 05 19 : Solicitor's letter about ejectments
Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:32PM
Petra Mitchinson in Carlisle, DOBSON Christopher, GRAHAM, HUTTON, IRVING, JACKSON, Lawyers, Letters, Tenants

Update on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:33PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

19 May 1777. SOLICITOR’S LETTER ABOUT EJECTMENTS. Bundle 62, Doc 13. 39.5 cm x 26 cm, folded in half to make four pages. Second page blank. Large hole where red seal was torn open, but the missing writing is still legible on the torn out piece of paper still attached to the seal. Pencilled calculations on the outside of the letter not transcribed. Mr. GRAHAM 19. May 1777 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. DOBSON Edenhall [Straight line stamp:] CARLISLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Sir / Inclosed you receive Ejectments as Desired, to one of which I have Annexed an Affidavit of Service and left Blanks lest HUTTON’s Wife should be Served which Mr. JACKSON will please to Supply, and send the Same with the Ejectment to Mr. IRVING Atty. at Law Middle Temple London to whom I will write upon the Occasion ~ If HUTTON shod. Appear to this Ejectment I can by no Means Assure you of Success, as this is the first Ejectmt. I ever brot. under the like Circumstances Carlisle 19th. } I am Dr. Sir Your very h~ble Servt. May 1777 } [signed] Stuart Ja GRAHAM

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