1777 07 28 : Solicitor's letter about court cases

Update on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:30PM by Petra Mitchinson

28 Jul 1777. SOLICITOR’S LETTER ABOUT COURT CASES. Bundle 62, Doc 11. 40 cm x 25 cm, folded in half to make four pages. The two middle pages are blank. Large hole and tear where red seal was torn open with some loss of writing. [Co]py Mr. GRAHAM of Mr. MORGANs 28. July 77. Letter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Mr. DOBSON at Edenhall – [Straight line stamp:] CARLISLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (A Copy) Sir / The Indictments are not to be tried, therefore we have Countermanded – CARTWRIGHT against GREENs – This Action must be tried. I hope all things are ready, wish you Success ~ There is no Clerrical mistake as to the Indictments 16th. & 17th. years – that difference is owing to the different time of Joining Issue, but as they stand over, I say no further as to those Causes ~ In the above action you will give a Brief to Mr. WALLACE ~ suppose Sir Philip settled those particulars when in Cumberland ~ Sir Philip has just now been with me and hopes for Success in our Action against GREENs ~ [ ]t James GRAHAM Yours [ ]w – Carlisle – J: M: Cumberland July 24th. 1777. Ormd. St. – Dear Sir / I send you above a Copy of a L~re I rec~ed last Post from Mr. MORGAN by which it appears that the Indictmt. Causes are not to be tryed ~ but that the Action CARTWRIGHT agt. GREEN & Another must be tryed ~ My Son will be with you at your House on Wednesday Morning to concert & advise what Witnesses to Subpena &c &c ~ And to receive your Instructions for preparing Indictmts. against 2 or 3 Persons for taking Rabitts in the night time in the Warren Who you wish to prosecute, about which I wrote you in answer to yours but have not rec~ed your Reply ~ I am Dr. Sir Your most h~ble Servt. Carlisle 28th. } July 1777 –– } [signed] Stuart Ja GRAHAM