Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 614 Title: Legal Letter from Robert Simson Author(s): Simson, Mr Robert Glasgow 26th Decemb. 1744 Sir To Mr Jermingham Chevely The last letter we received from yow was of Febr. 13. 1743 in which yow gave us advice of Franklins having cut and [¿] some trees, and advised us to prosecute him for that Offence. In our anſwer to this we gave yow full Liberty and deſired yow would get him [¿] to prevent the like practice. But we have got no anſwer to this letter nor have received the draught of the Lease to [Bedel] which we were to sign and return to yow, and Expected a good time ago. Yow will be pleased to send us an Account how all affairs stand with reſpect to both the Eſtates in Hertfordshire and Ellen, as alſo your own Account of moneys, that we may know how much we may draw upon yow for. Send us likewise your advice with reſpect to any thing by which the Mortification May be meliorated, and made anſwerable to the pious deſign of the founder. In one of your last letters yow take notice of your wanting the Deed of Lease and Release. It was last in Mr Howards hands. Pray let us know if you have got it up from him. This Sir is by Order of the Faculty signified to you by your most humble servant Prof. Simson N.B. Mr Alexander Roſse of Grays Inn [¿] was the person whom we Entruſted to get up the papers belonging to us that were left in Mr Howards hands by Mr [¿] our late Attorney. Pray be so good to get Notice of the Deed of Lease and Release be not got up among the rest, and if Mr Roſs have it we shall write to him to deliver it & any papers relative to it into your hands. R. S.