| Content Description | Explains why he has not been carrying out his business as well as he would like; has spoken to Mr Dixon with relation to Mr Colson's remarks about the wood; refers in some detail to the sale of fallen wood.
Lower half of letter is damaged, with text loss, leaving meaning obscure; apparently, Wenman refers to having £100 from Mr Soresby and £100 from his [Wenman's] own collections which he will pay in to Sir Robert Child for Harley's use as soon as possible; mentions a dispute between Mr Palmer and Mr Neale's forge men; comments on Mr Neale's opinion as to the decay of the Clipstone Park fence; argues that Mr Colson knows how much it is going to cost to repair it; thinks this will be a good use of money when the inheritance is sorted out.
Letter dated 12 Jan. 1715. |