Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/14
Title	Letter from William Wenman, London to [E. Harley] Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford]; 5 Nov. 1713. Imperfect
Date	5 November 1713
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Has not been able to get an a motion to force an answer from Lord Pelham concerning the goods in Newcastle house as today is a holiday; wanted to press for it tomorrow but Mr Naylor and Jodrell came to Mr Dixon's chamber today and asked for it be done without a motion if possible; they said that they thought that Harley should have the goods on security; gives an assurance that he will sort out the house in the 3 or 4 days that the appraisement will take; has had a letter from Mr Dean referring to the Aldenham living in Hertfordshire; gives some details of this, outlines the complications for his brother; explains that Lord Pelham had offered to represent him, but that he [William Wenman] had utterly refused; adds a note referring to the order of Chancery.
Term	appointments, ecclesiastical
Term	legal cases, Harley v Newcastle 1713
Condition	Partially indecipherable

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA592	Holles; Margaret (1661-1716); Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne; née Cavendish; dau. of 2nd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; m 3rd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne 1690	1661-1716
NA487	Holles; Thomas Pelham- (1693-1768); 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; also 4th Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; cr. 1756	1693-1768
NA38730	Dean; - (fl 1713-1718); Mr	fl 1713-1718
NA38711	Dixon; William (fl 1713-1718); Mr; lawyer working for Edward Lord Harley	fl 1713-1718
NA38731	Jodrell; Paul (fl 1713-1723); Mr	fl 1713-1723
NA38732	Naylor; - (fl 1713-1715); Mr	fl 1713-1715
NA38704	Wenman; William (-1750); Mr; secretary and agent to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and the Earl and Countess of Oxford	-1750
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741