Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/159
Title	Letter from William Wenman to [E. Harley] Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Wimp[o]le, Cambridgeshire; 24 Nov. 1719. Imperfect
Date	24 November 1719
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Has received Harley's commands and thanks him and Mr Prior about his book; argues that the £40 he paid Mr Digby on Mr Palmer's account was for Palmer's use, and that Digby's receipt shows this; mentions that there have been several sums paid to Digby in the same manner which he repaid again to Mr Palmer; explains how and why the breach came between Palmer and Digby; does not think that the £40 and other monies between them has been paid back to Palmer; mentions the progress of the 'writings' at Dover Street; refers to the necessity of having the leases for the tenants ready for the next time he sees them.
Term	accounts, Harley
Condition	Partially indecipherable

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38788	Digby; John (1668-1728); Ranger of the Deer at Clipstone Park 1707-?, Verderer of Sherwood forest 1709-?, MP for Newark 1705-8 and East Retford 1713-22	1668-1728
NA38843	Palmer; - (fl 1719); Mr	fl 1719
NA38846	Prior; - (fl 1719); Mr	fl 1719
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