Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/244
Title	Letter from William Wenman to John Cossen, addressed to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford]; 5 Jun. 1716
Date	5 June 1716
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Encloses a letter on the subject of a prosecution by 'her Grace' [Margaret Duchess of Newcastle], of Cossen and himself; asks that 'my Lord' [Edward Lord Harley] be informed; requests instructions about the wood for Kirkby Church and for the people undertaking repairs in Cossen's absence; reminds Lord Harley about the deputation sent about Mr Smith of Cheadle.
Term	legal cases, Duchess of Newcastle 1716
	disputes, family, Harley family and Duchess of Newcastle
	estate business, Nottinghamshire

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
NA38761	Smith; Charles (fl 1714-1717); Mr; steward of the manor of Yoxall Staffordshire; of Cheadle	fl 1714-1717
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
NA38704	Wenman; William (-1750); Mr; secretary and agent to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and the Earl and Countess of Oxford	-1750
NA38705	Cossen; John (fl 1713-1738); Mr; wood agent later chief agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Wimpole	fl 1713-1738