Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/245
Title	Letter from William Wenman to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Wimpole, Cambridgeshire; 7 Jun. 1716
Date	7 June 1716
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Encloses a letter from Mr Soresby [not present] about the 'outrages committed by her Grace [Margaret Duchess of Newcastle] upon agents and tenants'; expects more trouble when Lord Harley and Mr Auditor [Edward Harley] are not in London as the 'bails' will be unprotected; undertakes to liaise with Mr Auditor; asks Lord and Lady Harley to consider Mr Smith's credentials for the Yoxall courts.
Term	disputes, family, Harley family and Duchess of Newcastle
Term	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
NA1146	Harley; Edward (1664-1735); 2nd son of Sir Edward Harley	1664-1735
NA38755	Soresby; William (fl 1714-1749); Mr; rent collector lessee and wood agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1714-1749
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