Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/261
Title	Letter [from William Wenman], London, to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Wimpole, Cambridgeshire; 21 Sep. 1716
Date	21 September 1716
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Explains his hasty departure from the country on account of his wife's serious illness, from which she may not recover; writes that the agents of 'her Grace' [Margaret Duchess of Newcastle] have brought suits against Staffordshire tenants; adds that a bill for £500 has been paid to Sir Robert Child, and that he has brought another bill for £200. Writer identified by context and handwriting.
Term	legal cases, Duchess of Newcastle 1716
	disputes, family, Harley family and Duchess of Newcastle
	accounts, Nottinghamshire
	medical conditions, ill health, Mrs Wenman

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38916	Wenman; Ellen (fl 1716-1754); Mrs; wife of William Wenman	fl 1716-1754
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
NA38748	Child; Robert (fl 1714-1730); Sir	fl 1714-1730
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