Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/264
Title	Letter from William Wenman [to Edward Harley, Lord Harley, later 2nd Earl of Oxford]; 2 Oct. 1716
Date	2 October 1716
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Encloses a 'state' relating to the Forest Keepers [not present], and asks for it to be signed and returned; suggests that they will be better tenants once they are paid; gives details of the arrears payable by John Elsen for his farm at Norton; has paid £275 to 'Mr Auditor' [Edward Harley]; adds in postscript that the Dutchess [of Newcastle] has filed another round of suits in Staffordshire. Recipient identified by context.
Term	estate business, Nottinghamshire
	accounts, Nottinghamshire
	legal cases, Duchess of Newcastle 1716
	disputes, family, Harley family and Duchess of Newcastle

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38928	Elsen; John (fl 1716); Mr; tenant of Lord Harley at Norton in Nottinghamshire	fl 1716
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
NA1146	Harley; Edward (1664-1735); 2nd son of Sir Edward Harley	1664-1735
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