Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/280
Title	Petition to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford] from his tenants in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire; n.d. [1716]
Date	1716 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Assures Lord Harley that they will pay their rents when due; reports that the south aisle of the church is about to fall down; claims that they cannot afford the repairs without assistance from Lord Harley; prays to be allowed wood from the manor of Mansfield or elsewhere for this purpose. Signed by numerous tenants. Remainder of petition is damaged, with text loss affecting the names of the petitioners. Date estimated from its being found with other letters dated 1716.
Term	buildings, churches, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
	building works, churches
	charity, requests for

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38933	Kirkby-in-Ashfield tenants
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741

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