| Content Description | Refers to a meeting with the wood contractors at Welbeck; suspects that they may try to pay less for the wood than was in the agreement with Mr Vanes; encloses a list of servants at Welbeck, with notes on the wages paid them by the Dutchess [Margaret Duchess of Newcastle] [not present]; writes that Brigadeer Sutton would like a game licence for Rayton; requests the favour of about 20 small trees for wood for making a wainscot and floor for his house at Edwinstowe.
Remainder of letter is damaged, with text loss; refers in part to a bill for £50 on Richard Marple, who spends each day at St Paul's Vestry. |