Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/309
Title	Letter from William Wenman, London, to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Wimpole, Cambridgeshire; 17 Dec. 1717
Date	17 December 1717
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Has paid £400 to Sir Robert Child to Lord Harley's account, which was received from Mr Soresby on Mr Marples; has conferred with 'Mr Auditor' [Edward Harley] about the unclaimed money due to the Duke [of Newcastle], and is to see Mr Walter about it; refers to the Duke's position on an Act of Parliament, with which he is not prepared to deal until the estate of the late Duchess is fully settled; wishes to know if he may call on Lord and Lady Harley at Wimp[o]le in order to have some leases executed.
Term	accounts, Harley
Term	estate business, Harley

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA28969	Walter; Peter (c.1663-1746); Mr; M.P.; moneylender and agent for nobility	c.1663-1746
NA487	Holles; Thomas Pelham- (1693-1768); 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; also 4th Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; cr. 1756	1693-1768
NA38755	Soresby; William (fl 1714-1749); Mr; rent collector lessee and wood agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1714-1749
NA38941	Marples; Richard (fl 1717); Mr; merchant of St Paul's Vestry London	fl 1717
NA38748	Child; Robert (fl 1714-1730); Sir	fl 1714-1730
NA1048	Harley; Henrietta Cavendish (1694-1755); Countess of Oxford and Mortimer; née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles wife of the 2nd Earl of Oxford	1694-1755
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
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