| Content Description | Writes that John Bowron has set off for Welbeck according to his orders; explains that timber is cheap at the moment and that he has not been able to sell wood from Elsom's Grove for a good price; refers to a meeting between Mr Pickering and the tenants and mentions Thomas Thornton who has been at the Tygar, and 'Thorntons old measures'; encloses details of a proposed new cistern [not present] and explains what needs to be done; writes that he had intended to fell some trees on the east side of the avenue for the repairs to the Tygar, but has started on the bottom of the avenue according to instructions; mentions the death of William Baldrick, whose rent had been settled, and who leaves a wife and four sons.
Letter dated 27 Jan. 1722/23. |