Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/390
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Dover Street, London; 19 Feb. 1722/3
Date	19 February 1723
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes that the tenant has signed the agreement for Dankers Farm and will enter at Lady Day, but will not actually take up residence then due to his commitments at Knapwell; reports that John Dickenson has begun work on making 100,000-150,000 bricks; mentions the transportation of 'a fat Mutton'; remarks that he is unable to pay Elsom the farrier, Wilmot the lime-seller, Dickenson and Thurley although they are in great need of money. Letter dated 19 Feb. 1722/23.
Term	estate business, Wimpole

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38980	Dickenson; John (-1729); Mr; brick-maker of Gamgay Cambridgeshire	-1729
NA39016	Elsom; John (-1738); Mr; farrier and ironworker at Wimpole	-1738
NA39017	Wilmot; - (fl 1723); Mr; lime-seller at Wimpole	fl 1723
NA39018	Thurley; - (fl 1723); Mr; workman at Wimpole	fl 1723
NA38705	Cossen; John (fl 1713-1738); Mr; wood agent later chief agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Wimpole	fl 1713-1738
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741