Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/408
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Norton, to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Dover Street, London; 27 May 1723
Date	27 May 1723
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	States that Mr Francis Knight has requested a great deal of wood for mending the 'Iron works of Clypston Forge and Kirkby Furnace' and that the amount should be accounted for at one guinea per ton; adds that Francis Knight is to call on Lord Harley in London and will mention his dissatisfaction with the year's provision of cordwood; supposes that he will ask for financial assistance in gathering the cordwood from disparate places; mentions that Mr Knight's cordwood in Derbyshire is to go to Mr Hayford. Explains a delay in timber transportation from Stockwith due to the ship needing repair; reports that he has extracted payment from two 'offenders' who have been removing wood from Deadmans Grove, which money shall be paid to those who were helpful in their capture; mentions the news that Lord Harley has restored Joshua Haslam to his former position as wood tender and gamekeeper at Barlow and Brampton.
Term	woods, Derbyshire
	timber, transportation of
	building works, iron works, repairs
	crimes, theft
	employment, restoration of
	occupations and professions, woodsman

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38968	Knight; Francis (fl 1721-1723); Mr; Lord Harley's agent at Clipstone Nottinghamshire	fl 1721-1723
NA38965	Knight; Richard (fl 1720-1726); Mr; of Herefordshire Esq.; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Carburton Forge etc.	fl 1720-1726
NA38964	Hayford; - (fl 1721-1727); Mr; purchaser of woods from 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1721-1727
NA38959	Haslam; Joshua (fl 1721-1723); Mr; woodsman and gamekeeper at Barlow woods Derbyshire	fl 1721-1723
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