Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/418
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Norton, to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Dover Street, London; 14 Sep. 1723
Date	14 September 1723
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes that he and John Bouron are leaving Welbeck this week; will bring a bill for £100 from Brigadier Sutton to Wimpole; has heard that Lord Harley is intent on selling a large amount of timber; asks that the purchasers might pay him a 'perquisite' in recognition of his devoted service to the woods at Welbeck for over 28 years.
Term	timber, Welbeck
	financial affairs, perquisites
	employment, rewards for

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38991	Bouron; John (fl 1722-1731); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1722-1731
NA27265	Sutton; Richard (1674-1737); Mr; M.P. Newark 1708-10 and 1712-37	1674-1737
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