Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/419
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Dover Street, London; 21 Sep. 1723
Date	21 September 1723
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Has arrived safely; notes that the boat sent from Welbeck is in the fish pond but needs some work to make it safe; is pleased with the level of the water in the cistern; will set the tenants to work to ensure that 'the new cutt in Conders medow' is filled with water from Arrington spring; gives an account of cordwood from Nottinghamshire delivered to Mr Knight from 23 Jul. 1722; writes that the ship 'Prosperous' could only carry 22 trees from Mr Timbrel and the other 14 are still at Stockwith.
Term	gardens, landscape gardening, Wimpole
	woods, Nottinghamshire
	timber, transportation of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39037	Timbrel; - (fl 1723-1724); Mr; purchaser of timber from Lord Harley	fl 1723-1724
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