| Content Description | Is to order the 'Leather Pipes belonging the great Engine' to be oiled as per Mr Gray's instructions; reports that he has dismissed Francis Hutchins from his job as butcher since discovering that he had stabled his horse in the house next to the slaughterhouse and fed it hay belonging to Lord Harley; mentions the tardy payment of rents by the tenants; writes that part of the 'piling' at the fish pond has broken; hopes that Mr Kimpton will pay £150 to Lord Harley; mentions John Bowron's remarks on the health of the horses; is awaiting orders before going to Nottinghamshire.
Letter dated 7 Feb. 1723/24. |