Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/488
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 14 Mar. 1724/5
Date	14 March 1725
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports John Bouron's comments that some of the horses must be purged before he goes to Nottinghamshire, and writes what Bouron thinks of the health of some other horses; believes that Mr Smith is prevaricating about Kingston Wood Farm in the hope that the rent will be reduced; writes that he was refused permission to see Mr Kimpton by his wife; refers to cordwood and Mr Hayford and states that B. Wilcox is to account for it; adds that Mr Pridmore is at Wimpole briefly before returning to Down Hall, and that Mr Godfrey is completely better but still a bit lame. Letter dated 14 Mar. 1724/5.
Term	animals, horses
Term	estate business, Wimpole

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38991	Bouron; John (fl 1722-1731); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1722-1731
NA38992	Kimpton; Edward (fl 1722-1727); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Kingston Wood Cambridgeshire	fl 1722-1727
NA39098	Smith; - (fl 1725); Mr; potential tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Kingston Cambridgeshire	fl 1725
NA38964	Hayford; - (fl 1721-1727); Mr; purchaser of woods from 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1721-1727
NA38903	Wilcocks; Benjamin (1705-); Mr; father in law of Thomas Isatt; agent on the Nottinghamshire estates	1705-
NA38950	Pridmore; John (fl 1718-1731); Mr; supervisor of repairs and rebuilding at Wimpole and Down Hall	fl 1718-1731
NA38970	Godfrey; William (fl 1721-1725); deputy agent at Wimpole	fl 1721-1725
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