Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/495
Title	Letter from William Wenman, Edwinstowe [to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford]; 16 Oct. 1725
Date	16 October 1725
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Requests a receipt for the enclosed bill for £300 on Samuel Smith [not present]; [referring to Lady Oxford's pregnancy], expresses his wish that God may 'give her a good time'. Recipient identified by comparison with other letters in the same series; addressed 'May it please yo'r Lordship'.
Term	accounts, Harley
Term	medical conditions, pregnancy

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38770	Smith; Samuel (-1751); Mr; brother of Abel Smith; of Woodstreet and London	-1751
NA1048	Harley; Henrietta Cavendish (1694-1755); Countess of Oxford and Mortimer; née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles wife of the 2nd Earl of Oxford	1694-1755
NA38704	Wenman; William (-1750); Mr; secretary and agent to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and the Earl and Countess of Oxford	-1750
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741