Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/539
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 7 Feb. 1726/7
Date	7 February 1727
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports the arrest of Mr Kimpton and his imprisonment in Cambridge gaol; expects Mr York to tell the earl all the details; writes that Flora the Italian greyhound has been found dead in suspicious circumstances; mentions that the painters have done good work on the ceilings of the Hall Chapel and the Little Dining Room; is confident that the ceilings in other rooms can be improved without much disturbance; explains that 'one of Newmans men learn'd the Plaisters Trade'; adds that the hay in the park has all been eaten by the deer; will send meat, butter and pears by the Royston waggon; writes that there has been a spate of lamb-killing by dogs, including Mr Hubbert's dog which has killed 26. Letter dated 7 Feb. 1726/7.
Term	justice, arrests
	building works, Wimpole, ceilings
	building works, Wimpole, painting
	animals, dogs
	domestic affairs, provisions

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38992	Kimpton; Edward (fl 1722-1727); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Kingston Wood Cambridgeshire	fl 1722-1727
NA39144	York; - (fl 1727-1736); Mr; attorney for 2nd Earl of Oxford; of Cambridge	fl 1727-1736
NA39080	Hubbert; - (fl 1724-1734); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	fl 1724-1734
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