Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/55
Title	Letter from William Wenman, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire to [E. Harley] Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], St James's, London; 29 June 1715. Imperfect
Date	29 June 1715
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Describes how he and Mr Soresby are trying to persuade the tenants that they should be loyal to Lord Harley as their landlord; mentions their desire for 2 more commissions for the manor of Chesterfield; explains their fears of Farr's opposition and his action against those tenants who are loyal to Harley. Remainder of letter is damaged, with text loss, leaving meaning obscure; appears to provide drafts for the 2 new commissions at Chesterfield, one for Richard Calton and the other for Thomas Facker.
Term	tenants, Nottinghamshire
Condition	Partially indecipherable

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38755	Soresby; William (fl 1714-1749); Mr; rent collector lessee and wood agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1714-1749
NA38750	Farr; Cornelius (fl 1700-1727); Mr; steward to Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and 2nd Earl of Oxford; of Chesterfield	fl 1700-1727
NA38774	Calton; Richard (fl 1715); Mr; deputy steward at Chesterfield	fl 1715
NA38775	Facker; Thomas (fl 1715); Mr	fl 1715
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