Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/573
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 25 Jun. 1727
Date	25 June 1727
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports that the freeholders 'in my old Circuit' are happy to support the earl's interest; adds that 'Mr Bromley and Mr Sheppherd have sent their Circular Lres in print to every Freeholder' and that Sir George Downing is offering a payment of 2 guineas per vote; writes that Cambridge was quiet and was not expecting any opposition to Sir John Cotton. Mentions the hatching of some chicks; will not know about the partridges until William Gore returns; adds that Gore's wife is at Kingston Wood Farm and suspects this should not be allowed; has not received the list of servants at Dover Street and Down Hall from Mr Vaughan, as requested in order to make an entry at the Excise Office; will order no more tallow and will cease the production of candles 'unless they could be made to give a good Light with less Smoak'; reports that 100a. of land have been cleared of hay but that rain is hampering the clearing of the rest. Writes that he has yet to ask 'Mr Jeffreys from Lambeth' about his vote, but that Jabez Conder has said 'he'l sell his Estate rather than vote against his Conscience'; adds that he has paid £30 to Mr Streeke for his year's work with the hounds.
Term	elections, Cambridgeshire 1727

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA12294	Bromley; Henry (1705-1755); Lord Montfort and Baron of Horseheath; High Steward of Cambridge	1705-1755
NA39087	Shepheard; Samuel (-1748); Mr; MP for Cambridgeshire 1724-47; of Exning Suffolk	-1748
NA39051	Downing; George (c.1685-1749); 3rd Baronet; MP of Gamlingay Park Cambridgeshire; founder of Downing College Cambridge	c.1685-1749
NA39001	Cotton; John Hinde (c.1688-1752); 3rd Baronet Cotton of Landwade; succ. 1713; MP Cambridge 1708-22 and 1727-41, Cambridgeshire 1722-27, and Marlborough 1741-52	c.1688-1752
NA38997	Gore; William (-1735); Mr; gamekeeper at Wimpole	-1735
NA39059	Vaughan; - (-1729); Mr; servant to 2nd Earl of Oxford	-1729
NA39008	Jeffreys; Francis (fl 1713-1731); -; Rector of Wimpole since 1713; Vicar of Ashwell Hertfordshire from 1728	fl 1713-1731
NA39075	Conder; Jabez (-1727); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	-1727
NA39138	Streke; - (fl 1727-1735); Mr; dog-keeper and gamekeeper at Wimpole	fl 1727-1735
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