Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/616
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 11 Jul. 1728
Date	11 July 1728
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to the account relating to a payment to Mr Nutting on 25 Jan. 1724/5 for his bills dated 1721-1722 and asks for the bills to be checked; writes that John Bouran has visited him with a man from Leicestershire who is interested in breeding a herd of white cows like those in the park. Suggests that one of the heifers and a young bull might be sold to him; adds that the bull must be either sold or gelded anyway as there are two other good ones; writes that the cool and wet weather is hampering the haymaking, but that he has taken the opportunity to send some butter and some pigeons from Grange Farm.
Term	livestock, cattle
	accounts, Wimpole
	domestic affairs, provisions

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39222	Nutting; - (fl 1721-1725); Mr	fl 1721-1725
NA38991	Bouron; John (fl 1722-1731); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1722-1731
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