Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/629
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 2 Mar. 1728/9
Date	2 March 1729
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Mentions enclosures relating to John Bouron's pay and Mr Johnson's health [not present]; writes that both Mr Johnson and Thomas Kettlewell are to come to London; mentions an unfounded rumour that Sir George Downing was to buy Shingay and Wendy; adds that Mr Revel the elder of Shingay has died; reports that he is thinking of planting more grass on the Wimpole side of the Great Avenue and by the Bason. Remainder of letter is damaged, with text loss, leaving meaning obscure. Letter dated 2 Mar. 1728/9.
Term	estate business, Wimpole
Term	parks, Wimpole

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38991	Bouron; John (fl 1722-1731); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1722-1731
NA39230	Johnson; - (fl 1729); Mr	fl 1729
NA39024	Kettlewell; Thomas (fl 1723-1735); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1723-1735
NA39051	Downing; George (c.1685-1749); 3rd Baronet; MP of Gamlingay Park Cambridgeshire; founder of Downing College Cambridge	c.1685-1749
NA39231	Revel; - (-1729); Mr; the elder of Shingay Cambridgeshire	-1729
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