Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/642
Title	Letter from William Wenman, Edwinstowe [to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford]; 31 Mar. 1729
Date	31 March 1729
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Thanks the earl for his letter of support; acknowledges that the proceedings have greatly shocked him; does not share Mr Bennett's confidence that Birch will not attempt the same thing again; has asked Mr Wright of Sheffield for advise on bringing an action to finish the business once and for all, and will also confer with Mr Hutton of Gainsborough. Asks that Mr Bannister be prevailed upon to obtain a correct parchment copy of the indictment and to send his thoughts on the matter; has taken three ounces of bark and is feeling much better; adds that his and Mr Gace's accounts are ready but not Mr Chappell's. Recipient identified by comparison with other letters in the same series; addressed 'My Lord'.
Term	accounts, Nottinghamshire
Term	legal cases, Birch 1729

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39232	Bennett; - (fl 1729); Mr; of Nottingham	fl 1729
NA39067	Wright; - (fl 1724-1729); Mr; attorney of Sheffield	fl 1724-1729
NA39242	Hutton; - (fl 1729); Mr; attorney of Gainsborough	fl 1729
NA38894	Birch; John (fl 1722-1729); Mr; attorney and tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Nottinghamshire	fl 1722-1729
NA38892	Bannister; Edward (fl 1723-1729); Mr; attorney of the Temple	fl 1723-1729
NA38717	Gace; - (fl 1713-1730); Mr; rent collector and agent to 2nd Earl of Oxford in Nottinghamshire	fl 1713-1730
NA38740	Chappell; Robert (fl 1714-1731); Mr; rent collector and agent to 2nd Earl of Oxford in Nottinghamshire	fl 1714-1731
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