Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/652
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 4 May 1729
Date	4 May 1729
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports that the Arabian has been taken away by the Duke of Somerset's servants and is on his way to Petworth; writes that the previous day Ben Gin came over from Newmarket and told him that the earl had authorised the payment of his 'Wages, Boardwages and Bill into and out of Nottinghamshire'. Writes that he paid him £6 2/-, £4 of which is accounted to the earl and £2 2/- to Mr Cuttle; advises that the earl reimburses Mr Cottle for the £2 2/-; encloses the receipt [Pl C 1/651]; reports the death of the brickmaker John Dickenson of Gamgay and of Mr Pheebes of the Wendy estate who has not made a will.
Term	animals, horses
Term	financial affairs, wages

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA31106	Seymour; Charles (1662-1748); 6th Duke of Somerset	1662-1748
NA39249	Gin; Benjamin (fl 1729); Mr; employee of 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1729
NA39113	Cuttle; Godfrey (fl 1725-1736); Mr; servant to 2nd Earl of Oxford in Dover Street	fl 1725-1736
NA38980	Dickenson; John (-1729); Mr; brick-maker of Gamgay Cambridgeshire	-1729
NA39250	Pheebes; - (-1729); Mr; of the Wendy estate	-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