Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/674
Title	Letter from William Wenman to William Thomas, Marylebone; 18 May 1730
Date	18 May 1730
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Wonders why he has been ignored by his Lord for six weeks after presenting his Nottinghamshire accounts; writes that he began working for Lord Oxford in 1711 and has worked hard ever since; recites that from 1711 until 'the Dutchess's Death I sufferd an unjust & implacable persecution from her Grace'. Mentions that he has also struggled against another 'villanous attempt upon my character'; defends his accounts and points out that he has increased the rents while keeping down the burden of taxation and ensuring that the tenants are compliant; claims that none 'of my predecessors were kept at such a distance'.
Term	accounts, Nottinghamshire
Term	occupations and professions, steward

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
NA38704	Wenman; William (-1750); Mr; secretary and agent to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and the Earl and Countess of Oxford	-1750
NA38810	Thomas; William (fl 1715-1742); Mr; steward for the 2nd Earl of Oxford's Marylebone estate	fl 1715-1742