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Document ReferencePl C 1/701
TitleLetter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 4 Apr. 1731
Date4 April 1731
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionHas instructed the maid to prepare the beds; revises his last account of the fire at Moreton [Guilden Morden], stating that only nine cottages were burnt and no farmhouses; mentions that Mr Woodham is getting better and that Mr Hubbert has sold his land at Orwel; writes that 'The Italians' are nearly finished but do not intend to leave until the earl arrives.
Termfires, Guilden Morden
estate business, Wimpole

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA39284Woodham; - (fl 1727-1731); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Kingston Cambridgeshirefl 1727-1731
NA39080Hubbert; - (fl 1724-1734); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshirefl 1724-1734
NA38705Cossen; John (fl 1713-1738); Mr; wood agent later chief agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Wimpolefl 1713-1738
NA1047Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-17241689-1741
Places
CodeSet
PL36330/Guilden Morden/Cambridgeshire/England
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