Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/704
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 2 May 1731
Date	2 May 1731
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes that Lord Anslow and his son have visited the house and were taken down the Avenue and to Whaddon by Thomas Kettlewell who was setting out for London; adds that they would have liked to have seen the library, but arrived when he [Cossen] was out. Mentions that Mr Hubbert has promised to pay most of Mr Bendysh's arrears; is not pleased with the horse bought from Joseph Norman on the urging of John Elsom.
Term	tourism, country houses
	animals, horses
	rents, arrears of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39285	-; - (fl 1731); Lord Anslow	fl 1731
NA39024	Kettlewell; Thomas (fl 1723-1735); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1723-1735
NA39080	Hubbert; - (fl 1724-1734); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	fl 1724-1734
NA39068	Bendysh; - (fl 1724-1731); Mr; of Cambridgeshire	fl 1724-1731
NA39041	Norman; Joseph (fl 1723-1736); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Arrington Cambridgeshire	fl 1723-1736
NA39016	Elsom; John (-1738); Mr; farrier and ironworker at Wimpole	-1738
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