| Content Description | Has asked the tenants not to sell hay to Lady Pickering, suspecting that because of its rarity it will become very expensive in the winter; reports that Mr Chesther of Cockenhithe, from whom Cossen had bought timber, died after a long illness and after tiring himself at bowls; adds that Sir George Downing's tenant Joshua Conder has died of a consumption and that William Ratford's boy has died 'of a violent Pain in his Head'.
Reports the marriage of Mr Davies of Stow to a knight's daughter from Kent worth £2500; is to meet with Mr Hurrell to discuss selling Mr Hubbert's crop; writes that it is better to cover the shed with lead than to tile it.
Refers to the view over the Park from the Hall door which he [Cossen] had improved a few years ago by cutting trees so that distant hills could be seen, upon one of which was a mill; states that by a random chance another mill has been built at the other end of the view, which looks so good that it could have been planned; requests that he might improve the view even more by cutting down a few trees to frame the view of the second mill. |