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Document ReferencePl C 1/730
TitleLetter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 10 Sep. 1732
Date10 September 1732
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionIs sending the waggon with its goods to Dover Street; writes that Con is ill with a fever and asked for Dr Sandys to be sent for, who has not arrived yet; writes that the last letter was put in the penny post by some travellers at the Tigar so may be late.

Refers to the lowness of the spring in the Park; adds that a pipe running from under the chapel to the cistern near the King's Hall has been leaking; has been advised by Mr Belcher to replace it with one more convenient to get to; suggests that the clocks in the house might be cleaned.
Termbuilding works, Wimpole, pipes
estate business, Wimpole

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA39186Sandys; - (fl 1727-1741); Dr; medical practitioner near Wimpolefl 1727-1741
NA39107Belcher; - (fl 1725-1734); Mr; glazier/workman at Wimpolefl 1725-1734
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
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PL35790/Arrington/Cambridgeshire/England
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