Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/737
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Mr [William] Thomas at the Earl of Oxford's, Dover Street, London; 3 Mar. 1732/3
Date	3 March 1733
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes that Robert Pate, William Pluckrose and Samuel Jackson have all recovered from their respective illnesses; points to a list on the back of all the horses at Wimpole except the carthorses; wishes 'my Lord' [2nd Earl of Oxford] to decide which to send to Welbeck; writes that William Pluckrose will take them and will be helped by Francis Hodgson. Mentions that Joseph Pain has been in talks with Sir George Downing and will not commit to taking Kingston Wood Farm; fears that no tenant will be found and it will have to be kept in hand. Letter dated 3 Mar. 1732/3.
Term	animals, horses
Term	tenants, Wimpole

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39313	Pate; Robert (fl 1733-1739); Mr; bailiff at Wimpole	fl 1733-1739
NA39047	Pluckrose; William (fl 1724-1735); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1724-1735
NA39125	Jackson; Samuel (-1736); Mr; servant at Wimpole	-1736
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
NA39112	Hodgson; Francis (fl 1725-1733); Mr; carrier and servant at Wimpole	fl 1725-1733
NA39308	Pain; Joseph (fl 1733); Mr; potential tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	fl 1733
NA39051	Downing; George (c.1685-1749); 3rd Baronet; MP of Gamlingay Park Cambridgeshire; founder of Downing College Cambridge	c.1685-1749
NA38705	Cossen; John (fl 1713-1738); Mr; wood agent later chief agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Wimpole	fl 1713-1738
NA38810	Thomas; William (fl 1715-1742); Mr; steward for the 2nd Earl of Oxford's Marylebone estate	fl 1715-1742