Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/746
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Mr [William] Thomas at the Earl of Oxford's, Dover Street, London; 25 Jul. 1734
Date	25 July 1734
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports that James Peck's reaction on reading the letter from Mr Thomas was that the price he was being offered for the barley was too little, but that 'my Lord' [2nd Earl of Oxford] could do what he liked; has ordered the crop to be cut when it is ready; writes that the grass and hay at Wimpole are being cut and that the crops at Norman's farm and at Kingston Wood will be brought in tomorrow. Has asked [Samuel] Jackson to bring back 100 Cornish slates from Mr Reed in Bore Street, St Giles's; adds that the brewing of small beer is about to start again under Robert Pate; reports that following a robbery the son of Mr Butler of Bourn has disappeared and Mr Butler has provided a bond for him to appear at the Assizes.
Term	agriculture, harvest
	crimes, robbery
	building works, Wimpole, roofing

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39323	Peck; James (fl 1734-1735); Mr; distrained tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	fl 1734-1735
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
NA39125	Jackson; Samuel (-1736); Mr; servant at Wimpole	-1736
NA39326	Reed; - (fl 1734); Mr; slate-merchant of Bore Street St Giles London	fl 1734
NA39313	Pate; Robert (fl 1733-1739); Mr; bailiff at Wimpole	fl 1733-1739
NA39314	Butler; - (fl 1733-1734); Mr; of Bourn Cambridgeshire	fl 1733-1734
NA39327	Butler; - (fl 1734); Mr; son of Mr Butler of Bourn Cambridgeshire	fl 1734
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