Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/759
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Mr [William] Thomas at the Earl of Oxford's, Dover Street, London; 3 Apr. 1735
Date	3 April 1735
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Assures the earl that Frances Rawley 'has taken very good care of the House & Beds'; mentions Thomas Kettlewell's plans for the horses; wishes to know the thoughts of 'my Lord' [2nd Earl of Oxford] as to whether to sell or kill cows with unsatisfactory markings or which are too old; adds that fewer cows need be kept the less time the earl and his family stay at the house.
Term	livestock, cattle
Term	animals, horses

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39325	Rawley; Frances (fl 1734-1735); -; housemaid at Wimpole	fl 1734-1735
NA39024	Kettlewell; Thomas (fl 1723-1735); Mr; servant at Wimpole working with horses	fl 1723-1735
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
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