Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/760
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Mr [William] Thomas at the Earl of Oxford's, Dover Street, London; 24 Aug. 1735
Date	24 August 1735
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to a 'bone spavin' suffered by one of the horses and asks for instructions as to whether John Elsom should try to treat it; writes that Mr Hobart should be contacted if the hackneys from Welbeck are to be set out to grass at Wimpole as usual; mentions that Samuel Jackson wishes to go to fetch them so that he can see his sister; states that William Gore has smallpox and could die.
Term	animals, horses
Term	medical conditions, smallpox

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38997	Gore; William (-1735); Mr; gamekeeper at Wimpole	-1735
NA39016	Elsom; John (-1738); Mr; farrier and ironworker at Wimpole	-1738
NA39125	Jackson; Samuel (-1736); Mr; servant at Wimpole	-1736
NA38885	Hobart; Isaac (fl 1724-1742); Mr; steward for the Earl of Oxford's Derbyshire estates etc.	fl 1724-1742
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