Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/762
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Mr [William] Thomas at the Earl of Oxford's, Dover Street, London; 7 Sep. 1735
Date	7 September 1735
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Is sad to report that the fat sheep 'are going very fast into a rot'; writes that the coping on the garden wall is falling down; adds that the last mutton sent to 'my Lord' [2nd Earl of Oxford] was one which was not very fat but which was good.
Term	livestock, sheep
Term	food and drink, mutton

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
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