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PlC - Correspondence in the Portland (London) Collection, and Papers of W.H.C. Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 1664-1809
- 1 - Correspondence relating to the Harley estates based at Wimpole and Welbeck (1707-39), with various earlier enclosures; 1664-1739

Document Reference	Pl C 1/777
Title	Letter from John Cossen, Wimpole, to Mr [William] Thomas at the Earl of Oxford's, Dover Street, London; 8 Jan. 1735/6
Date	8 January 1736
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Describes in detail the proposed movement of tenants between houses and cottages on the estate; lists which houses certain tenants would like to lease and the alterations which they would want made; states that one single woman presently living in a cottage would be put into service and her illegitimate child taken away from her; adds that one house would be divided into two tenements so no new houses would need to be built. Mentions a proposal to divide the ground at Stephen Hawk's farm which he thinks will not be done as it is better to use the land which goes down to the river as a sheep walk; writes that the late Charles Gunter's brother Thomas has enquired after a box of clothes promised to him, which was sent to Dover Street and is in the custody of Mr Cuttle. Suggests that when 'my Lady' [Henrietta Countess of Oxford] sends the box to Herefordshire she could also send the £5 left to him by his brother and which needs to be paid within three months of 12 November; writes that William Ratford and his men are waiting for orders before they fell trees for the year's repairs; was pleased to hear of Lord Dupplin's victory in the election; will distribute the usual charity on Wednesday. Letter dated 8 Jan. 1735/6.
Term	tenants, Wimpole
	tenants, housing of
	children, illegitimate
	women, treatment of
	estate business, Wimpole

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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA39090	Gunter; Charles (-1735); Mr; brewer candle and soap maker at Wimpole	-1735
NA39357	Gunter; Thomas (fl 1736); Mr; brother of Charles Gunter; of Preston upon Wye Herefordshire	fl 1736
NA39113	Cuttle; Godfrey (fl 1725-1736); Mr; servant to 2nd Earl of Oxford in Dover Street	fl 1725-1736
NA1048	Harley; Henrietta Cavendish (1694-1755); Countess of Oxford and Mortimer; née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles wife of the 2nd Earl of Oxford	1694-1755
NA39170	Ratford; William (fl 1727-1739); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	fl 1727-1739
NA11474	Hay; Thomas (1710-1787); 9th Earl of Kinnoull; succ. 1758; styled Viscount Dupplin until 1758	1710-1787
NA39358	Hawks; Stephen (fl 1736); Mr; tenant of 2nd Earl of Oxford in Cambridgeshire	fl 1736
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

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