Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/801
Title	Fragment of a letter [from John Cossen], Wimpole, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street, London; 14 May n.y. [1724-1736]
Date	14 May 1724-14 May 1736
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Will sell as many sheep as he can; writes that 'Old Con' is very ill; has paid the boardwages and hopes the servants' wages can be paid soon; has asked the gardener to prepare an account of labourers' wages. Remainder of letter is damaged, with text loss. Writer identified by context and handwriting. Date estimated from the 2nd Earl of Oxford's style of address and the date of the last document in this series.
Term	estate business, Wimpole

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38705	Cossen; John (fl 1713-1738); Mr; wood agent later chief agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Wimpole	fl 1713-1738
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741

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