Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/804
Title	Letter from William Wenman, Edwinstowe, to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, Dover Street near St James's, London; c.25 Oct n.y. [1725]
Date	25 October 1725
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Congratulates the earl and 'my Lady'; writes that when he heard the news he ordered the bells to be rung in Mansfield. Date estimated from postmark reading '25 OC'; probably refers to the birth of a son in October 1725.
Term	celebrations, childbirth

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
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
NA39111	Harley; Henry Cavendish (1725); Lord Harley; son of 2nd Earl of Oxford	1725
NA38704	Wenman; William (-1750); Mr; secretary and agent to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and the Earl and Countess of Oxford	-1750
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741