Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/815
Title	Letter from London addressed to Mr [William] Soresby; 4 Dec. n.y. [1714-1716]
Date	1714-1716
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Acknowledges receipt of a bill for £200; writes that Lord Harley commands that no more force be used in attempting to collect the Staffordshire rents; refers to his Lord and Lady's wish that there be no quarrels between agents and tenants, and their desire to favour Mr Farr, 'out of duty to her Grace' [the Duchess of Newcastle]. Remainder of letter is damaged, with text loss, leaving meaning obscure. Dated in relation to the styling of the 2nd Earl of Oxford as Lord Harley, the date of death of the Duchess of Newcastle, and the known dates of Mr Soresby.
Term	rents, Staffordshire
Term	disputes, family, Harley family and Duchess of Newcastle
Condition	fragile

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
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
NA592	Holles; Margaret (1661-1716); Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne; née Cavendish; dau. of 2nd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; m 3rd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne 1690	1661-1716
NA38750	Farr; Cornelius (fl 1700-1727); Mr; steward to Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and 2nd Earl of Oxford; of Chesterfield	fl 1700-1727
NA38755	Soresby; William (fl 1714-1749); Mr; rent collector lessee and wood agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford	fl 1714-1749