Record

Document Reference	Pl C 1/97
Title	Letter from William Wenman, London to [E. Harley] Lord Harley [later 2nd Earl of Oxford], Wimp[o]le, Cambridgeshire; 15 Nov. 1715
Date	15 November 1715
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Has this week sent by the Mansfield Carrier the accoutrements for the 6 militia horse charged on Harley for his estate in Nottinghamshire; has written that the reason for Harley putting off the trial, at his own expense, was that he wanted to give the duchess another opportunity of considering the possibility of avoiding a damaging trial; does not yet know the success of this policy; has seen Mr Walter who has promised to serve the Harleys and act for them against the duchess; comments on the advice he has already given; has received the receipt for the £340 from the Duke [of Newcastle].
Term	militia, provision of horses for
Term	legal cases, Harley v Newcastle 1715

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA38809	Gibson; - (fl 1715); Mr; scrivenor of Lothbury	fl 1715
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
NA28969	Walter; Peter (c.1663-1746); Mr; M.P.; moneylender and agent for nobility	c.1663-1746
NA487	Holles; Thomas Pelham- (1693-1768); 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; also 4th Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; cr. 1756	1693-1768
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