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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
Document Reference
Pl C 1
Title
Correspondence relating to the Harley estates based at Wimpole and Welbeck (1707-39), with various earlier enclosures; 1664-1739
Date
1664-1739
Extent
849 items
Level
SubSeries
Content Description
Mostly from William Wenman (for the Welbeck estate) and John Cossen (for the Wimpole estate) to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford.
See also series Pl E3 for Wimpole and other Cambridgeshire estate papers; and series Pl E12 for estate papers relating to the Dukes of Portland's ownership of the Welbeck estate.
Term
estate business, Welbeck
estate business, Wimpole
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
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
NA38705
Cossen; John (fl 1713-1738); Mr; wood agent later chief agent of 2nd Earl of Oxford at Wimpole
fl 1713-1738
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