Record

Document Reference	Pl C 27/14
Title	Letter from John Cleaver, Carburton, Nottinghamshire to [W.H.C. Bentinck] 3rd Duke of Portland; 21 Mar. 1779
Date	21 March 1779
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Believes that the duke should have no less than 'an 18th' as the Lord [of the Manor] at Hasland; has not been able to estimate the yearly expense for getting the coal out of their allotments; fears that the Commissioners will 'give you but a little for it', although he will try to make the best deal he can; reports that the coal is worth more than it has been before; mentions that he made use of the duke's name in making the bargain; will distribute any papers the duke sends him; hears from Mr Mason that the Duke of Newcastle's farm is unlikely to be let this year.
Term	enclosure, Hasland 1779
Term	mining, coal

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA968	Clinton; Henry F.C. Pelham- (1720-1794); 2nd Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; also styled 9th Earl of Lincoln from 1730; born Clinton, but assumed Pelham-Clinton in 1768 as 2nd Duke of Newcastle under Lyne	1720-1794
NA40351	Mason; - (fl 1779); Mr	fl 1779
NA32355	Cleaver; John (-1779); Mr; steward to 3rd Duke of Portland 1771-79	-1779
NA905	Bentinck; William H.C. Cavendish- (1738-1809); 3rd Duke of Portland; succ. 1762	1738-1809