Record

Document Reference	Pl C 31/5
Title	Letter from [W.H.C. Bentinck] 3rd Duke of Portland, Charles Street, London to John Woodhouse, Bridewell Hospital, London; 2 May 1770
Date	2 May 1770
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Has considered the issues for and against the taking up of a loan of £2300 for his brother; thinks that they should go ahead with it and so asks Woodhouse to apply to Mr Foley [later 1st Baron of the 2nd creation] to know what the security was on the money the late Lord Foley [2nd Baron of 1st creation] lent to the duke's father [the 2nd Duke of Portland]; reports that he has not yet spoken to Lord Mansfield.
Term	debts, Lord Edward Bentinck

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA40567	Foley; Thomas (1716-1777); 1st Baron Foley; 1st Baron of 2nd creation; cr. Baron Foley of Kidderminster 1776	1716-1777
NA11462	Murray; William (1705-1793); 1st Earl of Mansfield; solicitor-general 1742-54; attorney general 1754-56; cr Earl Mansfield 1792	1705-1793
NA34539	Foley; Thomas (c.1703-1766); 2nd Baron Foley; 2nd Baron of 1st creation	c.1703-1766
NA1046	Bentinck; William (1709-1762); 2nd Duke of Portland	1709-1762
NA905	Bentinck; William H.C. Cavendish- (1738-1809); 3rd Duke of Portland; succ. 1762	1738-1809
NA35987	Woodhouse; John (fl 1761-1778); Mr; legal adviser/agent of 3rd Duke of Portland?	fl 1761-1778