Record

Os - Papers of John Evelyn Denison, Viscount Ossington (1800-1873)
- 1 - Papers of J.E. Denison and the Denison family.
  - C - Correspondence of J.E. Denison and the Denison family.

Document Reference	Os C 253
Title	Letter from J. Loch, Dover, Kent, to J.E. Denison; 20 July 1845
Date	20 July 1845
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to reception for Denison and George Bentinck; asks Denison to check on garden at Uppat House; demands that Mr Gunn drive Denison to Helmsdale to see the agricultural improvements; askes for progress on new lodge; enquires about new cattle; comments on reduced income from Scottish agricultural counties; comments on progress made in Caithness due to steamer link with South; comments on land drainage and quarrying; contrasts conditions in Caithness with Sutherland; refers to rental system of land; believes rents of Cotters low and cannot understand why they do not extend area of cultivation; believes they have better living standards than peasants in South; refers to construction of roads; comments on investment in land improvements.
Term	social conditions, Scotland
	estate business, rentals
	financial affairs, investments
	roads
	poverty, attitudes towards
	quarries
	transport, steamers
	agricultural improvements
	gardens
	animals, cattle
	agriculture, livestock

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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1081	Bentinck; W. George F. Cavendish- (1802-1848); Lord; Lord George Bentinck M.P.; son of 4th Duke of Portland	1802-1848
NA9829	Gunn; - (fl 1845); Mr; estate manager of Duke of Sutherland	fl 1845
NA9828	Loch; James (1780-1855); Mr; M.P. barrister and estate manager	1780-1855
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873

Places

Code	Set
PL10075	/Haddingtonshire/Scotland
PL10076	/Perth/Perthshire/Scotland
PL10077	/Fife/Scotland
PL10074	/Sutherland/Scotland
PL10079	/Kinross/Kinross-shire/Scotland
PL10080	/Stirling/Stirlingshire/Scotland
PL10081	/Clackmannanshire/Scotland
PL10082	/Merse/Berwickshire/Scotland
PL8709	/Caithness-shire/Scotland

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