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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 375
Title	Letter from William Sample, Bothal, Northumberland, to [W.H. Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck], 4th Duke of Portland; 16 Oct. 1848
Date	16 October 1848
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to Mr Woodward's letter concerning soil burning; states that his only experience of technique was at Cockle Park [Farm on Bothal estate] and believes [samuel] Woodward's advocation to be exaggerated; comments on Mr Angas' experiments with soil burning at Driffield; states that he has had good results with large quantities of lime on drained land; comments on quality and price of lime; refers to Mr Kelk's letter on land drainage. Post-script refers to return to Matfen for winter.
Term	agriculture, drainage
	agricultural improvements
	land, use of
	agriculture, soil burning
	minerals, lime

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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA9995	Angas; Caleb (1782-1860); Mr; farmer	1782-1860
NA9996	Woodward; Samuel P. (1821-1865); Prof.; agriculturist and geologist	1821-1865
NA9993	Sample; William (fl 1848); Mr; land agent for Duke of Portland	fl 1848
NA1045	Bentinck; William H. Cavendish-Scott- (1768-1854); 4th Duke of Portland; styled Marquess of Titchfield 1768-1809	1768-1854
NA1103	Kelk; George (fl 1837-1854); Mr; Steward of Welbeck, Nottinghamshire for Duke of Portland; later factor in Ayrshire	fl 1837-1854

Places

Code	Set
PL10236	/Hexham/Northumberland/England
PL10237	/Driffield/Yorkshire/England
PL10238	/Matfen/Northumberland/England
PL10231	/Bothal/Northumberland/England

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