Record

Document Reference	Pl C 39/82
Title	Letter [from John Cant, Grantham] to John Lucas, King's Bench Walks, Inner Temple, London; n.d. [1733-1750]. Imperfect
Date	1733-1750
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes that Mr Stukeley is keen to complete the lease; describes the boundaries of the house as being the Market Place to the north and east, a lane leading to the river Mowbeck to the west, and a house to the south; has been commissioned by Mr Birch to ask Lucas to speak to the [2nd] Duke of Portland to solicit his support for the Stamford and Grantham Turnpike Bill. Writer identified by comparison of the handwriting with Pl C 39/83. Letter stamped at Grantham. Date estimated from the period covered by this collection of correspondence.
Term	parliamentary business, bills, Stamford and Grantham Turnpike Bill 1738
	leases
	roads, turnpike, Stamford and Grantham

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA40852	Stukeley; Adlard (fl 1738); Mr; tenant of the 2nd Duke of Portland at Grantham	fl 1738
NA40853	Birch; - (fl 1738); Mr	fl 1738
NA1046	Bentinck; William (1709-1762); 2nd Duke of Portland	1709-1762
NA40854	Cant; John (fl 1736-1738); Mr; steward of the Manor of Grantham	fl 1736-1738
NA40443	Lucas; John (fl 1714-1759); Mr; of the Inner Temple; agent to the Dukes of Portland	fl 1714-1759