Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 318
Title	Letter from G. Dubourg to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], King Street, Bloomsbury, London; n.d. [c.1661-1703]
Date	1661-1703 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Apologises for the theft of some books; provides an account of the circumstances surrounding their loss; explains how he was 'corrupted' by John Gilson who stole the items; believes that he is to blame for not preventing the theft. This letter is undated, the range provided is based on the lifespan of R. Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, this span has been reduced to 1703 as this is how the letters have been arranged
Term	crimes, theft

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29029	Gilson; John (fl 1661-1703); -; accused of stealing books from Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford	fl 1661-1703
NA29030	Dubourg; G. (fl 1661-1703); Mr; letter undated	fl 1661-1703
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724