Record

Document Reference	Pl C 37/15
Title	Letter in French from P. Grandey, Rufford, Nottinghamshire to John Achard; 19 July 1746
Date	19 July 1746
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Is pleased to have heard from Achard; comments on the nature of their friendship; reports that Mrs Thornhagh is about to give birth and that two of the Thornhagh sisters are at Shireoakes; Mr Thornhagh would like to let out his house in Osberton and build another at Shireoakes; Sir George [Savile, 8th Baronet] is in possession of Mr Markham's land near Rufford and is looking for a tenant for that house; has been at Rufford two days and is busy cleaning his old library; letters and news from Achard are guaranteed to lift his spirits; Thornhagh has lent him a large book on the amphitheatre of Vespasian illustrated with engravings.
Language	French
Term	publications, books, illustrated
	leases, Rufford
	leases, Osberton
Related Material	Further correspondence from the writer to John Achard can be found in the Portland Collection in Nottingham University Library, reference Pw C.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA40652	Hewett; Arabella Thornhagh (-1767); Mrs; daughter of Sir George Savile 7th Baronet; wife of John Thornhagh Hewett	-1767
NA12333	Hewett; John Thornhagh (c.1721-1787); Mr; M.P.for Nottinghamshire 1747-74	c.1721-1787
NA8508	Savile; George (1726-1784); 8th Baronet; succ. 1743; M.P. Yorkshire 1758-1783	1726-1784
NA40668	Markham; - (fl 1746); Mr; owner of land near Rufford	fl 1746
NA40650	Grandey; P. (fl 1744-1753); Mr	fl 1744-1753
NA1049	Achard; John (-1770); tutor to 2nd Duke of Portland	-1770