Record

Document Reference	Pl C 38/8
Title	Letter from [John Lucas], London, to Mr [Thomas] Fox; 29 Dec. 1716
Date	29 December 1716
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Replies to Mr Fox's letters of 7 Oct. and 16 Dec.; castigates him for his 'frivolous excuses' for not paying his Grace [1st Duke of Portland] what is owed him in rent; disbelieves his assertion that he does not know what allowance to take; confronts him with proof of what allowances have already been taken, which are far in excess of what is usual; will not accept Fox's excuse that he must wait until a suit in Chancery is completed; demands payment before the next law term, and insists that whatever needs to be settled between Fox and 'Mr Duberry' must not delay the payment of the Duke's rents. Writer identified by context and handwriting.
Term	estate business, Yorkshire
Term	accounts, Yorkshire

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1044	Bentinck; Henry (1682-1726); 1st Duke of Portland; 2nd Earl of Portland; cr. 1716; styled Viscount Woodstock 1689-1709	1682-1726
NA40742	Dewbery; William (fl 1707-1716); Mr; receiver general of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Portland	fl 1707-1716
NA40443	Lucas; John (fl 1714-1759); Mr; of the Inner Temple; agent to the Dukes of Portland	fl 1714-1759
NA40743	Fox; Thomas (fl 1715-1719); Mr; collector of rents at Knaresborough	fl 1715-1719