1792 02 11 : Letter by Sir Philip MUSGRAVE to his steward
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 10:25AM 
Petra Mitchinson
11 Feb 1792. LETTER BY SIR PHILIP MUSGRAVE TO HIS STEWARD. Letter sent by Sir Philip MUSGRAVE from his residence at Kempton Park, Middlesex, to his steward Jonathan OLDMAN at Edenhall. C. 84. R. 42. Sir Ph: MUSGRAVE Cash 500 ~ 0 ~ 0 ————————————— 7th. Febry. 1792. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11th. Feb: 1792 Mr: OLDMAN I have received yours of the 7th: inst: with a Bill of 500£: of the same date on MACEs & Co. for five hundred Pounds, which you will place to my Account, as well as the 64£: you paid to Mr. DOBSON of whose exactness I cannot but approve in disregard of his own interest. I am so much purgled by your several requests to me in regard to sending you directions respecting the letting my several Estates by public Auction that in the present weak state of my Body & mind I believe I shall drop the measure entirely & leave you to treat consult with the farmers in the old way. But I hope to see my Son next week & take his opinion on the subject which I will duly communicate to you together with my resolutions how to proceed against Mr. HIGHMOOR for the recovery of what is due on his fine, which I think you told me in a former letter was 30£: But we must take care that the postponing of the payment his debt till May, is attended with no expence to me, & well secur’d. As you promise to send me the Remainder in the 21st. of this month I wish you to explain to me in your next the Remainder of what you mean; as you do not mention of what it consists ——- When you are applied to again for my subscribing to Petterel Bridge, you may give one guinea for me; which I think sufficient as I have no Property there abouts to be benefited by It. & only mean to pay in civility to those Gentlemen who are concern’d in the measure —- I am glad to hear Mr. DOBSON is recover’d & with Compts. to Mrs. OLDMAN I am Yours &c. [signed] Phil MUSGRAVE