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Letter Reads- Lord St. John's offer that of an anxious buyer; Duke should not refuse; no great object to keep this farm. Outlay needed if we did so. More than it would have fetched for 20 years. It was a very pauperised parish; no future good offer to be expected, except from owner of Melchbourne. As to selling property in general: better to purchase in this neighbourhood, like Ridgmont park.; Miss Monoux's at Eversholt; & Platt's Lidlington estate. [Apparently the farm is at Riseley.] A tileyard at Oakley; will write to Duke

18 Nov 1840

From: 1840 To: 1840

English

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St.John, Lord,
Monoux,
Platt,
Haedy, C

tile making, letters, WOBURN, Woburn Abbey, MELCHBOURNE, RIDGMONT, EVERSHOLT, LIDLINGTON, OAKLEY, RISELEY