R3/4729

Letter Reads- Quarry informed him that one cottage occupied late Miss Monoux gardener at 7 a year, he had let part of it for 30/- per annum making together 8. 10. 0. Late Miss Monoux did not provide her gardener with a house, so for convenience to his work, he paid this extreme rent for the cottage. No labouring men could afford to pay so much - the two maybe worth 5.0. 0 a year. Cottages let so much more than real value, any price he would fix, appear as if acting to get his Grace a very cheap bargain. Mr. Whitbread should seek other opinion of value, then make Duke an offer, or Bennett could tell Duke what property worth and owner could say whether would sell that price or not.

9 June 1843

From: 1843 To: 1843

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Haedy, C,
Quarry,
Monoux,
Whitbread,
Bennett

gardener, letters, WOBURN, Woburn Abbey