R3/4798

Letter Reads- What has been said to the Duke about the hares has been effective. They killed 120 in the coverts and the keepers are to kill any they see outside. No tenant could ask for more, and every tenant would settle for unlimited pheasants if hares are kept down. The Duke has written to Norfolk to try and get regular warreners to kill rabbits as present workers, except for a good man at Knotting and Souldrop haven't the knack. One tenant has killed 300 rats since harvest on his farm alone. The Cople keeper says he and his farmers can work together to kill rats and rabbits without interfering with the game.

24 Dec 1843

From: 1843 To: 1843

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hares, warrener, rabbits, rats, rabbits, farmer, harvesting, WOBURN, Woburn Abbey, Norfolk, KNOTTING, SOULDROP, COPLE