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Correspondennce: Letters to Earl de Grey from John Bower, Smeathalls, agent to Earl de Grey to April 1844 Humphries' Valuation. Richard Brotherton's family cannot manage the farm. Has had two applications for it. News of other tenants, on various parts of the estate. Draining on clay land. Mr. Step- henson wants 20 acres more grass land ploughed. 'I think two closes may be selected near his farm buildings without being offensive to the Eye when viewed from your Carriage Roads'. Vicar of Bracewell applied for a cottage to make into a school.

25 March 1843

From: 1843 To: 1843

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Lucas,
de Grey, Thomas Philip (2nd Earl de Grey of Wrest),
Bower, John,
Humphries, John,
Brotherton, Richard,
Stephenson, George

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