R3/1964

Correspondence from Farey, John jr. Woburn to John Gotobed: Letter regarding tenants and tenancy.

9 Dec 1794

From: 1794 To: 1794

Reads- Have talked with Vincent Millard. It seems his reverend landlord has acted with duplicity; last Feb., reverend T. Barnaby proposed to Millard to repair his farm & advance his rent £140-£160. Shaw of Woburn estimated repairs at £70. They asked for timber, but I had none to sell. Millard knew of no intention to sell estate. Millard has received demand for ½ year's advanced rent. Advowson may be worth £30 (£4 paid by Duke out of tithes; 3 guineas for herbage of churchyard; something from Ratcliff; & there is an estate of 40 guineas per annum purchased with Queen Anne's Bounty, rent of which is divided between Crawley & Ridgmont. Repair at Thurleigh were put by Jones under management of James Millard, our carpenter at Woburn, & William Briggs, principal tenant at Thurleigh, who paid labourers weekly & sent account to Millard. I have always been displeased with the train this business was in, but from its great distance was unable to alter it. It seems Briggs has overdrawn £130. Duke says write for immediate repayment.

item

Farey, John,
Millard, Vincent,
Barnaby, T.,
Shaw,
Duke of Bedford,
Ratcliff,
Jones,
Millard, James,
Briggs, William

WOBURN, Landlord, vicar, building work, farms, rentals, estimator, timber, advowsons, money, tithes, grass, churchyard, Queen Anne's Bounty, Crawley, RIDGMONT, THURLEIGH, carpenter, tenancy, labourer