R3/3275

From Stagg, J., Belgrave Sq. Letter regarding poor health of estate cowherd Job Foxley

16 Apr 1831

From: 1831 To: 1831

Reads- Left Abbey yesterday. Poor old Job Foxley, who was H----'s cowherd for some years, became very ill after Xmas; at Easter was found to have rallied a little but not equal to resuming his place of attending to the China dairy cows. Their Graces wished me to get him to his parish, Milton Bryant. I wrote to Willison, the overseer; they are quite ready to receive him, but Job requested to stay till Monday. Duke wants to allow him in addition "whatever can make the remainder of his days easy & comfortable". Would you see Willison (farmer & dairyman) & negotiate? Also can you arrange to defray expenses at Inquest at p.h. near Colney where the poor wretched carter Whitbread was taken after his deplorable death; otherwise it may give rise to a charge against us of indifference & want of feeling

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Stagg, J.,
Foxley, Job,
Duke of Bedford,
Duchess of Bedford,
Willison,
Whitbread

Belgrave Square, Woburn Abbey, cowman, health, Christmas, unemployment, China, dairy cattle, parish, MILTON BRYAN, Overseers, farmer, dairyman, inquest, out county inns, carter, DEATH