1320 - Jonathan Jennings to Thomas Herbert, 16 December 1703
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Worthy and Trew Ffriend Setember 27 1703
I recd yor Leter of the 16th Instant and
as to John {?Archbolds} ARearrs Thar is
{?evthing} 37£ - 12s - 6d which is 2£ - 6s [illeg]
than Mr Boyns gave in to you: thar being
a mistake between Mr {?Foyhams} {?Receipts} in
His a ccompts of 2£ - 6s
I Have Had sum discours with gorg Stoks
{?He} is willing to go one with grafton grounds
with Mr {Houlton} the Reson He Tells me
is Mr {?Houlton} {?Lett} Him in to [deleted] {?be} [illeg] [illeg]
so that He would willingly stand by
Her now being a [illeg]: but ther is more
there I understand in the mater ffor
I cannot [illeg] what Mrs
{?Houten} [illeg] purpoas to Her {?self} in
Holding that [illeg] thar now Hold
In thar Hands of Ann {?Hollin} the {?sum/same}
get nothing by it: How Ever I was
doing as thay ought [damaged] {?all}
[illeg]
[new page]
[change hand]
My good ffriend, London Decemb.r ye 16th: 1703
I Reced yo.r letter of y 6th Instant with John
Archivolds Account Inclosd in it, I can say little to this
Acco.t but I believe what you say is True, I only
Desire to know what he is Now in Arrears, to my
Lord Duke of Grafton, I Desire you in yo.r Next, if
You Can, to lett me know Exacly what he Owes
and then I Will write to him my self, I hear M.r
Rogers is in Town but I have Not Seen him as
it; I am Sorry to hear Grafton house has Reced
soe much Damage by the Wind, Pray Tell M.r
Stoaks that I hope he will take Care to Repaire
It; although his Lease was not Signed, I have
Wittness he and M.r Horton was to keep it in Repair
When you have spoke with him, lett me know
his Answere, My Wife has sent Mrs Herbert a small
present against Christmas, by Tho. Caporne and
the Carridge paid, I have Nothing more at present
but my Service and my Wifes to you and M.rs Herbert
and soe dos my Sonn Joseph and my Daughter
and to Boath yo.r Sonns. My Sonn John was like
to be Lost he was aboard in the High Wind, and
was Lost for Two days I am
Yo.r True Friend & Servant
Jo.n [illeg]
[original hand]
As to the Repairs both of the House
and {?mounds} must be {?sum/son}Repaired which
no mere Tenant will doe and as ffor the
old [illeg] [deleted] {^are not} {?expected} to doe what is
wanting by Reson thay {?ware} not sett in
Repair [deleted] at ther {?coming} {?on/one}:
Gorg Stoks Tells me you and Sr Tho
{?Hammond} [illeg / pl??} to com down and sett things
in to order and thay want to keep them
so: I ffind by gorg Stoks they will
Repair the dwelling House butt not the
outt Houses which are most [illeg]
and {?de?ained} for want of Repayrs now in
my [illeg] the best way to will be to Raise
ther Rent as mutch as will make the
Repayrs good in 6 yearse Time and I have
it thay be Repaired the ffirst year ther will
be nothing out of [illeg] butt a Litell
Interest mony which I {?beleve} the Estat
will do it not withstanding Ther Halth
{?bein} Litell {?gotte} This Left Too years butt
{?the} name of grafton {?parleys} is in good
creditt still: and {?whether} you let it
[new page]
{?out} to [illeg] {?or / of} [illeg] [damaged] to Hold what thay Take
in ther own Hands ffor I ffind the under Tenants
and [illeg] {?cawling} of the {?Houses} and {?mounds} gorg
Stoks is the last Tenantt to the {?mounds} ffor wat
He Holds in His own Hands butt The sum of those
Tenants under Him and Mr Houtton are
[illeg]: I Am ffor gorg Stoks [damaged] and Mr
Houtton to Hold part of
the grounds still as thay are
the Tenants
[illeg] [illeg] you [illeg] ffor
which both my self and my
wife gives you [illeg]
Thanks: I Have sent
you a {?small} [illeg]
[change hand]
For
M.r Thomas Herbert att his
house att WhittleBury
neer Towcester
Northton
By Towaster Bagg
I recd yor Leter of the 16th Instant and
as to John {?Archbolds} ARearrs Thar is
{?evthing} 37£ - 12s - 6d which is 2£ - 6s [illeg]
than Mr Boyns gave in to you: thar being
a mistake between Mr {?Foyhams} {?Receipts} in
His a ccompts of 2£ - 6s
I Have Had sum discours with gorg Stoks
{?He} is willing to go one with grafton grounds
with Mr {Houlton} the Reson He Tells me
is Mr {?Houlton} {?Lett} Him in to [deleted] {?be} [illeg] [illeg]
so that He would willingly stand by
Her now being a [illeg]: but ther is more
there I understand in the mater ffor
I cannot [illeg] what Mrs
{?Houten} [illeg] purpoas to Her {?self} in
Holding that [illeg] thar now Hold
In thar Hands of Ann {?Hollin} the {?sum/same}
get nothing by it: How Ever I was
doing as thay ought [damaged] {?all}
[illeg]
[new page]
[change hand]
My good ffriend, London Decemb.r ye 16th: 1703
I Reced yo.r letter of y 6th Instant with John
Archivolds Account Inclosd in it, I can say little to this
Acco.t but I believe what you say is True, I only
Desire to know what he is Now in Arrears, to my
Lord Duke of Grafton, I Desire you in yo.r Next, if
You Can, to lett me know Exacly what he Owes
and then I Will write to him my self, I hear M.r
Rogers is in Town but I have Not Seen him as
it; I am Sorry to hear Grafton house has Reced
soe much Damage by the Wind, Pray Tell M.r
Stoaks that I hope he will take Care to Repaire
It; although his Lease was not Signed, I have
Wittness he and M.r Horton was to keep it in Repair
When you have spoke with him, lett me know
his Answere, My Wife has sent Mrs Herbert a small
present against Christmas, by Tho. Caporne and
the Carridge paid, I have Nothing more at present
but my Service and my Wifes to you and M.rs Herbert
and soe dos my Sonn Joseph and my Daughter
and to Boath yo.r Sonns. My Sonn John was like
to be Lost he was aboard in the High Wind, and
was Lost for Two days I am
Yo.r True Friend & Servant
Jo.n [illeg]
[original hand]
As to the Repairs both of the House
and {?mounds} must be {?sum/son}
no mere Tenant will doe and as ffor the
old [illeg] [deleted] {^are not} {?expected} to doe what is
wanting by Reson thay {?ware} not sett in
Repair [deleted] at ther {?coming} {?on/one}:
Gorg Stoks Tells me you and Sr Tho
{?Hammond} [illeg / pl??} to com down and sett things
in to order and thay want to keep them
so: I ffind by gorg Stoks they will
Repair the dwelling House butt not the
outt Houses which are most [illeg]
and {?de?ained} for want of Repayrs now in
my [illeg] the best way to will be to Raise
ther Rent as mutch as will make the
Repayrs good in 6 yearse Time and I have
it thay be Repaired the ffirst year ther will
be nothing out of [illeg] butt a Litell
Interest mony which I {?beleve} the Estat
will do it not withstanding Ther Halth
{?bein} Litell {?gotte} This Left Too years butt
{?the} name of grafton {?parleys} is in good
creditt still: and {?whether} you let it
[new page]
{?out} to [illeg] {?or / of} [illeg] [damaged] to Hold what thay Take
in ther own Hands ffor I ffind the under Tenants
and [illeg] {?cawling} of the {?Houses} and {?mounds} gorg
Stoks is the last Tenantt to the {?mounds} ffor wat
He Holds in His own Hands butt The sum of those
Tenants under Him and Mr Houtton are
[illeg]: I Am ffor gorg Stoks [damaged] and Mr
Houtton to Hold part of
the grounds still as thay are
the Tenants
[change hand]
For
M.r Thomas Herbert att his
house att WhittleBury
neer Towcester
Northton
By Towaster Bagg
Worthy and True Friend September 27 1703
I received your Letter of the 16th Instant and
as to John {?Archbolds} arrears There is
{?evthing} 37£ - 12s - 6d which is 2£ - 6s [illeg]
than Mr Boyns gave in to you: there being
a mistake between Mr {?Foyhams} {?Receipts} in
His accounts of 2£ - 6s
I Have Had some discourse with George Stocks
{?He} is willing to go one with Grafton grounds
with Mr {Houlton} the Reason He Tells me
is Mr {?Houlton} {?Let} Him in to [deleted] {?be} [illeg] [illeg]
so that He would willingly stand by
Her now being a [illeg]: but there is more
there I understand in the matter for
I cannot [illeg] what Mrs
{?Houten} [illeg] purpose to Her {?self} in
Holding that [illeg] there now Hold
In there Hands of Ann {?Hollin} the {?sum/same}
get nothing by it: How Ever I was
doing as they ought [damaged] {?all}
[illeg]
[new page]
[change hand]
My good friend, London December ye 16th: 1703
I Received your letter of y 6th Instant with John
Archibolds Account enclosd in it, I can say little to this
Account but I believe what you say is True, I only
Desire to know what he is Now in Arrears, to my
Lord Duke of Grafton, I Desire you in your Next, if
You Can, to let me know Exactly what he Owes
and then I Will write to him my self, I hear M.r
Rogers is in Town but I have Not Seen him as
it; I am Sorry to hear Grafton house has Received
so much Damage by the Wind, Pray Tell M.r
Stocks that I hope he will take Care to Repair
It; although his Lease was not Signed, I have
Witness he and M.r Horton was to keep it in Repair
When you have spoke with him, let me know
his Answer, My Wife has sent Mrs Herbert a small
present against Christmas, by Tho. Caporne and
the Carriage paid, I have Nothing more at present
but my Service and my Wife's to you and M.rs Herbert
and so does my Son Joseph and my Daughter
and to Both your Sons. My Son John was like
to be Lost he was aboard in the High Wind, and
was Lost for Two days I am
Your True Friend & Servant
Jo.n [illeg]
[original hand]
As to the Repairs both of the House
and {?mounds} must be {?sum/son}Repaired which
no mere Tenant will do and as for the
old [illeg] [deleted] {^are not} {?expected} to do what is
wanting by Reason they {?were} not set in
Repair [deleted] at their {?coming} {?on/one}:
George Stocks Tells me you and Sr Tho
{?Hammond} [illeg / pl??} to come down and set things
in to order and they want to keep them
so: I find by George Stocks they will
Repair the dwelling House but not the
out Houses which are most [illeg]
and {?de?ained} for want of Repairs now in
my [illeg] the best way to will be to Raise
their Rent as much as will make the
Repairs good in 6 years Time and I have
it they be Repaired the first year there will
be nothing out of [illeg] but a Little
Interest money which I {?believe} the Estate
will do it not withstanding Their Health
{?bein} Little {?got} This Left Too years but
{?the} name of Grafton {?parleys} is in good
credit still: and {?whether} you let it
[new page]
{?out} to [illeg] {?or / of} [illeg] [damaged] to Hold what they Take
in their own Hands for I find the under Tenants
and [illeg] {?cawling} of the {?Houses} and {?mounds} George
Stocks is the last Tenant to the {?mounds} for what
He Holds in His own Hands but The sum of those
Tenants under Him and Mr Houtton are
[illeg]: I Am for George Stocks [damaged] and Mr
Houtton to Hold part of
the grounds still as they are
the Tenants
[illeg] [illeg] you [illeg] for
which both my self and my
wife gives you [illeg]
Thanks: I Have sent
you a {?small} [illeg]
[change hand]
For
M.r Thomas Herbert at his
house at WhittleBury
near Towcester
Northampton
By Towcester Bag
I received your Letter of the 16th Instant and
as to John {?Archbolds} arrears There is
{?evthing} 37£ - 12s - 6d which is 2£ - 6s [illeg]
than Mr Boyns gave in to you: there being
a mistake between Mr {?Foyhams} {?Receipts} in
His accounts of 2£ - 6s
I Have Had some discourse with George Stocks
{?He} is willing to go one with Grafton grounds
with Mr {Houlton} the Reason He Tells me
is Mr {?Houlton} {?Let} Him in to [deleted] {?be} [illeg] [illeg]
so that He would willingly stand by
Her now being a [illeg]: but there is more
there I understand in the matter for
I cannot [illeg] what Mrs
{?Houten} [illeg] purpose to Her {?self} in
Holding that [illeg] there now Hold
In there Hands of Ann {?Hollin} the {?sum/same}
get nothing by it: How Ever I was
doing as they ought [damaged] {?all}
[illeg]
[new page]
[change hand]
My good friend, London December ye 16th: 1703
I Received your letter of y 6th Instant with John
Archibolds Account enclosd in it, I can say little to this
Account but I believe what you say is True, I only
Desire to know what he is Now in Arrears, to my
Lord Duke of Grafton, I Desire you in your Next, if
You Can, to let me know Exactly what he Owes
and then I Will write to him my self, I hear M.r
Rogers is in Town but I have Not Seen him as
it; I am Sorry to hear Grafton house has Received
so much Damage by the Wind, Pray Tell M.r
Stocks that I hope he will take Care to Repair
It; although his Lease was not Signed, I have
Witness he and M.r Horton was to keep it in Repair
When you have spoke with him, let me know
his Answer, My Wife has sent Mrs Herbert a small
present against Christmas, by Tho. Caporne and
the Carriage paid, I have Nothing more at present
but my Service and my Wife's to you and M.rs Herbert
and so does my Son Joseph and my Daughter
and to Both your Sons. My Son John was like
to be Lost he was aboard in the High Wind, and
was Lost for Two days I am
Your True Friend & Servant
Jo.n [illeg]
[original hand]
As to the Repairs both of the House
and {?mounds} must be {?sum/son}
no mere Tenant will do and as for the
old [illeg] [deleted] {^are not} {?expected} to do what is
wanting by Reason they {?were} not set in
Repair [deleted] at their {?coming} {?on/one}:
George Stocks Tells me you and Sr Tho
{?Hammond} [illeg / pl??} to come down and set things
in to order and they want to keep them
so: I find by George Stocks they will
Repair the dwelling House but not the
out Houses which are most [illeg]
and {?de?ained} for want of Repairs now in
my [illeg] the best way to will be to Raise
their Rent as much as will make the
Repairs good in 6 years Time and I have
it they be Repaired the first year there will
be nothing out of [illeg] but a Little
Interest money which I {?believe} the Estate
will do it not withstanding Their Health
{?bein} Little {?got} This Left Too years but
{?the} name of Grafton {?parleys} is in good
credit still: and {?whether} you let it
[new page]
{?out} to [illeg] {?or / of} [illeg] [damaged] to Hold what they Take
in their own Hands for I find the under Tenants
and [illeg] {?cawling} of the {?Houses} and {?mounds} George
Stocks is the last Tenant to the {?mounds} for what
He Holds in His own Hands but The sum of those
Tenants under Him and Mr Houtton are
[illeg]: I Am for George Stocks [damaged] and Mr
Houtton to Hold part of
the grounds still as they are
the Tenants
[change hand]
For
M.r Thomas Herbert at his
house at WhittleBury
near Towcester
Northampton
By Towcester Bag
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Jonathan Jennings to Thomas Herbert, 16 December 1703
[Partial transcription due to bad handwriting] Discussing tenants that are in arrears, and how payment might be extracted, contemplating the damage made by the wind, Mrs Jennings has sent Mrs Herbert a christmas gift, they feared their son was lost at sea during the storm, response from Thomas Herbert on the same paper, describing details of their business including the receipt of accounts, and of various tenants at Grafton
Herbert Collection
HE22
Huntington Library
1703
9
27
Setember 27 1703q
[unknown] [?England]
Mr Thomas Herbert at his house at Whittlebury, near Towcester, Northampton
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