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ECR 48 262

Reference code

ECR 48 262

Title

Mapledurham, Oxfordshire: Letter concerning a barrel of oysters including notes on Mapledurham hospital

Level

Item

Date

13 November 1661

Extent & medium

2 folios

Content description

Margaret Gamm, to her loving uncle, Thomas Knight, to be delivered with a barrel of oysters. Regrets that the former barrel did not come safely to him.
The blank paper of this letter contains notes by Knight on the case of the hospital, a draft of a letter to Rich and a copy of a letter from the latter who hopes "yt wee may with ye more and better advice of lawers proceed with all alacrity to the refreshing of ye bowells of the long distressed and lauguishing poore against all oppressors."
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