| Description | Writer: Cornwallis, James, dean of Canterbury Cathedral
Addressee: Benson, Edward, auditor of Canterbury Cathedral
Conveying thanks to [Heneage] Dering [prebendary] for settling dues, but pointing out that he has forgotten to deduct the bill for the survey of Ashburnham rectory [Sussex]. Asking Benson to pay Mr Duncombe a sum as his annual subscription to a charity for clergy widows. He met Mr [Henry] Penton [of Winchester, the lessee] in 'the Park' and discussed the issue of building leases for land at Walworth [Surrey]. Contemporary endorsements.
Written at Lower Brook Street, near Grosvenor Square (Middlesex) |