Bundle

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGT/3/7/6/2/18
  • Former Reference
      GB 133 EGT/2/1/134-137; unlisted bundle 3.
  • Dates of Creation
      1747-1757
  • Physical Description
      5 pieces.

Scope and Content

From William Tomkinson, relating to: the lease of Tatton to a Mr Asheton, who would succeed George Legh [Legh (or Leigh) had rented Tatton when Samuel Egerton first took over the estate]; news about the Tatton estate, residents of the Knutsford area, and Samuel's family, particularly his daughter, sent to Samuel in London; properties in which Samuel is interested, including a purchase in Ordsall [Lancashire]; in 1756 he reports on the improvements being made to Samuel's house [ie. Tatton Park], and on the estate workers.