Letter

Samuel Wood (Hopley) to Sir John Trevor (Little St Bartholomew's, London): discussions with the vicar about Bullock's tenement and compounding of tithes; difficulty of letting the parks as they are drier ground; thinks a dairyman might take them if he could have the Lodge as well; his proposals for dealing with Mr Trevalyn; the barley is being threshed and they intend to sell it 'from the winnowing'; does not think he can let the mills for only one or two years unless the lessees are compensated for any expenditure; a third miller has enquired for the mills but writer recommends agreeing with one of the first two applicants as the contract is almost ready- 'the lower mills have great need of reparations and as for any man's holding of them (who is not a miller himself and always resident) it will be tono purpose. Thomas Crewe made loss by holding them if I may judge it by some private notes which I find of his private account of them to himself and no man shall do better with them athn he by hiring a servant to keep them …; will find grazing for Mrs Lloyd's cattle and horses but let him have an account of what they eat; writer is keen to serve recipient despite his awareness of his insufficiency but cannot yet decide to move permanently because of his wife's poor health and other commitments; he will nevertheless spend as much time as possible on recipient's estste and asks for further instructions; sends a letter with a young kinsman whom he recommends for some employment; further negotiations with a likely miller.

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