The bundle contains letters to George Harry Grey (1737-1819), 5th Earl of Stamford, from his agent Hugo Worthington (EGR4/1/8/10/1-16 & /18), and a single draft letter from Lord Stamford to Hugo Worthington (/17); they concern general estate matters, including leases, timber sales, the tenancy of Ashton Old Hall, Ashton under Lyne Turnpike, gravel extraction, the purchase of a meadow in Carrington, taxation returns, a £100 donation to charity, and Parliamentary elections.
The label is annotated "Letters from Mr Worthington | on Estate matters & one from | 5th Ld Stamford - 14th December 1811 to | 18th July 1812. | Arranged chronologically" in the hand of the 10th Earl of Stamford.