Correspondence primarily from Samuel Hill [Barbour], cousin of Thomas Hill.

Correspondence primarily from Samuel Hill [Barbour], cousin of Thomas Hill [Harwood], principally relating to family matters and financial affairs.

Includes references to:

Samuel Hill [Barbour]:

Executor and trustee for brother [in-law] 5, 6, 8, 16, 18, 54-63, 71, 154, 72-74, 79-81

Possible trip abroad 15

Serving on a jury 34

Godfather to children of Thomas Hill 180, 100, 119

Attendance at music meeting 188

Travels in France and Italy 50-66, 149, 69-70

Receipt of salvage money 53

Offer of foreign prints to Thomas Hill 62, 65

Purchase of 4 antique busts 70

Participation at Stafford Assizes 152, 97

Illness and Scarborough visits 153, 76, 106-108

Included on list of sheriffs 159, 162

Loan to Dr Hunter 161

Loan to 'young Davenport' 162, 103, 155

Loan to Antony Hill of Pepperhill 108, 133, 134

Subscription to Carte's 'Life of Ormonde' [1734] 128

Dispute over the behaviour of his Deputy

Register of the Court of Delegates 167-169, 135, 170-172

Visit to Lichfield races 140

Intended purchase of Weeford property

[Staffs] 140-141

Loan on mortgage of Lloyd's estate 139, 141-146, 148, 186

Purchase of wine 146

Thomas Hill [Harwood]:

Death of infant daughter [1725] 9

Recent birth of a child [?1727] 180

Death of a child [1727] 37

Illness of wife and son 50, 52-53, 81

Prints and pictures 62, 65, 74, 81, 163, 86

Birth of a child [?Margaret Hill] 64

Riding ailment 153

Birth and death of a son [1732] 97-100, 162

Possible purchase of Bedfordshire property 103, 155

Illness 105

Possible purchase of Stretton from Connolly 108-109, 112-114

Renting out Wollerton Hall 113, 114, 116 birth of son [1734] 119

Intended purchase of Mackworth estates 123-128, 134, 172, 146-147

visit to Newmarket 125

Death of son Richard [1734] 129-130, 165

Unpleasant living conditions at Tern 108, 123

Death of son [1735] 131, 165

Birth and death of son [1735] 169

Birth of son [1737] 147

Agreement over lands at Hadnall 185, 186

Rowland Hill [Harwood]:

Possible marriage 17, 24, 25, 27

Occupying Wollerton Hall 154

Death 109

Sir Rowland Hill [Hawkstone]:

Courtship of daughter of Mr Bosville 53-54

Failure of proposed marriage 66, 149, 70, 183, 150

Marriage 87

Richard Hill's Richmond house: 43, 45-46, 52, 54-58, 61

Samuel Egerton [nephew of Samuel Hill]: 16, 18, 54-63, 160, 122, 125, 128, 165, 132, 171

Thomas Egerton [nephew of Samuel Hill]: 71-74, 79-83, 110-112, 119, 120, 122, 146-147

Placement of Richard Gough [?second cousin of Samuel Hill]: 87-91, 99, 102

Illness/deaths:

Richard Hill 1-5, 7-12, 178, 187, 179, 15, 19-21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30-32, 34, 37-44

Margaret Harwood [mother of Thomas Hill] 120, 123, 127, 189, 190, 166, 191, 135, 192, 170, 193

Mr Egerton [Samuel Hill's brother-in-law] 4

Samuel Hill [Barbour] 153, 76, 106-108

Infant Hill daughter 9

Infant Hills 37, 97-100, 162, 131, 165, 169

Thomas Hill [Harwood] 105

Richard Hill 129-130, 165

Rowland Hill [Harwood] 109

Jack Dicken 123

Dr Roper 75-76, 78, 84, 90

Robin Moreton of Shifnal 153

Mr Vernon 97 marriages:

Rowland Hill [Hawkstone] and Jane Broughton 87 suspected marriage of Godfrey Clark: 154

Possible marriage of Rowland Hill [Harwood]: 17, 24, 25, 27

Births:

Recent birth of a child to Thomas Hill 180

[Margaret] Hill 64

Infant Hills [un-named] 97-100, 162, 119, 169, 147

Kynaston family affairs: 17, 20, 22-24, 27, 29, 49, 66, 70, 150, 151, 153, 71, 154, 81, 84, 87, 99, 107-108, 114-116, 166 purchase/sales of estates:

Digghole meadow 1a, 1b

York buildings 12, 177, 13, 95, 156, 103, 155

Weeford property [Staffs] 140-141

Bedfordshire property 103, 155

Stretton estate 108-109, 112-114

Mackworth estates [Cronkhill and Betton] 123-128, 134, 172, 146-147

Preston estate, Lancashire 150, 151 lease of the Stocking & Cribben [?public house]: 1a

Renting out Wollerton Hall: 113, 114, 116

Shenston estate:

Planting 24, 82

Samuel Hill's request for French furze seed 48

Completion of the pool 78

Account of the condition of the estate [?1758] 67

List of tithes paid/owed 67a

Rental for Shenston and Weston Jones 68 estate management:

Willaston Common 1a, 1b

Meetings with Wrockwardine agent 87, 89, 104, 117-119

Tenancies of Aston farms [?Bishop's Castle]: 26

Tenancy of Admaston Farm: 118-119, 127, 132, 142

Agreement over lands at Hadnall: 185, 186

Loan on mortgage of Lloyd's estate: 139, 141-146, 148, 186

Mortgage on Mr. Devereuse's estate [?Worcs]: 101-102, 156-162, 103, 104a

Mortgage on Duke of Montague's estate [unspecified]: 1, 31-33, 35, 180, 36, 37, 55-56, 58

Lichfield by-election of 1731: 154, 72, 74

General election [?1727]:

Duke of Chandos's influence on Bishop's Castle's

Corporation 26

General election of 1734:

Possible arrangements for the Lichfield

Election 107, 109

Meeting between Sir Rowland Hill and local gentry 113

Turnout of supporters 114

Election of Charles Cotes for Tamworth borough 134

Public speech about possible war [1727, ?Anglo-Spanish war]: 29

Gibraltar "affair" [1727, ?February siege]: 31

England's position in Europe [1728]: 55

Threat from Spain [1732]: 85

Possible war on the Rhine [1733]: 114

Rumour that Parliament will be dissolved without a sessions being held [1733]: 184 memorial of the French which gives offence [1736]: 175

Coronation of George II [1727]: 46, 182, 47

Appointment of chief clerk of the mint [1727]: 49

Sir John Barnard's scheme [no details given]: 148, 185

Affair of the "old gentleman" and the tickets [few specific details]: 90-98

Lichfield races: 77, 100, 113, 140

Assault and robberies:

Chester mail robbed 176

Jonathan Worster's fight in Dunchurch Lane 153

Highwaymen near Shenston 143

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