Correspondence primarily from Francis and John Chambre, lawyers to Thomas Hill.

Correspondence primarily from Francis and John Chambre, family lawyers, principally on financial and property matters.

Includes references to:

Thomas Hill [Harwood]:

Proposed visit to Utrecht [1727] 8

Birth of a son [1727] 15

Illness of "little son" [1732] 39

Birth of a son [1743] 54

Illnesses/deaths

Richard Hill 10, 11, 13-14

"Little son" of Thomas Hill 39

Marriages:

Thomas Kynaston and Margaret Hill, 14, 8, 15, 18, 20

Proposed marriage of Sir Brian Delves and Maria Hill: 90, 91

Births:

Hill infants [un-named] 15, 54

Kynaston family dispute: 25, 27

Selection of John Harris [Chambre's brother-in-law] as Sheriff: 26, 27

Mr Ottiwell's inheritance and desire to leave the army: 28

Sales/purchases of estates:

Wycherley's estate at Yorton, Broughton and Houlston 1, 2, 24, 25

Estate at [Church] Preen 7, 9

Part of Hill's estate 16

Mr Kynaston's Weston estate 18, [21]

Mr Wilbraham's estate [? Petton] 22

Reynold's estate [Condover] 43

Weston Lullingfield estate 45, 46

Abbey Foregate land [unspecified] 68

Mr Robinson's Gatten estate 71-80

Rev. Thomas Gough's Eyton estate 95-97

Sir Thomas Gatehouse's Hampshire estate 101

Conveyance to Thomas Hill of Rowland Hill's

Weston estate: 11

Conveyance to Sir Sampson Gideon of Lord Lincoln's estate: 94

Tern estate:

Completion of pool below "Burreys grounds" 4

Planting of the fir walk and orchards 4

'Untowards' tenants[?] 19

Planting fruit trees 21

Survey [1730] 30, 31

Altering the road at Weston Jones 93

Diversion of water to Hill's mill at Weston Jones 93

Tern fishery dispute 84-87

Wrockwardine Wood works dispute 89, 90

Hawkstone estate:

Building difficulties 4

Abbey Foregate tithes: 99, 100

Court baron at Weston and Poynton: 6

Court baron and court leet at Atcham [intended to be used to control people connected with Tern Works]: 6

Dispute over Poynton manor: 88, 95, 96b

Application for deputation of Hill's manor of Willenhall: 102

Mines:

Wrockwardine Wood works dispute 89, 90

Loans and mortgages:

Dispute over loan to Mr Mytton 1

Mortgage on Mr Clun's estates 10-12, 14, 49, 19-20

Proposed loan to Mr Owen of Condover 16

Sir Edward Leighton's mortgage 17, 18, 20-22, 32-34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 48

Mortgage on Mr Dod's Hampton estate 23

Capt. Horton of Nantwich's mortgage taken over by Mr Brereton 35, 41

Major Robert's mortgage [Wrexham estate] 42-44

Loan to Mr Pearce of Downton 51

Mr Juckes's debt 57, 58, 103

Loan to Mr Edward Kynaston 59, 61, 62

Mortgage on Mr Colefax's property 66, 63, 64, 67, 65

Possible mortgage on Denbighshire property 68, 70

General election of 1754:

John Chambre unable to attend Thomas Hill's election 82

Public nuisances caused by people at Tern Works: 6

[Thomas] Harvey to have control of Tern Works: 30

Public riot at Wellington and Shifnal [1756]: 83

Rumour that the Harwoods are to move from Tern to Shrewsbury: 30

Shrewsbury races: 42, 43

Index cards available.