Correspondence from various sources, arranged alphabetically from H-L.

Correspondence from various sources, arranged alphabetically from H-L, which include letters to Thomas Hill from Thomas Harwood, Richard Hill and the Shropshire gentry, and relate to local, estate and personal matters.

Includes references to: illnesses/deaths:

Thomas Hill's uncle Congreve 4

Parson Johns of Upton 6

Thomas Hill's uncle Price 7, 9-11

Mr Burton 12

Rowland Hill 29

Kyffin Williams 44

Thomas Hill's uncle Robert 46, 48

[Mrs Harwood] 63a

Thomas Tayler 68

Colonel Montague of Dover Street 77a

Mr Rogers 103

Mr Coates of Woodcote 151

Mrs Jones of The Farm, Atcham 116

Marriages: engagement of Hill's brother-in-law Powys 16

Sir Rowland Hill to Miss Broughton 30

Noel Hill 104

Engagement of Mr Eyton and Miss Rocke 151

Engagement of Miss Leighton 151

Mr Powys 214

Thomas Hill to Susannah Maria Noel 256

Charlton Leighton [to Emma Maude] 290

Miss Hill 313

Maria Hill to Sir Brian Broughton Delves 325

Births: pregnancy of Mrs [Thomas] Hill 3-4

Daughter of Mrs Hill 6

Pregnancy of Mrs [Thomas] Hill 27

Margaret Hill 36

Pregnancy of Lady Harborough 92

Stillborn child of Mrs Vernon 103

William Hill 105

William Noel Hill 111

Thomas Noel Hill 148

Patronage of Thomas Hill in support of: a position for Mary [Harwood's] nephew Simon as an officer in a saltworks in Cheshire 4-5

Thomas Harwood not to be named as sheriff 16

The admission of Jonathan Scott's son as a scholar at Charterhouse 24, [29]

A living for Edward Harwood from Dr Taylor 43, 43a

Continuing the employment of Christopher Higgins as rent collector at Weston Jones 59

Controllership of Accomac, Virginia for Walter Halton 64

Mr Brock to be Lord Godolphin's butler 70

The advancement of Captain Fleming Martin of the Artillery, in the East India Co's service at Bengal 161 a living for Mr Houldston 162

Help for Mr Best 179

A character reference for Richard Jones, an under-servant in the King's household 183

Mr Lloyd for the living of Bolas 278

Mr Lloyd for the living of Church Stretton 279-284

Discharge for a serjeant in the Marines 289

Captian Thomas Latham 310-312, 314-315

Richard Latham 316

[Capt.] George Langley of the Marines, refuting a charge of not doing his duty 326, 332

George Langley for a vacancy in the Admiralty for a company in the Marines 330-331

George Langley being exchanged out of the Marines 334-337

George Langley serving under Lord Clive when he goes to the East Indies as commander-in-chief of the forces 343

George Langley 344-348

Applications to Thomas Hill concerning positions in the Excise: appointment of Christopher Hatton in the Custom House 40-42, 168

Samuel Halton 65

John Davies as Collector of Excise 91

Position for Christopher Jones 171-173, 183

Positions for John Roberts and Mr Pemberton 313

Richard Latham as Collector of Customs at Plymouth 317-319

John Latham as Secretary to the Customs in Scotland 320

Position for [George] Grenville as Controller of the Customs at Piscataway or at Quebec and to be restored to his company of Marines 342

Appointment of Sir Thomas Robinson as Secretary of State: 156

Sales/purchases of estates: Lythwood and Poynton 3

Estate near Burlton 18-20

Settlement of Kingsland estate 19

Eaton Mascot estate 21a

Estate at Widow Hampson, Poynton 25

Manor of Downton 56

Puleston estate 87

Estate at Berwick 103

Estate at Eaton 103

Badger 110

Lady Malpas's es9tate [at Meole Brace] 115, 117, 119, 169

Sheat and Poynton estates 125

Mr Coker's estate 160

Purchase of the Sheat estate 185

Exchange of land in the living of Farnham St Genevieve, Suffolk 193

Property at Kings Sutton, Northants. 195

Purchase of Mr Littlehale's estate 230-238

Estate in Lincolnshire, previously ouwned by Sir John Meres 253

Houses in Norfolk Street 259, 266

Estate management: Tern ironworks 28

Letting of Tern 28, 31, [33], 37

Furnishing the icehouse 38

Letting of house in Lichfield Street 72-73

Condover [Hall] 125

Request by Abel Johnson Kettleby to be gamekeeper of the manor of Sheat 170

Collection of rents at Weston Jones 175

Lease of house in Norfolk Street 213, 218-222, [240], 245, 259, 265

Land tax assessment on Thomas Hill's house in Norfolk Street 226

Disrepair of house in Norfolk Street 244, 248

Valuation of contents of house in Norfolk Street 258

Mortgage on an estate of Mr Lee of Coton 260-267, 271, 301-306

Mortgage on the Loton estate 286-287

Lease of Woodhampton farm [Worcs.] 321-323

Building work: new building at Atcham 90

Butchers shop at Atcham pulled down 90

Stables at Atcham converted into a house for Abraham Cook 90

Rebuilding two farmhouses at Borton 121

Parsonage [at Forncett St. Mary] by Thomas Hill's brother 5

Militia: George Hope enlisted as a soldier under Cornet Griffiths 17

Coxheath camp 120, 153

Military entertainment at Shrewsbury 176

War with France, 1781:

Noel Hill at Roborough camp 94, 109, 121-124

Exchange of prisoners on cartel-ships 94

French and Spanish fleets 102

Lord Clive and Lord Powys gone to Flanders 109

Noel Hill at Exeter 112

Appointment of Major Boycott as Lt.-Col. 118

English fleet 122

American War of Independence: 117

King [George III] reviewing [Noel Hill's] regiment in Hyde Park: 153

Correspondence to Thomas Hill from Richard Hill: instructions to go to Amsterdam 129

Instructions to go the Hague to help William Bateman and Mr Harris 130

A gold repeating watch to be sent to Thomas for Mr Clifford's granddaughter 133-135

Candlesticks to be sent for Richard Hill 130, 133-135

Thomas Hill to take a position with Mr Clifford 137, 139a, 144-145 finding Thomas Hill a position in a merchants house 140-142

Sir Rowland Hill:

Knighthood 154

Shrievalty 27

George Watson to be a sheriffsman to Rowland Hill 27 taking the name of Hill 128

Possible appointment of Lord Weymouth as

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: 43

Subscription for the poor of Salop: 86

Partial collapse of Atcham bridge: 85

Boy drowned near Tern bridge: 93

Inventory of goods at Tern: 32-33

Shrewsbury Cleansing Bill: 38-39

Fire at Hintlesham Hall, Suffolk: 157

Treatise on Llandrindod water: 294-296

Case in Chancery concerning Thomas Hill's right to £3,000: 114

Trial of an Army Lieutenant for adultery and attempted murder: 100

by election at Shrewsbury, 1749:

Thomas Hill elected 273

General election of 1754: 44, 210-211, 319

General election of 1761: 313

General election of 1768: 88, 96, 98-99, 127

Votes promised to Lord Clive and Noel Hill 126

General election of 1774: 88

Rumour of dissolution of Parliament [1765]: 100

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