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Philip Case; 1712-1792; alderman, attorney, controller of customs; King's Lynn and Great Fransham, Norfolk UK
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Letters to Philip Case from Sir Charles Peyton at London, Twickenham, etc., about his Grimston estate, his urgent need for money in advance of his rents, the conveyance of Smith's farm in Grimston to Case, 1753, and further angry appeals for money.

Includes:(5) Sir Charles Peyton, Maeslough, to John Peyton: will do all he can to help him but does not know how his wife's friends will oblige him now she is dead; asks what he wants to do - as a young man himself, will not presume to advise...

Philip Case; 1712-1792; alderman, attorney, controller of customs; King's Lynn and Great Fransham, Norfolk

Lord Townshend, Rabley, to Philip Case: thanks for enquiring of Mr [Charles] Burney about 'our Musick'; is obliged to Mr Burney for the assistance 'he is so good as to give us by the List of Tunes he has made out for us and for his kind offer of his further assistance in procuring any of them ... and adapting them to the organ with such embellishments as shall be suitable to that instrument'; has not yet been able to see Pike our organ maker; is now interested in buying estate in this neighbourhood of Hertfordshire as Yorkshire is too remote; detailed criticism of Hertfordshire farming practices; pressing need to sell reversionary interest.

George Townshend; 1724-1807; 1st Marquess Townshend of Raynham, soldier, politician

Lord Townshend, Rabley, to Philip Case: will be at Raynham to execute the exchange deeds and intends to stay for the winter; if Lord Exeter wishes to sell his own life interest in the reversion the two could be sold together; they should not be confined to Norfolk inhabitants but be advertised in some of the London papers; if Case has any scruples about selling the reversion it would be kind and ingenuous to tell him so, and he will find someone in London to do the business for him.

Lord Exeter was the husband of Horatio Walpole's daughter Letitia.

George Townshend; 1724-1807; 1st Marquess Townshend of Raynham, soldier, politician

Letters to Philip Case as agent for the recovery of rents due to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, from property in Walton, Walpole and Emneth; the letters from Trinity are written by Thomas Ansell, Francis Simpson and George Carr, successive bursars, and Thomas Lombe, mainly about arrears of rent from Mrs Frances Farthing's leasehold and distraint upon other tenants, with letter from Thomas Dixon with account of quit rent for manor of West Walton, late the Duke's, 1759, and account of Case's fees.

Including copy lease for 21 years, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, to John Farthing of King's Lynn, of property in Walton, Walpole and Emneth, 26 Dec 1740; 2 letters of attorney to distrain upon property of Frances Farthing, 1759, 1762.

Philip Case; 1712-1792; alderman, attorney, controller of customs; King's Lynn and Great Fransham, Norfolk

Sir John Turner, Pall Mall, to Philip Case: thanks for his advice and his 'tender & genteel' manner of introducing it; was unable to meet unreasonable terms of Sir Thomas Gooch to pay off the mortgage, and ejectments were served; asks if there is any way to keep Gooch out of possession to give Turner time to raise the money.

Philip Case; 1712-1792; alderman, attorney, controller of customs; King's Lynn and Great Fransham, Norfolk

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