During The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 commoners and land owners were interviewed by the solicitor William Raper. Their comments were recorded in a series of notebooks:

Botting, Jasper. 60 Woolpack Farm, Fletching. Farmer. Born 24 January 1819 at the Woolpack Farm and have lived on it all my life, except 1 year when I worked at the Marlpits Farm, Nutley. My Father Henry Botting (dead) used the Woolpack Farm. He used to tell me he took it at Michaelmas 1817 and he continued to use it till 24 or 25 years ago when he gave it up to me and I have used it ever since. The farm formerly belonged to a Mr. Budd and now to Professor Mivart (71 Seymour Street, Hyde Park).

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