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Hobson's Charity / Trust, 1837

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCAR/1/2/3/11

Scope and Contents

Bundle labelled: Objection to employment of whole fund to maintenance of House of Correction, instead of to maintenance of House of Correction and Work House for benefit of the poor.
Includes: abstract of indenture from 1628, memoranda of account 1826-37, Chancery documents of Attorney General vs University of Cambridge and others in matter of Hobson's Charity 1834 and scheme for further management of Charity 1837

Relevance to Downing not clear but Charity was involved in College's purchase of Pembroke Leys, for example concerning rights over pipework and sewers.


Dates

  • Creation: 1837

Conditions Governing Access

From the Sub-sub-fonds:

Open

Extent

1 bundle(s) (Bundle)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

D/C/1/190-4

Date information

DateText: From c.1834.

Repository Details

Part of the Downing College Repository

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