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Lease to John Ambrose of Cavendish, Suffolk, farmer for 14 years from Michaelmas 1826 at an annual rent of £45 and 80 bushels of wheat plus £10 a year for every acre converted from pasture to arable., 1826-06-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N3/21

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From the Fonds:

Little Wilsie lies in the parishes of Kedington (Kitton, or Ketton), Haverhill and Sturmer in the counties of Essex and Suffolk and is variously given as being in either or both counties.
The estate was purchased by the college in 1725 for £900 of which £800 were the proceeds of the sale to the university in 1720 of property on what is now Senate House Hill for the building of the Senate House.
In 1680 Thomas Day bequeathed Little Wilsie to his daughter Elizabeth who married William Reeves.
The farm originally consisted of 89 acres, 17 perches. In 1866-67 35 acres and 19 perches were bought from Queens' College for (including costs) £1781, and 27 acres 18 perches received from Mr Daniel Gurteen together with £206 11s in cash for 31 acres 3 roods and 39 perches given up to him making an addition to the estate of 30 acres 3 roods and 38 perches. See the Rent Book 1866, page 357: this is the Hog Street Farm.
No. 24 missing. Nos 26 to 28 not used.



Dates

  • Creation: 1826-06-06

Extent

1 membrane(s) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

III 21

General

Common seal of the college

Originator(s)

Master and Fellows of CCCC

Finding aid date

2007-10-17 17:27:08+00:00

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Repository Details

Part of the Corpus Christi College Archives Repository

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