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Probate of the will of Susanna Plaisted, 1771 - 1789

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 240/1

Scope and Contents

The probate of the will of Susanna Plaisted, 23 August 1771, on a single sheet of vellum, 12¾'' x 12'', including a bequest to the testator's son-in-law William of 'all my land in the Province of Massachusetts Bay'. A probate of the Archbishop's Court, 1789, is attached to the will.

Dates

  • Creation: 1771 - 1789

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

The background of Susanna Plaisted of St Edmondsbury is not known.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 6073

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 152.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.

Originator(s)

Plaisted, Susanna, fl 1771

Finding aid date

2004-01-09 12:39:02+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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