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Release, Witcham, Cambridgeshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1827

Scope and Contents

In consideration of #110, Henry Wilks of Ely, miller, conveys his c2 acres fen or marsh ground in 'The Hale', Witcham, to William Nix of Chatteris, gent. Reversion during lifetime of purchaser to William Say of Downham Market, esq. See also Doc 1826: preliminary lease for a year dated the day previous. Tripartite indenture, signed and sealed by Henry Wilks, witnessed by L Dench and H B Scott, duty stamps. Endorsed with receipt for the consideration money, same date, same signatures. Form of indenture supplied by John Smith of Long Acre, parchment-dealer, and Silvester and Co of the Strand, engravers.

Dates

  • Creation: 24 Jan. 1839

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by E.A.B. Barnard, F.S.A., November 1931

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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