Skip to main content

Covenant to build and let, London

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1835

Scope and Contents

Pursuant to an agreement dated 5 June 1826 between him and the late Thomas Harrison esq, and in consideration of #1,500 advanced to him by Christopher John Anstey esq of Sussex Place, Regent's Park, Isaac Seabrook of Regent Square, builder, undertakes to build at least four houses on the north side of Regent Square, Middlesex, obtain eighty-year leases to the same under the terms of the above agreement, and assign three of them to Anstey as extra security for repayment with interest of the money so advanced. Deed of covenant, 2 sides, signed and sealed by both parties, witnessed by James Hodgson of Lincoln's Inn Fields, duty stamps. Parchment supplied by H W Mills of Lincoln's Inn, law stationer.

Dates

  • Creation: 13 July 1839

Conditions Governing Access

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).

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

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom