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Lease [and release] indenture, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.420

Scope and Contents

John Rolph of Burwell and Mary his wife sell to William Richmond of Swaffham Prior and Thomas Livermore of the same certain land in Bottisham for the term of one year at a peppercorn rent that they may be in possession and able to take a release. Witnesses: John Edwards, Robert Kent. Two seals are attached.

Dates

  • Creation: 15 Mar. 1720

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection (paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from John Whitaker, Cambridge (from Hove, Sussex) 13 August 1917 (With this cf Add 5958(14), the original of which was bought from E. Williams, 37 New Town, Hove, Sussex. Mr Whitaker's lot from Hove presumably came from the same vendor.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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