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Receipt and release, Whaddon, Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1504

Scope and Contents

Nicholas Tempest, son of Thomas Tempest of Whaddon, deceased, acknowledges that he has received from his brother, Thomas Tempest, administrator of his father's goods, the sum of £200 due to him under his father's will, and releases to Henry Pickering of Whaddon and his trustees all claim and interest in the manor of Whaddon or other lands in the county. Witnessed by William Tempest and Hester Perkins.

Dates

  • Creation: 8 Oct. 1656

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Messrs. Hodgson through Messrs. Bernard Quaritch, 18 May 1929

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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