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Copy of will of J. Taylor, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.855
Scope and Contents
John Taylor, farmer, of Bottisham, bequeathes to his nephew, John Taylor, his freehold house, bought of William Mott and his freehold common bought of William Branch, and 3 acres of copyhold lands belonging to Timbridge Court bought of Mr. Addams. Also his dove house, close, and barn bought of Mr. Tassel upon condition that he offers them for sale to his nephew Overin Taylor, brother of John, when he comes of age, for £50 and if he refuses John is to keep them. Also to his niece Mary Taylor...
Dates:
20 Mar. 1753-20 Mar. 1760
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Copy of will of Jos. Denston, Downham, Cambridgeshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.882
Scope and Contents
Joseph Denston, gent., of Downham, Cambs., leaves to his wife Mary an annuity of £30, and all the household goods and furniture in the hall and 2 parlours. To his nephew, William Martin and his heirs, all his lands in Downham and Upwell, Norfolk and all his real and personal estate, in trust to pay therefrom the annuity to his wife; also £10 a year to each of his sisters Ruth, wife of John Barret, and Rebecca, wife of John Hopkin, after the death of their respective husbands; also £50 apiece...
Dates:
11 Aug. 1758
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Copy of will of Overin Taylor, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.856
Scope and Contents
Overin Taylor, of Bottisham, Cambs., bequeathes to his son Overin, 3 1/2 acres in Bottisham which he bought of William Wright, part of the yard which he bought of Mr. Tassell. To his son John the rest of the estate which he bought of Tassell, the common that he bought of William Branch and the cottage that he bought of Mr. William Mott. All his personal estate to be divided equally between his 2 sons, John and Overin, who are appointed executors. Signed by Overin Taylor. Witnesses: J. Davis,...
Dates:
14 Aug. 1753-14 Aug. 1757
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Copy of will of Richard Jeape, Orwell, Cambridgeshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.968
Dates:
1 Apr. 1681
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Copy of will of St John Thomson of Woburn, Bedfordshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.292
Scope and Contents
St John Thomson of Woburn gives his household goods to his daughters, Ursula, Catherine, Ann, Barbara and Frances; to his daughters certain sums, to his son Christopher one shilling; to his daughters Ursula and Catherine the rest of his goods, and he makes them executrixes; to his daughters Ursula and Catherine and their heirs for ever his lands in Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, in trust to sell the goods and such of the lands as is necessary to raise money for debts, legacies etc., the...
Dates:
1 Dec. 1710
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Copy of will of Thomas Andrews, Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.898
Scope and Contents
Thomas Andrews, labourer, of Eltisley, bequeathes to his kinsman, William Prat, 10/-, to his kinswoman Judith Jeaps 10/-; to godchildren, each 2/6. To John Wells, his former apprentice, 10/- and 2 suits of clothes. To the town of Eltisley 10/- to be added to the town stock. To his two kinswomen Ellen and Mary Earl each a pair of gloves at 2/6. All the rest of his goods and chattels he gives to his kinsman Thomas Andrews, to be sole executor. Signed by Thomas Andrews. Witnessed by Richard...
Dates:
3 May 1695
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Copy of will of Vine Edwards, Newmarket, Suffolk
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.967
Scope and Contents
Vine, wife of William Edwards, miller, of Newmarket, in her will made on her marriage with William Edwards gives £400 to be paid by her husband to her son William Fosset Edwards, her two daughters Vine and Susan Edwards in equal shares, but if all die before their father, the whole...to William Edwards, her husband. And her copyhold messuage in Worthington, Suff., given to her by will of Vine Godfrey her grandmother, now in occupation of William Gee, to her husband William and his heirs. She...
Dates:
23 June 1778
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Copy of will of William Webb, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1021
Dates:
10 June 1737
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Copyhold mortgage, Orsett, Essex
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.14
Scope and Contents
Copy of manor roll. At view of Frankpledge and Court Baron. It was certified and presented by homage that on 25 May 1702 William Convers customary tenant of the manor surrendered certain property to the use of Thomas of Mucking, Essex, with the provision that the agreement be void on the payment of a certain sum by William Convers by a certain date. William Convers died before the date. Thomas Gray was admitted tenant of the property, and afterwards surrendered it to the use of Nathaniel...
Dates:
30 Mar. 1703
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Coral lands
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309F
Scope and Contents
A publication, in two volumes, 'Coral lands' by H. Stonehewer Cooper, illustrated with six photographs. The publication is about life in the Pacific islands (Fiji, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands) in the latter part of the 19th Century.
Dates:
1880
Conditions Governing Access:
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Corfu
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30193C
Scope and Contents
210 x 160 mm. Reproduction of a drawing by T. Allom, engraved by W. Floyd, and published by Fisher, Son & Co., 1840.
Dates:
1900 - 1940
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Cornelius Burges: Papers
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6164-6165
Dates:
1619-1629
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Cornford family scrapbook
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10416
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an album of pasted material (MS Add.10416/1-48), loose items taken from the album (catalogued consecutively as MS Add.10416/49-68), and other items from a related file of family papers marked ‘Personal’ (MS Add.10416/69-110). MS Add.10416/111 consists of a single large item (a family sketch) in a separate folder. Items pasted in the album have been numbered in the catalogue to correspond to the original handwritten pagination, taking into account several pages left...
Dates:
Early twentieth century-1963
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Cornford: Papers of Francis Macdonald Cornford (1874-1943), classical philosopher
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Reference Code: GBR/3437/FMCD
Dates:
1920 - 1978
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Coronation of Kabaka Mutesa II (King Freddie of Uganda), Budo, 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045J
Scope and Contents
One loose print measuring 204 x 150 mm, showing Kabaka Edward Frederick Mutesa II seated on a throne wearing his coronation robes and the crown which the Rt, Revd. Cyril Edgar Stuart (1892 - ?), Bishop of Uganda 1934-53, has just placed on his head:'Finally, dressed in the royal robes, which had been designed for the occasion and were splendidly golden, if a little heavy, I returned to the Church and received the crown and ring of Buganda from Bishop Stuart. Although it had been...
Dates:
1940
Conditions Governing Access:
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Corporation of the Bedford Level: Correspondence and Papers
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5997
Scope and Contents
A series of letters and other papers relating to the Corporation of the Bedford Level.
Dates:
1790-1799
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Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: copies from catalogues of the college's collections of printed books and MSS
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.2589
Scope and Contents
Apparently compiled by a reader for reference. Numbers assigned by T. James, Ecloga Oxonio-Cantabrigiensis, 1600, are cited, and there are occasional references to books in Peterhouse and elsewhere. fos 90-3: notes of sermons, 1599. fo. 65: owner's or bookseller's label '430' - inside front cover (poss. in hand of Henry Bradshaw): 'Fenwick 430'.
Dates:
1620 (Circa)
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Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: correspondence relating to Parker Exhibitions,
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.2716.24
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Thomas Field, John Peile, Spencer Compton Cavendish, duke of Devonshire, Robert Payne Smith, Edward Henry Perowne, Henry Barclay Swete, and Edwin Charles Clark.
Dates:
1892-1893
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Correpondence between Sir Geoffrey Keynes and Iain Bain
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10302
Scope and Contents
88 letters and cards from Sir Geoffrey Keynes to Iain Bain, with 42 draft autograph letters or copy typed letters from Bain to Keynes. The subject-matter of the correspondence principally concerns William Blake, with some discussion of Thomas Bewick.With three letters from Keynes to Reynolds Stone, and related items, including diary notes by Bain, a letter from Peter Summers to Keynes, 1969, news-cuttings of David Garnett’s 90th birthday article on Keynes for The Times, 1977,...
Dates:
1968-1982
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Correspondence and minutes of Henry Jackson concerning the teaching of Greek at Cambridge
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5958.22
Scope and Contents
This group of papers concerns one stage in the long campaign to relax the hold of compulsory Greek on the University's curriculum and examinations, culminating in the publication of two reports by the Studies and Examinations Syndicate in 1904 and 1906.
Dates:
22 Dec. 1902-11 July 1903
Conditions Governing Access:
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Correspondence and papers concerning a volume of tributes to mark the eightieth birthday of Siegfried Sassoon
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10383
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers concerning a volume of manuscript tributes compiled by Rupert Hart-Davis and Dennis Silk for presentation to Siegfried Sassoon on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. There are letters between the compilers discussing progress with the volume, and between Silk and a selection of those invited to contribute. The related items include photographic copies of some of the contributions.
Dates:
1964-1966
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Correspondence and papers, mostly concerning religious teachings
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9570
Dates:
1900-2000 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
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Correspondence and papers of George Parker Bidder concerning the Ankylostoma Enquiry and the Great Barrier Reef Expedition
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8679-8680
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, articles, press cuttings and other papers.
Dates:
1902 - 1930
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Correspondence and Papers of Helen Frances Grant (1903-1992), Lecturer in Spanish at Cambridge University, and Fellow of Girton College
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8251
Dates:
1926-1985
Conditions Governing Access:
Letters in Section VI: General Correspondence, are restricted for fifty years.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Correspondence and papers of Neil Benjamin Edmonstone (1765-1841)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7616
Scope and Contents
Letters, mostly from Neil Edmondstone to family members, amnay from India. Also includes some other family correspondence, other papers and a copy of an autobiography of Sir Archibald Edmondstone.
Dates:
1783-1817
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