Release, Witcham, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1827
  • Dates of Creation
      24 Jan. 1839
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

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.

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Acquisition Information

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

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