Discharge of Legacy, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1743
  • Dates of Creation
      23 Aug. 1815
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

John and Margaret Freaks acknowledge receipt from John Cawthorn of the sum of £100, bequeathed to Margaret by her late father William Cawthorn of Chatteris, tanner, probate of whose will had been granted by the Ely Consistory Court on 23 Aug 1815 to Ann Cawthorn, widow, William Cawthorn, farmer, and John Cawthorn, joint executors. The legacy had been charged upon Cawthorn's real estate. 27 May 1817, printed Stamp Office receipt (Form No 1), with receipt for 1% duty, paid same day, on verso.

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Acquisition Information

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

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