Lease, Newnham, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1899
  • Dates of Creation
      14 Dec. 1814 (55 George III)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

The master, fellows or scholars of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, lease a tenement with garden in the parish of St Giles, Newnham, Cambridge, to Thomas Whittred esq of Newnham, for 40 years (dating from Michaelmas 1811) at an annual rent of #30. Clause against alienation (see Doc 1900). Sealed with college seal, duty stamps. A coloured plan of the property is attached. Endorsed in pencil, in a later hand: 'Plan'.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by E.A.B. Barnard, F.S.A., April 1932

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