Agreement to purchase, Sutton, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1771
  • Dates of Creation
      17 Aug. 1811
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

Philip Cawthorne of Chatteris, farmer, agrees to purchase 6 acres of fenland and premises in Sutton Long North Fen for #300 from William Custance of Sutton, farmer. Both sides undertake to see that the conveyance proceeds smoothly, Cawthorne has already paid Custance #50 and agrees to pay the balance on 29 Sep 1811. 2 sides, signed by both parties and witnessed by [?Richard] Pigott, duty stamps.

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Acquisition Information

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

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