Feoffment, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1084
  • Dates of Creation
      1 Sep. 1786
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Indenture between Thomas Bowyer, gent., of Swaffham Bulbeck, and Benjamin Barker, esq., of the same place. Witnesseth that for £15 pd. by Barker to Bowyer, the second Bowyer hath granted, enfeoffed to Barker 2 pieces of arable land, containing about 1 1/2 roods, in Swaffham Bulbeck, which Bowyer purchased of John Bradford and Elizabeth his wife the previous Aug. [1786]...To have and to hold unto the said B. Barker...Signed by Thomas Bowyer, with [his?] seal attached. Witnessed by Thomas Guy and William Jackson, who also witness Bowyer's receipt for the £15.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

No mention of provenance

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.