In consideration of #110, John Forlow of Cambridge, common brewer and alderman, leases to Richard Wallis of Cambridge, grocer, his 'new bricked building' in Post Office Yard, Cambridge, opposite the tenement occupied by William Jardine Purchas, for 37.25 years at an annual rent of #4. Signed and sealed by Forlow, witnessed by Peter Robinson and John Butcher, duty stamps. Endorsed with receipt for consideration money, same date and signatures. Further endorsed: 'No 2', and (in pencil): 'Cambridge / 14 July 1794'.
Lease, Cambridge
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- Reference
- GB 12 MS Doc.1890
- Dates of Creation
- 1 Feb. 1791 (21 George III)
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 item(s) vellum vellum
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
Presented by E.A.B. Barnard, F.S.A., April 1932
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