Bond of indemnity, Royston, Hertfordshire

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  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Doc.3707
  • Dates of Creation
    • 9 May 1745 (18 George II)
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

William Nicholas, tailor, Tomazsin Nicholas, widow, and James Nicholas, shoemaker, all of St Neots, Huntingdonshire, stand bound in #20 to absolve the authorities and townsfolk of Royston from all responsibility for the maintenance or education of William Nicholas's illigitimate daughter by Elizabeth Lodge of Royston. Sealed by and with the marks of William, Tomazsin, and James Nicholas, witnessed by William Rustell, Benjamin Scruby, Thomas Parsons and Thomas ?Buchet; duty stamps.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by W.T. Rowley Esq., 25 August 1943

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Paper badly torn