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Date

Source

Lot No.

Text

Surnames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1875

Bloomsbury 17 Sept 1998

50

Trafford Family.- Pedigree signed, sealed and dated by George William Collen, Portcullis Pursuivant, illuminated family tree on vellum, holes at edges where removed from frame, 800 x 530mm, 25th May, 1875; and another, a family pedigree of the family of Fowler-Butler of Acton Round, Shropshire, v.s. (2). #60-80

Trafford

Collen

Fowler-Butler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1698-1812

Bloomsbury 11 May 2000

28

Hill family of Hawkstone, nr. Shrewsbury.-., Hill (Richard, statesman and diplomatist, Envoy Extraordinary to the Elector of Bavaria at Brussels 1696-99, 1655-1727) Order to pay 3400 florins to Monsieur de la Sargue, D.s., manuscript in French, 97 x 208mm., Antwerp, 2nd January 1698; Horse Guards. The Greate Ledger is posted thus. Horse Guards?.?.?., manuscript, 3pp., docket on verso of last leaf ''Severall vouchers which are marked in this list'', ruled in red, slightly browned and stained, 1700 Hill (Rev. Rowland, preacher, 1744-1833) A.L.s. to his niece, Miss Hill, 2pp. with conjugate blank and address panel, sm. 4to, Wotton Underedge, Gloucestershire, 16th November 1812,expressing interest in the recent Shrewsbury election, enquiring after his nephew General Rowland Hill, later first Viscount Hill (1772-1842), ''I hear?.?.?. the General is in a very critical position however as he knows when to fight and how to fight and how to run away that he may fight better another day?.?.?. he will be preserved'' after Wellington's retreat from Burgos, Hill with forty thousand soldiers retired to the frontier of Portugal, and reporting that ''his name is mentioned with the highest confidence and respect'', and mentioning that he gave five pounds to ''the poor in this manufacturing Town from the pressure of the times thro' this Russian and American war suffer severely''; and 11 other pieces all relating to the Hill family, v.s., v.d. (16). #150-200

Hill

de la Sargue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

1564

Bloomsbury 23 Nov 2000

4

Elizabeth I (Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603)Inquisition post mortem John and Thomas Petytt, D.s. by Thomas Smythe and Daniel Lewes, manuscript on vellum in Latin, 40 lines, docket on verso, a few small holes with slight loss, remains of Great Seal appended, 292 x 508mm., 24th November 1564. Estimate: £100 - 150. Sale price: £150 + 15% buyer commission. ***Docket reads: "An exemplification of an office granted at the enfeoffs of Thomas Kynnsley Esquire". An "inspeximus" of five charters relating to the Petytt family concerning lands and property in Shropshire.

Petytt

Smythe

Lewes

Kynnsley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

1868

Dominic Winter 20 June 2001

387

Large multiple sheet document on paper, 1868, being the conveyance from Sir John Acton to Baron Wenlock of a large estate of land in the parishes of Acton Round, Much Wenlock and Monkhopton in Shropshire, together with three large printed estate plans of the Aldenham Estat near Much Wenlock issued in 1918 when the estate was sold by auction

Acton

Wenlock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

1854

Dominic Winter 20 June 2001

388

Large vellum indenture of some twenty-seven leaves 1854, relating to the sale of the Penylan estate on the Shropshire/Denbighshire border, which changed hands for the colossal sum of 0,000, the document contains an extensive schedule of eight leaves listing farms, tenants, size of fields, acreage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

1868/9

Dominic Winter 20 June 2001

389

Bundle of documents 1868/9, relating to the sorry demise of Thomas Savin the Shrewsbury Railway Pioneer who went bankrupt in 1868 owing the staggering total of .5 million (some œ100million today), including legal papers issued by the High Court to distrain his goods, which included the extensive lime workings in the area known as 'White Rock', the origial writ to take posession of his goods issued by the Sheriff of Denbighshire, deeds of property he once owned, auction particulars of his properties, the original agreement between Savin and a former owner of the White Rock for the establishment of his lime production business, an earlier conveyance (of 1860) on vellum for some land in nearby Montgomery acquired by Savin from Sir John Kynaston and other related documents. Savin, described in one of the documents as a 'limeburner', was in fact a glittering financial gambler from Shrewsbury who almost single handedly financed the Cambrian Railways in the early 1860's. He then pursued an extremely ambitious plan to exploit the mineral potential available under White Rock farm in Llanymynech, and attracted considerable investment for what seems to have been a major undertaking - involving not only the construction of lime extraction workings, but also the building of three railway lines. At some stage during the development, Savin appears to have run out of money - aided by the fact that he had also taken on a large sea front hotel in Aberystwyth (which is now part of the University of Wales) where he offered free accommodation to anyone coming to the resort by the recently opened railway! Despite having got through more than œ3.5million, the Llanymynech scheme still required considerable further investment, but at this point Savin was made bankrupt, his assets siezed and placed in the hands of commissioners, who appear to have pursuaded creditors to continue investing in the scheme as the only way in which they could get their money back. The limeworkings at Llanymynech are now being developed as a heritage centre.

Savin

Kynaston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

1840s/50s

Dominic Winter 20 June 2001

390

Archive of documents 1840's/50's, being the Rentals of the Trustees of the Late William Unett of Market Drayton, Shropshire, twenty-seven double folio manuscript documents on blue paper together with a number of accounts to the Trustees from the solicitor administering the rental collections. A fascinating insight into rural life in North Shropshire in the mid 19th c providing local historians and genealogists with a primary source for who lived where and the rents they paid.

Unett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

1797

Bloomsbury 22 Nov 2001

85

Hill and Meredith. Letters Patent granting Recovery of land and property in Coalbrookdale, Barrow, Much Wenlock, Ludlow etc., manuscript on vellum, engraved portrait of George III and extensive decoration at head and margins, ruled in red, a few small holes, folds, creased, remains of Great Seal in a metal skippet, 640 x 835mm., 29th May 1797; and 10 others, deeds on Shropshire, v.s., v.d. (11).

Hill

Meredith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

1920

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

268

Printed sales particulars for the sale of the Stanmore Hall Estate in Bridgnorth, together with an estate plan and other related documents, 1920, printed brochure listing the various properties on the estate, including the Hall, Hoccom Farm, Swancote Farm, Roughton Farm, Roughton House, Old Lodge Farm, and Yew Tree Cottage, with manuscript note at end indicating that the original owner of this document bought the timber of the estate for 53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

1774

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

269

Important vellum indenture dated 1774, being the bargain and sale of the Lordships of Wellington, Watling Street and Little Wenlock, Shropshire, together with Watling Street Hall, from George Forester to John Adams, written in a neat hand on two large sheets, in fine fresh condition, signed and sealed by George Forester and John Adams. An important document in the history of Shropshire and in the development of the Industrial Revolution. George Forester is a major figure of the industrial revolution having been instrumental in the development of the Willey Furnaces near Broseley. He had bought the Ridding and Swinney Estates at Willey in 1757 and 1759 respectively. By this document he sells the Lordships of Wellington, Little Wenlock and Watling Street, to John Adams of London. It was at this very time that Abraham Darby was active in promoting the building of the famous Iron Bridge which was opened in 1781 on land which was part of the Little Wenlock lordship. The document also mentions a considerable number of other places in the area including Shifnall and Chelmarsh and mentions a large number of people. Documents of this importance relating to the area which is now known worldwide as the 'Cradle of the Industrial Revolution' and signed by one of the major figures at the time are extremely rare.

Forester

Adams

Darby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

1654-1843

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

271

Group of seven documents on vellum and one on paper, 1654-1843, all relating to areas of South Shropshire, one document a little brittle and with one area a little faded, rest in good order. An important group of documents for historians of South Shropshire. Two of the documents involve members of the Baldwin (of Baldwyn) family of Munslow, near Ludlow - ancestors of Prime Minister Sir Stanley Baldwin. The group also includes an indenture of 1791 relating to the Manor of Chelmarsh, signed by George Forester, a document of 1654 relating to Much Wenlock, a marriage settlement for the Sprott family of Marsh, and a printed voting paper for the 1843 election in Bridgnorth.

Baldwin

Forester

Sprott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

1737

Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2002

414

Interesting document on vellum dated 1737, being a high court decision on a case involving a clerk from Shrewsbury named Alexander Hatton who had been previously order to pay a debt of 0 to another Shrewsbury man named Richard Chandler, document written in a legible hand, some slight dusting but otherwise in good order throughout. The hapless Hatton had apparently refused to pay the money, then incurred another debt of œ10 and was now being charged a further œ50 damages. The document orders that he appear before the assizes held in Bridgnorth and that he be seized in order to bring him to court.

Hatton

Chandler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

1854

Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2002

415

Large vellum indenture of some twenty-seven leaves 1854, relating to the sale of the Penylan estate on the Shropshire/Denbighshire border, which changed hands for the colossal sum of 0,000, the document contains an extensive schedule of eight leaves listing farms, tenants, size of fields, acreage etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

1827

Dominic Winter 26 Jun 2002

517

Large 12 sheet vellum indenture dated December 12th, 1827, relating to the granting of rents over a considerable area of South Shropshire, including Church Stretton, written in a legible hand with extensive schedule, signed and sealed by all parties, some dusting to outer surface as usual. A most important document for local historians of South Shropshire. The area of land involved was considerable, taking in the present popular town of Church Stretton, the villages of All Stretton, Leebotwood, Rushbury and Church Stoke (just across the Welsh border). Of particular importance is the extensive schedule attached to the document which lists each tenant, under tenant and occupier of land in the area, with rent values and each field or area identified and listed by name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

1374

Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002

957

Manuscript indenture on a small leaf of vellum, dated June 4th, 1374, being the grant of two messuages at Richard's Castle, near Ludlow, Shropshire, between John le Cupar of Castle Richard, to Walter le Woware , chaplain, the John Lyvinch, witnessed by Adam le Mason, Roger Teyloces, High Scrippe, John Foulke , Adam Dobeles and others, written in medieval Latin, document in good condition, with original vellum seal tag, with full English translation, 260x105mm.

le Cupar

le Woware

Lyvinch

le Mason

Teyloces

Scrippe

Foulke

Dobeles

 

 

 

 

16

1840s/50s

Dominic Winter 5 Nov 2002

452

Archive of documents 1840's/50's, being the Rentals of the Trustees of the Late William Unett of Market Drayton, Shropshire, twenty-seven double folio manuscript documents on blue paper together with a number of accounts to the Trustees from the solicitor administering the rental collections. A fascinating insight into rural life in North Shropshire in the mid 19th c providing local historians and genealogists with a primary source for who lived where and the rents they paid.

Unett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

1854

Dominic Winter 5 Nov 2002

453

Large vellum indenture of some twenty-seven leaves 1854, relating to the sale of the Penylan estate on the Shropshire/Denbighshire border, which changed hands for the colossal sum of 0,000, the document contains an extensive schedule of eight leaves listing farms, tenants, size of fields, acreage etc.