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1677-1726 |
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Astbury (Thomas, farmer and landowner, of
Swynnerton, Staffordshire, fl. 1680-1726) Account & rent book, manuscript
in English, a few sentences in Greek, in several hands, mostly in the hand of
Thomas Astbury, 139pp., 2pp. accounts in the hand of John Sutton, Astbury's
brother in law, signatures of two Thomas Astbury's on lower covers, each f.
with a Latin caption in red, ruled in red, 3ff. cut, 1 with two thirds loss,
a few others corners frayed and creased, numerous ink marks and crossings
out, original vellum, creased, yellowed and soiled, upper cover mostly cut
away, sm. 4to, 1677-1726. N.B. An interesting account book owned by a farmer
whose family had links with the pottery industry. Thomas Astbury owned 108
acres of land at Blakelow, |
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1541 |
Dominic Winter 8 Nov 2000 |
347 |
An attested copy (probably contemporary) 'of the
Grant of Swithamley with the Boundary thereof' to William Trafford, of Wilmslow,
Cheshire in 1541, document on vellum in fine chancery hand, some browning but
in good legible condition William Trafford was the younger son of Sir Edmund
Trafford of Trafford Park, in what is now Manchester. William was Under
Sheriff of Cheshire in 1540 and obtained a Grant for Swithamley Grange,
Staffordshire from Henry VIII in 1541. The present document would probably be
a contemporary copy kept by his lawyers |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 31 Jan 2001 |
285 |
Large quantity of vellum manorial documents, 19th
c., for the Manors of Newcastle under Lyme, Longdon, Cannock and Rugeley,
Haywood and Great Wirley in Staffordshire, providing a wealth of genealogical
and local historical information, approx. 100 documents in all, contained in
a metal deed box (1) £100-150 |
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18th-20th century |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
547 |
An extensive archive of manuscript and printed documents,
18th-20th c., relating to Staffordshire, including numerous printed sales
particulars, including the famous 'Moseley Estate', maps and plans for the
Cannock mineral railway, coal and mineral particulars, early illustrated bill
heads, plans and maps of Cannock enclosure, a plan of the main line
Derbyshire-Staffordshire Junction railway, manorial court rolls from the 18th
c., auction particulars etc, contained in a large metal deed box. |
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1843-1851 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
548 |
Minute book for the manors of Cannock and Rugeley,
1st November 1843 - 4th November 1851, listing details of Courts Baron held
in the two manors during that period, 566 pages of manuscript , original vellum
boards with usual dusting and scuffing, folio. Of considerable interest to
local historians and genealogists of this important industrial and coal
mining area lying just north west of Birmingham. This present minute book
complements a similar volume for 1869-1872 sold in these rooms in June 2000
(lot 321). |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
549 |
Group of nine mainly vellum legal documents, 19th c.,
relating to various land and property transactions in Staffordshire,
including the sale of 'The Rose and Crown Inn', West Bromwich and the sale of
the 'Village Tavern', Cobridge, Burslem |
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1663 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
550 |
Extensive scroll document on paper, 26th March
1663, being a hereditable bond between various parties for lands and property
in 'Graydon and Lightwood', written in a fine chancery hand on a scroll of
paper approximately 1ft 6ins wide and 7ft long, some fraying to edges and one
small portion towards the base torn away, not affecting text, which is in
clear legible condition Remarkable document from the reign of Charles II,
referring to a particularly high status transaction. Lightwood is a village
lying just south of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, and the present document
could yield new information on the area of the Potteries just after the
Restoration. Parties to the document include: George Howe, Stephen Johnston,
Joseph Blair, Mark Sher and others. |
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1828, 1855 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
551 |
Four extensive vellum documents, comprising forty-two
individual leaves, 1828 and 1855 relating to the settlement of the marriage
of the Earl of Litchfield to Lady Harriet Hamilton, providing considerable
information on the settlement, payments to be made, lands to be transferred
etc, some dusting to outside surfaces, and usual scuffing, but in generally
good condition Documents relating to the marriage settlements of such high
status people are rarely seen. The Earls of Lichfield, unusually, live in the
county where the title derives. The family seat is Shugborough Hall, near
Stafford, and of course the present Earl of Lichfield is the celebrated
society photographer and cousin to the Queen. |
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1633 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
552 |
Indenture, 3pp large folio, c. 1633, being a copy
of the sale transaction of Stafford Castle, document in ink written in a fine
chancery hand, some worming, weakness in the folds of page three, but in
clear legible condition |
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17th-19th century |
Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2001 |
423 |
Collection of vellum manorial documents, 17th-19th
c., relating to the manors of Agardlsey, Marchington, Longdon, Cannock & Rugeley,
together with a Court Roll of 1747 for the Manor of Great Wirley, an order
stopping a public footpath, a large vellum petition to Westminster concerning
a water mill, a merger of tithes rents by the Earl of Litchfield, Lord Bagot
etc, a vellum indenture for the Estates of Lord Bagot and other documents. A
fascinating collection of documents providing considerable research
information on and area of Staffordshire in the general areas of Stafford,
Rugeley and Cannock. The earliest document is an exchange contract from 1674.
£100-150 |
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1851-1859 |
Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2001 |
424 |
Minute book for the manors of Cannock and Rugeley,
5th December 1851 to 26th July 1859, listing details of Courts Baron held in the
two manors during that period, 565 pp of manuscript, outer boards somewhat
distressed but contents in good order. Of considerable interest to local
historians of this area just north of Wolverhampton which was at time
emerging as a major coal and mineral production zone. This present volume
complements those sold in these rooms in June 2000 (lot 321) and March 2001
(lot 548). |
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18th century |
Dominic Winter 16 May 2001 |
457 |
Relief of the Poor. Crude
booklet, 18th c., containing manuscript entries listing the names of all the
inhabitants of Rugeley who paid a levy of twopence in the pound for the
relief of the local poor. The booklet contains the individual names of more
than 200 people together with amounts collected from each. An important
historical document giving a unique reference to the inhabitants and
population of this Staffordshire town which lies just north of the Birmingham
connurbation. At this time, Rugeley, which in the 19th c. became an important
coal mining and industrial area was an agricultural market town. |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 16 May 2001 |
458 |
Collection of thirty-two vellum documents 19th c., including
details of estates, documents referring to the porcelain trade, old mills,
and an interesting document concerning the arrangements for Lord Bagot's
estates between Lord Bagot and Eleanor Bagot. |
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1796 |
Dominic Winter 20 June 2001 |
350 |
Industrial Revolution -
Staffordshire. The original agreement for the founding of the brass and wire
works in Stoke on Trent November 29th 1796, manuscript on eleven large paper
leaves written in a neat secretarial hand, good condition. The agreement,
between George Vernon and Richard Keys defines the nature of the business
'the making of brass, of selling and of bartering the same for the term of 50
years'. It also defines the way in which the business should be conducted,
stockholding, responsibilities of the directors etc. Vernon and Keys invested
œ500 each in setting up the business, which was established at 'Stoke near
Stone'. |
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1859 |
Dominic Winter 20 June 2001 |
394 |
Staffordshire Potteries.
Important indenture on vellum dated 1859, for the establishment of a china
manufacturing partnership in Slippery Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent,
between William Brock and Herbert George Allen. The firm was established
under the name 'Brock and Allen'. |
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17th century |
Dominic Winter 20 June 2001 |
395 |
Document on paper, 17th c., being manuscript notes on
the title of Richard Cope to lands at Chesterfields in Shenston,
Staffordshire, written in English in a fine chancery hand, approx. 10 x 7ins,
small portion missing from the bottom right hand corner affecting a few words
but overall clear and legible, framed and glazed. |
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18th/19th century |
Dominic Winter 20 June 2001 |
396 |
Large collection of paper documents 18th/early 19th
c., relating to a large number of properties mainly in the Cheadle, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent
and Leek areas of North Staffordshire, including a number dealing with the
enclosing of common land in Cheadle, abstracts of title for various
properties, including the Manor of Radings purchased from the Duke of
Devonshire, the title to the manors of Cheadle and Kingsley in the name of
Sir Joseph Banks and many others, slight water damage to some, but all in
generally good legible condition. |
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1880 |
Bloonsbury 21 June 2001 |
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Wolverhampton. Conveyance of Land, Malthouses and
hereditaments situate near Church Street Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, manuscript indenture on vellum, 2pp., ruled in red, pen and ink map
of the property on verso of second page, 420 x 745 and 570 x 745mm., 22nd
January 1880; and 35 other indentures including 17 Wolverhampton, 7
Hampshire, 5 Kent, v.s., nineteenth century. (36). £75-100 |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 29 Aug 2001 |
398 |
Collection of approximately thirty vellum
documents, 19th c., including appointments by the Bishop of Oxford and Lady
Bagot, offers including the sale of a chapel, old mills, farms, public houses
etc. One particularly interesting document relates to the sale of a china
manufacture and another relates to an exchange of land (with attached
coloured outline plan) |
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18th century |
Dominic Winter 3 Oct 2001 |
339 |
Group of five documents on vellum late 18th c., all
relating to land and property at Buttonton in the Moors in North
Staffordshire all in fine condition |
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1777 |
Dominic Winter 3 Oct 2001 |
355 |
Wolverhampton. Document on
vellum dated April 26th 1777, signed by George Molineux and his wife Jane,
both of Wolverhampton, and John Wightwick, being a conveyance for some
allotments in North Staffordshire George and Jane Molineux owned the land,
known in those days as 'Mr Molineux's close' in the centre of Wolverhampton
which is now the world famous Molineux Stadium, home to Wolverhampton
Wanderers. Wightwick is also a famous name in Wolverhampton history, with a
large area of the City's suburbs named after him. |
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18th century |
Bloomsbury 22 Nov 2001 |
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Lichfield. Indenture quadrupartite between John
Taylor "of the City of Lichfield Butcher", Frances Taylor, James
Robinson, John Floyer and Thomas Moore of "All that Messuage, Burgage,
or Tenement... Being within the said City of Lichfield in a certain Place
comonly called the Butcher Roe heretofore in the Tenure of One John Wood
Tanner", Ds.s. "John Taylor", "Ffrances Taylor", "James
Robinson", "John Floyer" & "Tho: Moore",
manuscript on vellum, 2ff., wax seals, both 600 x 806mm., 20th February 1731
ß Indenture between Richard Burnes and John Leonard of the City of London
Enameler "hath grant bargained sold... All that Close piece or parcel of
land situate... in the City and County of Lichfield at a certain place there
called Boley Bottom", D.s. "Rd Burnes", manuscript on vellum,
41 lines, 590 x 827mm., 12th May 1763 ß Smith (Jonathan, ?doctor) Mrs Leanard
Dr: to Jno: Smith, manuscript doctors receipt, 385 x 156mm., 23rd November
1761, manuscripts, folds; and 13 others, Staffordshire deeds relating to
Abbotts Bromley, Newton in Blythfield and Longdon, v.s., 5th January 1682 -
3rd February 1764 (16). Michael Johnson (1657- 1731), father of Samuel was a
bookseller in Lichfield. In addition he started a tanning business "a
third of a mile from his shop. Various tanners worked for him - his son was
to suprise people years later by knowing 'the whole process of tanning' - and
Michael welcomed the chance to travel even more, riding around the the
countryside to buy skins for the business." - Walter Jackson Bate.
Samuel Johnson, 1984. One of the signatories, John Floyer is presumably a
relation of Sir John Floyer (1649-1734), physician; Samuel Johnson was, by
his advice sent to London to be touched by Queen Anne for the
"evil" [scrofula]. Floyer was the first to make regular
observations on the rate of the pulse. |
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1631 |
Dominic Winter 12 Dec 2001 |
528 |
George Villiers, Duke of
Buckingham. Document on vellum with fine bold signature of Buckingham to the
base, dated 1631, written in a legible legal hand, some dusting to outer
surface and once folded but in good overall condition, overall size approx
22x22cm A fine document from the first year of the Restoration. Buckingham
hearby appoints Edward Freeman his Deputy Steward for all his land holdings
in Staffordshire. These lands had only just been retored to Buckingham by Charles
II in return for his consistent and active support during the Protectorate.
The revenue from his estates was such that he was reputed to be the richest
man in the kingdom. The document is also countersigned by Sir Edward Massey
(1619?-1674?) Royalist Major General during the Civil War and later MP for
Gloucester. (1) |
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1841 |
Dominic Winter 12 Dec 2001 |
529 |
Manuscript bill from Thomas Hatfield, of the Albion
Iron Foundry, Rugeley, Staffordshire, 1pp, folio, with decorative top border,
January 22nd 1841, made out to a Mr Elley and listing various transactions
throughout 1840, mainly for wrought iron gates, signed by Hatfield to base,
in generally good condition, with one filing hole to centre |
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Elley |
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1712-1799 |
Dominic Winter 12 Dec 2001 |
530 |
Group of seven vellum indentures, 1712-1799, relating
to the sale of the Lordship of Butterton in Staffordshire, all in good
condition The group provide considerable information on the land on the
Manor. One of the documents also grants the rights of a pew in the Chapel of
Butterton in the coveted position standing directly under the reading desk.
At a time when church services were of enormous length with sermons often
taking an hour or more, it was obviously important to have a comfortable
seat. Butterton is a village lying some 5 miles east of Leek, in the Peak
District National Park. |
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18th/19th century |
Dominic Winter 30 Jan 2002 |
402 |
Collection of thirty-one vellum indentures
18th/early 19th c., relating to the sale of a large number of properties including
two for the sale of potteries, three for the sale of pubs, a mansion house in
Burslem, and documents granting mineral rights, some with schedules of land
etc. |
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1812, 1814, 1830 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
272 |
Two vellum indentures dated 1812 and 1814, relating
to properties in the Abbots Bromley area of Staffordshire, one of the parties
being John Bamford, together with a manuscript receipt for the Rugeley and
Stone Turnpike Road, dated 1830. Two intriguing documents. The name Bamford
is famous in the area, which lies just south of Uttoxeter, and today is
famous around the world for the JCB road digger company based at Rocester
only a few miles north. It is possible that John Bamford mentioned on these
documents is an ancestor of the present family. |
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1636 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
273 |
Royal warrant in the name of Charles I, c. 1636, written
in latin in a neat and legible chancery hand on a single sheet of vellum
large calligraphic printed initial 'C', with a portion (about a quarter) of
the Royal Seal still attached by the original vellum tag, 310x180mm. The
document concerns a land settlement involving the Trafford family of
Swithamley Hall, near Leek |
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17th/18th century |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
274 |
Important archive of documents relating to the Leek
area, 17th/early 18th c., comprising a considerable number of accounts
documents for the area, an indenture from the reign of William and Mary, and
papers concerning the establishment of title by William Trafford of
Swithamley Grange to an area of land called 'Pheasants Clough' citing a
considerable number of people involved with the land dating back to 1650 as
well as two manuscript family pedigrees of the Trafford family. Documents
which will doubtless provide local historians and genealogists with considerable
new information on the area, and the Trafford family who were (and are)
considerable land owners in Staffordshire and Cheshire, and of course the
name which is known the world over for its connections to the Trafford areas
of Manchester. |
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1708 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
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Interesting indenture on vellum dated 1708,
preventing anyone other than William Trafford of Swithamley Hall from holding
the ancient title of Head Barron of the township of Heaton, written in a fine
legible hand, with 18 red wax seals to base, in fine, fresh condition. An
interesting reflection on an early 18th c. power struggle. The document cites
that 'some persons being owners or inhabitants of new houses within the
township have of late endeavoured to get themselves or their under tenants
into the said office of Head Barron.' Trafford as local lord of the Manor
obviously felt his power base threatened, and this document effectively
quashes any attempt to remove him from the office |
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1853 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
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Printed Act of Parliament dated 1853, extending the
powers of the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks, and providing a
compensation water supply for those affected by the company's activities,
some fraying to edges but otherwise in clean condition, 27pp, folio. An
important Act in the development of the Potteries. Of particular interest is
the list of names and mill and landowners who had been deprived their water
supply by the diversion of natural sources down to Stoke on Trent. This
included the famous Cheddleton Flint Mill. |
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1841 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
277 |
Manuscript bill from Thomas Hatfield, of the Albion
Iron Foundry, Rugeley, Staffordshire, 1pp, folio, with decorative top border,
January 22nd 1841, made out to a Mr Elley and listing various transactions
throughout 1840, mainly for wrought iron gates, signed by Hatfield to base,
in generally good condition, with one filing hole to centre |
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1848 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
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Printed estate plan of Trent Vale Farm, 1848,
showing each field with adjoining landowners mentioned, some slight fraying to
bottom edge not affecting map, but otherwise in good condition, on paper,
750x560mm. The farm lay in the parishes of Stoke on Trent and Trentham and
this plan was obviously drawn up prior to its sale by auction. |
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1687-1827 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
279 |
Group of six deeds on vellum 1687-1827, chronicling
the development of Tamworth Workhouse, all in fine condition, including three
good examples of the Borough seal, and examples of the seals of the noblemen
involved in the transactions, together with a group of six 18th c transcripts
of documents relating to Tamworth 1674-1742. A fascinating group which
provide the history of the establishment and development of the workhouse in
Tamworth. Included is the original release of 1687 by Viscount Weymouth to
the town of a barn and waste ground to convert the barn into a workhouse, the
grant of 1741 from the Earl of Northampton of a workhouse newly erected in
Gungate Street, and later grants and leases. |
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1641-1897 |
Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002 |
297 |
Group of five documents on vellum and paper, 1641- 1897,
earlier documents with usual dusting to outer surfaces but otherwise in good
order. A group of interest to historians of Wolverhampton and the Black
Country, including two vellum documents relating to 'Ashmore Brooke' which is
most probably the area now known as Ashmore Park - a large housing estate on
the Lichfield side of Wolverhampton. One of these documents involves the
Moseley family, ancestors of Sir Oswald Moseley. The group also includes a
document relating to a school in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, an agreement
relating to a property in Bridge Street, Smethwick, and a document relating
to the Bushnall Fields area near Dudley. |
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1810 |
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This is a superb combination of 4 documents, the main
one being the Will of John Jump of Uttoxeter, Stafford. Attached to it are
various items which are pertaing to the estate and Probate and
authentication. The will page is 16 x 12 and is written on watermarked lined
paper. Mentions his daughters Mary & Sarah Jump and Mr Lewis Birch. |
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1823 |
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This is a document of Proof of Will by the Clerk to
the Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry and carrying the Bishops Seal. The
document is on a single sheet of beautifully watermarked paper and clearly
written, signed and sealed. The size is about 10 x 8 inches and the condition
is very good. The Deceased was one William Garle an Innkeeper of Uttoxeter.
Mentions widow Ann Garle. |
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1737 |
Dominic Winter 15 May 2002 |
484 |
Extensive indenture on three sheets of
vellum dated 1737, being the settlement of a large area of land and property in
the village of Baton under Needwood, Staffordshire, on behalf of Mary Busby,
widow and her son Edward, together with a tribunal settlement on land in
Clanfield, Oxfordshire, linking Mary and Edward Busby to that area, two
obligation bonds taken out by Edward Busby for a total of the then collosal
sum of ,400 and a deed of exchange for the lands in Clanfield to Robert
Stevens. The Busbys clearly had considerable land holdings in Clanfield and
it is probable that the enormous sums of money raised by Edward via the two
obligation bonds was to fight a claim against him and his mother for title to
the estate - he lost. |
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1856 |
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A document on VELLUM DRAWN UP IN 1880 AS A
MORTGAGE OF A MESSUAGE OR HOUSE LAND AND PREMISES AT BLOXWICH IN THE COUNTY
OF STAFFORD ON THE ROAD FROM BLOXWICH TO WOLVERAMPTON. BETWEEN JOSEPH ROBBINS
VALE, AWL BLADE MAKER AND THE WOLVERHAMPTON FREEHOLDERS PERMANENT BENEFIT
BUILDING SOCIETY.GUARANTEED ORIGINAL - SIZE 23 INS X 25 INS,
ORIGINAL WAX SEALS AND EMBOSSED REVENUE |
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1592 |
Dominic Winter 26 Jun 2002 |
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Essex (Robert
Devereux, 2nd Earl). Scarce letter signed with autograph subscription, dated August
22nd, 1592, addressed to Richard Bagot, steward of his estates at Chartley in
Staffordshire, introducing 'my good friend Mr Phillips' and ordering Bagot to
provide Phillips with 'all the sport' he can and also to deliver what game
Phillips requires, in fine condition, written at the top of a single sheet of
paper , folio. At the time he wrote this letter Essex was reaching the
pinnacle of his power. Dashing, handsome and headstrong, Essex quickly found
favour with the ageing Queen Elizabeth I, and while it is not clear whether
they actually became lovers, they certainly had a stormy and dangerous
relationship. Essex was executed in 1601 after his famous rebellion against
the Queen, in which he bribed William Shakespeare to perform the overlong
Richard II at the Globe in order to keep most of the Queen's loyal supporters
occupied while he tried to seize power. Letters of the Earl of Essex are of
the greatest rarity. |
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1660 |
Dominic Winter 26 Jun 2002 |
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Alton.
Attractive vellum indenture dated April 4th, 1660, being the lease by Sir
Thomas Ingram to John Carill, of Harting, Sussex and Humfrey Weld of Lulworth
Castle, Dorset, of part of the manor of Alton and other property in Alton,
Farley, Stanton, Bradley etc and parts of manors in Yorkshire, written in a
clear legible hand on two large leaves of vellum, signed by all parties, save
Ingram (so presumably this was his copy), other parties include Francis
Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife, and Robert Brudenell, Baron of
Stonton, with elaborate calligraphic initial letter, retaining four pendant
wax seals attached by original vellum tags. The area referred to in this
document is now occupied by the famous leisure park Alton Towers. |
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1746 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
855 |
Remarkable letter from William Chaloner
from Guisborough to his attorney at Leek in Staffordshire, dated April 20th, 1746,
including a long reference to the state of the Highland Rebels and predicting
an inevitable battle, written in a fluent legible hand, fine seal in black
wax, straightline Northalerton mark, with direction on address panel 'by
Stone bag', 1p, folio. The Battle of Culloden had actually taken place five
days before this letter was written, but with the lack of instant
communication in those days, Chaloner would not have known this. He comments
that '...the rebels have met their match Gen Bland having forced his way
across the River Spey and cut a great many to pieces several hundreds have
surrendered up their arms to him and gone about their affairs with a partdon
to go and cultivate their lands...' He also comments on the dreadful state of
the Highland Army, saying that they are 'obliged to eat horse and dog flesh'
and that 'they neither will, nor dare fight against that deavelish mann cauld
Wolly Cumberland, which I really believe to be true'. He then goes on to say
that 'last Tuesday the two armies were within eight miles of each other so
that a battle must be either by this or in a few dayes, provided they will
stand.' he also reports on a vast army transported from London by ship
landing in Newcastle to bolster Cumberland's already considerable force of
15,000. A remarkable and extremely scarce letter, which gives a vivid picture
of the end of the grant enterprise of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the fate of
his Highland followers. It also reinforces the fact that the majority of the
army didn't want anything to do with the Rebellion, and it is interesting
that even at this late stage of the Rebellion those who deserted the cause
were pardoned and returned to their lands. |
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1746 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
856 |
Fine autograph letter from William
Chaloner from Guisborough to his attorney at Leek in Staffordshire, dated
January 27th, 1746, reporting on the movements of the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit
of the Jacobite rebels and commenting on the Battle of Falkirk, written in a
fluent legible hand, seal tear but otherwise in good condition, straightline
Northalerton mark, and freefranked by 'Bowes', with direction on address
panel 'by Stone bag', 1p, folio. Contemporary reports on the progress of the
Highland Rebellion are now becoming scarce on the market. In this letter
Chaloner comments, '...this very morning the Duke of Cumberland went from
Northallerton on his way to Scotland in order to intirely rout all ye Rebels.
God knows our forced behaved very badly at Falkirk, & a third of our army
did not engage ...' |
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1538 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
878 |
Rent Roll for Handsworth, 1538, vellum
scroll (now separated in two) written in English in legible hand, written
entirely to one side, with signature to lower margin and approx. one quarter
of the reverse, some damage and loss to top right hand corner of document,
affecting intial lines of text, some browning and soiling to initial portion
of scroll, majoritity of document in fine fresh condition, approx. 99 x 6.5
inches (252 x 17cm) An important and unusually complete early manuscript. The
document mentions the Parish of Handsworth, also Birmingham and Aston etc.
Listing a considerable number of land and property holders in that area, the
location and annual rents payable are also refered to in detail |
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18th century |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
961 |
Leek. An
Account of what Heaton is Worth per Annum, mid-18th c., manuscript table in
ink on paper listing all the landowners and occupiers in the area with
details on how much each one pays, together with two further manuscript
documents, the first providing a table of the lunes of leek Parish and the
second providing a table of lunes raised in Heaton for the repair of the
Highway for the year |
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c1580, 1787 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
962 |
Leek. The
Rent Roll for Swithamley, c. 1580, written in English on leaves of paper
stitched together to form a continuous roll, some fraying on bottom affecting
text, but otherwise in clear legible condition, with endorsement in a later
hand (probably 18th c.) 'An ould Rentrole' to verso, approximately 8ft x6ins.
An important document, listing everyone who lived in the Leek area of
Swithamley in the latter half of the reign of Elizabeth I. Date derived from
watermarks. Although this document has no title it comes from a body of
papers bearing the legend 'All the papers in this Drawer belong to the
Swithamley Estate as looked over by Mr Wright January 20 1787'. |
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1858-1873 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
963 |
Leek. Five
manuscript books, 1858-73, being the rent rolls of the Swithamley Estate in the
Leek area of Staffordshire, listing tenants, land occupancy and rent paid
with remarks where necessary, one with crude card wrappers, rest with marbled
paper wrappers, titles pasted to outer covers. A fine record of who lived on
the estate and what land they occupied during a fifteen year period. |
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1832-1841 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
964 |
Leek.
Important group of seventeen documents on paper, 1832-41, being the rent rolls
for the manor of Swithamley Hall, Staffordshire, providing a considerable
number of names and land occupancy, some dusting and fraying consistent with
age but otherwise in good condition and legible throughout. Interleaved with
the rent rolls are a large number of receipts of paper recording rents paid
in kind by the various tenants, and thus providing a vivid picture of what
life was like on the estate throughout almost a decade. |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
965 |
Leek. Fine
collection of documents on paper, early 19th c., all relating to the sorry
story of Joseph Meakin of the Laund Estate, Leek, including an arrest warrant
against him, legal papers concerning his appearance at the Staffordshire
Assizes, and papers relating to the sale of his estate in order to pay off
his creditors, including two printed posters advertising the sale, accounts
documents etc, one letter with interesting postal history content with the
address panel 'Mr Joseph Meakin, Laund, To be left at Butchers Arms, Leek,
Staffordshire'. The hapless Meakin appears to have got himself into
considerable money problems, and the court case appears to surround his
passing off a forged œ50 note. |
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1846-1877 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
966 |
Silk Mills.
Important group of indentures, 1846-1877, all relating to the establishment of
a silk mill in Cheadle, Staffs, including conveyance and lease documents,
mortgages, abstract of title etc., documents on paper and vellum. The
documents tell the whole story of the setting up of the silk mill at a place
which in 1846 was known as Petty Mires. The story continues through to 1877
when the business, then operated by Durrant and Co., transferred its
interests to Phillips and Kay, of Manchester. |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
967 |
Good collection of documents, 19th c.,
including papers concerning the sale of an estate at Onecote, including four
manuscript plans, two colour-printed plans, and three vellum indentures
relating to a property called The Riddings, at Alton, one bearing the
signature of the Earl of Shrewsbury. The area covered by the vellum
indentures may well today include areas of the popular theme park Alton
Towers. |
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1821-1909 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
968 |
Group of seven printed sales
particulars, 1821-1909, relating to the sale of properties in north
Staffordshire, some with attractive ground plans and maps, including
properties in Leek, Alton, Newcastle, Ipstones, Smallthorne, Hartington and
Alstonefield, together with similar particulars for a property at
Whittington, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, all in very fine condition |
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1819-1889 |
Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002 |
969 |
Group of seven very attractive printed
broadsides, 1819-89, all advertising sale by auction of various properties
including the Laund Estate, Leek, land at Fradswell, farm property seized
under a distraint for rent and various properties at Cauldon, all in fine
condition |
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1796 |
Dominic Winter 5 Nov 2002 |
421 |
The original agreement for the founding
of the brass and wire works in Stoke on Trent November 29th 1796, manuscript
on eleven large paper leaves written in a neat secretarial hand, good
condition. The agreement, between George Vernon and Richard Keys defines the
nature of the business 'the making of brass, of selling and of bartering the
same for the term of 50 years'. It also defines the way in which the business
should be conducted, stockholding, responsibilities of the directors etc.
Vernon and Keys invested œ500 each in setting up the business, which was
established at 'Stoke near Stone'. |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 5 Nov 2002 |
458 |
Extensive archive of letters, family
papers etc., mid 19th c., relating to the Spender Clay family of Ranesmore,
Burton on Trent, including legal papers, accounts documents relating to land
transactions, rents etc, agreements, wills, vellum indentures etc. The
Spender Clay family had considerable wealth. One document suggests a fortune
of about œ200,000. This archive thus provides considerable primary source
material for one of the wealthiest families in the Burton on Trent area. |
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1831 |
Dominic Winter 5 Nov 2002 |
459 |
Extensive multiple sheet vellum
indenture, dated 1831, being the deed of exchange of messuages and other properties
in the parishes of Cheadle and Dilhorne, Staffs, with an extensive manuscript
schedule listing properties and a very large folding hand coloured map
showing the area covered by the indenture. An important primary source for
local historians and genealogists of this area of North Staffordshire. The
map is particularly well executed in pen with wash colours. |
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Large vellum indenture dating 7th December 1852.
The names involved are Thomas Simpson of Hanley, William Hatton of Wolstanton
and Samuel Browne, farmer. It concerns parcels of land called Broomy Field
and Hall Crofts. There is a seal and a 2 shilling & six pence revenue
stamp. 26” x 22”, Excellent. It has an old watermark/stain and a little
fading of the ink. There are no tears. |
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are Samuel Edwards of Newcastle Under Lyme, auctioneer and upholstere, Thomas
Simpson of Hanley and Rev. William Henry Wright of Cornwall. I think it is a
mortgage type document for the sum of £600. 30” x 24”, Excellent. Just a
little soiling |
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