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[Hall document] Legacy
Receipt
This tiny document signed by Stephen Hall in 1641, is his receipt for a
legacy of 'Fortie pounds of good & lawful English Money' left to him in
the will of George Cotes of Nottingham. It is in manuscript on a small
piece [approx 6"x3"] of parchment. At one time this appears to have been
pasted into a commonplace book or album but it has been detached and there are
traces of glue and the page or sheet of paper to which it was formerly attached.
(ref 103/23) £22.00 post-free Not
for export
Henson and Hales Family Documents
A useful little collection of documents concerning various members of
the related Henson and Hales families. Although drawn up in the 1860s, the
papers concern events spanning the period 1783 to 1866, firstly in the parish of
Bunny, then in the parish of Basford. 7 items, various sizes, including 2
1866 death certificates for which you have to pay £9.25 each for modern
copies. (ref 466/30) £20.00 UK post-free
[Arnold deed] Sale of Land signed
by Parish Officials
This 1820 deed is for the sale of a small plot of land by the Guardian of
the Poor (Jonathan Taylor), the Churchwardens (John Wilson and Daniel Diggle),
Overseers (Gervas Parr and Thomas Redgate) and Surveyor of the Highways (the
aptly named Thomas Rhodes) in order to fund acquisition of land for the
extraction of materials for maintenance and repair of the highways. An
interesting deed bearing signatures of all parties. The little plot of
land was known as Slate Cod Leys and it may be possible to pinpoint exactly
where this was by reference to the tithe map. (ref 466/10) £18.00
post-free Not for export
[Basford documents] Deeds to the
Hand and Glove Public House
A brief sequence of deeds from the period 1863 to 1880 (though from which
one can learn that the property had been in the Henson and related Hales
families since 1802. In 1866 the property passed to Samuel Easom and in
1866 to Robert Shaw. On offer are 4 large parchment deeds, a couple of
which are damp-marked though perfectly legible. Ideally dated to research
in conjunction with censuses. The 4 (ref 466/8) £40.00 post free
Not for export
[Bathley document] Property Sale
Particulars
Printed particulars for an 1852 sale held at the Lord Nelson Inn, North
Muskham. As well as a farmhouse, buildings and cottage there was a great
deal of farmland, with fields with such names as Walsters Close, Fox Cover
Close, Bottom Hill Close, Water Close, Top Balk, Top Butter Wong, Brick Kiln
Close - in all well over 30 plots of both arable and meadow land. Three
sitting tenants are mentioned - John Bourne, Mrs Herrod (who appears to have
been the landlady at the Lord Nelson) and John Colclough. The particulars
are accompanied by a large multifolding plan showing the locations of the
various lots, all seemingly to the West of the village. (ref 403/11)
£25.00 UK post-free
[Fledborough document] Voters List, 1874
The Register of Voters entitled to Vote in the Election.....in respect of
property situate in whole or in part within the parish of township of Fledborough
including tenant occupiers at a rent of fifty pounds and upwards. Single printed
sheet, approx 10"x5", appears to have been cut from larger sheet. Provides
details of the 7 voters (Billyard, Billyard, Carver, Howard, Nevile, Pickin and Wells),
their places of abode and qualification to vote. Margin spotted o/w clean.
(ref 4726) *£8.00
Mansfield One Hundred Years Ago
A S Buxton, 1932. 4to in buff card covers, 98pp, 18 ills inc several in
colour. A reminder of life around the time of 1823 Manfield Improvement Act. This copy has
several faults, most noticeably the broken binding at p14 and the cracked binding at p46
& p78. The card covers are very grubby and worn, the top & tail of the spine
particularly so. The contents are nice and clean, though. Scarce. (ref 7396) £16.00
[North Muskham document]
Property Sale Particulars
Printed document with manuscript
insertions, concerning a sale held at the Ram Hotel, Newark, in 1905 concerning
'All that messuage or dwellinghouse.....adjoining the main street of North
Muskham.....now occupied as two tenements by Miss Baxter and Mrs Stuffins......
. The purchaser was widow Grace Bourne. On completion of the form by
the vendor (Thomas Knight)'s agent, the agent evidently signed across a stamp.
This has been crudely cut out and the document bears the resulting square hole.
(ref 403/12) £15.00 UK post-free
Modern Nottingham in the Making
J D Chambers, 1945. 56pp, 16 plates as required. Essentially a look at 19th
century Nottingham. VG in quite worn d/w. (ref 8047) £8.50
Notes on the Old Town Wall of Nottingham
Being a Description of Some Recent Exposures of It, by James Shipman, 1899.
83pp inc index, 11 ills & 3 plans as required. Back board very badly
water-affected, some of the maroon colouring has run from the board on to the eps, the
large multifolding town street plan has been torn & repaired none too well, but on
balance this is as good a copy as we've seen before. (ref 1727) £26.00
[Sutton] Sale/Purchase Agreement
for Land
There are several Suttons in Nottinghamshire, this one is specifically
described as '...situate at Sutton within the Liberties of Granby and Sutton in the Parish
of Granby and Sutton in the County of Nottingham....'. The agreement is for 80 acres
of land (quite possibly a farm) which at the time (1820) was tenanted by William
Gelsthorpe. Manuscript on single paper sheet, 1818 watermark. (ref 7010)
*£12.00 Not for export
Guide to the Nottinghamshire County Records
Office
P A Kennedy, Notts CC, 1960. 180pp inc index, 9 plates. Though
40+ years old, there's still much in here for the Nottinghamshire researcher. VG in
reasonably G d/w. Ex-Glamorgan Record Office Library, their stamp at foot of
half-title page. (ref 252/125) £10.00