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RB - Ronald Baldwin Collection
DOC - Documents
LT - Early Modern-Modern documents
Ref No
RB/DOC/LT/029
Collection
Ronald Baldwin Local History Collection
Title
MORTGAGE OF VIGO COTTAGE IN THE PARISH OF ASH, KENT
Date
02 Jan 1885
Extent
1 item
Description
Collison and Grece pay £500 to Locke for land at ‘Ash next Ridley’, in Kent. If by the 2nd July Locke pays back the £500 (plus interest) to Collison and Grece, the land shall return to him.
At the base of Mortgage: There are three red seals, each depicting a woman holding a set of scales. Only the bottom left seal is signed, bearing the name ‘Richard Locke’. Perhaps indicates this was a copy held by one of the purchasers.
Notes
Damage: Seals flaking – care needed when opening manuscript.
There is a large printed paper stamp glued in the left hand margin. It is printed in red ink and reads ‘twelve shillings & six pence’.
PhysicalDescription
Parchment, folded. Top is cut in a rough waved pattern. Approx. 59x71cm
Access conditions
This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright
Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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