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Auction 147, Lot 726

"[Vellum Manuscript Indenture]"

Subject: Indentures

Period: 1751 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.5 x 10 inches
31.8 x 25.4 cm
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This document is a will that entitles Margaret Gorham, the widow of William Gorham, the younger, to his property and land at Kings Cliffe Manor. The Manor at Kings Cliffe, in Northamptonshire, was built in the early 17th century. An attractive blue embossed seal with foil appears at top left.

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Condition: B

Light soiling with some stains and abrasions at far right.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $160

Closed on 11/20/2013

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