FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)

84/172 Biddulph Grange - 1892 - Conveyance & Merger of Impropriate Tithe Rent charge of Land by Exors -  of Will of Samuel Steward (dec'd) details of  mortgage of Land by Fordham to Robert Heath (Biddulph Grange) who was also a party to the agreement,   For details see Middlesex page - Property - Hendon.

170/30 Birchfield - 1895 - Sale of Ashford Villa, Havelock Rd, Birchfield, Handsworth by Alfred Churley (Birchfield) to Susan (w/o John Baxter of Handsworth).   Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words signed /sealed by Churley, witnessed on reverse by Walter E Kendrick (solr, Birmingham). Pencil notes / amendments - probably re later Deed.  £42

170/11 Blythbury, Pipe Ridware - 1867 - Conveyance of land - Upper & Lower Badger Leasow, Blythbury - by John de Heley Chadwick (Sutton Coldfield, Warw.) to James Moxon (Rugeley). Gives acreage, numbers on Tithe Commutation map former occupiers James & his mother Elizabeth Moxon. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words signed /sealed by Chadwick,  witnessed on reverse by Robert Lander (Rugeley).  £45

170/8 Bradley Green, Biddulph - 1862 - Sale of ½ share interest in land by John Harding to Samuel Oakes  (both Bradley Green) owner of the other ½ share. Location of land & properties given by ref to the number on the Tithe Commutation map, & adjoining landowners /streets. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words signed /sealed by Harding & Oakes, witnessed on reverse by Isaac Mountford (slrs clk, Burslem).  £46

170/26 Bradley Green, Biddulph - 1879 - Assignment of mortgage on 8 houses by  John Sale (Upton, Cheshire) & Charles Yates (Burslem), Executors of William Sale (died 1879) to Daniel Bailey (Whitmore nr Newcastle u Lyme). Refers to Indentures 1861 & 1867 by which Sale granted mortgages to John Harding & Samuel Oakes, their acquisition of the land & disposals by Oakes after he'd acquired Harding's moiety. Location  given by ref to adjoining landowners /streets. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words signed /sealed by John Sale & Charles Yates.  £50

170/5 Bromley Hurst - 1860 - Sale by Stanley Pipe Wolferstan (Statfold) to George Cooper (Uttoxeter) of outstanding mortgage & assignment of his interest in lands - Blythe Field / Meadow, Bromley Hurst originally mortgaged by John & Edward Hart in 1812 to John Hawthorne, reassigned 1819 to Benjamin Jessop (died 1835), later to Wolferstan.  Gives acreage of land which appears was occupied by Francis Cope then Samuel Cope after the Harts. Large parchment sheet with decorative 1st 2 words  incorporating  Royal Coat of Arms, signed /sealed by Wolferstan & Edward Mortimer Green (Ashby de la Zouche, Leics. as his Trustee) witnessed on reverse by H P Wolferstan (26th Cameronians) & Edward F Mammatt (clk, Green & Smith solr Ashby d l Z).  £48

170/6 Bromley Hurst - 1861 - Mortgage of land by George Cooper (Uttoxeter) to Rev. John Cooke  & Charles Wood (both Uttoxeter) & Richard Lassetter (Bromshall). Gives name / acreage of land formerly occupied by John & Edward Hart, then Francis Cope now Samuel Cope. Parchment signed /sealed by Cooper, witnessed on reverse by Richard J Chauner (his clk).  £45

84/253 Burton upon Trent - 1876 - Marriage Settlement between Rev Richard William Gleadowe & Miss Harriett Emily Gleadowe. Signed / sealed by  Trustees - Edward Billet Jennings (Burton u Trent) & Thos Smith Gleadowe (Neston). For details see my Shropshire page -  Frodesley - 1876

170/7 Burslem - 1862 - Mortgage by George Hopkin to the Trustees of the Burslem Mutual Burial Society [William Ashworth Greatlatch,  John Latham,  Elijah Lucas,  Thomas Pierpoint,  Henry Howard & George Wareham] of property in Newcastle Street used as a Tollgate house by the Burslem & Lawton Turnpike Road. Parchment, 1st 2 words embellished, signed /sealed by Hopkin, witnessed by Isaac Mountford (slrs clk, Burslem).  £46

170/27 Burslem - 1880 - Sale of land & buildings - Bleakhill by George Hawthorne (Walsgrave, Coventry) to Henry Parker (Bleakhill House, Burslem). Refers to 1861 Indenture by which Hawthorne acquired the land from George Green, location by ref to adjoining street / property owners. Parchment, 1st 2 words embellished, signed /sealed by Hawthorne, witnessed on reverse by Fred W. Tomkinson (solr, Burslem).   £47

84/255 Butterton - 1754 - Release (being 2nd part of Lease & Release for conveyance of land) between Thomas Taylor (Warslow) and beneficiary & executors of Will (dated 1741) of Thomas Salt, grandson of William Salt. Includes details from Will, names his children - Sampson + wife Mary,  Thomas,  Mary,  Martha.  Sampson & wife are parties to the agreement also James Harrison (Butterton) + his wife Martha (widow of Thomas Salt). Gives names of property & closes of land in Salt's Estate.
2 sheets parchment with decorative initial letter incorporating King's portrait & Royal Coat of Arms. Damp staining to folds slightly affecting text in places.  Signed / sealed by Sampson & Mary Salt, Martha & James Harrison (his 'mark'),  & Executors William Mellor & William Gould (Warslow). Also signed by witnesses - Jno Green,  Ann Green (her 'mark'),  Willm Condlyffe,  Cath Condlyffe,  Richard Stubbs,  Benjamin Wood (his 'mark').  £70

190/34 Butterton - 1769 - Obligation Bond given by Sampson Salt (Greenlow Head, Butterton) to Thomas Gould (Thorp, Derby) which refers to a mortgage indenture of even date.  Watermarked paper, part pre-printed with manuscript details written 1 side, printed & embossed duty stamps. Signed/sealed by Salt, witnessed by Mary Wardle & W Wardle jun.  £42

170/1 Butterton - 1809 - Assignment by William Bould (Waterhouses, Cauldon) of mortgage advanced to Thomas Cantrell (Butterton), to John Spencer Harrison (Alstonefield) & further mortgage advanced by Harrison to Cantrell.  Gives names / acreage of closes of land occupied by William Wheeldon, acquired 1785 from Martha & John Wheeldon, earlier mortgages advanced by Francis Singleton 1785 to Thomas & Daniel Cantrell, and by John Goodwin 1803.  2 large parchment sheets, 1st 2 words embellished. Signed / sealed by Bould & Thomas Cantrell, witnessed on reverse by John Goodwin & Wm L Chamberlain.  £56

170/22 Chell, Woolstanton - Conveyance of land (Fegg Hayes) by Samuel Scragg (Norton in the Moors) to Thomas Caulcott (Chell). Approx location of land & ref to 1875 acquisition from Thomas Duncalf.  Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words signed /sealed by Scragg, witnessed on reverse by Chas Heaton (solr clk Burslem).  £47

170/3 Colton - 1834 - Lease for a year (1st part of Lease & Release for conveyance of land) by Japheth Done (Edgmond, Salop) and Ann &  Thomas Hodgkisson (Colton) to Richard Farmer (Great Haywood, Stowe) of 3 messuages & parcel of land. It had belonged to Thomas Hodgkisson deceased. Property occupiers include Jeremiah Tooth,  Samuel Short,  Joseph Tharme,  George Rowley. Parchment - some flaking of ink - signed /sealed by Done & the Hodgkissons, witnessed on reverse by Jno. A Gadsby & Wm. Eldmore.  £46

170/9 Colton - 1863 - Assignment of mortgage by Joseph Till (Great Haywood) & his mother Dinah Till (Weeford) to John Keen (Hanley). Mortgage originally granted 1853 by Joseph's father James Till (Great Haywood) to George Oldfield (Little Haywood) on security of houses & land at Colton.  Successive tenants include Thomas Hodgkinson deceased, Mary Hodgkinson deceased, Jeremiah Tooth,  Samuel Short,  Joseph Tharme,  George Rowley, Sarah James, Thomas Arnold, Thomas Rowley, William Fallows, Thomas Williscroft & George Haywood.  Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words  - flaking of ink, badly in places - signed /sealed by J & D Till & Keen, witnessed on reverse by Thos Harding (solr Newcastle).  £35

170/12 Hanley - 1869 - Further mortgage of plot of land & 2 dwellings by William Pratt (Alsager) to Ralph Stevenson (Hanley).  Ref to 1868 mortgage between the same parties. A  Deed is written on reverse being a further mortgage advanced 1874 to William Pratt's executors by John Perkins (Trent Vale, Staffs) - the earlier mortgage had been assigned to him in 1873. Full details /price on my Cheshire page - Property - Barthomley

170/14 Hanley - 1871 - Deed of Covenant by Rev George Jeffries (Bromsgrove, Worc), Rev Edgar Estcourt (Birmingham, War), Rev William Molloy (Hanley), Rev Thomas Leith (Cobridge) to produce to Charles Rhodes Sutton (Hanley) the Title Deeds of plot of Copyhold land in Upper Foundry St sold to him. Perry Dickens (Hanley) party to Deed as mortgagee. Details of adjoining landowners & Deeds by which the Revs acquired the land. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Dickens, Jeffries, Estcourt, Molloy & Leith, Mary Jane Estcourt (Gatcombe, IOW) one of witnesses.  £49

170/15 Hanley - 1871 - Deed of Covenant by Rev George Jeffries (Bromsgrove, Worc), Rev Edgar Estcourt (Birmingham, War), Rev William Molloy (Hanley), Rev Thomas Leith (Cobridge) to produce to William Shrigley (Hanley) the Title Deeds of plot of Copyhold land  sold to him. Perry Dickens (Hanley) party to Deed as mortgagee. Details of adjoining landowners & Deeds by which the Revs acquired the land. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Dickens, Jeffries, Estcourt, Molloy & Leith, Mary Jane Estcourt (Gatcombe, IOW) one of witnesses.  £49

103/19 Hanley - 1873 - Sale of houses & shops by William Rushton (Hanley) to Henry Jackson (Congleton).  Signed / sealed by Rushton, witnessed by RP Howes (Solrs clerk, Hanley). For full details & price, please see my Cheshire page - Property -  Congleton

170/21 Hanley - 1874 - Deed of Covenant by Richard Burton (Stoke upon Trent) & William Burton (Hanley) to Thomas Andrews Potter (Hanley). Location of 2 houses - occupied by William Pendygrass & Mark Annon, ref to earlier Title Deeds include 1850 Admittance to lands - Robert Burton. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Richard & William - small colour wash location plan on reverse. £50

130/31 Hanley & Newcastle U Lyme - 1913 - Sale of properties in Alsager  to William Mellard & George William Mason (both Newcastle u Lyme) as  mortgagees.  . Witness signatures include Geo F & Geo A Paddock (Solrs Hanley) -for details & price of document, please see my Cheshire page - property - Alsager

170/13 Hednesford, Crannock - 1869 - Sale of small piece land by Joseph Holdcroft to Joseph Dean. Location given by ref to road & adjoining lands of Holdcroft & Dean. Refers to 1841 Indenture of Feoffment re Holdcroft's title - Jenny Holdcroft one party to that. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - 'mark' & seal of Joseph Holdcroft. £47

170/16 Hednesford in Crannock - 1872 - Sale of plot of land by James Gardner (Rugeley) to Jonathan Morris (Hednesford). Details of adjoining landholders, refers to 1869 Title Deed when Gardner acquired it. A memo on reverse refers to 1887 transfer of the land by Thomas Wrench [mentions Percy Page Wrench, Jane Wrench, Osborne Early Wrench & Bertram Vivian Wrench] to the Lichfield Diocesan Trustees as a site for a Mission Church. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words incorporating Royal Coat of Arms & a very small location plan on reverse - signed /sealed by Gardner & Morris, witnessed by Chas Bell (solr clrk, Rugeley).  £48

68/25 Lichfield - 1700 - Mortgage of Property in Bacon (?Beacon) Street by John and Isabell Sharpe to George Hand. Details of original Lease granted by the Cathedral in 1691 to Mary Thatcher, formerly Sansome, widow and subsequent Assignment to the Sharpes, with details of location of the property.
Paper Indenture - signed and sealed by John and Isabell Sharpe with signature of G Hand on reverse, confirming partial repayment of mortgage. Witnessed by William Noaull and Hen Rathbone. 3 small tears in one fold.   £61

170/18 - Marchington, Hanbury - 1873 -  Sale of plot of land by Joseph Clews (Marchington) to Richard Wallis (Stubby Lane, Hanbury ), refers to 1858 Indenture by which Clews acquired land from John Bell & Catherine Webb (his wife) & Charlotte Webb. Approx location given, current & previous occupiers Joseph Upton, William Upton & Andrew Pool. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Clews, witnessed by Thomas Gould (solr Uttoxeter).  £47

170/19 - Marchington, Hanbury - 1873 -  Sale of plot of land by Richard Wallis (Stubby Lane, Hanbury) to William Upton  (Coton ). Approx location given, current & previous occupiers Joseph Upton, William Upton & Andrew Pool. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Wallis, witnessed on reverse by Thomas Gould (solr Uttoxeter).  £45

205/6 Mare / Maire ? - 1676
Assignment by Ralph Maccle(s)field (Mare) of his crops and chattels to John Arneway (Stafford) to be sold in settlement of a debt. Refers to various crops both growing & stored & right granted to Arneway for access, cropping & carrying away. Large parchment sheet with decorative initial 2 words. 'Mark' of Ralph Macclefield, witness signature of David Swett & 'marks' of Alice Watson & Edward Litleton.  A small piece parchment attached to the document gives a schedule of Macclefield's assets including :- 4 cows, 2 score swyne, 4 fether beds, 20 paire of sheets, etc. Marks & signatures as on main document.  £165

205/8 Mare / Maire ? - 1676
Assignment of Obligation Bond & appointment of Attorney by Hester Younge (Charnes) to John Arneway (Stafford). Refers to original Bond given by Ralph Macclesfield (Maire), Walter Jennings (Church Eaton) &  John Arneway in respect of monies owed to Hester. Details action Arneway may take to recover debt & penal Bond. Parchment - signed by Hester Younge, with paper wrapped pendant wax seal. Witnessed on reverse by Cabeh / Cateh? Yonge,  Robert Bramley,  Richard Bosvile.  £140

105/8 Nether Penn - 1787 - Lease for a year (being 1st part of Lease & Release for transfer of properties in N Penn) by William Horton (Wolverhampton) to John Perks (Great Saredon). Refers to several properties including farmhouse, houses, blacksmiths, closes of meadow / pasture - names fields, also ½ interest in messuage & paper mill in Milson. Former & current occupiers include John Whitehouse, Thomas Yorke, Ann Taylor, John Thomas, John Lakin, Mary Timmins.  Sheet paper with decorative 1st 2 words, tear approx 2¼" long down from top edge. Signed / sealed Wm Horton, witnessed by Edwd Clarke on reverse.  £47

105/9 Nether Penn - 1787 - Release  (being 2nd part of Lease & Release for transfer of properties in N Penn) by William Horton (Wolverhampton) to John Perks (Great Saredon). This document makes it clear that Horton owes money to Perks, the properties were transferred to him on trust to sell & pay off the debt, also a mortgage advanced by John Clewson (Willenhall).   Refers to several properties including farmhouse, houses, blacksmiths, closes of meadow / pasture - names fields, also ½ interest in messuage & paper mill in Milson. Former & current occupiers include John Whitehouse, Thomas Yorke, Ann Taylor, John Thomas, John Lakin, Mary Timmins.  Sheet paper with ink & embossed duty stamps, tear approx 3¼" long down from top edge, several small holes in folds. Signed / sealed Wm Horton, witnessed by Edwd Clarke on reverse.  £50

168/1 Over Penn - 1655 - Sale by Edward Rabon (Amblecoate nr Dudley) to Elizabeth & Thomas Chamberlin(e) (Over Penn) of property & land - details adjoining land. Edward's wife Penelope, late brother William Rabon. Sheet parchment signed by Edward Raban with seal tag, but no seal. Witnessed  on reverse by Thomas Bach, John Raban & Walter Raban.  £135

168/2 Over Penn - 1666 - Exchange of lands between Elizabeth & John Button (Over Penn) and Elizabeth & William Bradney (Finchfield, Penn). Full details of lands including landowners / occupiers mentioned incl. Thomas & William Bach, Thomas Chamberlin, Walter Grosvenor, Mrs Hope, William Noake,   William Swayne, Edward, John & Walter Raban.  Sheet parchment with decorative initial letter signed by John Button with 'mark' of Elizabeth Button, with 2 seal tags, small portion of 1seal remaining. Witnessed  on reverse by William Daulton, with 'marks' of Walter Button & John Toping.  £150

168/3 Over Penn - 1674 - Exchange of lands in Over Penn between William Bache (Northfield Worcs.) & Thomas his son and Richard Gould(e) (Over Penn) & William Gould his son. Details of adjoining landowners, etc include William Fyrchild, William Noake & John Raban. Sheet parchment with decorative initial letter signed by William Bache  with 2 seal tags, seals  missing. Witnessed  on reverse by Will Dalton,  & Thomas Beech.  £125

168/4 Over Penn, Wednesfield & Wolverhampton - 1683 - Agreement to levy a fine (or Final Agreement) at Westminster between the parties to 4 separate agreements (all referred to in this document).
1) Sale of land at Wednesfield by Sir Henry Gough (Pury Hall) to late Thomas Mason & Elizabeth Mason, widow (Wednesfield)& their daughters Amy & Margaret, also William Mason. Details of adjoining landowners & road.
2) Sale of land at Wednesfield by Grace & John Lea (Lichfield) and William Mason & Elizabeth Mason (Wednesfield) to Richard Onions the younger (late of Wednesfield).
3) Lease of property & land at Wolverhampton by Elizabeth & Edward Elliotts to Henry Bracegirdle (all Wolverhampton). Location of building & names meadow.
4) Sale of several pieces of land at Over Penn by Elizabeth & John Button to Alice Huntbach (all Over Penn). Refers to Walter & John Huntbach. Names fields & some adjoining landowners, roads, etc.
Large parchment sheet with decorative initial 2 words incorporating Royal Coat of Arms, 10 seal tags with remains of 1 red wax seal. Signed by Henry Gough,  Grace & John Lea,  John Button, with 'marks' of Eliz Button & Alice Huntbach. 10 witness signatures on reverse include John Hope, Jno Hayes, Tho Whitmore, Will Dalton,  Richard Bull, John Perkins,  Jack Hinkley.  £190

168/5 Over Penn - 1685 - Lease of land by Richard Raban to Richard Gould for the lives of Richard & his son William Gould. Details of location, & adjoining landowners. Parchment with 'mark' of Richard Gould, seal tag but no seal. Witnessed on reverse by Will Dalton jnr, Thomas Dalton & Will Dalton snr.  £120

105/6 Penn - 1748 - Agreement by Paul Button the elder, & his son John Button (wife Esther) to sell an interest in property to Thomas Bradney (all of Pen). Details of the property, covenants, payments. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides with ink & embossed duty stamps. 'Mark' of Paul Button, signed by John Button & Tho Bradney with 3 black wax seals. Witnessed by John Hart, F Stuart & John Griffiths. £60

105/7 Penn & Tettenhall - 1747 - Agreement for mortgage between Thos Shepherd (Tetenhale) & William Holmes (Penn). Shepherd transferred his interest in 4 properties - situation not given- 3 were held jointly with Samuel Shepherd, as security. Properties occupied by Rash? Dalloway, widow Simkins, Joseph Simkins, Joseph Dean.  Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides, several small holes / splits in the folds (not affecting text), with ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed / sealed Thos Shepherd & Will Holmes, witnessed by Richard Noake(s) & W Hilliard.  £58

170/2  Rugeley - 1827 -  Lease for a year (1st part of Lease & Release for conveyance of land) by James Brittain (Wolverhampton) of a seventh interest in close of land k/a  'Churchfield', part occupied by John Cox, previously Thomas Hodson & part used as a garden by Thomas Walters [and all properties on the land] to Joseph Dove (Lincolns Inn, London). [Dove may have been acting as a trustee for John Cox (Rugeley) to whom the property would probably be released the next day.] Parchment, signed / sealed by Brittain, witnessed on reverse by Rob. Meitson & Horatio Barnett.  £46

84/256 Rugeley - 1828 - 7 year Lease of lands by John Smith to Joshua John Barnett. Includes description & location of land & various Covenants to be observed. Sheet of parchment folded in 2, written on 3 sides, signed / sealed by both parties, witness signature Horatio Barnett.  £38

170/25 Rugeley - 1879 -  Mortgage of houses & shop in Arch St by Zacharias Alldritt (Rugeley) to Miss Ann Elizabeth Hawksford (Newton, Blithfield). Location by ref to adjoining roads, railway & property owners. Occupiers include John Robinson & Thomas Cope. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Alldritt. An 1896 Indenture written on reverse by which Ann Elizabeth (now w/o Joseph Ball (Brumfields?  Kingstone, nr Uttoxeter) - gives place & date of marriage) assigned Mortgage to W Butler & Co Ltd, signed / sealed by Ann E Ball, witnessed by Thomas George Hawksford (Admaston, Rugeley).  £59

170/17 Shelton - 1872 - Surrender of Copyhold lands & house as security for mortgage advanced to Josiah Lester Thomas (Hanley) by John Day (Birmingham) & Charles Jones (Walsall). Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Thomas, witnessed on reverse by Jno. Edward Smith (solr clrk, Birmingham). Also on reverse is an acknowledgement of repayment signed by Day & Jones witnessed by Wm Hy Powell (solr, Birmingham).  £48

170/20 Shelton - 1873 - Deed of Covenant by Thomas Scarratt Fernihough (Leek) to Edward Malam (Burslem) re copyhold properties & land he sold to Malam. Gives details of properties including the Star Inn, covenants entered into by Fernihough, & current / former occupiers - John Snell, Charles Weston, Sarah Bartholomew, John Hughes, William Taylor, James Leigh, John Condlin.   Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Fernihough. Pencil crossings & notes to text - probably in connection with a later Deed.  £42

170/23 Stoke upon Trent - 1875 - Conveyance of land (Basford Bank) by Josiah Wood (Burslem) & Edward Clarke (Tunstall) to Alfred Smith (Hanley). Ref to 1859 acquisition, location given by ref to adjoining roads / property owners. Parchment sheet with decorative initial 2 words incorporating Royal Coat of Arms, signed /sealed by Wood & Clarke (both were Earthernware Manufacturers - in partnership c 1871 /2). Note on reverse refers to 1892 sale of properties by Smith to Alfred Roberts (Basford).  £49

84/174 Stoke upon Trent - 1900 - Sale of land by William Bennett Fordham (Hendon) . Refers to earlier mortgage of land to Robert Heath; whose sons - Robert,  James and Arthur Howard Heath (all of Stoke upon Trent) are party to the agreement as Exors of his estate. For details see my  Middlesex page - property - 1900 -  Hendon

170/24 Tunstall - 1877 - Mortgage of dwelling houses & shops on the Barminghams by Edward Booth (Walton Hill, Stone) to Thomas Hulme the younger (Dunwood) & William Booth Hulme (Burslem). Names adjoining streets & property owners. Mortgaged properties occupied by Messrs James Johnson & Sons and William Smith Nield.  Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Edward Booth, witnessed on reverse by Thomas Hulme (Dunwood Hall, Stoke o Trent).  £47

170/28 Tunstall - 1881 - Deed by George Booth (Ranton) in favour of Edward Booth (Walton Hill, Stone) covenanting to produce Title Deeds re properties 'Albert Bdgs' & land left to Edward by his father Joseph Booth (died 1865), exors were Joseph's sons George & Thomas Booth (died 1875). Refers to 1838 Indenture by which property acquired. Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by George Booth.  £47

170/29 Tunstall - 1887 - Mortgage of land, houses & shops in High Street by Jonathan Washington Booth (Alsager, Chesh) to Arthur Philip Hambleton (Wallacre, Butterton)  & John Booth Knight (Longsdon). Refers to Deed by which Booth acquired property the previous day.  Parchment, with decorative 1st 2 words - signed /sealed by Jonathan W Booth. On reverse of document is a 1912 Indenture which refers to assignment of mortgage to William Thomas Beswick, who died 1908, & redemption by Booth's nephew / exor Thomas Hulme (Hanley) - signed /sealed by Beswick's exors Alexander Ellis Warner (Stoke o T) & Asaph Thomas Edwards (Tunstall).  £56

103/6 Uttoxeter - 1820 - Deed of Covenant by Thomas Ashton (Newton) to James Blair (Uttoxeter) to produce Title Deeds if required. Refers to Indenture of same date by which Ashton acquired messuage & lands from Blair as Trustee.  For full details & price of this document please see my Cheshire page - Property - Netherton

103/11 Uttoxeter - 1852 - Assignment of mortgage debt by William Turner (Mackley, Sudbury) to Joseph Stubs (Warrington, Lancs.) .Details of original debt incurred by James Blair (Uttoxeter)  For full details & price of document, please turn to my Cheshire page - Property - Overton Hill

205/9 Woolstanton / Wolstanton  - 1692 - Lease of land by Ralph Sneyd the elder (Keele) and Ralph Sneyd, his son, (Broadwall) to James Baddely  (Broadwall). Lands in Woolstanton named, with details of rents, herriotts etc & rights to be retained.  Sheet parchment, decorative 1st 2 words, seal tags with red wax seals. Signed by both Sneyds, witnessed on reverse by J Dryden, Thomas Wardle & Robt Austen. Text badly faded in places (esp. folds), but mainly legible.  £95