Archive for the ‘Miscellania’ Category

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INDIAN ARMY REGIMENTS – 1911

CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH of INDIAN ARMY REGIMENTS
Entitled ‘The King’s “Own” Regiments of the Indian Army, representatives of which come to England for the Coronation”. After the painting by Frederic de Haenen. The Coronation was King George V’s in 1911.This was taken from a commemorative issue of a UK journal. It measures c 28 x 40 cms, the [...]

WILLIAM COZENS-HARDY – Opinion – 1903

Clerk’s copy of an opinion given by William Hepburn Cozens-Hardy K.C. concerning an estate in Belize; also an original case to Counsel relating to the matter, 1903.
The Right Honourable Sir Herbert Cozens-Hardy was born at Letheringsett, in Norfolk, 22nd November 1838, and was a most distinguished representative of an old and respected Norfolk family. [...]

PHOTOGRAPHS of Jakew or Jaken Family late 1800s

Illustrated is one photograph of seven of either the Jakew or Jaken family. Three have details added on the dorse, including dates, which range between 1887-1894. Those dated, apart from the two boys, are of family groups. They measure typically 17 x 1 cms. One of the photographers was of Attleborough.
£17.50, including packing [...]

SEAL OF QUEEN’S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

A detached seal, paper on wax, of Queen’s College Cambridge, c 7 x 10 cms. The impression is fine. The date 1675 appears in the legend, but the seal is without doubt of a later period.
£6.00, including packing and postage.

STATUTORY DECLARATION by Emma Jane Ireland – 1929

Statutory Declaration signed by Emma Jane Ireland of Hornsey, Middlesex, the daughter of Joshua Parsons, as to her her parenst and family’s immediate lineage. Dated 21st January 1929. On 4 pages of paper, two with text, c 21 x 33 cms.
PRICE: 7.50, including packing and postage.

POSTAL COVER for WELLS – 1816

Postal cover with WELLS town mark and mileage stamp.
PRICE: £11.00, including packing and postage.

BILL FROM SADDLE AND HARNESS MAKER – 1869

A bill from Robert Snowdon, a saddler and harness maker from Alnwick, in Northumberland, to William Dickson Esq. The bill was settled by James Snowdon on October 24th December 1869. Attractive vignette. On paper, c 20 x 25cms, a very small piece of paper torn from left hand margin, in good condition.
PRICE: £7.75, including [...]

BILL FROM SADDLE MAKER – Robert Snowdon of Alnwick – 1865

A bill from Robert Snowdon, saddle and harness maker of Narrow Gate Street, Alnwick (in Northumberland), to William Dickeson in the sum of £5.3.4. He describes himself as maker of “all sorts of harness supplied with electro plate on German silver, aluminium, gold or brass furniture. All kinds of bridles, bits, spurs, brushes, chamois skins, [...]

AN ACTION OF LIBEL – John and Thomas Snowdon of Twizzel House vs Major Dickenson – c 1766

This small archive contains 7 documents:
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A copy of “personal answers of John Snowdon of Twyzzel House, in the parish of Balmborough, in the county of Northumberland, and of Thomas Snowdon of Fawdon, in the parish of Ingram, joint farmers of all the tythes of wool and lamb renewing happening and being within the parish of [...]

A BILL IN CHANCERY – Clifton vs Tuly – 1768

An archive containing 4 manuscripts.
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A contemporary copy of a Petition in Chancery by John Tuly of Embleton, in the county of Northumberland, husbandman, stating that he was farmer of lands and tenements at Cartington, in thesaid county, beginning in 1766, and that one Gabriel Readhead, acting as agent for William Clifton clerk, vicar of Embleton, [...]