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Land tenure -- England -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of land indentures

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1779
Scope and Contents Collection includes 1,449 handwritten land indentures, mostly on parchment and some on paper. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England over nearly three centuries, including deeds, leases, manorial records and mortgages. Also included are prenuptial and loan agreements, wills and probate records. Original provenance of the collection is unknown. Several documents were apparently mailed to George Minns, a Salt Lake City genealogist, but how the whole collection was...
Dates: 1405-1919

Land indentures, before 1600

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Handwritten deeds, manorial records, probate records and leases on parchment and paper. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England before 1600.

Dates: before 1600

Land indentures, 1600-1624

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten deeds, leases and manorial records on parchment. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1600 and 1624.

Dates: 1600-1624

Land indentures, 1625-1649

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Handwritten deeds, leases, manorial records and other documents related to land transactions on parchment. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1625 and 1649.

Dates: 1625-1649

Land indentures, 1650-1674

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Handwritten manorial records, deeds, leases and other documents on parchment and paper. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1650 and 1674.

Dates: 1650-1674

Land indentures, 1675-1699

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Handwritten land indentures on parchment and paper. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1675 and 1699.

Dates: 1675-1699

Land indentures, 1700-1724

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Handwritten leases, deeds, manorial records, mortgaages, probate records and other documents on parchment. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1700 and 1724.

Dates: 1700-1724

Land indentures, 1725-1749

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Handwritten land indentures on parchment and on paper, including wills, leases, manorial records, deeds, mortgages and other documents. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1725 and 1749.

Dates: 1725-1749

Land indentures, 1750-1774

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Handwritten leases, deeds, manorial records, mortgages, probate records and other land indentures on parchment. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1750 and 1774.

Dates: 1750-1774

Land indentures, 1775-1799

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1779 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Handwritten leases, deeds, mortgages, probate records, and other documents on parchment and paper. The materials relate to the sale and ownership of land in England between 1775 and 1799.

Dates: 1775-1799