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Land grant
Title:
Land grant
Description:
Land grant from Richard Betton to(?) Johannes Carlos. Gothic hand. Black ink. On the recto, Salop appears in a second hand in black ink in the top margin. Main text begins with a 2-line capital letter. Just above it are two square holes. The bottom of the letter is folded up and contains a red wax pendent seal which contains a central decorative image. The verso contains writing: "5. Hen. 1403"; "Rick..Betton to M° Carlos Mess V in..Betton"; Phillips MS 36314."
Date:
1404
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Land grant for land in Ouston
Title:
Land grant for land in Ouston
Description:
Land grant for land in Ouston. Gothic bastard hand. Brown ink. Top left corner of the recto contains two square-shaped holes. The bottom of the page is folded up, and pendent strands of parchment remain. Verso contains writing: "224"; "12.H.4"; "Jo. Dan[ov] grant to Henry (crossed out) Dror of land in Ouston."
Date:
1401-03
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Land grant or will from John son of Henri
Title:
Land grant or will from John son of Henri
Description:
Land grant or will from John son of Henri...of Harntote(?) to his brother Stephen. Gothic bastard hand. Light brown ink. Two square holes are near the top left edge of the recto. Last line of text is completed by dashes. The bottom of the document is folded up, and the pendental strands of parchment are attached. The verso contain some writing: "Phillips MS 31881"; "7 E 2."
Date:
1314
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Search for unpaid taxes in the names of John Tearney, Samuel and Ann Jackson, and Catharine Dredger, 1847 November 10
Title:
Search for unpaid taxes in the names of John Tearney, 1847 November 10
Date:
1847-11-10
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Exemplification
Title:
Exemplification
Description:
Exemplification that refers to a contract entered into by two brothers, Roger and Robert Taverner, by which they purchased from the Crown during the reign of Henry VIII (on 23 May 1545) the properties of the church at Wellbourne in the county of Lincoln and of the Priory of St. Ive. It is sealed by Queen Elizabeth I. The document spells out the details of the properties acquired: pastures, houses, cottages, animals, woods, empty fields, gardens, mills, water, fishing waters, etc. It grants the above brothers, their heirs and successors permission to hold these. Fine Gothic hand. Brown ink. On the recto "Elizabeth" written in cadel calligraphy begins the document. The word "omnibus" in the first line has a 'b' that extends into a cadel "I" (for Elizabeth I). Various words in the document are rather large and bold. The bottom of the document is folded up, and two decorative, vertical lines enclose the signatures of clerks who examined and signed the document (John Amy...(?) and B. Small). Blind ruling. Prickings on the right side. The verso contains a description of the document in a different hand. The seal of Queen Elizabeth I is detached and still contains pieces of parchment. The seal is made of dark brown wax and about 14.5 inches in diameter. Images of Queen Elizabeth I in full regalia appear on both sides. On the obverse she sits on a horse.
Date:
1596-04-23
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Lease between Thomas P. Cope, Francis Algernon Evans, Francis Reeve Cope and John Paramore and William Paramore, 1910 June 6
Title:
Lease between Thomas P. Cope, 1910 June 6
Date:
1910-06-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Sale of land from John Blakey to Cyrus Avery, Joel Rogers, and Samuel Yost, 1820 November 8
Title:
Sale of land from John Blakey to Cyrus Avery, 1820 November 8
Date:
1820-11-08
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Indenture
Title:
Indenture
Description:
Legal Document. Indenture for land and a messuage between James Campbell, Samuel Herbert Harvey, and Mary Campbell on the one part, and Byres Moir on the other part. Legal document is covered by a bifolio sheet of parchment and bound with the document by thin green ribbon on the left hand side. The cover contains a summary of the document's contents on the back but is blank on all other sides. At the top of the recto of the first page of the legal document, This Indenture is printed in black ink. To the left of and below the "T" is printed "J. Forshaw, Law Stationer, 14 North John St., Liverpool." To the right of "This Indenture" is a tax stamp (orange and white) for 10 shillings. The text of each page is bounded by red lines, and the left margin is rather wide. Manuscript components are cursive in black ink. Throughout the document, words such as "Between" and "whereas" appear in bold. Key elements of the document such as names, monetary amounts, and bolded words and phrases are underlined in red. Pencil (?) check marks appear in left margins. The verso of the last page of the legal document contains the signatures of James Campbell, Mary Campbell, witnesses, and a clerk. To the left of the right margin, a piece of green ribbon is woven through the parchment in such a way that four squares of the ribbon show on the verso. Four red wax seals are on each green square. Pinned to the top of the verso of the last page of the legal document is a printed piece of paper titled "Instructions for the Execution and Attestation of the Deed, and a paragraph with instructions on how to make the deed official follow. Writing on both sides of each page of the legal document.
Date:
1883-07-10
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Certification confirming Thomas P. Cope's share of stock in Bridgewater and Wilksbarre Turnpike Rd. Co., 1819 February 19
Title:
Certification confirming Thomas P. Cope's share of stock in Bridgewater and Wilksbarre Turnpike Rd. Co., 1819 February 19
Date:
1819-02-19
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Indenture from John T. Barr to "McCorkle"
Title:
Indenture from John T. Barr to "McCorkle"
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Indenture from George L. Horn and Sarah C. Horn to Francis Reeve Cope, 1887 February 15
Title:
Indenture from George L. Horn and Sarah C. Horn to Francis Reeve Cope, 1887 February 15
Date:
1887-02-15
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Donation from John S. Brown and John Teaney to the Jefferson Benevolent Institution of Pennsylvania, 1822 December 22
Title:
Donation from John S. Brown and John Teaney to the Jefferson Benevolent Institution of Pennsylvania, 1822 December 22
Date:
1822-12-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Legal document
Title:
Legal document
Description:
Judgment by Jehans Keuresis, Provost of St. Quentin in a dispute between the procurer of the Abbot of the Monastery and Church of St. Vincent de Laon, and the Dean, priests of the commonalty of Venduel concerning the seizin of a piece of land called Pierre as Courcelles between Avesques and Clastre. Gothic hand. Dark Brown ink. Text on the recto begins with a 4-line decorative capital "A." Top left corner has the date "8 [Febru?] 1324" in a second hand. Additional writing in a third hand is in the left margin. Bottom of the page is folded up (over 2 cm) and contains 7 evenly spaced words in the same hand as the principal text. The verso has "Phillips MS 36601" and a couple of words in various hands. At the bottom, 3 lines of ruled French text in Gothic hand (not the same hand as that of the principal text) appear in light brown ink. Blind ruling. [Other proper names in the document : Johans Guillaumes, Johnas de Camak(?), Robers(?) Baudin(?), Jehan Sohier(?), Pierre Cemie(?).]
Date:
1324
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Indenture
Title:
Indenture
Description:
Legal Document. Indenture for a messuage or tenements between George Manner and Thomas Cavington Campbell. Recto of the document begins with "This Indenture" printed in black ink. Below the word "This" is also printed, LAUNDY, Law Stationer./ 48, Essex Street, Strand./ Deeds & Writings. Engrossed & Copied. Manuscript is mostly cursive in black ink. Certain phrases and words such as "Between" and "Provided Also" appear in bold and are slightly larger than the rest of the text. Text is bounded on all sides by red lines. Left margin contains a tax stamp for 3 schillings and 9 pence, and this stamp is overlapped by a small, circular, black ink stamp that reads "London/ 3-4-52" and contains a crown. The bottom of the document is folded up and sealed with red wax seals on top of green ribbon. Seals contain a lattice design. Light pink string ties the folded portion together in three places. The signatures of George Manner and Thomas Cavington Campbell appear near the seals. Verso contains signatures and statements of witnesses, a summary of the document, and a stamped phrase about the registration of the document. Knife prickings on left and right edges.
Date:
1852-03-31
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Record of Searches vs. Catharine Dredger and others, 1847
Title:
Record of Searches vs. Catharine Dredger and others, 1847
Date:
1847
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Indenture from William Forbes to John Teaney, 1795 September 7; certified by Richard L. Lloyd, 1845 September 9
Title:
Indenture from William Forbes to John Teaney, 1845 September 9
Date:
1795-01-26 - 1845-09-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Court Certification by William R. Gillman, 1830 January 22
Title:
Court Certification by William R. Gillman, 1830 January 22
Date:
1830-01-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Copy of Samuel Carpenter's Will, 1730 April 4
Title:
Copy of Samuel Carpenter's Will, 1730 April 4
Date:
1730-04-03
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Grant of nobility
Title:
Grant of nobility
Description:
Legal document. Grant of Nobility to Joseph Zendler von Helmburg. An earlier summary of the document reads: This document grants to Joseph Zendler, for services rendered to the Emperor and his Kingdom, the status of nobleman. Besides listing Zendler's past achievements and his new privileges, it enjoins all ranks of society to accept Joseph Zendler von Helmburg as a nobleman under pain of penalty. It also grants him the coat-of-arms and counsels him to use it. Brown and black ink. Fraktur. Two pieces of paper are on either side of the eight pages of parchment, and these are bound into a red velvet cover. The coat-of-arms, on the recto of the 6th page, is surrounded by a gold-leaf border and is painted in black, gold, white, red, blue, and green ink. Signatures, including that of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, are on the recto of the ninth page. Document is sealed by Francis II. Red wax seal is in a metal container. The obverse of the metal container contains "F. II" inside of a shield between double eagles under a crown. The red wax seal depicts two griffins flanking a coat of arms, and the image is surrounded by text.
Date:
1797-08-24
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
List of court cases relevant to Cope vs. Grant
Title:
List of court cases relevant to Cope vs. Grant
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers

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