Western Michigan University, WMU MS 137

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6415

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 137

Title:

Will and probate, 1700-1701, of Elizabeth Twywell

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

1700-1701

eighteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

lat

Latin WIKIDATA

eng

English WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 sheet with attachment : parchment, 250 x 354 mm. with 125 x 150 mm. addendum

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. document.
Will of Elizabeth of Twywell, bequething seven pounds to son Thomas Farmer to release him from prison and 20 pounds to daughter Alice Farmer and John Farmer, son of Thomas Farmer. To Diana, Elizabeth, Catherine, Rebecca, Lydia: 20 pounds and five portions of will. Names also mentioned include John, Mary, Thomas, and William Farmer. Signed in the presence of Thomas Nickallson, Sarah Smith, and...
Parchment, single sheet with tag, seal no longer attached; an additional parchment sheet (125 x 150 mm.) attached by parchment tag. 250 x 354 mm. Written in a mixed hand; pre-written portions of probate written in a precise English secretary hand in black ink, other portions in lighter secretary hand. Folded three times.
Written in England, probably Twywell in Northhamptonshire. Dated 7 December 1700. Stamp of "I. d 1/2" in left hand margin of probate; stamp (crown and interlocked letters "rra"; the number "35" in small letters) on a small squire piece of paper attached to upper right corner of probate. Inscription in a contemporary hand on middle center of dorse: "[illegible word] Eliz ffarmer de Twywill...

Keyword:

Wills

documentary scripts

Probate records

England--Northamptonshire

Manuscripts, English

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21346750680002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222609~160317/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University