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RefNoKBLC/2/9/16/5
AltRefNoS/B/SP1473
TitlePetition of Joseph Metcalf, of Mepal
DescriptionThe petitioner leases fishing rights in the Hundred Foot River, at a cost of £12 a year. He reports that the fishery is now worthless, due to the new system of fishing [for smelts] at King's Lynn. He asks for permission to surrender the lease, or for his rent to be reduced. One signatory.
DateWhitsun 1832
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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