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RefNoKBLC/2/9/19/94
AltRefNoS/B/SP1794
TitlePetition of George Bowker, Sluice Keeper at Stanground Sluice
DescriptionThe petitioner has leased part of the Corporation Bank near Stanground Sluice for nearly 50 years. He reports that someone maliciously bid against him in April 1857, increasing his rent to £58 a year. He asks for his rent to be reduced to £31 a year, which he argues is £5 more than the land is actually worth. One signatory. Also includes a covering letter from the petitioner.
DateApril 1858
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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