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Expand 1 - Records found in Shire Hall basement.1 - Records found in Shire Hall basement.
Expand 2 - Deed of property in Wisbech2 - Deed of property in Wisbech
Expand 6 - Printed material collected by W.J. Taylor6 - Printed material collected by W.J. Taylor
Collapse 7 - Records of Tharp family of Chippenham and Jamaica7 - Records of Tharp family of Chippenham and Jamaica
Expand 1 - Manor of Chippenham: Court Rolls.1 - Manor of Chippenham: Court Rolls.
Expand 2 - Manor of Chippenham: Abstracts of Court Rolls.2 - Manor of Chippenham: Abstracts of Court Rolls.
Expand 3 - Manor of Chippenham: Minute Books of Courts.3 - Manor of Chippenham: Minute Books of Courts.
Expand 4 - Manor of Chippenham. Manorial Deeds.4 - Manor of Chippenham. Manorial Deeds.
Expand 5 - Chippenham. Terriers and Rentals.5 - Chippenham. Terriers and Rentals.
Expand 6 - Chippenham: Rentals and Accounts.6 - Chippenham: Rentals and Accounts.
Expand 7 - Chippenham: Deeds. 7 - Chippenham: Deeds.
Expand 8 - Chippenham: Hall and Farm Account Books, &c.8 - Chippenham: Hall and Farm Account Books, &c.
Expand 9A - Chippenham & Snailwell: Bundle A of documents mainly relating to commutation of Tithes.9A - Chippenham & Snailwell: Bundle A of documents mainly relating to commutation of Tithes.
Expand 9B - Chippenham & Snailwell: Bundle B of documents mainly relating to commutation of Tithes.9B - Chippenham & Snailwell: Bundle B of documents mainly relating to commutation of Tithes.
Expand 9C - Chippenham & Snailwell: Bundle C of documents mainly relating to commutation of Tithes.9C - Chippenham & Snailwell: Bundle C of documents mainly relating to commutation of Tithes.
Expand 10 - Chippenham Estate Documents10 - Chippenham Estate Documents
11 - Chippenham: 3 bundles of letters relating to reduction of rents on farms, tenants leaving farms and difficulty of finding new tenants; conditions being results of the agricultural depression.
12A - Letters of James Shepard, steward at Chippenham, to John Tharp senior in Jamaica
12B - Letters of J.R. Dashwood, holding power of attorney during absence of John Tharp in Jamaica, to said John Tharp
13A - Chippenham Estate: Copy Letter Books of John Tharp.
13B - Chippenham Estate: Copy Letter Books of John Tharp.
13C - Chippenham Estate: Copy Letter Books of John Tharp.
13D - Chippenham Estate: Copy Letter Books of John Tharp.
Expand 14 - Chippenham: Plans.14 - Chippenham: Plans.
Expand 20 - Chippenham & Snailwell: Wills.20 - Chippenham & Snailwell: Wills.
Expand 21 - Chippenham: Personal & Miscellaneous.21 - Chippenham: Personal & Miscellaneous.
Expand 22 - Chippenham: Letters, &c.22 - Chippenham: Letters, &c.
Expand 23 - Chippenham: Letters, &c.23 - Chippenham: Letters, &c.
Expand 24 - Chippenham: Account Books of Committee for Estates of John Tharp junior.24 - Chippenham: Account Books of Committee for Estates of John Tharp junior.
Expand 31 - Chippenham: Vestry.31 - Chippenham: Vestry.
32 - Chippenham: Highway rate book.
33 - Chippenham: Names of men and boys, and by whom employed.
Expand 34 - Chippenham: Taxation.34 - Chippenham: Taxation.
Expand 35 - Chippenham: Boundaries.35 - Chippenham: Boundaries.
Expand 36 - Chippenham: Documents relating to magistrates, &c.36 - Chippenham: Documents relating to magistrates, &c.
Expand 37 - Chippenham School.37 - Chippenham School.
Expand 41 - Manor of Snailwell: Court Rolls.41 - Manor of Snailwell: Court Rolls.
Expand 42 - Manor of Snailwell: Manorial Deeds.42 - Manor of Snailwell: Manorial Deeds.
Expand 43 - Snailwell: Terriers.43 - Snailwell: Terriers.
Expand 44 - Snailwell: Rentals.44 - Snailwell: Rentals.
Expand 45A - Deeds relating to messuage, yard and croft in Snailwell.45A - Deeds relating to messuage, yard and croft in Snailwell.
Expand 45B - Deeds relating to property in Snailwell.45B - Deeds relating to property in Snailwell.
Expand 45C - Deeds relating to property in Snailwell.45C - Deeds relating to property in Snailwell.
46 - Snailwell Mill: Accounts.
Expand 48 - Plans of Snailwell.48 - Plans of Snailwell.
Expand 49 - Documents relating to Snailwell Inclosure.49 - Documents relating to Snailwell Inclosure.
50 - Terrier: 'A true Terrier of all the Glebe lands, messuages, tenements, tythes, portion of tythes, and other rights belonging to the Rectory and Parish Church of Snailwell…made and renewed…this twenty seventh day of April in the Year of our Lord 1820…
71 - Highway Expenditure Accounts. 1 book
72 - Snailwell: John Fyson v. William Barton, for alleged arson. Depositions of witnesses.
Expand 75 - Deeds relating to property in Badlingham and Snailwell.75 - Deeds relating to property in Badlingham and Snailwell.
80 - Isleham: Copy of Adjudication, dated 1 October 1667 to Master Fellows and Scholars of Pembroke Hall. 15 acres-2 pieces of 5½ acres and 9½ acres-in exchange for right of common. With copy of Court Roll, 8 July 1698. Surrender by Joseph Sharpe to the use of Joseph Sharpe, the younger, of property as above
81 - Manor of Burwell Tiptofts: Court Rolls. 5 membranes: Court Leet and Court Baron.
Expand 82 - Deeds, &c. relating to property in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.82 - Deeds, &c. relating to property in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.
Expand 83 - Documents relating to property in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.83 - Documents relating to property in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
Expand 84 - Documents relating to the proposed line of railway in Cambridgeshire.84 - Documents relating to the proposed line of railway in Cambridgeshire.
Expand 85 - Documents relating to property in Kennett.85 - Documents relating to property in Kennett.
Expand 86 - Newmarket Provident and Self-aiding Medical Institution.86 - Newmarket Provident and Self-aiding Medical Institution.
Expand 87 - Plan of proposed Canal.87 - Plan of proposed Canal.
Expand 88 - Linton Sanitary District Reports.88 - Linton Sanitary District Reports.
Expand 89 - Miscellaneous maps.89 - Miscellaneous maps.
Expand 101 - Deeds, &c relating to property in Middlesex.101 - Deeds, &c relating to property in Middlesex.
Expand 102 - Deeds, &c relating to property in Essex and Cambridgeshire.102 - Deeds, &c relating to property in Essex and Cambridgeshire.
Expand 103 - Partnership of John Tharp of Chippenham and Thomas George Bucke of Worlington, Suffolk, in a sheep farm known as 'The Kew Concern'.103 - Partnership of John Tharp of Chippenham and Thomas George Bucke of Worlington, Suffolk, in a sheep farm known as 'The Kew Concern'.
Expand 104 - Deeds, &c. relating to property in Suffolk and Norfolk.104 - Deeds, &c. relating to property in Suffolk and Norfolk.
Expand 105 - Deeds, &c. relating to property in Flaunden, Hertfordshire, Ireland and Northamptonshire.105 - Deeds, &c. relating to property in Flaunden, Hertfordshire, Ireland and Northamptonshire.
Expand 106 - Documents relating to Charles Wedge as Receiver for Tharp Estates in England.106 - Documents relating to Charles Wedge as Receiver for Tharp Estates in England.
Expand 107 - Documents relating to John Tharp as Committee for Cambs. estates.107 - Documents relating to John Tharp as Committee for Cambs. estates.
Expand 108 - Documents relating to John Tharp v. John Morgan.108 - Documents relating to John Tharp v. John Morgan.
Expand 109 - Documents concerning maintainance and rent of mansion house and grounds at Chippenham.109 - Documents concerning maintainance and rent of mansion house and grounds at Chippenham.
Expand 110 - Documents relating to John Tharp's marriage, his lunacy, appointment of committees and his maintainance.110 - Documents relating to John Tharp's marriage, his lunacy, appointment of committees and his maintainance.
Expand 111 - Documents relating to debts contracted by John Tharp, lunatic.111 - Documents relating to debts contracted by John Tharp, lunatic.
Expand 112 - Documents relating to allowance of Lady Susan Douglas.112 - Documents relating to allowance of Lady Susan Douglas.
Collapse 113 - Documents relating to purchases of property at Kennett, &c.113 - Documents relating to purchases of property at Kennett, &c.
1 - Copy of terms of sale of Kennett farm. Cf. R55/7/85/1-2.
2 - (1) Petition of John Tharp, the committee, for permission to buy Kennett estate. (2) Fragment of copy of above petition. (3) Rough draft of above petition.
3 - Draft brief to advance Committee's petition concerning Kennett purchase.
4 - Particulars to be moved in court concerning Kennett purchase.
5 - Draft affidavit of Charles Wedge concerning Kennett estate comprising farm and 123a1r30p proposed to be purchased.
6 - Petition of the Committee to be reimbursed for money to be spent on Kennett estate if purchase decided to be advantageous.
7 - Copy of minutes concerning desirability of Kennett purchase.
8 - John Tharp and Joseph Cook of Chippenham: Draft agreement to buy Cook's house and lands in Chippenham for £600.
9 - Draft affidavit of Charles Wedge in support of Kennett purchase.
10 - Copy of affidavit of Charles Wedge concerning recent purchases of land at Kennett and elsewhere in Cambs.
11 - Affidavit of John Tharp concerning proposed purchase of Kennet estate and 20 March 1819.
12 - Draft state of facts of the Committee concerning the lunatic's estates pursuant to Order of 22 January 1819. He justifies purchase of Kennett and other estates.
13 - Petition of John Tharp, the committee, to purchase Cambs. estate.
14 - Petition to purchase certain premises at Chippenham; with other papers concerning said transaction.
15 - Draft affidavit of John Tharp about purchase by him of copyhold cottage in Chippenham.
16 - Draft state of facts by Committee of estates copyhold of Manor of Chippenham contracted to be bought by him.
17 - Brief directions for extinguishing copyhold tenures.
18 - Minutes of the Master's Order concerning said copyhold properties bought by the Committee.
19 - Petition of the Committee for permission to execute conveyance of Kennett property provided good title made out.
20 - Legal note concerning Abstract of Title of Kennett property.
21 - Minutes of Order relating to estate bought for settlement to uses limited by Will of John Tharp deceased.
22 - Draft petition of John Tharp, the committee, that the Master's Report of 16 June 1820, be confirmed, and that the Master settle conveyances of estates bought.
23 - Draft petition of the Committee for confirmation of the Master's Report of 29 July (1820), for payment of purchase moneys.
24 - Mr Brodie's opinion on Abstract of Title to Kennett estate.
25 - Draft statement concerning title as in R55/7/113/24 for Mr Brodie's opinion.
26 - Extract from Kennett Inclosure Award 14 July 1820, referred to in R55/7/113/25, with letter of 27 February 1821.
27 - Mr. Brodie's further opinion on Abstract of Title and other documents.
28 - Further draft reference to Mr. Brodie about conveyances.
29 - Application that Secretary of Lunatics be at liberty to deliver out minutes as drawn up.
30 - Petition of Committee to confirm the Master's Report of 29 July 1824, for payment of purchase moneys.
Expand 114 - Documents relating to repairs on Chippenham estate &c.114 - Documents relating to repairs on Chippenham estate &c.
Expand 115 - New leases and reduction of rents on Chippenham estates.115 - New leases and reduction of rents on Chippenham estates.
Expand 116 - Documents relating to Cawston's Ejectment from Chippenham farms.116 - Documents relating to Cawston's Ejectment from Chippenham farms.
Expand 117 - Re-building of Badlingham Farm and Trespass of Paupers.117 - Re-building of Badlingham Farm and Trespass of Paupers.
Expand 118 - Bills of costs.118 - Bills of costs.
Expand 119 - Miscellaneous bundles.119 - Miscellaneous bundles.
Expand 120 - Chippenham Estate: Finance.120 - Chippenham Estate: Finance.
Expand 121 - Plans of Jamaica Estates121 - Plans of Jamaica Estates
Expand 122 - Deeds, &c. relating to estates in Jamaica.122 - Deeds, &c. relating to estates in Jamaica.
Expand 123 - Jamaica Estates: Inventories.123 - Jamaica Estates: Inventories.
Expand 124 - Jamaica Estates: Crop and shipment books.124 - Jamaica Estates: Crop and shipment books.
Expand 125 - Jamaica Estates: Account Books.125 - Jamaica Estates: Account Books.
Expand 126 - Jamaica Estates: Inventories of Papers.126 - Jamaica Estates: Inventories of Papers.
Expand 127 - Jamaica Estates: Accounts, &c.127 - Jamaica Estates: Accounts, &c.
Expand 128 - Jamaica Estates: Bundles of Letters, &c.128 - Jamaica Estates: Bundles of Letters, &c.
129 - Government Blue Book. Papers relating to the West Indies: condition of labouring population. Part 1. Circular Instructions: Jamaica, British Guiana. Maps of Jamaica and British Guiana.
Expand 130 - Accounts of George Hibbert and Philip J. Miles, consignees for produce of part of Jamaica estates of John Tharp, infant and lunatic; and Reports on said accounts.130 - Accounts of George Hibbert and Philip J. Miles, consignees for produce of part of Jamaica estates of John Tharp, infant and lunatic; and Reports on said accounts.
Expand 131 - Charges against George Hibbert and Philip J. Miles, consignees for Tharp Jamaica estates, and Discharges.131 - Charges against George Hibbert and Philip J. Miles, consignees for Tharp Jamaica estates, and Discharges.
Expand 132 - In Chancery: Lewis Simond v. George Hibbert, Sir Simon Haughton Clarke bart., Philip John Miles, John Tharp, and others. Re: Jamaica estates of John Tharp deceased.132 - In Chancery: Lewis Simond v. George Hibbert, Sir Simon Haughton Clarke bart., Philip John Miles, John Tharp, and others. Re: Jamaica estates of John Tharp deceased.
Expand 133 - Documents relating to Jamaica Estates.133 - Documents relating to Jamaica Estates.
Expand 8 - Stray paper of Caxton and Arrington Union8 - Stray paper of Caxton and Arrington Union
Expand 9 - Land Tax Assessments9 - Land Tax Assessments
Expand 10 - Records of Bird family of Linton10 - Records of Bird family of Linton
Expand 11 - Records of Gamlingay Parish Council11 - Records of Gamlingay Parish Council
Expand 13 - Records of Elsworth and Longstanton13 - Records of Elsworth and Longstanton
Expand 14 - Case in Chancery: judgement14 - Case in Chancery: judgement
Expand 14A - Terrier of Great Shelford14A - Terrier of Great Shelford
Expand 15 - Deeds &c. of Elsworth, Longstanton and Swavesey15 - Deeds &c. of Elsworth, Longstanton and Swavesey
Expand 18 - Deed of property in Stretham &c.18 - Deed of property in Stretham &c.
Expand 19 - Records received via British Records Association in July 195519 - Records received via British Records Association in July 1955
Expand 20 - Deeds &c. relating to property in Isle of Ely20 - Deeds &c. relating to property in Isle of Ely
Expand 21 - Deed relating to property in Wisbech and Elm21 - Deed relating to property in Wisbech and Elm
Expand 22 - Deeds &c. of Coveney, Graveley and Willingham22 - Deeds &c. of Coveney, Graveley and Willingham
Expand 23 - Records of Messrs. Foyer, White & Prescott, solicitors of London23 - Records of Messrs. Foyer, White & Prescott, solicitors of London
Expand 24 - Deeds &c. of Willingham24 - Deeds &c. of Willingham
Expand 25 - Wicken Upware School Correspondence25 - Wicken Upware School Correspondence
Expand 26 - Records found in Shire Hall Basement26 - Records found in Shire Hall Basement
Expand 27 - Records relating to drainage in Ely and to property in Guilden Morden27 - Records relating to drainage in Ely and to property in Guilden Morden
Expand 28 - Cambridgeshire County Council Title Deed Collection28 - Cambridgeshire County Council Title Deed Collection
Expand 29 - County of Cambridge Development Plan29 - County of Cambridge Development Plan
Expand 31 - Baumgartner Collection: supplement31 - Baumgartner Collection: supplement
Expand 32 - Grant of fishing rights32 - Grant of fishing rights
Expand 33 - Documents relating to Little Shelford and Newnham College, Cambridge33 - Documents relating to Little Shelford and Newnham College, Cambridge
Expand 36 - Print of Cambridge Castle36 - Print of Cambridge Castle
Expand 37 - Deed of property in Guilden Morden37 - Deed of property in Guilden Morden
Expand 38 - Hildersham Parish Records: Colonel Foster's deposit38 - Hildersham Parish Records: Colonel Foster's deposit
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