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3 Victorian Legal Manuscripts
Three framed, attractively calligraphic, indentures written in black ink on vellum, in a neat secretarial hand, two with wax seals of the witnesses or executers below the text. There is some slight creasing to the vellum in a few small areas but this could easily be flattened out.
The first indenture, dated the 30th of July 1838, is a contractual agreement between John Smyth and Messrs Fossey, for Smyth to borrow £2400 (approximately £75,000 today). Smyth was obviously in real need of the sum, as the loan was against Smyth’s estates, his land and buildings. Unfortunate John Smyth was clearly not a provident fellow, as the following two documents prove. The second document, dated the 10th of July 1839, is an insolvency petition to the courts for the recovery of the debt, nominating Messrs Fossey to be the executors of John Smyth’s insolvent estate. The third document, also of the 10th July 1839, is a notice that the insolvency petition has been acknowledged, and that Messrs Fossey are permitted to take poor John Smyth’s land and buildings in lieu of the debt. Little else is known of John Smyth and his doomed finances, but ever the champion of the underdog, we hope that he managed to get along without too much further hindrance, and that in the 1840s, things looked up for him.
If ever a cautionary tale was needed for borrowing beyond one’s means, this must surely be it – and it is all the more pertinent today.
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The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
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The first indenture, dated the 30th of July 1838, is a contractual agreement between John Smyth and Messrs Fossey, for Smyth to borrow £2400 (approximately £75,000 today). Smyth was obviously in real need of the sum, as the loan was against Smyth’s estates, his land and buildings. Unfortunate John Smyth was clearly not a provident fellow, as the following two documents prove. The second document, dated the 10th of July 1839, is an insolvency petition to the courts for the recovery of the debt, nominating Messrs Fossey to be the executors of John Smyth’s insolvent estate. The third document, also of the 10th July 1839, is a notice that the insolvency petition has been acknowledged, and that Messrs Fossey are permitted to take poor John Smyth’s land and buildings in lieu of the debt. Little else is known of John Smyth and his doomed finances, but ever the champion of the underdog, we hope that he managed to get along without too much further hindrance, and that in the 1840s, things looked up for him.
If ever a cautionary tale was needed for borrowing beyond one’s means, this must surely be it – and it is all the more pertinent today.
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DimensionsDate 1838-1839
Width 30 inches
Height 25 inches
Date Origin English, Period Victorian, c.1838
Early 18th Century Antiques Origin English
Condition Good.
Item code as155a006
Status Sold
£200.00 
$271.82 
€237.24 
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Private dealer, By appointment onlyThe Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
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