COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1110231
Reference Number:
RYCH/4272a
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Lease for Lives
Series Title:
Dean Row (Cheshire) Leases for Lives (1656-1831)
Parent Work Title:
Lease for Lives (16 Sep 1797)
Date Created:
1797-09-16
Page/Sheet:
Recto
Image Sequence Number:
1
Description:
A pre-printed lease for life by George Shaw and his brother James Shaw, both yeoman of Styall in the parish of Wilmslow. A lease for life was a form of tenure on the Dunham Massey estates from the seventeenth century, when it replaced copyhold or tenancy at will, until the mid-nineteenth century. There is a red wax seal at the foot of the charter.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Law and legislation
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Charters
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Places Covered:
England: Cheshire: Styal
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-01-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Lease for Lives
