Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The English legal documents, 1510-1858, consist of mortgages, deeds, indentures, wills, leases, marriage settlements and contracts and powers of attorney.
- Extent:
- 4 Boxes (1 standard, 3 custom) and 3 oversize
- Language:
- Materials are in English ; French .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], English Legal Documents mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The English legal documents, 1510-1858, consist of mortgages, deeds, indentures, wills, leases, marriage settlements and contracts and powers of attorney. Included with them are five letters, 1800-1858.
The letters consist of two letters, March 10, 1852, and Match 8, 1858, to Peter Dumont Vroom, 1791-1873, lawyer, congressman, and governor of New Jersey; a copy of a letter, April 28, 1800, to John Lynch French, sugar planter of St. Kitts, West Indies, who was in London at the time, from Jedediah Kern, St. Kitts; and two letters, July 24, and October 31, 1800, from John Lynch French, St. Kitts, to Christopher Rolleston, London, in regard to shipments of sugar and the affairs of Mr. French's plantations.
Most of the legal documents in the collection are in three oversize boxes, while the non-oversize items are housed within a single document box.
- Acquisition information:
- Transfer: 1960
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks; ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) (Boxes 2-4)
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], English Legal Documents mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu