Collections made by James Bowen
MS. Gough Shropshire 3
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Description
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Title
Collections made by James Bowen
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Shropshire 3
Summary
Collections made by James Bowen, a painter and undertaker of Shrewsbury (d. 1774: his printed trade-card is in Gough Shropshire 2, p. 744; 18, p. 41) and his son John, for a history of Shropshire and especially Shrewsbury:
Fol. 1. A list of the deeds in the exchequer of the town of Shrewsbury, 1769, with abstracts and copies of some, and information about town charities and schools
At fol. 120c is the original discharge of the sequestration of the estates of Richard Herbert lord Herbert of Cherbury, by the Commissioners for compounding, 24 Jan. 1649/50
At fol. 131 a contemporary copy of a Chancery decree relating to the manor of Ford or Fordshome, 1608 or 1609, with a list of rents, etc. in Latin
Date
Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
159 Leaves
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Collection contents
Shropshire
Collections made by James Bowen
