Valentine Broughton's Charity. Unlabelled bundle

1. 5th June, 1783. Letter containing advise in case of Gough & others v. Spencer, from Jos. Bowers of Lincolns Inn to Mr. Hall, Attorney in Chester.

2. 23rd August, 1778. Draft Lease for 21 years.

1 The Mayor and Citizens of the City of Chester

2 Ann Gough of Dutton y Brain, co. Denbigh, widow.

Barn, etc. in pa. HOLT, fields in HOLT and ISCOYD, Co. Denb.

Rent: £14.12s.6d. p.a.

3. n.d. Note of tenures: -

Robert Edwards in DUTTON Y DRAIN, John Gough in HOLT, CACCA DUTTON, DUTTON Y DRAIN, John Davies in CACCA DUTTON, John Whitfield in DUTTON Y DRAIN, William Taylor, John Hughes and John Lloyd.

4. Case for the Defendants re lands in ISCOYD, CACCA DUTTON, & DUTTON Y BRAIN

5. Gough v. Spencer: Opinion re Case Mr. Bowers ?

6. n.d. Note of conditions for lease of cottage in HOPE held by Elizabeth Maddocks for 21 years at 6s.8d. pa. rent and re estate in SHORDLEY HOPE and HOPE OWEN.

7. 25th June, 1783. Letter from Robert Rider of Fetter Lane to Mr. Hall, Attorney at Chester, re draft of pleas, and sending Mr. Bowers Opinion.

8. Draft of Pleas for Mr. Bower with notes on the same.

9. Note of Mr. John Hughes' holding in DUTTON Y BRAIN.

10. 13th February, 23 Geo.III. Summons for the appearance of John Gough, John Davies, Robert Edwards, John Whitfield, William Taylor and John Hughes. Notes on verse.

11. Survey and Value of the Land belonging to the Poor of Chester in the Borough of Holt. by Mr. Boydell?

12. 25th May, 1773. William Dix at Chester to Mrs. Ann Goff at Isycoed by Holt, demanding possession of a tenement at Isycoed, formerly the estate of Richard Spencer and which now belongs to John Spencer as his heir at law, which she unjustly detains.

13. Draft of the history of the land in question.

14. 4th November, 1772. Case, with Opinion of Robert Townsend of Chester, re lands of Valentine Broughton.

15. 27th January, 23.Geo.III. Writ of Summons.

16. 6th June, 1773. Letter from Thomas Brock giving his opinion re case.

17. 13th February, 23.Geo.III. Writ of Summons.

18. Exemplification of an indenture dated 9th February, 1726.

19. Draft Case.

20. 13th February, 23.Geo.III. Writ of Summons.

21. Draft Pleas.

22. 28th September, 1773. Case re Spencer's title, with opinion of Robert Townsend.

23. n.d. Abstract of the Title of the Mayor and Citizens to the late Mr. Valentine Broughton's lands.

24. Draft copy of Case Spencer/ Mayor and Citizens, endorsed 'fair copy made by J.B. 28th Nov. 1803 for opinion of Mr. Recorder.'

25. 3rd December, 1803. Case and Opinion of H.Leycester.L.Inn.

26. Case for Defendant with copies of depositions of witnesses.

27. Copy of Assembly Orders and Deeds relating to the premises 1607 onwards.

28. Note re time for pleadings.

29. a scarcely legible hand Notes.

30. Draft Abstract of the Title of the Mayor and Citizens to Valentine Broughton's Lands