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FERRERS LEGAL & ESTATE PAPERS

Catalogue reference: 25D60

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This record is about the FERRERS LEGAL & ESTATE PAPERS dating from 1726-1923.

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Reference: 25D60
Title: FERRERS LEGAL & ESTATE PAPERS
Date: 1726-1923
Description: The second deposit contains mainly legal material concerning the ferrers estates, including papers of various court cases; Earl ferrers v. Shirley, dispute with Stafford & Uttoxetes Railway, Tomkinson v. ferrers, and others; and a substantial member of documents re, the sale of chartley estate, staffs., 1904. There are also a member of estate records (Leics., Staffs. and Derbys.), plans and accounts. The bulk of the collection is 19th and early 20th c. in date.
Held by: Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language: English
Creator(s): <famname>Shirley family, Earls Ferrers of Staunton Harold, Leicestershire</famname>
Physical description: 932 documents
Access conditions: No restrictions
Immediate source of acquisition: The collection was deposited through the family solicitors, Crane & Walton of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Unpublished finding aids: <p>This collection is a separate deposit from the main Ferrers archives, 26D53, and the two should be consulted in conjunction with one another. For further information on the Shirley family and details of the main and other deposited collections, see the introduction to 26D53.</p>
Record URL: https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9d7830ee-7531-4024-ac18-007bd6b33ab4/