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FAIRMAN v CRISP v CRISP v SQUIRES AND BLINDELL Copy of the will of Elizabeth Crisp;...
Catalogue reference: E 140/23/1
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This record is about the FAIRMAN v CRISP v CRISP v SQUIRES AND BLINDELL Copy of the will of Elizabeth Crisp;... dating from 1757-[c 1776] in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Exhibits. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 140/23/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1757-[c 1776]
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Description (What the record is about)
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FAIRMAN v CRISP v CRISP v SQUIRES AND BLINDELL Copy of the will of Elizabeth Crisp; a dealer in tea, coffee and chocolate, who died in 1759 leaving no testamentary provision for her second husband John Crisp; statements as to due attestation, inventoriesof her personal effects, grant of letters of administration with the will annexed, memoranda, bills and receipts; papers relating to Crisp's claim against her brother and executor William Fairman, and that of his son John against Fairman's executors for payment of a legacy
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Food and drink
- Wills and probate
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E 140
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Exhibits
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