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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 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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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Food and drink
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2756466/
Series information
E 140
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Exhibits
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