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Letter of attorney by William Catesby, knight, son and heir of John Catesby, esquire,...
Catalogue reference: E 40/4584
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This record is about the Letter of attorney by William Catesby, knight, son and heir of John Catesby, esquire,... dating from 1457-1458 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. 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 40/4584
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1457-1458
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letter of attorney by William Catesby, knight, son and heir of John Catesby, esquire, and Margaret his wife, authorising Edmund Newnham, to deliver to Robert Catesby, the elder, esquire, and John Wattson, clerk, full seisin of a moiety of the manor of Lappworth, with all the lands etc which William has in Lappworth, Henley, Wotton, Beldesert and Wellesburn, by inheritance from his mother, and of all William's lands in Brawnston and Falkelyf: Warw. N'hamp. Feast of SS. Simon and Jude, 36 Henry VI.
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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
- Manors
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4943337/
Series information
E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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