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Short Title: (i) Parker v Moorley; (ii) Parker v Peet. Plaintiff(s): John Parker....
Catalogue reference: E 134/3Vic/East8
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This record is about the Short Title: (i) Parker v Moorley; (ii) Parker v Peet. Plaintiff(s): John Parker.... dating from 1840 Apr 15-1840 May 8 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. 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 134/3Vic/East8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840 Apr 15-1840 May 8
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short Title: (i) Parker v Moorley; (ii) Parker v Peet.
Plaintiff(s): John Parker.
Defendant(s): (i) Joseph Moorley, Mary Gould; (ii) James Peet, Thomas Cooper.
Depositions for: Plaintiffs.
Subject of Depositions: The sale of the household furniture of the testator Joseph Moorley to William Taylor of Derby, "silk throwster".
County: Derbyshire.
Taken at: Derby.
Date of Commission: 31 January 1840.
Document Type: Commission; interrogatories and depositions, the examination of defendants Peet and Cooper taken (pursuant to a decree of the Court of Exchequer dated 20 Dec 1839) on 14 April 1840.
See also: E 134/2Vic/East1.
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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
- Clothing
- Litigation
- Wills and probate
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E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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Short Title: (i) Parker v Moorley; (ii) Parker v Peet. Plaintiff(s): John Parker....
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