Mackeson Manuscripts

This archive comprises deeds for property of the Masters and Horne families, mainly relating to Sevington and Mersham, 1464-1804, and correspondence, accounts, estate and business papers of the Friend and Mackeson families, 1791-c1934.

The first part of the collection, the title deeds of the Horne family (mainly sixteenth and seventeenth century in date), were acquired from the Masters family, with a few deeds for property of the Friend family. The series of deeds are incomplete and appear to be only a portion of larger units

The second part of the collection consists of a few accounts, estate and business papers of the Friend and Mackeson families plus a good series of nineteenth century correspondence, mainly to Henry Mackeson from his mother, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces

<span class="wrapper"><p>Related Material</p> <p>EK/U23 Correspondence of Henry Mackeson of Hythe, 1803-1836</p> <p>U47/34 Mackeson family deeds, correspondence and other papers, 1393-1866 (held at the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone)</p> <p>H/U4 Miscellaneous items deposited by G. L. Mackeson of Hythe, 1795-1798</p></span>

Deposited by Messrs. Mackeson of The Brewery, Hythe., August 1955

These records were transferred to the East Kent Archives Centre, Whitfield from the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone in January 2000