1825 12 06 : Rent receipt for West Thickley quarries

Update on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7:59PM by Petra Mitchinson

06 Dec 1825. RENT RECEIPT FOR WEST THICKLEY QUARRIES. A small printed receipt with partly torn off red seal. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. Durham 6t Day of Decemr. 182/ RECEIVED of Sir P. MUSGRAVE Bart. the Sum } L. s. d. of Five Shillings for one Year’s } Leasehold Rent, due at Martinmas 1825 to the Lord Bishop of Durham, } for West Thickley Quarries } – 5 – One Year’s Land Tax – – – – Acquittance, 0. 0. 8 —————- £ – 5 ~ 8 [signed] C [or P?] FORSTER —————-