Posted 8 years ago
mssue64
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I got this letter from the estate of a friend 's family,his mother was an antique dealer for years he had all kind of strange rare items I bought some items from him this is one a 2 page agreement letter for some land the best I can make of it,I can't read the whole letter can't really make out all the words,there's an embossed seal that has agreement 1804 Sixteen Shillings with a shield and 2 Lions,another stamp the only word I can make out is P. Quire,the only signature I can make out is James dufton,anyone know this person or can read this letter.
Nice! Should be easy to read if you can scan it or take a picture of the entire page, not folded. I can only read the first part you have in the correct angle:
An agreement made and entered into this 25th day of May 1813 Between Joshua Hearne of Armley in the County of York, ---, of the one part and Joshua Huld the younger of Ansthorpe in the same County, Esquire, of the other part
The stamp says Agreement the other stamp "Two Shill(ings) P Quire".
Sorry, looking closer it rather looks like a capitol F in the last names, so an agreement between Joshua Fearne and Joshua Field
Last paragraph: As witness the hands of the said parties the day and year aforesaid.
The X mark of Joshua Fearne
---, James Dufton
Edwin Smith (?)
Josh Field Jun(ior)
Both Joshua Field the elder and the younger appears on various legal documents from Leeds. Joshua Field the younger and perhaps his father, too, lived at Austhorpe Lodge, Leeds, Yorkshire.
https://books.google.se/books?id=yaZfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=%22austhorpe+lodge%22+%22joshua+field%22&source=bl&ots=nSNkLxBTr9&sig=dGpGNJbMbp2hRoYv_GqO6NvWbnE&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiryabCqf_OAhVBLZoKHShnApMQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=%22austhorpe%20lodge%22%20%22joshua%20field%22&f=false
Wow!! thanks soooo much OlofZ!! I'll try to post both pages if I can,I would love for you to at least read the whole letter,I really thank you it appears to be some kind of church I'm going to look up some of the information
OlofZ hope you can read it both pages are shown