R6/1/12/4

Letter [No 2254 Shefford File No 7] from J.F.Redgrave of the Office of Woods, Whitehall to Thomas Wing, enclosing a draft conveyance of the Honour to the Duke of Bedford and including the following: - the Duke had no interest in right of appointing the coroner of the Honour but, if the right were a franchise appertaining to the manor it could not be enjoyed as a right in gross; - discussion of a return of Samuel Davis of 1840 of Manor of Newnham [see R6/1/12/5] and in particular quitrents payable to William Whitehouse for Bury Farm, Bedford; - question of incorrect payment of feudal dus to Duke of Bedford for land in the Crown's Manor of Steppingley

14 Jul 1881

From: 1839 To: 1881

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Davis, Samuel,
Whitehouse, William,
Redgrave, J.F.,
Russell, Francis Charles Hastings (9th Duke of Bedford),
Wing, Thomas

honour, coroner, Steppingley Manor, Bedford Newnham Priory Manor, Bedford Bury Farm, BEDFORD, STEPPINGLEY