• Reference
    WY988/6/2a-b
  • Title
    Legal opinion of Richard Preston of Lincolns Inn regarding the Will of John Langston, who died 11 Feb 1812. Two copies.
  • Date free text
    6 Mar 1812
  • Production date
    From: 1812 To: 1812
  • Scope and Content
    - Langston was for several years a partner in the banking house Langston Towgood & Co.; though he had retired before his death, the accounts had not been completely balanced and wound up. - The Will mentioned one son and five daughters. - He was the surviving trustees for the children of his sisters Mrs Cazalet and Mrs Arnold. - Langston died siezed in fee simple of a mansion house and large estate at Sarsden, Oxfordshire, a freehold estate in Clerkenwell, New River shares, other stocks, leaseholds etc. - Richard Preston has been requested to advise on the due discharge of the executorship.
  • Level of description
    item