Reference
X482/9
Title
Draft Conveyance
(i) Worcester City and County Banking Co. Ltd.
(ii) Frederick Henry Collison of 99 Cheapside, accountant
(iii) Alfred Phelps, late of Evesham, Worcestershire, draper, now of London House, Wootten Basset, Wiltshire
(iv) William Harrison of "The Princess Alexandra", Princess Street, Luton, innkeeper
Date free text
31 Jan 1877
Production date
From: 1845 To: 1877
Scope and Content
reciting: a) Marriage Settlement
i) Martha Butt of Luton, widow
ii) Joseph Anstee of Luton, butcher
iii) John Anstee of Charlton, farmer
... messuage hereinafter described
to iii) upon trusts..... 21 May 1845
b) Death of Martha Anstee at Luton 4 Oct 1858
c) Mortgage
i) Joseph Anstee
ii) Ann Catherine White of Stamford, Lincolnshire, widow
consideration £80
... messuage hereinafter described
interest: £5% per annum 21 Jan 1860
d) Conveyance subject to Mortgage
i) Joseph Anstee
ii) Alfred Phelps
... messuage hereinafter described 13 Feb 1865
e) Death of Ann Catherine White 22 Feb 1866
By will devised to Richard Thomas Cooke of Luton, gentleman, Richard Thompson of Stamford, gentleman, and Elizabeth Eskrigg of Stamford, spinster; all estates subject to mortgage; dated 16 Feb 1863; proved 16 Apr 1866
f) Reconveyance
i) Richard Thomas Cooke
Richard Thompson
Elizabeth Eskrigg
ii) Alfred Phelps
consideration: all principal and interest owing
... messuage hereinafter described 20 Dec 1866
g) Alfred Phelps deposited above indenture with (i) by way of equitable mortgage for security
h) Petition to County Court of Wiltshire held at Swindon presented by (iii) on 29 Apr under Bankruptcy Act. At Meeting of creditors on 16 May it was resolved that affairs of (iii) should be liquidated by arrangement and not by bankruptcy. (ii) appointed trustee of estate of (iii) on 18 May 1876
Due to (i) £661..18s..9d on their equitable mortgage and other securities. (i) have contracted with (iv) for him to buy premises and (i) to receive all purchase money as part repayment of debt.
... messuage in New Street, formerly Mason Street, Luton, formerly occupied by Martha Butt, now James Harwood; North West, John Hunt; North East, William Webb; South East, Thomas William Haselgrove; South West, New Street; with a frontage of 14ft next to New Street, and width of 84ft 5in, extending at rear 15ft 6in, joint ownership of passageway 24ft 3in long and 3ft 2in wide between it and adjoining messuage of John Hunt. Joint ownership of well, drain and garden
consideration £148
signed (i), (ii), seal of bank
witnesses: John Thomas Hall, clerk to Messrs Phelps, Sidgewick and Biddle, 3 Gresham Street, London
Walter Richard Armstrong, land surveyor, Wootten Bassett
endorsed: "for perusal of Messrs Eades & Son, solicitors, Evesham, for Banking Co Ltd and Messrs Phelps, Sidgewick and Biddle, solicitors, London, for Mr Collison. Mr Phelps will be satisfied with latters perusal and has directed Mr Bailey to make him a party"
Approval of Messrs Phelps, Sidgewick and Biddle 8 Jan 1877
Approval of Messrs Eades & Son 9 Jan 1877
enclosed: Draft authority to Mr Holyoak of Luton, land agent, to receive balance of purchase money
signed Manager of Evesham Branch of (i) 19 Feb 1877
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