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Collapse 03185 - BRETHERTONS, SOLICITORS, RUGBY - 17th century-20th century03185 - BRETHERTONS, SOLICITORS, RUGBY - 17th century-20th century
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1 - Original indenture in brown paper of Richard Eldborow re: the settlement of the School and almshouses in Rugby 1707 - 1707-1890
2 - Original brown envelope labelled 'correspondence, reports, estimates, orders, agreements etc in connection with the sale of the Old School and almshouses in High Street and the erection of new ones in St John Street and High Street'. 1854-1856, containing in addition to the above draft conveyance, abstract of title of William Harris to close of land adjoining the Newbold Road, Rugby, reciting back to 1756 [The original plans for the proposed school and site allied to the 'Rugby Elborow Charity Certificate of 25 June 1855' have been replaced with copies; the originals are now at C.01.12 and are too fragile to produce.] - c.1850
3 - Volume containing copy of Richard Elborowe's settlement by lease and release of the school and almshouses in 1707, 1850. - 1879
4 - Loose conveyance of piece of land (2482 square yards), Hill Street, John Street, Rugby. (William Harris to Trustees of Richard Eldborow's Charity - 1855
5 - Loose conveyance no. 30 of legal estate in hereditaments at Rugby and Cosford belonging to the trustees of Elborow's Charity (Harris to Revd. John Moultrie and others). - 1849
6 - Brown envelope labelled 'sale of two cottages and warehouse in Riley's Court, Rugby to Mr Jonathan Packwood on 1st October 1856-1859'. - 1730-1834
7 - Brown envelope labelled 'deeds bundle no. 1 from the founder 1707 to court of Chancery 1849", with schedule of the 9 deeds contained in the packet containing deeds relating to an edifice and building in Rugby formerly built by Richard Eldborow and designed for a schoolhouse and six tenements also built by Eldborow and designed for almshouses with a messuage on the north side of the schoolhouse, another messuage on the south side of the court yard and two other messuages towards Bilton, another messuage in Cosford, parish of Newbold-on-Avon, several closes named, messuage in Cosford known as Blunts House (Elborowe, Burdon Rector, Holyoak, Betts, Bromfield, Moultrie). - 1730-1834
8 - Brown envelope labelled 'deeds bundle number 2 from the Court of Chancery 1849 to the last deed of feoffment 1899' with a schedule of 11 deeds but containing only: deed of exchange of lands at Cosford belonging to the Elborow Charity for land at Swinford, Leicestershire (Moultrie to Bougton Leigh 1856). - 1730-1834
9 - Papers relating to the sale of Swinford Farm from Elborow's Charity to J. P. Cross Esq. including agreements, orders, correspondence, bills etc. Sub-bundle containing correspondence. - 1868-1883
10 - Brown envelope from the Revd. C. M. Blagden, The Rectory, Rugby, containing orders, conveyances, copy correspondence with the Board of Education, details of expenses regarding repairs to the school, paper on the election of almswomen. - 1849-1915
11 - Two loose deeds (Moultrie to Wheeler, Wheeler to Percival) - 1864, 1894
12 - Piece of paper labelled Miscellaneous Papers no. VII with a list of 10 items (these items were formerly loose but have now been put together in a bundle) relating to the Charitable Trusts Act, invitation to tender for new schools and almshouses. - 1853-1915
13 - Brown envelope labelled IX and containing agreements relating to the Elborow Charity. - 1895-1914
14 - Brown envelope labelled no. X "Richard Elborow's Charity Deed of Purchase of Bilton Road Garden, Rugby" (trustee for Samuel Noon to Trustees of Elborow Charity) with bill of costs. - 1899
15 - Brown envelope labelled XXI "Settlement of the dispute raised by Sir George Sitwell Bart. as to the legality of the Long Itchington rent charge - certified copy of an order of the Charity Commissioners sealed 10 July 1917" - containing the same and 2 copies. - 1917
16 - Bundle of loose papers including newspaper articles, report as to appointment of new trustees, regulations for non-educational charity of Elborowe, copy correspondence re: The educational and non-educational foundation of Elborowe's charity, later pencil list of the contents of the box which may explain why envelopes have been emptied out. - 1849-1914
17 - Bundle of papers formerly contained within a box file labelled No. IIa "The Legality of the Long Itchington Rent Charge disputed by Sir George Sitwell Bart. 1902-1917", signed R. Walker, Clerk to the trustees. - 1916
18 - Brown paper enclosing correspondence No. II 1-26 relating to the proposed redemption of rent charge on a farm at Long Itchington formerly belonging to Elborowe's charity now owned by Geo. R. Sitwell. - n.d.
19 - Bundle of loose papers in orange folder labelled "No. II - Proposed redemption of rent charge on a farm at Long Itchington granted by Richard Elborowe to his trustees and their successors forever - 11 day of October 1707, 1912-1916. - 1707, 1912-1916
20 - Bundle of loose papers labelled Part III "The Contention renewed through the Charity Commissioners - A Resume of the whole received by them 28/6/1916, letters No. III 1-39. - 1916
21 - Brown envelope containing papers labelled "These papers were originally drawn up for my own use during a long contention with SIr George Sitwell, Baronet ......... as to "A rent charge on a farm at long Itchington belonging to the former." Papers relate to the proposed redemption of the charge, its legality. - 1916-1917
22 - Payments of rent charge on a farm-being Top Farm at Long Itchington. - 1791-1917
23 - Plan No. XX showing Richard Elborowe's Rent charge Farm, Long Itchington, giving names of fields and numbers taken from the OS maps. - 1917
24 - Rough plan No. XX showing Richard Elborowe's School and almshouse site in High Street and Sheep Street (note these were sold to the Town Hall Company. - 1853-1856
25 - Leases of the farm at Swinford lately occupied by Mr. John Wood (Rev. Moultrie to Thomas Browning). - n.d.
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