Thursday 10 October 2024

Lot 108 a collection of 18th century Indentures for auction 16th October from 10am


An indenture is a legal contract between two parties, that reflects or covers a debt or purchase obligation.  This was historically for both land transactions or indentured labour.  Some of the earliest surviving examples in England date from the thirteenth century.

Lot 108 contains a collection of Indentures dating from the 18th century.  

Included in the lot is a Tripartie indenture dated 26th December 1754, between John Appleby of Barnard Castle and Fra. Hutchinson in the county of York, the third portion of the indenture, known as the foot was retained by the court.


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