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Description: | Comprises a handwritten booklet by Henry Chance concerning the Dudley Turnpike road, dated 12 Jan 1855, which includes copied sections from William Chance's (1713-1802) account book, copied memorandums (some loose, including an original, dated 1832), extracts of letters and accounts, a sketch of the road, and cuttings from gazettes (some loose). Also includes: copy of 'Mortgage The Trustees of the Turnpike road bet[wee]n Bromsgrove and Dudley to the Rev[eren]d Mr Parker' of 11 Feb 1765: (1) John Ingram of Bewdley in the County of Worcester, Gentleman (2) Reverend Richard Parker of Swindon in the parish of Homborn in the county of Stafford, Clerk 'All and every the Tolls Toll gates Toll houses Dwelling / houses and premises as aforesaid assigned to the said / Sir Thomas Lyttelton and John Ingram' Consideration: 5 shillings (1) The Reverend John Waugh, Clerk; Robert Lascelles; Mr John Bell; Mr James Wootten; Mr Thomas Ennis; Mr Phillip Carpenter; Mr William Chance; Mr William Rose; Mr Benjamin Taylor; Mr Benjamin Humphreys; Walter Woodcock Esq, treasurer (2) Reverend Richard Parker of Swindon in the parish of Homborn in the county of Stafford, Clerk 'All the Tollgates / erected & which during the continuance of the s[ai]d recited Acts of / Parliament or either of them shall be erected in across or upon / the s[ai]d roads leading from the Town of Bromsgrove to the Town of / Dudley aforesaid & the s[ai]d houses near or adjoining to the said / Tollgates which have or shall be erected by the trustees / acting under the authority of the s[ai]d recited Acts for the Toll / takers to live in or for any other purpose & all Tolls & profits / to be collected by virtue of the said recited Acts of Parliament / or either of them with full power liberty & authority to & for / the s[ai]d Richard Parker his escors admors & ass[?] to ask demand / & receive the same & for that purpose to take possession of / all or any of the s[ai]d Toll Gates & Dwelling Houses & all such / other powers right title & interest they the s[ai]d trustees any or / either of them may or can give by value of the s[ai]d recited / acts as otherwise howsoever' Consideration: 300 and interest Witnesses: Ja[me]s Brazier Jun[io]r/ Tho[ma]s Brettell Jun[io]r / Tho[ma]s Chance; and a copy of 'Assignment of Turnpike Security' of 11 Feb 1768: (1) Reverend Richard Parker of Swindon in the Parish of Wombourn in the County of Stafford, Clerk (2) Thomas Chance of Bromsgrove in the County of Worcester, Gentleman 'All and every the Tolls Toll Gates Toll houses dwelling - / houses & prem[is]es so as afores[ai]d assigned to the s[ai]d Rich[ar]d Parker' Consideration: 300 Witnesses: Ja[me]s Parker / Tho[mas] Brettell / Walter Woodcock / John Moore. Both deeds include recitations of earlier agreement/s.
The pages are loose in one of the booklets but are numbered, so those present are 1-36 and two extra pages at the end. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Sandwell Archives | Rights holder: | Sandwell Archives | Temporal: | c.1832 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Chance Family | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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