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Deed between Sire William Templer Pole, Scrope Berdmore, Andrew Berkeley Drummond, William Lowndes Stone, and Owen Putland, Meyrick
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- June 23, 1807 (Creation)
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"A very important deed between Sir William Templer Pole, of co. Devon; Scrope Berdmore, Andrew Berkeley Drummond, of Middx.; George Templer, of co. Middx.; William Lowndes Stone, of co. Oxford; and Owen Putland, Meyrick of the Isle of Anglesea; relates to an agreement between the above-mentioned parties concerning several plantations and lands in several parishes in the island of St. Christopher, written on three large skins of parchment, with signatures and seals of all parties, dated 1807." –description adhered to the front of the document.
"This indenture dated 23 June 1807 concerns a mortgage on two sugar plantations on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts: NicholaTown plantation in the parish of Christ Church, NicholaTown, and Golden Rock plantation in the parish of St. Peter Basseterre, with the related utensils, slaves & cattle. The indenture recites extracts from various deeds charting the ownership of the plantations back to John Mills of Woodford in 1750s." –description from Samuel Gedge, bookseller