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ENGLISH INDENTURE. County of Dorset, 30 September 1648.Single leaf of...
ENGLISH INDENTURE. County of Dorset, 30 September 1648.
Single leaf of parchment (69x55 cm). 12-lines capital T at the beginning of the document. Five wax seals preserved (out of six). Some different signatures.
An agreement between Thomas Hanham from Wimbourn with his wife Jane (and others) and John Hoskins from Northmaperton for the sale of some lands in the County of Dorset.
Interesting and uncommon, the presence of women's signatures, because they were usually excluded from official trade negotiations and contracts.
References: Raymond Clemens, Manuscript Studies London, Cornell University Press, 2008.