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Derwentwater Estates Sale Scrutinized by Committee
The Minute Book notes the 1723 sale of Derwentwater estates in Northumberland Cumberland and Durham to William Smith for 1060 and questions torn contracts altered interlineations and evasion. Committee questions authenticity and seals witnesses confirm storage intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Derwentwater
Northumberland
Cumberland
William Smith
Billiter Square
London
Charles Radcliffe
John Radcliffe
Smith
Palatine
Durham
George Turbills
Allen