The last will and testament of Elizabeth Hutchinson [manuscript], [1634].
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The last will and testament of Elizabeth Hutchinson [manuscript], [1634].
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1 leaf
Associated name
Hutchinson, Elizabeth, author.
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
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FAST ACC 271828 (flat)
Folger-specific note
Purchase made possible by The Kathrine Dulin Folger and Family Acquisitions Endowment. From dealer's description: "Hutchinson, Elizabeth, of Alve (Alva, NE of Stirling). Last will and testament, dated 22nd April, 1634. Written, with some corrections, on one side of a folio sheet, docket title on reverse. Small hole along one fold line with sl. loss to several words. ΒΆ Hutchinson notes bequests to her husband Thomas 'my dwelling garth & half of the barne', her daughter Alice to live with her father, and have her maintenance, keep his house and 'have my clothes'. Son William Pratt to have a 'shopstead ... in the Low End of my dwelling house' for 12 years, and a third of her common rights; son Francis Pratt half the dwelling house, with chambers and all partitions and buttery, half the garth, and half the barn, a third of the common rights; son John Pratt, one third of the common, &c. Marks of Elizabeth Hutchinson and one witness, other two witnesses sign, and traces of a seal.' Ordered from Jarndyce, D 9279, 2019-02-01, Cat. Books & Pamphlets,1505-1833, item #49