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Adam Eccleston Indenture, 1597
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Adam Eccleston Indenture
- Dates
- 1597 (inclusive)15971597
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet of shelf space, (1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Cage 5081 (collection)
- Summary
- Indenture documenting a 1597 transaction between Adam Eccleston and his father-in-law, Richard Holland, related to Singleton Grange in Lancashire, England.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Richard Holland (1542? 1547?-1619) of Denton, Lancashire was married to Katherine Ramsden. Their daughter Mary married Adam Eccleston. Another daughter, Elizabeth, married John Preston.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of a single item: a manuscript indenture, written on a single membrane of parchment (30 x 59 cm), documenting a transaction related to Singleton Grange in Lancashire, England. Adam Eccleston sold or leased the property to his father-in-law, Richard Holland, possibly as part of a marriage settlement in 1597. The verso of the document contains several signatures, including that of John Preston, another of Richard Holland's sons-in-law.
The document has a remnant of a wax seal, and is written in a Tudor secretary hand. At the time the collection was processed, only the first few lines had been deciphered and transcribed.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Adam Eccleston Indenture, 1597
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Collection
MASC Staff use: Basement map case.Acquisition Information
When this item was processed in 2016 from an old cataloging backlog, no acquisition information could be located (MS.2016.15).
Processing Note
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2016, with research assistance from Julie King.
Related Materials
The repository holds another document related to the Holland family:
Queen Anne Letters Patent [?], circa 1702-1707 (Cage 5076).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman.
2016
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
