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Rare 1836 English vellum indenture — Appointment of a Cottage or Tenement and Premises at North Bradley, Wiltshire, County of Wiltshire. This exceptional two-part Lease and Release conveyance documents the transfer of property between Joseph Hunt and James Hunt, both described as “same place Weaver,” reflecting North Bradley’s identity as a center of the Wiltshire broadcloth weaving trade.
The document is executed on fine vellum in the formal legal hand typical of early Victorian conveyancing, featuring the classic sequential covenant structure — “direct limit and appoint,” “freed from Dower,” “And also,” “And further,” and “And lastly” — standard formulae of English freehold transfer. The property is described as a cottage or tenement, enlarged and now consisting of two cottages or dwellinghouses, with garden ground, then occupied by William Morris as tenant.
Parties include the Reverend William Pigott of Broseley, Somerset, Clerk, and the Reverend Thomas Diggle, Rector of Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, appearing as clerical trustees or settlement parties — a common arrangement in Georgian and early Victorian property transactions. Witness: Geo. Frowd, North Bradley, Wilts. Consideration: £19 10s. 0d.
Features include two intact red wax seals on green/teal backing, a hand-drawn and yellow-washed property plan in the margin showing adjacency to Lands of Lord Darlington, an embossed William IV revenue stamp, and a blue Inland Revenue stamp. Signed by both Joseph Hunt and James Hunt.
Nearly 200 years old and in remarkably legible condition. A museum-quality piece of English legal and social history documenting the working-class textile community of Wiltshire on the eve of the Victorian />
Approximately 22" by 28"
