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RefNoKAR109/046/144
AltRefNoR109/46/item 144
TitleAccount of Admiral [Edward] Russell [later Earl of Orford] or purchase [?of the Chippenham Estate]
DescriptionThe large sums involved - £16,250 'for purchase money' suggest this is for the Chippenham Estate. Russell was known for his lavish expenditure on the estate - see D.D. Aldridge, 'Russell, Edward, earl of Orford (1652-1727)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edition Jan 2008 (http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24304)
Date?1690
CreatorNameSandys Family: Fen and other Estate Papers
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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