| Description | Bundle of draft papers, which were added to the records of the Bedford Level Corporation after the index was created. The bundle contains leases, assignments; abstracts of title, contracts, bonds and a sub-bundle of receipts for Lands for Sutton Cut of 100ft River 1652.
The bundle comprises a draft agreement with Alfred Massey for the lease of tolls for passing over Denver Sluice, 6 April 1849; draft lease to B. Redfern of fisheries of the Reach and Burwell Lode for 7 years, 27 April 1905; particulars of free public houses, tolls banks forelands fisheries and garden allotments for auction, 23 March 1876; abstract of title of Roger Neville Goodman to an estate in Welney, 1897; lease to Daniel Fryer and Thomas Fryer of the Black Pots public house at Horseway, Chatteris, 25 May 1849; agreement for the use and maintenance of a footbridge over the Old Croft River at Littleport, 19 Dec 1901; lease to George Feetham of a piece of bank near the Old Plough public house 23 Sep 1892 (annotated, as if renewed, to William Cutlack sen, 11 Oct 1895); lease to Thomas Peacock of herbage of part of the Old Croft River, 3 Jun 1892; lease to James Percy of Hermitage bridge and navigation tolls across 100ft bank near Earith High Bridge, 12 Oct 1882; memorandum of agreement for a tenancy by Hannah Culpin of a cottage and premises at Littleport,31 Mar 1896; declaration of John Waters of Mepal, born 1815, as to construction of the Great Dyke Sluice, 9 Nov 1882; draft lease to Alfred Waters of a piece of bank and foreland in Over and Holts, 6 Apr 1909; draft lease to Aaron Watts of a piece of bank in the parish of Over, 1869; lease to William Atkin of the toll house and tolls across the 100ft bank at Witcham Gravel, 28 Jun 1900; draft memorandum of agreement of tenancy of George Shingles, premises at Littleport, 23 Jan 1896; lease to Susan Stevens of premises (not specified), 25 Mar 1892; lease to its Trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Downham, 25 Mar 1909; assignment to James Rogers of residue unexpired of lease to William Copsey of land at Littleport 1875; lease to William Fryer of The Fish public house at Sutton Chair, and The Anchor at Sutton Gault, 13 Oct 1865; draft lease to Charles Miller of The Hardwick Arms public house at Haddenham, and The Three Pickerels at Mepal, 12 Oct 1876; draft lease to Algernon Royds Bentley of The Crown public house at Welney, 12 Oct 1882; bond from Edward Henry Parker for the execution of the office or receiver of the BLC, 25 Jun 1909; surrender of lease by Thomas Booth, 15 Mar 1893; lease to Thomas Booth of tolls and toll house across the 100ft bank at Witcham Gravel, 25 Mar 1889: annotated to Macer Atkin 25 Mar 1993 after Booth's surrender; agreement by Thomas Peacock for the erection and maintenance of a foot bridge over the Old Croft River at Littleport, 3 Jun 1892; draft lease to Hanslip Long of part of the Middle Fen banks and forelands, from 5 Apr 1907
Assignment to John Savage of residue unexpired of lease to John Lee of land at Littleport, 18 Dec 1873: annotated (no date) G. Careless to James Clarke; abstract of title to The Black Pots public house at Horseway in Chatteris, with other property, 19 Dec 1873; proceedings of the general Committee of the BLC as to the Fen Office, 11 May 1864; agreements with the Ely Haddenham and Sutton Railway Company, 1877; abstract of title to the Plough at Littleport, the Dog and Duck at Hilgay and the Crown at Oxlode; draft Treasurers bond (surety) by Edmund Henry Parker to the Littleport and Downham district commissioners.
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