1818 11 27 : 01 : Land rent receipt for Hilltop at West Thickley

Update on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 3:54PM by Petra Mitchinson

27 Nov 1818 (1). LAND RENT RECEIPT FOR HILLTOP AT WEST THICKLEY. A small printed receipt with impressed duty stamp. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. 27th. Day of Novr. 1818 RECEIVED of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart. the Sum } £. s. d. of Two Pounds Six Shillings & 8d ¼ being one Year’s } Rent, due and payable to the Lord Bishop of Durham, at Martinmas } 1818 for Land called Hilltop at West Thickley } 2 . 6 . 8 ¼ Acquittance, “ “ 8 —————— £ 2 ~ 7 ~ 4 ¼ One Years Land Tax allowed out of the above “ 4 —————— £ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ¼ [signed] P [or C?] FORSTER ——————-