MORRISON, MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM LAWTIE (1824-1885)

The Morrison Papers. The Military career And Private Life Of Major-General William Lawtie Morrison, Royal Engineers (1824-1885) .

William Lawtie Morrison (Various): 1779 - 1889 0. A worn folio containing 10 separate documents (laid-down to blank pages), relating to the Morrison family. Bookplate to verso of the front board: "Ex Libris Ernest J. Martin" (Society for Army Historical Research) Contents include: Will of William Morrison admittted to Probate, 7 Dec 1779; Will of Susannah Woodward, admitted to Probate, 18 Dec 1794; Marriage Certificate of William L. Morrison and Maria P. Fitzthomas, dated 25 Oct 1853; Manuscript Certificate of Birth and Baptism of Edith L. Morrison, dated 20 May 1854; Certificate of Birth and Baptism of Blanche Morrison, dated 27 Aug 1856; Certificate of Birth and Baptism of WilliamE. D. Morrison, dated 11 Sep 1856; Certificate of Birth and Baptism of Arthur Morrison, dated 7 Jan 1859; Certificate of Birth Eva C. Morrison, dated 13 Feb 1865; Receipted account of Colonel W. L. Morrison in a/c with E. W. Crosse, Solicitor, settled 13 Oct 1876 (one sheet of paper); Certificate of burial (in duplicate) of W. L. Morrison, dated 5 Nov 1889; Newspaper Cutting - "Western Morning News & Daily Gazette" of 11 May 1889, giving an account of the funeral of Major-General William Lawtie Morrison, together with a short obituary. William Lawtie MORRISON (1825-1885) was the 3rd child of Isaac Hawkins MORRISON and Louisa Adams SMITH. Was promoted to 1st Lieutenant 1846 - (London Gazette 1846); Capt. William Lawtie Morrison, R.E, to be Surveyor-General and Colonial Engineer for the Island of Mauritius - London Gazette 1861; Captain William Lawtie Morrison, Royal Engineers. Dated 10th November, 1866 was promoteed to Major - London Gazette Dec.28th 1866 ; Staff", Colonel William Lawtie Morrison, RoyalEngineers, to be a Colonel on the Staff of the Army, with a view to his commanding the Royal Engineers in the Western District, 1st Oct 1881 - London Gazette Sept 23rd 1881 . ** Arthur Morrison while a Lietenant with 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, garrisoned in Gibraltar, before fighting in Egypt in 1882 and in the First Sudan War (1884-85). 2nd Battalion then deployed to the Boer War (1899-1902) in 1900. It fought at Paardeberg (1900) and helped to capture Bloemfontein. Garrison duties at Gibraltar, Bermuda, South Africa and Hong Kong followed.

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Mots-clés: 46941 Society for Army Historical Research Ernest J. Martin Major-General William Lawtie Morrison, Royal Engineers Documents: : 18th Century

18TH CENTURY WILL - SAMUEL MOULTON.

Copy of the Will of Mr Samuel Moulton .

Sudbury: 18th April, 1798 ( Proved 1st February 1800 ) . 0. Copy of the Will of Mr Samuel Moulton. Will dated 10th April 1798. Proved 1st February 1800 . 1 folded sheet of paper - watermarked 1806 . Samuel Moulton, lath river * bequeaths to his son Nathaniel The Royal Oak (with stable and brewhouse), near Boreham Gate, Sudbury, "a Common Inn" (which he ran with William Potter). Also, to his other son Thomas Moulton he bequeaths four messuages or tennements near Cornard End occupied by William Parish, John Murrells, ? Brown Widow, and James Webb. Executor: Bartholomew Norton, Farmer. Witnessed by: Samuel Dye; Samuel Fokes and Thomas Morgan. * Lath river or 'lath splitter': A person who split timber by hand with an axe, to make thin strips. There were two types of lath rivers, one a standing river, the other a sitting river. The sitting river was the older version, using a bench with pegs to hold the wood in place. The standing river used a small axe, sharpened on two edges. The sitting river used a riving knife. The riving tools were made by local blacksmiths. Three types of lath were made: single laths, laths and a half and double laths. Double laths were used for roofs to hold tiles, single laths for ceiling foundations,laths and a half were used for partitions. Fir wood was used for making laths: the trunks were split in half and the heart wood taken out. The sapwood was sliced along the grain, giving strength and elasticity to the lath.

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Mots-clés: Sudbury Royal Oak Bartholomew Norton Samuel Moulton John Murrels James Webb William Parish Shadrick Brown Suffolk Will Documents: : 18th Century

18TH CENTURY OBLIGATION BOND ON PAPER.

Obligation Bond: Mary Parrat and Richard Parrat.

1717. 0. 18th Century Obligation Bond. 12.5" x 8.0". Folded bi-folio. English and Latin text on one side only. With two vertical folds and one horizontal fold (resulting in one small hole). The first part is in Latin and begins: 'Noverint universi per presentes..' The second part is in English with signatures and seal at the bottom of the page. Names identified include Mary Parrat of Broadwater, Sussex (obligee); Richard Parrat (obligor). The Latin section ends with the date 1717. Other signatories include: Richard Wed; Tho. Emery; and Thomas Backshall ** N.B. : The 'obligation'. In the obligation, the names of the parties are given, the obligor states that he is bound to the obligee, the penal sum is given, and the date. This part of a bond was in Latin until 1733, except during the Commonwealth period in the mid-seventeenth century when it was in English The 'condition'. This part of a bond gives the details of what the obligor is promising to do. At the end, a clause states that if he does what he promises, the bond will become null and void. If he does not, then it will remain in force and he becomes liable to pay the penal sum. This part of a bond was normally in English, even in the medieval period.

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Mots-clés: 46904 Mary Parrat of Broadwater, Sussex (Obligee); Richard Parrat (Obligor) Richard Wed; Tho. Emery; and Thomas Backshall Documents: : 18th Century

18TH CENTURY VELLUM DOCUMENT - KATHERINE SACKVILLE .

Legal document of Katherine Sackville.

Bibury, Gloucestshire: 1723 . 0. Original vellum (folded and creased) document with blue seals. 28.5cm x 32cm. The document begins.. "Know all men by these present that I Katherine Sackvlle of Bibury in the County of Gloucester have given and granted and do hereby give and grant unto William Easter of Arlington in the County of Gloucester, Shoemaker leave and.. to grant bargainand fill onto Richard Hall of Northlath in the County of Gloucester the Cottage and that part of the garden which was given and bequeathed by William Cooke Susannaht he wife of the said William Easter.. Dated 1723. In the presence of Thomas Williams and Henry Boulton and the wax seal of Katherine Sackville. ** "Elizabeth Sackville was born in 1689 in Bibury, Gloucestershire, the daughter of Hester and Henry. She married Edmund Warneford on 18 July 1713 in London. They had one child during their marriage. She died on 17 May 1756 at the age of 67, and was buried in her hometown." - See Family History Records.

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Mots-clés: Katherine Sackvlle of Bibury in the County of Gloucester Documents: : 18th Century