ELGIN‚ Thomas Bruce‚ first Earl. 6974

Agreement between Thomas Bruce‚ Earl of Elgin‚ and Sir Edward Nicholas‚ Secretary of State‚ regarding the sale of the manor of Gillingham in Dorset‚ signed ‘Elgin’. Legal document on paper‚ 2 pp. 12 x 11 inches‚ folds‚ one section damaged‚ generally in clean condition‚ pendant seal 2 March 1660. Thomas Bruce‚ first earl of Elgin (1599–1663). Sir Edward Nicholas (1593–1669). DNB records that in 1660 ‘Nicholas also concluded the purchase of Gillingham manor‚ forest‚ and park in Dorset from the earl of Elgin‚ who had mortgaged it to him before the wars.’

Price : £150.00

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