Curzon Box 3 Drafts and estate papers, Long Whatton, Castle Donington, Overseal etc. - usual South Derbyshire, North Leicestershire Entries 1 to 25 below relate to the sale by auction held on 26 July 1898 of a freehold first class property with outbuldings and grounds and 9 other lots of accomondation and building lands, farm houses, buildings and cottages at Alvaston and Boulton near Derby by the Trustees of the will of John Curzon in 1898. Running number Brief description of document Date 1 Requisition on Title. Between solicitors for Curzon Trustees and Charles Greatorex 17/08/1898 2 Notice of Auction and Agreement to Purchase of Lots 6,7 & 9 by Charles Greatorex 26/07/1898 3 Conveyance. Purchase of Lots 6,7 & 9 by Charles Greatorex 28/09/1898 4 Conveyance. Purchase of Lot 8 by Mr FA Hatton 29/09/1898 5 Notice of Auction and Agreement to Purchase of Lot 8 by FA Hatton 26/07/1898 6 Notice of Auction and Conditions of Sale of the Alvaston & Boulton properties with a key plan map and Plans 1 & 2 maps indicating the lots 26/07/1898 7 Rent apportionments - Lots 2-10 draw up by John Shaw & Sons, Surveyors Undated 8 Letter re Curzons Trustees and bill for Auction from John Shaw & Sons 28/11/1898 9 Handwritten draft of Special Conditions of Sale by solicitors for Curzon Trustees Undated 10 Handwritten note querying details on plans/maps of property for auction Undated 11 Handwritten note of amounts aside named occupiers of property/land on estate to be sold Undated 12 Handwritten notes showing details of various lots relating to Alvaston property to be auctioned Undated 13 Handwritten notes plus letter from Willia to Bank re stocks to be credited to Nathanial Charles and William Curzon November 1898 14 Handwritten document - apportionment of Income & Land Tax of sold Alvaston property by Trustees Undated 15 Handwritten document - Tenant rights of Charles Greatorex re Lots 4,6 & 7 Undated 16 Handwritten document - Tenancies of Alvaston property confirming no written agreements by J Timmins 29/08/1898 17 Abstract of Title of Trusteers to Will of John Curzon to hereditaments at Alvaston by solicitors 1898 18 Handwritten request for plan of Alvaston property by solicitors 02/08/1898 19 Handwritten request for plan of Alvaston property by solicitors 23/07/1898 20 Plan No 1 for auction of Lots 1 - 4 by Surveyor (3.156 chains to inch) Undated 21 Plan No 2 and Key Plan by Surveyor (Plan No 2 3.156 chains to inch) Undated 22 Copy draft of conveyance - purchase of Lot 2 by W Hollis Briggs 29/09/1898 23 Agreement to buy; requisitions on title; draft conveyance and associated paperwork of Lots 2 & 10 to W Hollis Briggs July - September 1898 24 Conveyance of Lot 5 to Joseph Holden 1898 25 Agreement to buy by Joseph Holden 26/07/1898 Entries 26 to 75 below relating to the sale of Property in Worthington Leicester by Edward F Dawson to the Curzon Trustees 26 Conveyance of property by Edward F Dawson to Curzon Trustees of hereditaments in Worthington 06/08/1868 27 Copy of agreement for the sale of Worthington Property 16/12/1867 28 Draft of agreement of sale 11/02/1867 29 Requisition on title - Worthington Property March 1868 30 Further reuqisitions on title - Worthington Property March 1869 31 Requisition on title - Worthington Property February 1868 32 Draft requisition on title - Worthington Property 21/02/1868 33 Copy of particulars of Worthington Estate and conparisons 1828 with 1868 1868 34 Correspondence 26/3/1868 35 Marriage settlement - Edward F Dawson becoming owner of property 1866 36 Conveyance of messuages and land in Shepshed and Belton (Leicestershire) G Fitzgerald to Rev Phillips 1866 37 Extract of quantities - parcels in indemnity deed Undated 38 Valuation of properties owned by Dawson (not Worthington) November 1867 39 Extract from copy Worthington and Newbold Inclosure - award of allotments 1867 40 Correspondence re Deed of Covenant 04/04/1868 41 Letter to Lincolns Inn re Deed of Indemnity 05/05/1868 42 Letter re conveyance from Surveyor's office Local Board of Health 04/04/1868 43 Letter re deeds 06/04/1868 44 Opinion on legal position re Long Whatton Estates Undated 45 Handwritten description on quantities comparing 1828 with 1868 1868 46 Letter re alterations to draft contract particularly covenant and deed of indemnity 18/11/1867 47 Letter re draft contract for approval 26/09/1867 48 Letter confirming contracts ready for exchange 19/11/1967 49 Draft agreement for sale 16/12/1867 50 Coverning letter re draft deed of indemnity 11/02/1868 51 Coverning letter and other papers re abstracts 19/02/1868 52 Letter re Mr Wardle and Charlton property 06/08/1867 53 Invoice and receipt -tracing of land at Worthington and handwritten note - Dawson's estate in Belton 2/11/1868 54 Reminder to solicitors in London 06/02/1868 55 Handwritten family tree - Dawson family Undated 56 Covering letter re abstracts 25/01/1868 57 Handwritten letter - state of the estate at Worthington 08/08/1867 58 Letter of offer re Worthington Estate 31/07/1867 59 Rejection of offer 1867 60 Coverning letter re sale 19/09/1967 61 Offer of land adjacent to Lord Stanford's Estate (Leicester) from J Kidger 12/10/1867 62 Further requisitions on title and answers March 1868 63 Further questions about Worthington estate following examination 13/08/1867 64 Response letter from lancaster Place - annuities granted £1000 by deed 13/2/1860 regulations against estate 04/04/1868 65 Bill & Receipt J Kidger 1867/8 66 Description and quantities - Worthington Estate 1867 67 Handwritten note documents supplied and about the exchange 25/03/1868 68 Handwritten letter - issues re proof of payment of debts 1868 69 Letter from Surveyors of Board of Health confirming quantities of land occupied by Mr Wardle 13/02/1868 70 Letter between solicitors re reluctance to supply information about debts 10/03/1868 71 Copy letter to J Kidger - discrepancies in measurements on some of closes and account for services 4/5/02/1868 72 Letter from Lincoln's Inn legal procedures 11/03/1868 73 Valuation of property at Long Whatton Nov 1867 74 Draft conveyance agreed with amendments by Curzon trustees and decision from Lincoln's Inn to accept 06/04/1868 75 Covenant for production of title deeds - Indenture showing history of ownership of land prior to purchase 06/04/1868 76 3 handwritten nots re Worthington exchange Feb 1868 Entries 77 to 100 relate to the sale by auction of property on 16 December 1903 of extensive land and properties on the Breedon and Islay Walton Estates in the County of Leicestershire on behalf of Lord Donington's trustees to the Curzon trustees 77 Requisition on title between solicitors of Donington Estate and Curzon trustees Dec 1903 78 Responses re requisition in 77 above Undated 79 Exchange of information between Donington and Curzon Trustees 02/02/1904 80 - 97 Covering letters from the solicitors for the Donington estate regarding insurance on Lots 29, 39 and 42 and field No 273, abstracts of title,copy contract, requisitions on title, delays, draft conveyance, engrossment of conveyance,abstract of release of annuities, date for completion, monies payable. 1903 - 1904 98 Handwritten note - extract from Day book of agreement to buy lot 29 14/08/1903 99 - 100 Request for signature and assurance of dealing with conveyance 1904 101 Enclosure of cheque in payment of interest on balance of purchase monies from accountants to solicitors 23/1/1905 102 Receipt by Donington solicitors of purchase money for Lots 29,39, 42 and No. 278 21/04/1904 103 Requisitions on title and responses for Lots 29, 39 and 42 Undated 104 Extract from Plan on Mortgage of 10 August 1867 refering to lots 29,39 & 42 etc and tracing of same Undated 105 Requisitions on title and responses December 1903 106 Catalogue of auction showing extent of lands and properties for sale including maps and signed agreement to buy lots 29 & 42 16/07/1903 107 Abstract of Title of Trustees of John Curzon to land situate at Long Eaton, and other amendments. This has been amended by hand to read 'house and land'  and' Long Eaton' to Worthington.  Presumably this was used as a template for Worthington transaction.  Original 1898 Entries 108 to 127 relate to the purchase of property by Curzon Trustees from Mr John Litherlands in Worthington Leicester 108 Draft conveyance of land and premises at Worthington Leicestershire from Mr John Litherlands to NC Curzon and co-trustees including fragile map of the area 21/08/1867 109 Series of letters from John Litherlands Solicitors to Curzon Solicitors March - August 1867 110 Agreement between John Litherlands and Curzon Trustees for sale of Worthington Property 01/03/1867 111 Series of 3 letters from Litherlands' solicitors to Curzons' Solicitors regarding the Worthington Sale March - August 1867 112 Letter from Litherlands' solicitor - Tracing Bank of England notes paid by solicitors on behalf of Curzons to Mr Litherland 15/10/1867 113 Note of purchase price of property 21/08/1867 114 Draft agreement as in 110 above 01/03/1867 115 Covering letter between solicitors with draft conveyance 22/08/1867 116 Draft requisition on title June 1867 117 Scribbled note of calculations Undated 118 Handwritten epitome of ownership of land by Litherlands (1815 - 1828) 1867 119 Letter re return of converyance from Surveryors Office, Board of Health 26/07/1867 120 Litherlands' solicitor's letter requesting conveyance 02/07/1867 121 Notes of costs including purchase price to be paid by Curzons 21/08/1867 121A Handwritten note from NC Curzon to John Litherlands 02/08/1867 122 Local Board of Realty, Loughborough requesting information to produce plan of Litherlands property bought 03/06/1867 123 Letter between solicitors re delays 08/07/1867 124 Letter from Surveyors Office, Local Board of Health giving quantities of property purchased 09/07/1867 125 Letter from Surveyors Office, Local Board of Health re purchase of land at Worthington 29/05/1867 126 Signed note by John Litherlands re extent of purchase - House, Outbuilding, 10 acres including timber, 3 closes of land, 2 cottages.  Also letter from John Litherlands considering Curzons' offer.  Also Letter from Surveyors Office, Local Board of Health with assessments of value of property and likelihood of coal deposits. February - December 1867 127 Draft conveyance of Worthington property 1867 Entries 128 to 130 relate to the sale of property in Worthington - cottage, garden and orchard in occupation of Thomas Mee 128a Particulars of freehold property in Worthington to be sold at auction on 17 June 1870, conditions of sale and agreement to buy by Curzon Trustees 17/06/1870 128b Draft declarations by 3 named persons about Abraham Wallis and numerous copy records of baptisms, marriages, burials relating to his family 1871 128c Agreement to buy property occupied by Thomas Mee 17/06/1870 128d Mary Statham declaration 12/08/1871 128e Sarah Benskin declaration 24/02/1871 128f William Barrowcliff declaration 24/02/1871 128g Sarah Spiers 24/02/1871 128h Draft declaration - non specific 1870 128i Letter between solicitors requesting completion 11/02/1871 128j Letter requesting draft conveyance 22/09/1870 128k Letter returning draft conveyance 29/10/1870 128l Letter re signing of statements 18/02/1871 128m Further letter - Wallis representatives and issues between solicitors 02/03/1871 128n Request for draft declarations 26/10/1870 128o Letter re draft conveyance 11/10/1870 128p Letter - further arrangements between solicitors 30/12/1870 128q Signed deeds by Leicester Commisioner for Oaths with coverning letter March 1871 128r Receipt of conveyance in London 17/05/1871 128s Request re draft conveyance 30/09/1870 128t 3 letters re Abstract 30/09/1870 128u Draft requisition on abstract of title July 1870 128v Requisition on abstract of title with replies July 1870 128w Draft conveyance of Thomas Mee cottage and land 1870 128x Abstract of title - Wallis family with Family Tree 1813 - 1870 1870 129 Conveyance of piece of land at Worthington to trustees of marriage settlement of NC Curzon with 2 relevant letters 25/04/1890 130 Abstract of Title of surviving trustees for sale under marriage settlement to estate at Breedon on the Hill - Covers 1812 - 1873 1873 131 Draft conveyance of property at Diseworth from Thomas Whyman and William Harris to Devisees of John Curzon 04/09/1885 132 Draft conveyance of property at Diseworth from Thomas Whyman and William Harris to Devisees of John Curzon and public notice of auction 18/05/1885 and various notes/letters between solicitors 1885 133 Map of Lockington Glebe attached to draft conveyance of property in Hemington and Diseworth - marriage settlement of NC Curzon 30/01/1879 134 Declaration by Henry Oldershaw re land in 133 above 09/11/1878 135 Declaration by Stephen Adkin re land in 133 above 10/01/1879 136 Copy of report and valuation of Glebe lands in Hemington and Diseworth 25/04/1877 137 Copy of letter to Secretary of Ecclesiastical Commissioners re proposed sale of Glebe property at Lockington 28/05/1878 138 Confirmation by Bishop of Peterborough of appointment of Rev. Robert L Story as vicar of parish church on Lockington 12/08/1873 139 Draft conveyance of land from Rev.Story to N C Curzon in Hemington and Diseworth 1878 140 Draft conveyance of land in parish of Lockington 1878 141 - 163 Various lettersbetween solicitors and trustees re purchase of land at Lockington Glebe by NC Curzon 1878 164 Draft conveyance of 2 fields at Buntingthorpe by William Curzon to Dr Jitendra Chandra Bhuttacharji 29/09/1911 165 Special conditions of sale at auction of property in Bruntingthorpe, Knaptoft, Broughton Astley and Sutton in the Elms and agreement to purchase Lot 3 and various relevant letters and requisitions and observations on title with replies on title of Lot 3 31/03/1911 166 Further requisitions on Title - Sale by Curzon to Immins 1911 167 Requisitions on Title - Sale by Curzon to Immins 1911 168 Letter from J Page re Curzon/Immins sale 19/08/1911 169 2 letters from Commisioners of Inland Revenue - Increment Value Duty on Cottages at Bruntingthorpe 20/04/1916 170 2 letters from Commisioners of Inland Revenue - Increment Value Duty on property at Bruntingthorpe & Knaptoft 15/07/1916 171 Plan 2 re Lots 16 & 17 near Sutton in the Elms Undated 172 Plan 1 re Lots 1-15 in Bruntingthorpe Undated 173 - 182 Various letters between solicitors, insurance companies, purchaser, valuer etc re Curzon/Immins sale 1911 183 Draft declaration by John Henry Page re properties at Bruntingthorpe (and others) 14/09/1911 184 Copy draft conveyance of property at Bruntingthorpe - Curzon/Immins sale 29/09/2011 185 Requisitions on Title of Lot 14 - WilliamCurzon to Thomas Higgs 1914 186 - 195 Letters between solicitors etc. Curzon/Higgs sale 1914 196 Conditions of Sale of Lot 14 at Bruntingthorpe and agreement to buy by Thomas Higgs 15/05/1914 197 Draft conveyance Curzon/Higgs and copy draft acknowledgement of right to production of deed and undertaking safe custody 24/06/1914 198 Conditions of Sale of Lot 1 at Bruntingthorpe and agreement to buy by Joseph Morris and subsequent cancellation of sale 01/05/1914 199 Copy draft of conveyance of a close of land at Bruntingthorpe - Curzon to RF Mackley  19/09/1911 200 Conditions of sale of Lot 2 at Bruntingthorpe and agreement to buy by Robert F Mackley 15/07/1911 201 Letter between solicitors Curzon/Mackley sale 27/09/1911 202 Copy draft acknowledgement of right to production of deeds - Curzon/Mackley sale 19/09/1911 203-212 Various letters between solicitors and from purchaser - Curzon/Mackley sale 1911 213 Purchasers requisites on title and replies - Curzon/Mackley sale 1911 214 Opinion and draft conditions relating to sale of land/properties by William Curzon at Bruntingthorpe (&etc.) at auction 1911 215 Handwritten notes on history of property and tithes at Broughton Astley and Bruntingthorpe Undated 216 Preparation documents for auction of properties at Bruntingthorpe, Knaptoft, Broughton Astley and Sutton in the Elms (Leicestershire) May 1911 Entries 217 to 255 relate to the sale of land and property in Hemington by agent of Michael Hallam deceased to the trustees of John Curzon 217 Requisitions on Title on sale of close of land at Hemington 1882 218 Copy draft declaration by William John Drewry concerning the close land at Hemington April 1883 219 Draft Requisitions on Title and answers - Hallam/Curzon sale 1882 220 Particulars and conditions of sale of two closes of freehold accommodation land and dwelling houses (Lots 1-7) at Castle Donington and Hemington and agreement to buy by Curzon Trustees to buy Lot 2 09/06/1882 221 Draft converyance of land at Hemington - Hallam/Curzon sale 1882 222 Copy receipt of NC Curzon's payment for Lot 2 at Hemington and several Court documents re land to be sold (all Lots) 1882 223 Notes on completion of sale of Hemington land Undated 224 Copy of High Court requirements re the estate of Michael Hallam relating to Lot 2 04/08/1882 225 - 254 Various letters between solicitors, and with Lancaster Gate re Chancery proceedings and between the solicitors re sale of Lot 2 1882 255 Draft converyance of close/piece of land (called Greeby Close) at Hemington 02/04/1883 256 Abstract of Title of the Will of John Curzon to Wadlands Farm at Overseal and Linton (1857 to 1898) 1900 257 - 261 Entries 257 to 261 relate to the sale of land in Overseal by William Curzon to George John Ardern 257 Draft conveyance of a piece of land at Overseal - Curzon/Ardern sale 03/08/1911 258 Special Conditions of Sale of land/property in Overseal, Netherseal and Coton-in-the- Elms by William Curzon 29/06/1911 259 Group of letters re Curzon/Ardern sale 1911 260 Conditions of sale and agreement to buy lot 13 in Overseal, Netherseal and Coton-in-the- Elms auction 16/03/1911 261 Draft Conveyance and associated documents of 2 cottages and premises at Burton Road Overseal -Curzon/Ardren sale 23/06/1911 Entries 262 to 271 relate to the sale of land in Overseal by William Curzon to Lewis Arnold Brown and Albert Edward Brown 262 Copy draft conveyance of a plot of land at Overseal - Curzon/Brown, Brown sale 05/07/1911 263 Letter from Commissioners of Inland Revenue regarding Increment Value Duty 13/08/1914 264 Conditions of sale and agreement to buy lot 19 of land in Overseal by WJ Illsley (who subsequently sells on to Brown & Brown) 16/03/1911 265 Requisitions on Title and replies - Sale of Lot 19 Curzon/Illsley(later Brown & Brown) Undated 266 - 271 Various letters between solicitors re Curzon/Brown & Brown/ Illsley sale & subsequent Brown & Brown/Illsley sale 1911 Entries 272 to 289 refer to the sale of a dwelling house shop and premises in Castle Donington by William Curzon to Vincent Hickinbotham 272 Copy Draft conveyance in Castle Dinington - Curzon/Hickinbotham sale 11/08/1903 273 Draft Abstract of Title of W Curzon and CE Newton to house and premises in Castle Donington 1903 274 -283 Various letters between solicitors and purchaser - Curzon/Hickinbotham sale including the notice of the auction on 4 June 1902) 1903 284 Private Contract - Particulars and Conditions of Sale and agreement to buy the Castle Donington property by Vincent Hickinbotham 25/06/1903 285 Requisitions on Title and replies - Curzon/Hickinbotham sale 1903 286 Further Requisitions on Title and replies - Curzon/Hickinbotham sale 1903 287 - 289 Letters between solicitors 1903 290 Abstract of Title to Land at Long Eaton with riders A, B & C (1857 - 1896) 1896 291 Addition to Endowment to Ecclesiastical Commissions for England - conveyance of land at Worthington Glebe together with the death certificate of Charles Robert Hope, Clergyman 10/04/1871 and draft certificate - addition to Endowment and Abstract of Title - Worthington Glebe 1888 12/07/1988 Entries 292 to 310 refer to the sale of land in Overseal by William Curzon to James Smith and Francis H Moore 292 Draft conveyance of 3 closes of land at Overseal by William Curzon to Smith & Moore 27/09/1913 293 Acknowledgement letter regarding the Extract from Conveyance between Curzon/ Smith & Moore 03/06/1926 294 Notice of auction of freehold building and accommodation land and grassland, special conditions of sale and agreement to buy by James Smith 16/06/1913 295 - 299 Miscellaneous letters re land, including issues on mineral rights and Wadland Farm 1920s 300 Map of Overseal including Lots 18 - 27 Undated 301 Map of Overseal including Lots 1 - 14 Undated 302 Map of Overseal and accompanying notice of auction - Lots 1 - 15 Undated 303 - 309 Letters between solicitors & clients - Curzon/Smith/Moore sale 1913/14 310 Spare copy of Conditions of Sale at Auction July 1913