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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/T/428
TitleLease by Samuel Haslam with consent of Rev. John Griffith to John Cooper of Derby gent., John Matchitt of Derby grocer, and Philip Waterfield of Derby cotton-manufacturer, of two closes at Woodeaves called Bushy Lees and Ouler Carr (7 acres), part of Woodeaves Farm, with power to cut a canal through the same and also through closes called the two Calf Meadows and Brook Close, for conveying water through the same, power to make carriage and foot roads through closes called Bushy Lees, Ouler Carr, the Thorns, the Banks, Cantrell Close, and Grovenor Wood, and to make a foot road over Calf Meadow and the Brook Close into Ouler Carr, and also power to dig and search for stone in the lands of Woodeaves Farm for erecting a cotton mill; lease to run for 42 years at a rent of £20 to be paid to Griffith so long as any money remains owing to him from Haslam upon mortgage, and to be paid to Haslam thereafter; with a covenant by Cooper, Matchitt, and Waterfield to erect a cotton mill on the closes within 12 months, with all proper machinery. Dated 24 June
Date1784
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
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