Description
An original 1812 vellum parchment indenture dated 3 November 1812 (the morrow of All Souls in the fifty-third year of the reign of King George the Third), detailing the conveyance of property via a final agreement (a plea of covenant) between Booth Samuels and William Jeromison, Esq. Concluded in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster before the King's Justices James Mansfield, John Heath, Alan Chambre, and Vicary Gibbs.
Parties: Booth Samuels?, Plaintiff, and William Jeromison?, Esquire, Deforciant.
Premises Conveyed: Two cottages and twenty-one acres of land with their appurtenances, situated in South Killingholme, Lincolnshire (with "South" inserted above the line).
Financial Consideration: Booth Samuels has given the sum of sixty pounds sterling to William Jeromison to secure the agreement, remise, quitclaim, and warranty.
Physical Features & Authentication: Single vellum membrane measuring 53 by 19 cms, featuring a traditional chirograph scalloped upper margin with partial top cut letters, an embossed blue ten-shillings revenue duty stamp with inserted silver cypher at the left margin, and a contemporary archival docket endorsement on the reverse: "Lincoln – Samuels & Jeromison".
Background Information
South Killingholme is an ancient rural parish situated in the historic wapentake of Yarborough, North Lincolnshire, positioned close to the Humber estuary. In early 19th-century England, real property conveyancing was routinely completed by levying a "Fine" or "Final Concord"—a fictitious lawsuit initiated in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster upon a plea of covenant. This legal procedure served as an unassailable method of barring entails, extinguishing competing third-party interests or dower claims, and providing the purchaser with an authoritative title officially enrolled upon the court rolls before statutory land registry reforms were introduced.
Condition Report
Vellum parchment. Well-preserved document displaying original legal storage folds and minor natural parchment waviness. The handwritten English court hand manuscript ink remains dark, crisp, and fully legible throughout. The blue embossed ten-shilling duty stamp and metallic cypher are intact and firmly secured. Mild handling dusting is visible on the outer panel of the reverse. See Photos for Condition.
Shipping Information
Will be packaged flat inside a rigid, board-backed envelope to guarantee it arrives safely without bending.