Guide to the Papers of the Gladwin Family, 1428-1891

Summary

Collection number:

MS 5855

Extent:

0.78 metres and (1 archives box + 3 large folios)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Gladwin Family, National Library of Australia, MS 5855, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

This collection is a typical family assemblage of legal documents beginning in the early fifteenth century and relating to the Gladwin Family's holdings in the Manors of Nettswell and Northweld in Essex, England. The Gladwins disposed of their holdings when they came to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century, but brought the documents with them. The documents survived much travel with the family in Australia over the last hundred years. They are in excellent condition, beautifully written, and are good examples of the kind of manorial court documents of title held by "copyholders" or "tenants", of which there are very few if any, examples in Australia.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1238863) for the access conditions.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Gladwin Family, National Library of Australia, MS 5855, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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