John L. Cecil Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-19891205
An assortment of documents collected by John L. Cecil. The collection includes the following:
Legal document on vellum, England, 2 September 1628. A conveyance of lands in the country of York from Emanuel, Earl of Sunderland and Baron Bolton, to four yeoman of the said country in return for a sum in excess of 2,500 pounds. With remnant of original seal.
10 manuscript antiphonal leaves on vellum, 14 inches by 20 inches each. Possibly of Spanish origin and dating from the 18th century.
Land grant on vellum, 1 August 1837, signed by a secretary for the President, Martin Van Buren, regarding property in Demopolis, Alabama owned by William Armistead of Clarke County, Alabama. With original seal.
Legal document from England, dated 1588.
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0.2 Cubic Feet (4 oversized folders)
English
Gift of John L. Cecil, 1989-1990.
In 2024 the collection was rehoused into oversized acid-free folders.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository