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Reference	2664/1/1A/20
Level	Item
Title	Legal papers relating to the personal estate of John Talbot deceased, including details of personal legacies and the payment of debts
Description	Comprises: 1. 4 Aug 1778 Office copy of decree which includes a summary of certain of the provisions in the will of John Talbot relating to manors and estates in Wiltshire, Hereford and Worcestershire. Includes the requirement that William Davenport assume the name of Talbot and adopt the Talbot family arms and the appointment of George Venables Vernon and Thomas Whitmore as trustees with responsibility for administering payments bequested to family members out of the income derived from his manors and estates. 2. 12 Jul 1782 Office copy of report containing an account of the debts of John Talbot paid since his death. 3. Papers relating to whether payment in the sum of £3,000 to the younger children of William and Martha Davenport by the trustees ought to be raised by the mortgage and sale of the manor of Coolpilate and lands in Chester: a. 11 Jul 1787 Decree which identifies Prideaux Sutton Davenport and John Davenport as "Lunaticks". b. 18 Jul 1787 Copy of Master's report. c. 20 Nov 1787 Copy order on hearing for further directions.
Date	1778-1787

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