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1837 mortgage indenture, with transcript

This indenture concerns a mortgage taken out by James Nokes (the builder of Upminster Windmill) in 1837. The pdf file contains a facsimile of the original document, and a transcript of the old English text, plus notes. A reproduction of the document typeset in a readable font is also included.

Thomas William Abraham 1829-1897, father of Alfred Abraham

Thomas William Abraham was the eldest son of Thomas Abraham (the first of the Abrahams to own the Mill). The latter's will gave the option to purchase the Mill to Thomas Williams' younger brother, John Arkell Abraham. For some time, it had been assumed that this was because the older brother was not involved with the Mill, though there is some evidence that he was.

Toothill Mill, Essex, 1879

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Image of the mill shattered by lightning in 1879. Built by Isaac Taylor in 1787.
Annotated on reverse:- Photographed from copy in the F.J.Brand collection in Ilford Central Library by permission of the Ilford Libraries Committee.

Galley Wood Common, near Chelmsford

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
On reverse: Per A.S.Crossly, Science museum, from original in possession of Mr Sewell, son of last miller.

Unknown photographer

Boyland's Oak Mill, Stapleford Abbots

Postmarked July 1905. Message on reverse reads "Over here again to-day, am sending you postcard of Mill as promised. No news, Love to all, E." The card is addressed to "Miss E. Eagle, 30 Church Row, Bethnal Green, London, N.E."

Unknown photographer

Frost's Mill, Halstead

The ninety fifth item is a photograph featuring Frost's mill in the town of Halstead in the county of Essex. We are informed by a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that the image was taken in around the year 1890.

Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)

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