Surlingham Manor papers

Collection no.:
0042

Description:
Family and property records, deeds, handwritten histories pertaining to Surlingham Manor, near Norfolk, England, 17th - 19th century; includes indentured inheritance documents. The materials in the archive consist of: --72 pages of court records, of average size 34" x 13", hand lettered in Latin on parchment, detailing the court proceedings of the Manor of Surlingham from Sept. 29, 1658 to Sept. 29, 1683. --14 large and small volumes of bound books dating from 1637 to the 1930s, mostly hand lettered and written, supplementing the above. --A lot of letters, deeds and conveyances pertaining to the Manor together with old and modern maps of the Manor which is listed in Burke's Landed Gentry, Volume 17. This collection is on permanent loan to the Norwich Record Office.

Dates:
17th-19th centuries

Extent:
4.0 Linear feet
4 boxes

Language(s):
English

Geographic Name(s):
Great Britain--History

Conditions governing access:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Surlingham Manor Papers, Collection no. 0042, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Record date:
2010

Contact Information:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu