John Swainson land deed.
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS Archives-2016/05
Content Description
Land deed for a section on lower Albert Street, Auckland, with description: Town of Auckland, Parish of Waitemata, County of Eden, allotment no. 5, section 16. Dated 15 August 1842. Area: 1 rood, 8 purchases. Price: £132. John Swainson purchased this allotment by auction on 19-20 April 1841 (see New Zealand government gazette, 14 July 1841).
Dates
- 1842
Creator
- Swainson, John (Person)
Extent
0.02 metres (1 parchment leaf in box.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Stored in vault.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Davis Law Library per Jane Wild, in January 2007. Provenance unknown.
Condition Description
The deed has a red wax seal impressed through a paper sheet attached to the top left-hand corner of the parchment. The wax seal is badly fragmented and the ink is faded.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
Contact:
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz