Lot 2968

Description

Great Britain, vellum Indenture quadrupartite, 1743, in sixteenth year of the Reign of George II, between Hopkin Thomas, Clerk of Barkly in County of Leicester of the first part, Thomas Poughfor, gentleman of the Burrough of Leicester, in the County of Leicester of the second part, Ambrose Saunders, Esquire of Stoke Golding in the County of Leicester of the third part, and Shuckbrugh Ashby, gentleman of Melton Mowbray, in the same county of the fourth part, dated 18 March 1743, for Mr Thomas's assignment of Mr Poughfor's mortgage to Mr Ashby, signed and sealed by relevant parties and with affixed duty stamps. Age toning, otherwise fine.

Shuckbrugh Ashby (1724-1792) was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He inherited the Quenby estate from his great-uncle in 1728. As well as being a landowner he was also High Sherrif of Leicestershire (1758-59) and Member of Parliament for Leicester in 1784.