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Autograph letter addressed from "West Park, Kew", to Lucretia Bates, in which he writes that he shall not be content to thank Mr Bates for sending the letter of introduction to the Botanical Collection – he must be allowed to thank Madam for kindly mentioning the circumstance to him and for commending the matter to his attention.

Many of the items are undated, therefore the date range of the album is taken from items which can be dated to a specific year.

This album consists of notable 19th century figures. Many of the items are undated, therefore the date range of the album is taken from items which can be dated to a specific year.

Parties: (1) Thomas French, (2) Magdalene College

Assignment of a lease of a pond, yard, and seven ponds belonging to the College granted by the Master and Fellows to Thomas Cawthorne, Thomas French, and John Shearman for their lives and the life of the longest liver of them (relates to land in the parishes of St Giles and St Peter).

Parties: (1) Corporation of Cambridge, (2) Thomas Lombe

Indenture of feoffment of a lease of "two messuages standing on a piece of ground formerly parcel of a lane which abutted upon an ancient bridge with a piece of garden ground and a piece of ground other parcel of the said lane and another piece of ground formerly other parcel of the said lane then used by the College as a garden", with livery and seisin endorsed.

Parties (1) Jesus College, (2) Dr Peckard (Master of Magdalene College)

Indenture of feoffment of a messuage and premises in Bridge Street.

Parties: (1) Dr Peter Peckard (Master of Magdalene College), (2) Mr Nathaniel Wedd

Draft lease for a piece of waste ground in the parish of St Peter's, Cambridge, behind the brewhouse belonging to the messuage and premises late of Jesus College and also the lane lying between the said messuages and Magdalene College.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College, (2) Christopher Sulman

Lease of several messuages in the parish of St Giles for 10 years from Midsummer 1664.

Parchment document in French signed by Louis XIII. The document is slightly cropped along the right-hand edge and therefore a small amount of text is missing.

Parties: (1) Agnes Lyon widow (late wife of William Chapman), and John Jonson and Joanna his wife (daughter of William Chapman), (2) William Thurgar

Livery of seisin endorsed.

Indentures of fine (1) William Thurgar (plaintiff), (2) Agnes Lyon and John Johnson and Johanna his wife (deforciant) of one messuage and one barn and one garden with the appurtenances.

Parties: (1) William Thurgar, (2) Robert Taillor [Taylor]

Livery of seisin endorsed. Copy Letter of Attorney annexed from Robert Taillor [Taylor] to Thomas Goldesburgh to receive possession.

Parties: (1) Francis Penny, (2) James Bridgeman

Feoffment of the messuage known as 'The Three Swans' and later 'The Chequer'. Livery of seisin endorsed.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College, (2) Charles Day

Lease of The Three Swans for 10 years from Michaelmas Day 1678.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College, (2) John Wallis (taylor)

Lease of The Three Swans for 10 years from Lady Day 1754.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College, (2) Ambrose Harbord Steward (Common Brewer)

Lease of The Three Swans for 10 years from Lady Day 1804.