Letter

Scope and Content

From W[illiam] Bray to [John] Jackson esq [legal and financial adviser to George Harry Grey (1737-1819), 5th Earl of Stamford]. Requests, on behalf of the purchasers of the late Mr [John] Grey's estate at Ashby [Folville co. Leics], that Lord Stamford make a release to the trustees, to avoid the need to prove the will in Chancery. Encloses draft release [?EGR4/1/7/20 below], and copies of the trust deed and Grey's will [EGR4/1/7/12 & ?EGR4/1/7/13 above], with a statement of Grey's debts [EGR4/1/7/21/? below].

Dated at: Great Russell Street, [London].