Following the death of Susannah Dickman in January 1838 a number of transactions take place in settlement of the Estate:

• 1838: abstract from Parish Registers.
• 1838: attornment – William Wiles to Joseph Barnett.
• 1838: declaration.
• 1838: lease document (27^th July 1838).
• 1838 mortgage document (28^th July 1838).
• 1838: insurance agreement document (28^th July 1838).

1838 Insurance Agreement document

1838: insurance agreement document.

• William Wiles, having mortgaged the property to Joseph Barnett, agrees to insure the property against loss or damage by fire for £50.
• This seems to be a hastily drawn up document which has been amended twice; (1) to specify insurance against fire and (2) to amend the proposed insured amount from seventy to fifty pounds.
• This document is an agreement to insure, not an insurance document per se.

Transcript.

28^th July 1838.

1. Agreement by Mr
2. William Wiles to
3. insure messuage
4. and premises at
5. Hickling in the
6. County of Nottingham
7. [in] the sum of £50.

1. William Wiles of Hickling in the County
2. of Nottingham yeoman hereby agree with
3. Joseph Barnett of Hickling aforesaid farmer
4. to insure [inserted & initialled by witness] against loss or damage by fire the messuage and premises situate
5. at Hickling aforesaid now in my own
6. occupation (and which by an indenture this
7. day executed I have mortgaged to him for
8. securing £70 and interest) in the sum of
9. seventy [initialled by witness, scored through & amended to] fifty pounds at least. Witness my
10. hand twenty eighth day of July 1838.
11. Witness.
12. Mr Enfield                        William Wiles