Phillip,
You might find "bargain books" from the lead industry interesting. These
were agreements between independent working miners and landowners to work a
piece of ground for a set period. There are some good examples from the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from Weardale in the north of England
available on the Web: www.johnstark.demon.co.uk/leadindx.htm
David Croom
> From: Phillip Norvel <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Introduction (old legal documents)
> Date: 01 December 1998 16:12
>
> I am a relatively new member to this list. I enjoy reading the messages
> immensely. I teach natural resources law in a law school in the states,
> University of Arkansas School of Law (Fayetteville), and my speciality is
> oil and gas law. Oil and Gas law in the states, unlike in Britain, is
> primarily a matter of private law, with an emphasis on property and
> contract law. I also have an interest in coal and other hard mining law.
>
> I am interested in old mining legal documents, known as "mining leases"
in
> the USA in which the mining operator, the party who develops the mine,
> enters into a formal agreement with the landowner, the owner of the fee
> interest to the land wherein the mine is or is to be located. I would
like
> to see how the early lawyers (solicitors) structured the mining
> transaction. Other legal documents, such as partnership agreements, etc.
> would also be of interest to me. I am not sure if any such documents
exist
> but if they do, I would be interested in copying, or making arrangements
to
> see them. I will be in London sometime during the last week of December.
> I realize that that may not be the most convenient time to examine
> documents due to the holidays.
>
> I would appreciate it if anyone with knowledge about the existence of
such
> documents would email me
>
> I look forward participating in the discussons. Thank you. Phillip
Norvell
>
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