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> What is the consensus concerning the cataloguing of leases? > > Strictly speaking of course they belong to the categroy 'Estate Papers', > yet are cataloguers tending to include them under the term 'Deeds'? The > concern may be one of helping the user see at a glance the complete > history of a property, in which case a deed bundle is retained (leases > and all!) On the other hand is this being untrue to the nature of the > document? I would suggest that classification as Deeds is correct (i) because they have the indenture form shared by many other types of deeds (ii) of the various types of lease, some are strictly deeds: Lease of L & R Mortgage by lease Lease for fee farm rent Nat Alcock Dr N W Alcock Please reply to [log in to unmask] Simon Wilson 49 Heywood Boulevard, Thingwall, Wirral CH61 3XB [log in to unmask] tel. 0151 648 5932 http://www.archivesinfo.net/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%