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You could either them with a repository such as the Borthwick Institute, at
York, or at the Society of Genealogists, in London. Such a cache of
documents pertaining to one family could make a valuable contritubion to
social history, and any repository would be grateful to receive them, and
would know how to preserve them.

Otherwise, they should be taken to Sotheby's, Christie's, or any other
top-level auction house for valuation and assessment. Their provenance
would probably help to establish their value.

If I was a member of this particular Sadler family, and if ever I found
that these items had ever existed, and were not in the public domain, I
would be heartbroken. Wherever they go, their whereabouts should be logged,
so that any Sadler (or interested Social Historian) would be able to access
them, or transcripts of them.

I'm not jealous, but almost heartbroken, as I would love to consult them
myself, and would hate to see them disappear into an anonymous private
documents collection, never to be available for consultation again.

Renia

Pete Moonan wrote:

> I have a box of legal papers (approx 60) all relating to the Sadler
> family of York,2 of them are signed by Queen Elizabeth the first,and in
> Latin(one with part of royal seal still on)other papers include
> indentures regarding land,wills,lease agreements and even a victorian
> cheque book! The documents are from 1558 to the late 1800's
>
> Can anyone advise as to where i can have these valued and advice on
> preserving them.
> Any information would be greatly appreciated
>
> Regards
>
> Pete Moonan
> e-mail:Peter@elitecraft.com

Jacey Bedford wrote:
> 
> In article <39D7CD65.1FBFE5CA@cwcom.net>, Renia <PSimmonds@cwcom.net>
> writes
> >
> >If I was a member of this particular Sadler family, and if ever I found
> >that these items had ever existed, and were not in the public domain, I
> >would be heartbroken. Wherever they go, their whereabouts should be logged,
> >so that any Sadler (or interested Social Historian) would be able to access
> >them, or transcripts of them.
> >
> >I'm not jealous, but almost heartbroken, as I would love to consult them
> >myself, and would hate to see them disappear into an anonymous private
> >documents collection, never to be available for consultation again.
> 
> I absolutely agree. Even if these papers are kept in private ownership
> (and I would hope that would not be the case) they should be catalogued
> and copied for public consultation purposes.
> 
> I'm working on a biography of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe and I know that
> there were some private papers in the possession of her ex secretary (I
> saw them but didn't get the chance to read them) which were probably
> trashed when the secretary died. Aaaargh. What a waste.
> 
> Jacey
> --
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In article <39D7CD65.1FBFE5CA@cwcom.net>, Renia <PSimmonds@cwcom.net>
writes
>
>If I was a member of this particular Sadler family, and if ever I found
>that these items had ever existed, and were not in the public domain, I
>would be heartbroken. Wherever they go, their whereabouts should be logged,
>so that any Sadler (or interested Social Historian) would be able to access
>them, or transcripts of them.
>
>I'm not jealous, but almost heartbroken, as I would love to consult them
>myself, and would hate to see them disappear into an anonymous private
>documents collection, never to be available for consultation again.

I absolutely agree. Even if these papers are kept in private ownership
(and I would hope that would not be the case) they should be catalogued
and copied for public consultation purposes.

I'm working on a biography of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe and I know that
there were some private papers in the possession of her ex secretary (I
saw them but didn't get the chance to read them) which were probably
trashed when the secretary died. Aaaargh. What a waste.

Jacey
-- 
Jacey Bedford                           jacey@artisan-harmony.com
                                        www.artisan-harmony.com
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        |                       |       you think you're checking for typos.      
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On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Pete Moonan wrote:
> 
> I have a box of legal papers (approx 60) all relating to the Sadler 
> family of York,2 of them are signed by Queen Elizabeth the first,and in 
> Latin(one with part of royal seal still on)other papers include 
> indentures regarding land,wills,lease agreements and even a victorian 
> cheque book! The documents are from 1558 to the late 1800's
> 
> Can anyone advise as to where i can have these valued and advice on 
> preserving them.
> 
I don't know about getting them valued, but I'm sure that the Borthwich
Institute for Historical Research on Peaseholme Green would love to have
them. They are a major archive centre, and would doubtless be quite
content just to store and study them, even if you continue to actually
own them.

The Borthwick Institute's web site can be found by following the links
from York Uni's site at www.york.ac.uk

If you are in the area, they are on Peaseholme Green, just across the
road from the Black Swan.

Chris,