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- 31 October 1845 - 24 November 1847 (Creation)
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Papers regarding the sale of land to the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway for the building of a branch line to Cambridge:
Official notice of intention to apply for "An Act for making a Railway from Chesterford to Newmarket with a Branch to Cambridge" and asking the College to indicate if they agreed, refused or were neutral about selling the necessary land. Includes a schedule listing the location and size of the land needed, the owner, lessee and occupier. Dated 31st October 1845
13 letters addressed to William French concerning negotiations over the sale of the land from Francis Fuller, John Lawrence, William Parr Isaacson, George Bullen and Edwin Green. The letters date from 6th July 1847 - 24th November 1847
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Originally in a box labelled "Cambridge 4. Station Estate 1 Barnwell Award. Railway Companies. 1808-1876".
In a folder entitled "1845-47. Newmarket & Chesterford Rly. Compulsory purchase of land in Hixton & St Andrew the Less".