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From: "john overholt" <>
Subject: Documents-Cornwall-#8
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:05:44 -0000


Hello readers,
This is the last of my submissions from the surviving
papers of James Bluett,attorney,of the p of Falmouth.

Bluett,1733-1784,had been due to inherit the substantial
estates of a distant cousin in East Devon,however,he died
before doing so and his older son Peter(b 1768) was therefore
named in his place.

High Court of Chancery

Papers concerning actions in this Court are invariably long-winded
and at times,very difficult to follow. What follows is an attempt at
trying to make the papers reasonably comprehensible to a human.

1770 Petition. Peter Angove,gent.,of Trevenson and the late
William Angove of Trevenson. The late William A.was in a
"very obscure situation and of a very mean capacity" until he
inherited considerable real and personal estate from Abel Angove.
Petition alleges William was also infirm of mind.
Grace Harvey,a widow with 7 children and indigent was conniving
to marry William with other Angoves party to the plot.
Accusations that after the marriage and without the deceased's
knowledge,much land was mortgaged or sold,rents misappropriated
etc. for the benefit of Harvey,her children(John,William,Henry,Nicholas,
George,Thomas and Elizabeth).
Benefits were alleged to include money,new houses and annuities.
Others involved include John Angove of Illogan and Thomas Kevelesof
the Town of Penzance. Various Arundells of Lanherne mentioned but not
parties to the "plot".
it is possible that the Arundell involvement may be mentioned in the
marvellous "horde" of that family's papers that are now at the CRO
and being catalogued I believe.

Answer(in draft form) to the above Petition of Peter Angove one of the
defendants to the complaint of William Angove of St Columb Major.
Peter was a nephew and heir-at-law of William,deceased. The complainant
was also a nephew. In this very complicated Action,this answer concerns
Peter's authority to probate the will of William,deceased.

1774 Petition in Chancery.
Candice Trembath,widow of Falmouth vs William Doige of Falmouth.
Concerns the alleged non-payment by Doige,before his death,of a
Court Judgement in the amount of 30pds. The Action is against his
executor,John Smale,hatter of Hatherleigh(Devon).

May 1774 Answer of John Smale. The late William Doige was also
unable to pay a debt owed to John Paull and was consequently
arrested and spent considerable time in custody. Smale believes there
was a long-standing(sic!) intimacy between Trembath and Doige and
furthermore that he lived with her (oh! the shame of it all) when released
from custody. It is stated that Doige left the house for a short time
and upon his return found his drawers(presumably chest of!) and
boxes broken into and money and plate stolen. He broke off the
realationship and moved to Smale's house in Devon. Smale maintains
the complainant had been repaid.

1748 Petition in Chancery
Charles Wroughton,gent of Penzance vs John Pender,merchant of
Penzance. The defendant was the agent for a firm of Rotterdam
merchants and Daniel Felirman was the firm's clerk or accountant.
When over from Rotterdam,Felirman was arrested in Penzance
b/o of Theophilus Danbuz of Penwith. Felirman sought Pender's
assistance and was introduced to Wroughton,a solicitor(attorney).
At Pender's request,Wroughton arranged bail whereupon
when released Felirman skipped the country ie did a runner.
The Action is to recover costs from Pender. Barrister or london
Agent-Gawler of Essex Street.

1774 Exchequer Action
Brought by Andrew Desmarchais,yeoman,p of Saint Keverne against
Robert Symons. The action involves the recovery of a house and garden
in the Town of St.Keverne. Other names mentioned are:
Richard Bogan,Samuel Plomer and his wife Dorcas(now the wife of
the petitioner Desmarchais) and their son John,William Courtis sr & jr,
Plomer children-Thomas,Mary,Dorcas and Joanna(as at 1738).
Dorcas = Desmarchais in 1773. Also mentioned are James Pascoe,
John Sandys jr & William Gale then of Manach.

That completes the postings but may I ,yet again,thank the many
readers who have written notes of encouragement. It has been
heartening to know that these snippets from the past have
been enjoyed by many. I only regret that there has not been more
to pass on.

Farewell me hearties!

John Overholt,
SW London

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