| Description | This material is wrapped in a paper cover labelled 'Rodney Stoke' and includes a manuscript list of contents. The papers are numbered, and largely consists of plans of lands within the parishes of Cheddar, Priddy and Rodney Stoke but also include correspondence dated 1812 between Samuel Galton jnr, J. Woollen, Edward Spenser and B. Witherell, all of Wells, concerning the conveyance of Rodney Stoke farm, and planning proposals. Several plans show Nova Scotia Farm, also known as Kendall Green farm, and the surrounding area, and there is also printed material relating to the enclosure of lands at Rodney Stoke, a 'culture' of Nova Scotia farm showing the rotation of crops from its purchase by Galton in 1812 to 1819, and a Fire Insurance certificate made out by the Birmingham Insurance Company for a stone built cottage with farm buildings and threshing machine at Priddy. This file also includes some papers relating to lands in the parish of Corfe Mullen in Dorset. These comprise: printed notice of sale of freehold waste lands at Corfe Mullen, sketch maps showing lands owned by Samuel Galton jnr in 1819 (adjoining properties described). Further references to Corfe Mullen are at MS3101/A/B/4/17 |