18th century will (1 Ergebnisse)

Copy of the Will of Mr Samuel Moulton. Will dated 10th April 1798. Proved 1st February 1800 . 1 folded sheet of paper - watermarked 1806 . Samuel Moulton, lath river * bequeaths to his son Nathaniel The Royal Oak (with stable and brewhouse), near Boreham Gate, Sudbury, "a Common Inn" (which he ran with William Potter). Also, to his other son Thomas Moulton he bequeaths four messuages or tennements near Cornard End occupied by William Parish, John Murrells, ? Brown Widow, and James Webb. Executor: Bartholomew Norton, Farmer. Witnessed by: Samuel Dye; Samuel Fokes and Thomas Morgan. * Lath river or 'lath splitter': A person who split timber by hand with an axe, to make thin strips. There were two types of lath rivers, one a standing river, the other a sitting river. The sitting river was the older version, using a bench with pegs to hold the wood in place. The standing river used a small axe, sharpened on two edges. The sitting river used a riving knife. The riving tools were made by local blacksmiths. Three types of lath were made: single laths, laths and a half and double laths. Double laths were used for roofs to hold tiles, single laths for ceiling foundations,laths and a half were used for partitions. Fir wood was used for making laths: the trunks were split in half and the heart wood taken out. The sapwood was sliced along the grain, giving strength and elasticity to the lath.…