London, Newington Green.- Wright (Samuel).- List of legacies of Samuel Wright of Newington Green sent as a letter to the Rev. Yardley at Highgate, manuscript, 1736.
London, Newington Green.- Wright (Samuel, Presbyterian minister, 1683-1746).- List of legacies of Samuel Wright of Newington Green sent as a letter to the Rev. Yardley at Highgate, manuscript, 1p., tear along fold and tears in right margin, browned, folio, 1736.
⁂ In his will Wright left almost £21,000 for philanthropic causes including 40 decayed families, "to cloath & apprentice 20 poor boys" and "40 widows upwards of 50 years old". Also included bequests to various prisons including the Fleet, Ludgate, Whitechapel and Marshalsea as well as sizeable bequests to various hospitals including Bedlam and the London Workhouse.
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London, Newington Green.- Wright (Samuel, Presbyterian minister, 1683-1746).- List of legacies of Samuel Wright of Newington Green sent as a letter to the Rev. Yardley at Highgate, manuscript, 1p., tear along fold and tears in right margin, browned, folio, 1736.
⁂ In his will Wright left almost £21,000 for philanthropic causes including 40 decayed families, "to cloath & apprentice 20 poor boys" and "40 widows upwards of 50 years old". Also included bequests to various prisons including the Fleet, Ludgate, Whitechapel and Marshalsea as well as sizeable bequests to various hospitals including Bedlam and the London Workhouse.