The Hammerton Deeds and Papers [1530-1694]

Chetham's Hospital and Library

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Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653) of Crumpsall, Manchester, left an estate estimated to be worth £15,139. In his will of 1651 he left £7,000 to found a school for the education of 40 poor boys, £1,000 to establish a library (now known as Chetham's Library), and he made provision for the creation of five parochial libraries. Humphrey Chetham died on 20 September 1653, but it was not until 21 May 1657 that his Executors and Feoffees agreed that £1,000 should be 'with all possib...

Chetham's Library ( 1653-ongoing)

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Chetham, Humphrey, 1580-1653

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