Quitclaim, 1745/6 January 28

Handwritten quitclaim by Edward Langdon and Susana Langdon as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 February 11

Handwritten quitclaim by Benjamin Fuller and Hannah Fuller as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 February 11

Handwritten quitclaim by Timothy Tolman and Elizabeth Tolman as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 February 20

Handwritten quitclaim by Jonathan Wadsworth, Jeremiah Tucker, and Mary Tucker as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 March 1

Handwritten quitclaim by Grace Dean as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 March 8

Handwritten quitclaim by Zebediah Wentworth, Judith Wentworth, and Samuel Wadsworth, guardian of Recompence Wadsworth Stimpson, as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1746 April 5

Handwritten quitclaim by David Wadsworth as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1746 April 10

Handwritten quitclaim by Bryant Parrot as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1746 April 10

Handwritten quitclaim by Sarah Wadsworth, widow of George Wadsworth, as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1746 May 24

Handwritten quitclaim by Samuel Wadsworth as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1746 June 3

Handwritten quitclaim by Samuel Pellet as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1746 July 18

Handwritten quitclaim by Joseph Wadsworth as beneficiary of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Receipt, 1746 April 26

Handwritten receipt signed by John Barrett acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman with money granted him by the General Court due to "his sickness since he Returned from Cape Britton" and delivered by Captain Osburn and others from the Committee of War.

The relationship between knee strength and functional stability before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Functional stability of the knee is dependent on an intact ligamentous system and the timely and efficient contraction of supporting musculature. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between muscle strength and functional stability in 31 patients pre- and post-operatively, following a unilateral anterior cruciate ligament rupture. All subjects underwent reconstructive surgery using semitendonosis and gracilis tendons. Isokinetic strength assessment of quadriceps and hamstring muscles was performed at a rate of movement of 60% and 120degrees/s. Functional stability was determined by performance during five functional stability tests that included the shuttle run, side step, carioca, single and triple hop tests. Pearson's correlation coefficient statistics were applied to pre-operative and post-operative data respectively. These analyses demonstrated a significant positive correlation between quadriceps strength indices at both testing speeds and the two hop tests pre-operatively (p's < 0.007) and between quadriceps strength indices at both speeds and all five functional tests post-operatively (p's < 0.01). Assessed using Steiger's formula, there was a significant increase in the correlation between quadriceps strength indices and three functional tests post-operatively compared to pre-operatively (p < 0.05). No significant correlation between hamstring strength indices and functional scores existed pre- or post-operatively. This study has shown a significant correlation exists between quadriceps strength indices and functional stability both before and after surgery, this relationship does not reach significance between hamstring strength indices and functional stability. (C) 2002 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Development of an electric heat pump for domestic use

This thesis records the design and development of an electrically driven, air to water, vapour compression heat pump of nominally 6kW heat output, for residential space heating. The study was carried out on behalf of GEC Research Ltd through the Interdisciplinary Higher Degrees Scheme at Aston University. A computer based mathematical model of the vapour compression cycle was produced as a design aid, to enable the effects of component design changes or variations in operating conditions to be predicted. This model is supported by performance testing of the major components, which revealed that improvements in the compressor isentropic efficiency offer the greatest potential for further increases in cycle COPh. The evaporator was designed from first principles, and is based on wire-wound heat transfer tubing. Two evaporators, of air side area 10.27 and 16.24m2, were tested in a temperature and humidity controlled environment, demonstrating that the benefits of the large coil are greater heat pump heat output and lower noise levels. A systematic study of frost growth rates suggested that this problem is most severe at the conditions of saturated air at 0oC combined with low condenser water temperature. A dynamic simulation model was developed to predict the in-service performance of the heat pump. This study confirmed the importance of an adequate radiator area for heat pump installations. A prototype heat pump was designed and manufactured, consisting of a hermetic reciprocating compressor, a coaxial tube condenser and a helically coiled evaporator, using Refrigerant 22. The prototype was field tested in a domestic environment for one and a half years. The installation included a comprehensive monitoring system. Initial problems were encountered with defrosting and compressor noise, both of which were solved. The unit then operated throughout the 1985/86 heating season without further attention, producing a COPh of 2.34.