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Wroxton household accounts, 1746-50, 1828

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MS. North adds. c. 14
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(fols. 1-4) weekly accounts, in the hand of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford, listing totals of payments to various types of tradesman, 1746-8

(fol. 5) receipted bill for tea, 1748

(fols. 8-33) lists of weekly disbursements of Mary Allen, the housekeeper, for the year, 1749-50

(fols. 34-160) Mary Allen's vouchers for the same period comprising
  1. (fols. 34-59) bakers' bills, weekly vouchers listing daily purchases with one quarterly receipted bill
  2. (fols. 60-117) similar meat bills with quarterly receipted bills
  3. (fols. 118-160) vouchers for other household provisions
(fols. 161-3) receipted bill for 'work done to ... Pictures received from Wroxton' for the Marquess of Bute, 1828

Dates

  • 1746-50, 1828

Extent

163 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. North adds. c. 14

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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