Title
Business records and miscellaneous.
Ledger of George Coleman, grocer and plumber, 1828-1868
Volume marked "Ledger A" and indexed by client. Accounts, 1828-1857. Items sold/purchased are infrequently mentioned, and only listed as "goods". Includes accounts with Cranfield churchwardens and the Rev. G.G. Harter; the latter includes an item for fixing a new west window at the church, 1850 (p.173); account for legacy from James Coleman's will, 1853-1868 (45); lists of Coleman's bills sent out annually, 1829-1853 (261-241); list of expenses for acquisition and repair [of Belmont House, Cranfield, purchased 1828] (240); birth and baptism details of George, Mary Susanna, William and Martha Ann Coleman, at Cranfield and Little Paxton, Hunts., including details of godparents, 1832-1844 (244)
Attached:
(front end paper) Mixture recipe by J. Anthony, Bedford, chemist n.d.[c1840]. Specification to Mr. Coleman for lead glazing of cottage windows at Rectory Farm, Cranfield, by F.J. Francis, 1846.
(83) Mark Abbott's bill, Cranfield, mending and shoes, 1838
(101) Mr. Foster's bill, Cranfield, brandy, rum and church ale, 1845-6
(104) Bill of M. Tongue for groceries, n.d. [c1830s]
(124) Billheads of Sanders and Williams, ironmonger, 1845 and John Howard, foundry and ironmonger, 1846, both of Bedford. Solicitor's letter and account regarding estate of William Millard, Cranfield, 1845 (4 items in all).
(125) Letters from John Summerford, Salford, poulterer, requesting leather be advanced to his brother Henry, 1846 & 1848 (2 items).
(146) Receipt for cash received by John Green in Pickering V Pratt court case, 1841, and John Pratt's account (2 items).
(147) Medical bills for Coleman family and Mrs. Hill, from G.K. Paxon, Cranfield, surgeon, and calculations by George Coleman on the account, 1845 (4 items).
(148) Medical bill for Miss Coleman from G.K. Paxon, surgeon, 1851-3
(154) Notepaper for Walton, grocer and tea dealer, Bedford, with rough caluclations on it, n.d. [c1840s]
(166) Papers relating to Samuel Bunyan, Moulsoe, painter and glazier. Two time sheets for daily work done and wages paid, 1846-7. Bunyan's bill to Mr. Coleman for painting and glazing, 1847-8. I.O.U. from Samuel Bunyan, 1851, (4 items in all).
(191) William Underwood's bills to George Coleman for stakes, peas and potatoes, 1842-7 (5 items).
(207) John Barker, Bedford, plumber, glazier and house painters bill to Coleman for painting and paper-hanging at a cottage. Printed billhead, 1856.
(214)Brief letter from John Bosworth of Marston regarding account of Thomas Taylor, Cranfield, who emigrated to Australia, 1854.
(216) Note by Coleman listing various addresses.
(240) Bills for new building, 1836, and building repairs?, 1829 (2 items).