R6/63/18/1

Agreement to build a parish workhouse Parties: (i) George Bosworth and Henry Clark, churchwardens of the Parish of Woburn, Beds and Henry Hatton, overseer of the poor for the said parish; (ii) Thomas Edmonds of Woburn, bricklayer. Operative: - (ii) agrees to build a workhouse to the detailed specifications included; - (i) agrees to pay (ii) £7/10/- a rod for all the work under two foot from the ground floor; - (i) agrees to pay (ii) £100 when the first story of the workhouse has been built; - (i) agrees to pay (ii) £100 when the roof has been tiled. - mentions the Duke of Bedford who has given 1000 foot of timber for the building of the workhouse. - signed by George Bosworth, Henry Clarke and Henry Hatton [his mark]; - witnessed and signed by William Cuthbert and H.M.Turner; - reverse signed by several of the principal inhabitants and townsmen of Woburn: William Green, Joseph Harris, Marmaduke Sinfield, John Smith, Robert Ramsay, Joseph Hill, John Scarborough, John Burrows, John Whorlett and Roger Brookes.

1 Aug 1734

From: 1734 To: 1734

No. of pieces: 1

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Bosworth, George,
Clark, Henry,
Hatton, Henry,
Edmonds, Thomas,
Russell, John (4th Duke of Bedford),
Cuthbert, William,
Turner, H.M.,
Green, William,
Harris, Joseph,
Sinfield, Marmaduke,
Smith, John,
Ramsay, Robert,
Hill, Joseph,
Scarborough, John,
Burrows, John,
Whorlett, John,
Brookes, Roger

building work, building specifications, bricklayer, churchwardens, Overseers, timber, Woburn Bedford Street, WOBURN