L31/200/1

Account-book, household, apparently St. James' Square, fo., 20 ff. similar to 197, but more entries, e.g. oilman averages 1 wk.; bucks come from Windsor, game from Wrest; groom, coachman & postilion receive 1s. per day for board; herbman brings oranges & lemons; contingencies have occasional odd items: 1/4 hyson tea 7s.; turnpikes to Chiswick; Harry the footman going by water, 8s. for the man who brought the engine when laundry chimney on fire; 20 doz. Bristol water; f. 8 d. peaches; f. 8d Charlotte,coach from Luton f.10 chair hire for Lady Ann; f.15d prisoners as usual at Christmas 6s.; f.16 2 doz. flambeaus 24s.; f. 8 board wages for Mrs. Gregg, Hen. Allen, Hen. Walters, the porter, housemaid, kitchenmaid, 2 laundrymaids, coachman, postilion, helper. The Duke and Lady Mary each have own footman.

29 Jun-28 Dec 1728

From: 1728 To: 1728

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Lucas,
Grey, Anne,
Cavendish, Anne,
Gregg,
Allen, Henry,
Walters, Henry,
Kent, Henry, 1st Duke of,
Grey, Mary,
Gregory, Mary

household accounts, books, oilman, deer, groom, coachman, oranges, lemons, tea, general turnpikes, footman, water, laundries, chimneys, fire engines, general fire, peaches, horse drawn coaches, Christmas, estate wages, porter, maid, coachman, footman, Westminster St.James Square, Windsor, Wrest, Chiswick, Bristol, LUTON