Scope and Content
ON CHURCH FABRIC - 1856 Copy of order of Trustees for payment of £150 towards alterations in church, 1831. Subscription for enlarging accomodation in St. Paul's, n.d., abstract of accounts of subscription for repairing Church, 1832, bill for faculty for repairs and alterations, 1831, copy of resolution at vestry meeting re money due to Mr. Barnard, 1835, estimate by J.T. Wing for various alterations at St. Paul's, 1832, letter from Bishop of Lincoln re money due to Mr. Barnard, 1835, copy of order from Court of Common Council to pay 2 guineas p.a. towards expense of lighting church with gas, 1833, estimate for lighting church with gas, 1832, contract for glazing 4 large windows, 1832, estimate for glazing 2 large windows with gothic tops according to particulars given by Mr. Wing, 1833, letter re estimate of Green & Freshwater, 1831, Mr. Wing's estimate for restoring East End, 1833, bill for painting church 1834, gas account, 1835, Green Freshwater's account re work on woodwork, includes erection of oak pulpit and desks and repewing ground floor, 1832, agreement with Mr. Sheppard to keep church and churchyard clean
ON CHURCH FURNISHINGS 1862 i) ORGAN: contract for organ with Flight & Robson, 1832, Flight & Robson re repair of organ, 1830, Flight & Robson re payment for organ, 1832, Flight & Robson's bill describing organ, 1832, Mr. Marshall asking for increase of salary as organist, 1833, Capt. Davies re paying Flight & Robson, 1832, Flight & Robson re payment of bill, 1832. ii) PEWS: case respecting pew in church with Archdeacon's opinion, n.d., Bishop of Bath and Wells re seating, n.d., Mr. Howard relinquishing claim to pew, 1832, letter to Mr. Trapp re pews
CHURCHYARD 1821
Memorandum re enclosing the churchyard with "Iron Palisadoes"
RATES 1857
Appeals against rate assessments, 1834, 1854, letter demanding payment of rate
LAND & PROPERTY 1835
Director's of House of Industry re land of Paradine's Charity, 1834, assignment of district chapelry, Holy Trinity, 1860-61, extract from Bedford enclosure Awards, 1797, Director's of House of Industry re alloting ground in front of House, 1834, notice from Director's of House of Industry to quit land of Paradine's Charity, 1835, plan of boundaries of St. Paul's and St. Peter's re property of Harpur Charity, 1821, Agreement between Mayor and Churchwardens re exchange of ground in churchyard
MISCELLANEOUS 1831
Letter to churchwardens and Overseers of St. Paul's from Jos Ady, "No 11 Circus Minories near Tower Hill 40 Years Resident in same Parish & known to each of the 24 Aldermen of London. The undersigned is able to inform you of something considerably to your Advantage Yearly and for Ever on receipt of Twenty Shillings for his trouble. No Letters received unless Post Paid."