Reference
P34/5/3
Title
Churchwardens' account book (summary receipts and detailed disbursements)
Regular business as above, but including appointment of Churchwardens. Occasional business includes: 1812-3 Paid Prince George on acct. £10, and "remainder of Prince George's Bill" £3 3s. 1d. [similar references also occur in 1818-20 and subsequently, e.g. 1839-40] 1812 Purchase of psalm books from Mr. Puddephat, £1 11s. 6d. 1813 Carriage of lead and pulleys from Dunstable and Market St. 1814 April 11th. Paid Ringers on Buonoparte abdicating the Throne of France, 8s. 1819 "Paid Thos Majors Bill for hanging Steeple Bells" £17 1822 Repairs to church leads and windows 1823 March. New irons for the stocks 12s., painting the stocks 4s. 6d., new stocks and other work £2 8s. 1824 Mr. Hirst for cleaning & varnishing Commandments & c, £2 4s. 1826 New Prayer Book for the use of the church 1829 New music book, 10s. 1829 Letter re "number of places of worship not of the Church of England" 1831 "For framing Table of Degrees of Marriage for the Church" 1832-6 Vermin payments [detailed] 1834 Dec. 15 "Paid Postage of Letter which I consider a complete hoax" 1835 New surplice, £2 3s. 6d. 1858 Disposal of balance of roof fund Includes (at front) note on sequestration 3 March 1821; Notes on accounts 1845; note on appointment of Daniel Holland as parish clerk by the Rev. R. Webb, Vicar, and the Rev. T.A. Warren, curate, 24 March 1811; note on appointment of Abraham Fleckney as clerk, 26 March 1847 (At back) notes of statements concerning disputed seat on the right of the desk, and claims of various proprietors etc., 1823 (loose) copies of printed accounts 1856-1858
Date free text
1811-1862
Production date
From: 1811 To: 1862
Level of description
item