P49/18/4

Agreement for the workhouse

5 April 1742

From: 1742 To: 1742

1) Stephen Emerton and Thomas B..., Churchwardens John Gurbey and John Bushby, Overseers 2) John Scarborough of Woburn, workhouse keeper Contract between 1) and 2) whereby 2) agrees to keep the workhouse for 3 years for £57 per annum, and to keep the poor in accordance with the terms of the agreement witnesses: Talbot Williamson, Thomas Reddall signatures: John Scarborough, Roger Norris

The ink on this document has almost completely flaked off, and even under ultra-violet light the text is largely illegible

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Emerton, Stephen,
Gurbey, John,
Bushby, John,
Scarborough, John,
Williamson, Talbot,
Reddall, Thomas,
Norris, Roger

HUSBORNE CRAWLEY, Parish Workhouses, Overseers, churchwardens, WOBURN, workhouseman, legal papers