• Reference
    P85/25/1/1
  • Title
    Charities account book
  • Date free text
    1805 - 1828
  • Production date
    From: 1805 To: 1828
  • Scope and Content
    Containing (with index at front): Abstracts of all charitable donations (ff.1-4) and the funds to which revenues were applied c.1805, i.e. Edward Vaughan (1602) - Distribution fund Thomas Attwood (1610) - Distribution fund Thomas and Edward Crawley (1624) - Church fund George Rotherham (date unknown) - Church fund Sir Robert Napier (1637) - Distribution and Bread funds George King (1642) - Bread fund Elizabeth Winch (1660) - Distribution fund Cornelius Bigland (1673) - School fund William Crawley (1682) - Distribution fund Roger Gillingham (1695) - School fund Sir Theophilus Napier (1715) - Bread fund Thomas Long (1736) - Bread fund John Richards (1731) - School and bread funds Elizabeth Rotherham (1715) - Bread fund Descriptions of properties and investments of each charitable donation c.1805 (ff.11-12) Vestry resolution re charities, n.d. [c.1805] (f.5 and f.13) Charity accounts, as follows: Bread fund accounts (ff.93-107) 1805-1828 Regular distributions (beneficiaries not named) Church fund accounts (ff.131-145) 1805-1828 Refers to improvements to the pews and green baize lining 1809-13; painting the font and varnishing the arch 1819; repairs to church clock and new clock face by James Cain 1821; new organ gallery (£129.3.5) 1823. Distribution fund accounts (ff.17-30) 1805-1828 Includes new cottages on Tower Hill 1811; seven new cottages on Tower Hill (£110.1.5) 1821; School fund accounts (ff.56-72) 1805-1828 Includes apprenticeships (with some names); payments to Treasurer of Lancasterian school passim at front: Stationer's receipt (Coles, Dunn & Knight, Fleet Street, London) for 14s.6d. paid by the Trustees for the account book
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  • Level of description
    item