Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HF41/1/1/26
  • Title
    Correspondence; regarding destruction by fire at 1 and 2 High Street, Sandy
  • Date free text
    Jul - Dec 1893
  • Production date
    From: 1893 To: 1893
  • Scope and Content
    Miss Louisa R Ilesley (tenant of 1 High Street, Sandy) and her solicitor E Leeds Smith to Hooper and Company regarding 1 High Street, Sandy (burnt down) 1st letter headed L R Ilesley, milliner and draper of 1 High Street, Sandy, baby linen, underclothing, real lace, ribbons, gloves, hosiery, family mourning, NB Registry for Servants, hours from 10am - 4 pm, Agent for John Berrie, dyer of Manchester Letter from Charles Bartlett (rent collector) Station Road, Biggleswade Miss Ilseley paid to 25 March £12..10s Ellerbeck, arrears of £6 13 Jul 1893 Letter from Miss Louise R Ilesley to Wells, Lindsell and Company had rent application for ½ years rent for “the burnt building” “after being turned out of house, home, no clothing, loss of livelihood from no fault of my own, I feel sure your kind hearts would never think from taking from the fatherless and friendless more than you would like to pay yourself £12..10s. I know it is not much to the rich man but it is a considerable item to her who now appeals for your sympathy and kindness, knowing with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again” 22 Nov 1893 Miss Ilesley willing to pay to 25 June 1893 5 Dec 1893 (evidently they accused her of trying to “make a profit out of the purchase”) 5 Dec 1893 Letter from Bartlett do Hooper and Company wish to offer Ellerbeck same term “I am afraid he will give much trouble” 8 Dec 1893 Letter from Leeds Smith Ilseley thought she was going to surrender tenancy when she went to Biggleswade in July – nothing happened. notice re Sale of House pinned on notice board considered this to be Landlords entering premise. Surprised at rent demand house burnt down 22 May 1893 offers £3..18s from Lady Day to day of fire 8 Dec 1893 Letter from Bartlett Ellerbeck left Potton 18 Dec 1893 Letter from Leeds Smith sends £5..5s to settle claim 20 Dec 1893
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