Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HF41/1/4/7
  • Title
    Bundle of correspondence regarding property of executors of Allen Jeeves of Sandy; C R Wade Gery of St Neots – Hooper and Company – Wells and Company
  • Date free text
    Jul 1896 - Feb 1897
  • Production date
    From: 1896 To: 1897
  • Scope and Content
    including letter from Wade Gery to Hooper and Company “I think it is important (and perhaps more important to Messrs Wells and Company than anyone else, because as I told you they really have no security on the Brook End property) that the property should be sold”; may probably get the money; reserves should not be placed too high; suggest £600 for lot 1 and £200 for lot 2 ... what you want is a sale 13 Jul 1896 letter from Hooper and Company to Wells and Company asking Wells and Company to fix reserves – wants to know how original loan was created “did the Executors want money to pay debts? “ Claimed executors no power to pledge deeds of the testator reports Wade Gery’s letter 14 Jul 1896 Note of alteration of £600 to £700 letter from George Jeeves, farm and seed grower of Manor Farm, Beeston part sold, part expected to be sold 5 Sep 1896 letter from A K Lindsell at Bedford to Hooper prepared to surrender deeds of property sold to (C) Wells for purchase price of £650; still have deeds of remaining property to cover £350 balance, this could sell for £200 but holding out for £240; £150 balance should be paid at once – doubt ability to so; “they appear very short of cash”; suggest £50 down and 2 bills at 3 and 6 months for remainder; Interest due on £1000 at 5% on 1 January, i.e. £37 which A Jeeves promised to pay £25, not to be relied on. C Wells giving quite as much as property is worth 10 Oct 1896 letter from Hooper and Company to Wells and Company deeds of properties quite separate. 3 bundles a) 2 houses £8 per annum, land at Brook End, Northill, beerhouse and 1 acre 20 perches of land; cottage and 3 roods of land, Beeston Road, Sandy near lot 2 (part sold to Wells i.e. beerhouse etc? ... “What has become of rest”) b) 2 acres of land, Northill c) cottage, garden and premises, Brook End, Northill purchased of Thomas Preston 1868 by Allen Jeeves “What has become of all these properties”? no objection to sale to C Wells memorandum of deposit January 1889 30 Sep 1896 series of letters from Wade Gery over difficulties over completion 3-31 Oct 1896 from A K Lindsell, Lonsdale House to Hill account of Executors overdrawn January 1883 agreed 17 September 1889 due £1010 (£10 of principal paid off) £673..4s due from Allen Jeeves on his death, paid off by executors Account opened in their name 22 June 1881 21 Dec 1896 letter from Andrew, Wood and Company, 8 Great James Street, Bedford Row, London WC to Hooper and Company A Jeeves deceased wants names of plaintiffs etc. (i.e. going to issue writ) 24 Dec 1896 letter from Andrew, Wood and Company had to take Counsel’s opinion regarding form of writ, executors no power to charge testator’s property in any way 28 Dec 1896 letter from Allen Jeeves of Seddington, Sandy to Hooper and Company wants writ stopped, sold the land and Wade Gery will settle as soon as possible; Allen Jeeves met with an accident 18 Jan 1897 letter from W G Carter Mitchell to Hooper and Company client bought from George and Allen Jeeves – purchase to be completed Michaelmas 1896 – deeds with Biggleswade Bank to secure sum in excess of purchase money; afterwards Wade Gery said settled with Bankers various Hooper and Company’s costs 18 Jan 1897 Receipt of cheque for £1027..5s..5d from Hooper and Company by Wells and Company (A Jeeves deceased) 25 Jan 1897 series of letters from Wade Gery regarding costs 6-23 Feb 1897
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