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General correspondence including Printed Sale Catalogue (Sale under Burton Newberry by Order of Master of Rolls) Auctioneer: James Robarts (of Potton)
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Bundle covers 1870 (2 items) and 1873-1879
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From: 1870 To: 1879
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lot 1) Copyhold residence near Market Place, Biggleswade in occupation of Frederick Conder and Samuel Taylor at £55 per annum rental, with barn and yard on S. side adjoining now in occupation of George Armitage Wells (at £5 per annum rental) And brick built and slated building rented by Wells, Hogge and Lindsell (common right reserved part of lot 11) to build fence on S. side lot 2) 4 copyhold cottages, yard and outbuildings, Palace Street, in occupation of Samuel Chessum, Henry Wilson, Robert Crouch and late William Carter, now unoccupied. At rents of £23 per annum on year to year tenancy lot 3) Copyhold business premises and out offices in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade in occupation of Samuel Lisney at £26 per annum (year to year), with right of way through gateway and over yard of lot 4; to erect fence with gates on N. side lot 4) Copyhold residence with out offices in occupation of Samuel Lisney at £13 per annum year to year (subject to above right of way) lot 5) 3 copyhold thatched cottages, outhouses and piece of garden ground, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade now in occupation of Joseph Ilsley and other two late in occupation of Ann Reynolds, widow and Jacob Hare (now unoccupied at annual rent of £15 per annum) lot 6) 2 copyhold 3 storey slated dwelling houses, outhouses and gardens, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade in occupation of John Partridge, Charles Newman and John Malden (rents £21 per annum) subject to use of yard and pump of owner of lot 7) and right of way over yard for John Malden and heir to premises on south side of lot 6 lot 7) Copyhold dwelling house and premises adjoining lot 6 with gateway and room over same in occupation of Francis Young, surgeon, from year to year. annual rent of £12. with joint use of yard of lot 6 and pump. subject to use of gateway by owner of lot 6 and of John Malden and his heirs to premises lying on south of lot 6 lot 8) Moiety of 4 freehold brick built slated tenements, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade in occupation of Messrs Broom late Cooper, Dalton and Chambers. moiety of £29 rental. lot 9) 2 freehold cottages, Girtford in occupation of Charles Lawson or his sub-tenant and Henry Huckle, rent of £7 per annum (year to year tenancy) lot 10) Copyhold common right, Biggleswade for a horse, 2 cows and a runner, in occupation of William Maddams and others as Fen Reeves formerly belonging to cottages of late Reverend Moses Hodges Bartholomew lot 11) Similar copyhold right 5 Oct 1870 And correspondence regarding Subscription list for Blunham Schools. C Pavers [?Charles Powers] before his death offered £20 Sep-Oct 1873 A F(red) Fisher for professional service as Doctor Apr- Nov 1873 Letter, Hugh Edward Powers to T J Hooper; requests interview regarding affairs between himself and Edmund Frederick Powers “decidedly necessary” to see T J Hooper 27 Sep 1875 Hugh Edward Powers to T J Hooper; not satisfied with £200 put to credit by executors; through a dispute between Walter and Frederick I now have to keep a horse and trap to drive to markets and which business paid for before. As he attends 4 (sometimes 5) markets a week should be entitled to more of the profits 6 May 1876 letter from Hugh Edward Powers to T J Hooper; Charles Powers lent Henry Cook of Stonely near Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire. Cook died 12 months ago, money should be called in 18 Dec 1876 letter from Dr Augustus Voelcker of Analytical Laboratory, 11 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London EC to Charles Newton esquire “sample of cake which you sent me is rich in oil, which is by far the most valuable constituent of feeding cakes. It contains fully 4% more oil than good Linseed cake on average. It is a fine Linseed Cake of good quality and worth the price at which pure Linseed Cake is sold at present 13 Mar 1877 Analysis Sheet of same date Letter from G W Powers from Cambridge to T J Hooper; “very kind wishes on his behalf” “trusting that our affairs are going on more smoothly than before” undated “Friday...” pre 25 Dec 1877 letter from E S King, St Andrews, Biggleswade to T J Hooper; No trade done at bakehouse on Cow Fair lands, William Kitchiner “as” removed the business to his shop near the “Anchor” 14 Sep 1876 enclosed notice to give up tenancy by William Kitchiner; messuage or tenement with bakehouse and cottage adjoining at Cowfair lands, Biggleswade 22 Jun 1876 letter from E S King, St Andrews, Biggleswade to T J Hooper; Mr Brightman, baker of Shortmead Street is about to leave town – offered to turn his customers over to “our” tenant William Gilder for an amount to be agreed between themselves; Gilder wants permission from executors to take a little flour and offal which Brightman has on hand 13 Dec 1876 letter from G W Powers (writing from Riverford, sister’s house) to T J Hooper; refuses invitation; “I suppose as one of my executors (sic) I ought to inform you that I have given up my rooms at Downing (College, Cambridge) and don’t intend going back – as far as “am concerned” 25 Dec 1877 letter from Edmund Powers to T J Hooper; regarding Walter Powers College Debts – should be paid out of executors’ separate account 23 Jan 1878 letter from E J King, St Andrews, Biggleswade to Hooper and Company; Hugh Edward Powers and George Walter Powers prepared to give £5 to Reverend J Berry of Blunham to his schools 30 Nov 1878 Private letter from E J King (for Charles Powers’ executors) to Hooper and Company; Edmund Frederick Powers informs “us” that E L Johnson is likely to go bankrupt owes £40 to £50 to “us” for some Cake so do not pay him any money in Arbitration Case 12 Mar 1879
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