HF41/2/7/29

Bundle of correspondence regarding Collection of Debts

Jan - Mar 1876

From: 1872 To: 1876

including Henry Purser of Willington Manor and William Purser of Cople Wood End Farm who wrote :-“corn has been making such a wretched price... and although I have a lot of fat beast for sale they must have a little more time to make good ones of them” “farming has certainly not been very profitable lately” 21 Jan 1876 And Charles Armstrong of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire; “when I bought cake of your agent I did it as much as anything to introduce him to the Market and I got him several customers. Moreover the agent stated that I could pay when I liked” 30 Jan 1876 And C H Whitworth, Cowper Mill, Olney, Buckinghamshire to Charles Powers’ executors; encloses £10..10s for underpayment. not person involved in cotton cake question. “as I have only been in business since the beginning of this year” Charles Whitworth of Cold Brayfield is person Charles Powers’ executors did business with last year 30 Mar 1876 Writ issued in Charles Powers’ executors v. Charles Matthews of Blunham, baker who owed £54..18s for flour sacks delivered 18 November 1875-23 December 1875 served 29 Jan 1876 indorsed 31 Jan 1876 And Benjamin Sharman of Colmworth; not convenient to pay it all at once; “ will do so by letting you have some wheat at Tempsford Mill every time I thrash. I have only thrashed twice, since harvest and have sent some both times” 29 Jan 1876 regarding debt of late Barron Hill letter, ______ Hill of Moor Hill, Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire (his widow) Hooper and Raynes request payment for 4 tons of Linseed cake – “their as been a great mistake some here as I am quite shure that at the death of my late husband their was but 2 tons owing for and their as been none had since for that I am quite willing to pay for but to pay an august debt I cannot think of doing to wrong my poor fatherless children the account was sent to me is all dated /73 and their was none had in that date at all. I have the dates of old Mr Hill, when he had his and what I can see is some great mistake somewhere as for instance their is 1 ton to my husband May 4th, 1 (ditto) to his father and old Mr Hill as no account of that and I am shure that my husband never had any in May...” [blackbordered] Tuesday ’73 (sic) letter C Pope for Charles Powers’ executors to Station Master, Gamlingay; requires statement of delivery 27 February 1872 Barron Hill 2 ton linseed cakes 4 May 1872 Barron Hill 1 ton William Hill 1 ton 11 November 1872 same Barron Hill dead – widow says never had them. “as my books were all burnt at the fire I cannot refer to them” Carters name? G King answers No trade of any cake 27 February 1872 4 May N Elwood signs for both 11 November S Ellwood signs for both covering note to cheque of £49..5s paid by executors of Baron Hill in full discharge of debt 5 Feb 1876

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Hooper & Fletcher,
Powers, Charles,
Purser, Henry,
Purser, William,
Armstrong, Charles,
Whitworth, C H,
Whitworth, Charles,
Matthews, Charles,
Sharman, Benjamin,
Hill, Barron,
Hill, Baron,
Hooper & Raynes,
Pope, C.,
Hill, William,
King, G,
Elwood, N,
Ellwood, N,
Elwood, S,
Ellwood, S

Hooper & Fletcher, debt, debtor, business, business correspondence, Willington Manor, WILLINGTON, Cople Wood End Farm, COPLE, farmer, corn, agricultural prices, livestock, Godmanchester, oil cake merchant, MILLS, Olney, cotton, Cold Brayfield, writs, general legal process, BLUNHAM, baker, flour, COLMWORTH, wheat, Tempsford Mill, TEMPSFORD, threshing, Great Gransden, Hooper & Raynes, linseed, trade, station master, Gamlingay, rail transport, FIRE