Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HF41/2/20/11
  • Title
    Bundle of correspondence regarding debts of H E and G W Powers with C S M Cox, Rose Lawn, Catford Bridge, Kent
  • Date free text
    Feb 1884 - May 1886
  • Production date
    From: 1883 To: 1886
  • Scope and Content
    including note G W Powers £100 paid 14 February 1884 copy of note from H Powers to Cox (written from 17 Sydney Street, Fulham) owe £120 – Hooper won’t settle. H E Powers helped furnish house at Biggleswade where sisters live allow them use of lot of silver plate, offered it to them at valuation – if fail 3 months auction it. Will Cox let him have £100 till realise on furniture 23 Jul 1884 from same to same (written from 92 Elgin Road, Westbourne Park, London sisters won’t settle regarding furniture, want to sell house in summer and then settle will auction in January 1885 H E and G W Powers going to sell Mills. Oil cake there higher in price but best quality – frequently analysed by Professor Poetches 18 Dec 1884 from same to same, (same address) asks for loan of £100, Hooper says not got money to pay “substantial interest”, meet in smoking room of the “Bodega”, Ludgate Hill, London 23 Dec 1884 letter from C S M Cox to G W Powers “14 nights have I, my wife and 4 nurses guided by 3 physicians sat up to save my only son but in vain, he lies dead, we are all prostrate” advice sought regarding H E Powers’ letters if £250 not paid by 1 January 1885 then 5% surcharge can stand till August so long as backed by joint agreement with sisters and G W Powers, otherwise further 5% surcharge in August, G W Powers “I.O.U.” of 20 December 1884 included all others. wants from Hooper information how H E Powers can pay £100 if further loan made 23 Dec 1884 letter, H E Powers to C S M Cox sympathy. Will meet at time stated 30 Dec 1884 letters C S Middleton Cox, 7 Ely Place, Holborn hold charge for £251 and interest £12..10s on H E Powers’ furniture 19 Mar 1885 copy of letter Hooper to Cox offers £200 to discharge 13 Jul 1885 Cox to Hooper meeting to settle 17 Jul 1885 Cox to Hooper (written from City Constitution Club, Milk Street, Cheapside EC) sets out H E Powers’ debt (£251 incurred August 1883) G W Powers says H E Powers’ furniture worth £700 H E Powers pressing for another £100 entertained each other at St Stephen’s Club gone to Biggleswade a score of times wants payment in full £200 on account bought farm therefore short since Bill of Sale Act not keen on Bills of Sale even at 60% 25 Jul 1885 same to same 24 September H E Powers authorised to T J Hooper to settle in full. wants payment in full on H E Powers, something on G W Powers 18 Jan 1886 same to same no reply from 18 January 1886 letter. H E and G W Powers owed after allowing £78..15s on oil cake from G W Powers £647..5s will settle for £500 (£250 from either) 17 Feb 1886 same to same will settle for £200 on H E Powers and delay on G W Powers 9 Mar 1886 copy of letter, Hooper to Cox as did not accept offer, matter ended, won’t accept service of writ for H E Powers 11 Mar 1886 solicitor’s letter to H E Powers issued writ 24 March 24 Mar 1886 2 letters H E Powers (NB no address given) to Hooper had writ served 3 and 4 May 1886 [for other papers regarding C S M Cox see eg. HF41/2/16/32]
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