Quarter Sessions bundle

Includes letter from Lord Maynard conceming footbridge (Q/SBb 482/7); papers concening site for new House of Correction for Becontree Hundred at Ilford, price of land etc, (Q/SBb 483/9, 15-16,18,72,81/1); Visitors' report for County Gaol and Chelmsford House of Correction, prisoners working on new building paid 3d. per day and extra rations, lists of prison clothing (Q/SBb 483/5,8,11); theft from Miss Ann Stebbings' hat shop in Back or Conduit Street, Chelmsford (Q/SBb 483/48), poor relief obtained from Burnham overseer by woman under false pretences (Q/SBb 483/59); ass stolen from Peldon found later at Mersea Island laden with periwinkles (Q/Bb 483/60); complaint of labourers making riotous noise and disturbance with rattles, horns, fifes etc, one of accused later escaped from cage, Hatfield Peverel (Q/SBb 483/65-66); constable called King George assaulted in execution of duty, West Ham (Q/SBb 483/68); application for use of County Room for annual meeting of Chelmsford and West Essex Church Missionary Scoiety (Q/SBb 483/78); Committee rotes that bakehouse, West-house and bread house should be erected at new Gaol, costs of new Gaol (Q/SBb 483/81/1,82); Chelmsford Chronicle, 9 June and 21 April 1826, County Chronicle, 13 June 1826, Colchester Gazette, 22 April 1826 (Q/SBb 483/83-86)