CASH BOOK

Cloth covers design, 15.3cm WAY/UP/in ink, r.f.cover, v.f.cover ink mss note, Mrs G. Jennison/July 15th 1875/a very wet day at W'don (Wimbledon). 14.8cm

'Text' : 16 leaves, numbered March 1983. Ruled margins, single margin (1.h.c.), triple margin right hand side for cash entries. 19 lines to a page. 15cm

fol.1.r : Preston/August 23rd 1875/Cash/£30

fol.1.v : 18 ink mss entries, names (surnage only) 2/6 by each name, totalling 2"2"6. 1.1 reads (Aug 29 Preston Men Lodging)

fol.2.r : August 29 Expences Preston, items include Corn (Item 1) 8 " "/Railway Bill (twice, 10 8/2.2.6.) Butchers Bill 4 18 10/Chop for Horses / R Barlow Carter (" 10 ")/Potatoes (" 5.6)/ Milk (" 1 3)/7¼ J Taylor Labour (1 9)/ Oil for Carts - - 7, total 21.4.3 settled G J 12 items in toto.

fol.2.v : 1875 Aug 31 Preston Cash 10 0 0

Ironmongers bill 65.18.7

fol.3.r : Sep 4 Preston Men Lodgers, 16 names, Jones dropped, E. Bond paid 1/6, the others 2/6, total : 1. 19. 0.

fol.3.v : Sep 4 Preston Expenses

Straw (5/4): Chop for Horses (6/4):Coal (16/6): Butchers Meat (1/11/8): Milk (1/3): Oil & Turps (7d), total 3.1.8, also dys 7¼ J Taylor Labour 1.9.0, total 4.10.8 + Lodgings 1.19.0, final total 6.9.8 (signed) G.J. substraction

10. 0. 0.

6. 9. 8.

3.10. 4.

fol.4.r : Blank

fol.4.v : Sep 11 Preston Men Lodgings, 11 names (note) Jones not paid/Last week came/home on friday/F Challon, total: 1. 10. 0.

Hugall, Lingard, Tomlinson dropped.

fol.5.r : Sep 11 Expenses Preston. Corn for horses (3.16.6, Hay & Straw (2.8.1) Potatoes (12/6)/ Butchers Meat (10/3½) 1 can of knife Machine Powder (1/-) 2 Pounds Candles (11d) 7¾ days J Taylor Labour 1 9 0

Total 6.18.3½ - 1.10.0, final total 8.8.3½ addition sum centre

8.8.4

1.11.8

fol.5.v : Owne / £10.0.0 Sep 13, settled.

fol.6.r.: Blank

fol.6.v : Sep 18 Preston Men Lodgings

11 ink mss entries, names incl. J. Lee, Maude, Birtles, Hassall, each paid 2/6, total 1.6.0.

Settled (written in ink.

fol.7.r. : Sept 18th Preston Expenses 6 items

Corn for Horses (2"11"2), Butchers Meat (" 12 8)/ Potatoes (" 4 ")/ Receipts stamps (" 1 3)/ Mr White 1/- J Shaw (2/0), Paid J Taylor on act 1 6 6 (in pencil) total 5. 18. 1. Settled in ink

fol.7.v : 20 Sep Cash Ten Pounds

fol.8.r : Sep 25 : Preston Men Lodgings. 12 names, each paid 2/6 total 1.9.0. Carried over

fol.8.v : Sep 25 Preston Expenses. Straw for Horses (2 7 7)/ Butchers Meat (1.4.11) Engine Driver & Fire man Gard (" 3 "), Thomas Warburton (" 3 3) J. Taylor (1 13 ")/ Blacksmith bill (" 5 "), Lodgings (1 9 "), total 5. 5. 9 pencil initials G.J.

fol.9.r. : Blank

fol.9.v : Blank

fol.10.r : Entries in pencil. Oct 1st Preston Men Lodgings.

7 names, each paid 2/-, total 14/-. Oct 1st Preston

Expenses Howarth Carter 11.10.0/Butchers Meat " 14.7, repairs to Marks Ridge Pole (1/6) total £13 - 1.

Below, Draw on account Hugall 3 10.

fol.10.v - fol.16.v Blank

Text foxed throughout.

Same hand throughout, 'Mrs G. Jennison July 15th 1875 a very wet day at W'don' with ink mss note.