Letters mainly from J.D. Sandars, with a few from J.E. Sandars.

Mainly concerning the business of maltster, but much else besides, including letters about his investments, about the Buddicom Trust etc.

f. 3 1888 Sending bitch to W.C. Tong's dog

ff. 9, 11, 16, 39 1888 To Hugh Rose. Sandars's father to advance him £8,000 at 6%.

f. 10 1888 Offer for Sir Hickman Bacon's shooting.

f. 12 1888 Possible investment in Iquique Bank for father

f. 19 1888 To Messrs. Warwick & Son, Newark.

Is not selling the King's Head Hotel, Louth.

Was offering the Black Horse for sale, but has withdrawn it.

Letters re purchase and transfer of shares

f. 23 1888 Letter as Treasurer of the Constitutional Club, Gainsborough

f. 42 1889 Refuses to become trustee of Savings Bank

ff. 43, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57 1889 About site for Constitutional Club and its early stages

ff. 50, 56, 58, 62-4, 66, 68 Appointment of James Edwards as general manager of firm

f. 61 1889 To Vicar of St. John's, for father, refusing to be patron of bazaar. In the first instance he objected to the building of the church at all as there was insufficient money to endow it properly. On being pressed to subscribe, he gave £100, saying he should not give a penny more.

f. 65 1889 To Mr Jarvis about subscription to hunt

ff. 69, 74, 75, 76 Stamps Edwards's letter as agreement to employ him

f. 71 Letter about Beer for the Constitutional Club - a conservative working men's club.

f. 81 Describes to Edwards the rates of pay of the firm and the work

f. 87 Describes costs of malting on commission

f. 89 To Lord Oxenbridge, concerning Frank Astley again joining their militia regiment.

ff. 90-93 About return of bitch, Carmen, to Captain Bentley Buckle

f. 94 Purchase of Syrian barley from Hull.

ff. 97, 98, 100-102 Offer for the Carr Farm - £1350

ff. 105, 108 1890 Subscription to Morton Church

f. 122 15 March. Tells James Edwards he will not take him into partnership

f. 123 Buys the Carr Farm

f. 128 Describes running of the business - not suitable for Reggie.

ff. 139-40 Offers the Burton and Lincoln Breweries Ltd., Burton-on-Trent, a set of Kilns at Gainsborough making 6000 quarters a year and another at Grimsby doing 4000 quarters. Their small Kiln at Lincoln which makes 2000 quarters is at present on offer elsewhere. Would be glad to rent their (ie. the breweries') kiln from them on the usual basis of £2 per quarter rent and to work it on their account. They have seen some very good barleys in this district and Gainsborough being on the Trent is only 6d. per quarter freight from Hull for all Austrian and foreign barleys. They have another small kiln at Gainsborough doing nearly 1000 quarters.

f. 144 Working an extra kiln at Stockwith - net estimated profit £639.14s.0d. p.a.

f. 157 31 Dec. 1890 Tells Edwards his engagement to end on 1 April next, unless wishes to continue at £350 p.a. for a year.

ff. 150, 160, 187 1890, 1891 Window to father in Morton church. Sir H. Bacon's arrangements.

f. 163 The £8,000 loaned to Hugh Rose, and used in his business (Rose, Wilson, Rose of 31 Threadneedle Street).

f. 179 31 March 1891 Pays Edwards 3 months' salary in lieu of notice.

ff. 190, 191, 223, 227 1891 Difficulties over Burke's account of the family - refusal to accept previous statements

ff. 214, 225, 233, 283 et seq. 1891-3 Many about affairs of Hugh Rose. Marriage settlement with Georgie (Gena). The Algerian Petroleum Syndicate. Terminates tenancy of Rose's office in Leadenhall Street and sells his London carriage horses. Some letters to step sister Gena.

f. 229 1892 Hickman Bacon's new windows for Morton church

f. 233 Concerning payment of tithe from his Ingoldmells land.

f. 245 1892 Malt samples to agent, Thomas Lund, to sell on commission.

f. 260 To Haynes of Ratcliffe on Trent about using his patents.

f. 274 1893 Whether to take lease of land at North Sandsfield from Sir H. Bacon

f. 276 Land rented from him in Morton

ff. 287, 290 Letters as Treasurer of Gainsborough Grammar School

f. 388 30 Dec. 1894 To Sanderson, maltster at Wakefield. Asks if there is an opening for a young fellow in his business "My brother who is now 32 and was brought up with the idea of taking up our malting business did not get on well at home in his young days with my Father and started farming some 8 or 10 years ago, at which time to assist my Father, I gave up the Bar and took up the business.... He would of course like to join me, but I do not want anyone, as you will understand when I say that since my father's death 5 years ago I have added Kiln accommodation for 10000 qrs and am virtually sold out of all the malt I can make this season".

1888 - 98 500 ff. Index of persons at front

Red leather spine.