Sheet 1 : Saturday, January 8th, 1887 Coded amounts; Vegetables; Meat; Ecs to Eccles;...

Sheet 1 : Saturday, January 8th, 1887

Coded amounts; Vegetables; Meat; Ecs to Eccles; L N W Dec Carriages; Acton Month's Shoeing; Bond & Co. Carriage Spirits; Wages - general; Beef for Animals; Fish; L H & M J Wages; &c.

Pencil totals 135 13 2/221 8 2, sums by each total.

Blank verso - lower half watermark visible, wavy frame, monogram WC.

Printed wages sheet attached.

Sheet 2 : Saturday, January, 1887

Coded amounts; Wages - Band.

Ink mss notes upper edge 'unfavorable, Thawing & snowing', also slightly soiled. Blank verso, wavy frame (watermark) left edge.

Sheet 3 : Sunday January 9th, 1887

Coded amounts; Coopers Row; Twiggs Scott &c; Norman St; Verner St; Percil total : 26 7 9, upper edge soiled. Watermark, wavy fram WT & C, right edge.

Sheet 4 : Easter Sunday, April 10th, 1887

Coded amounts; Guide Boy wages; Womens Wages; Waiters Wages; Coopers Rows; Scotts. Twiggs; Norman St. Guides: & c

Ink mss notes upper edge 'Fine sunny rather cold. East Wind' Pencil totals - 146 0 1 / 1 13 2. Blank verso.

Sheet 5 : Easter Monday, April 11th, 1887

Coded amounts; Waiters (over); City Band; Womens wages; Cigar Stall; Dinners; Nursery Bar; Refreshments; large Cans of Milk; cab stand; &c.

Pencil ticks & totals 1664 9 0/33 5 1. Ink mss notes upper edge 'Fine sunny not cold', upper edge soiled. Verso 3 cols. names & wages.

Some ink blots.

Sheet 6 : Easter Monday, April 11th, 1887

Coded amounts; Guide boys wages; Extra bakers wages; Carriage; Guides; Views; New House Bar; &c.

Pencil ticks, ink mss notes upper edge 'B 4 264-0-0

After 108-9-0 Fine sunny not cold.

Verso blank. Watermark - wavy frame, monogram W T C. Brown stain.

Wages sheet pinned to sheet 6.

Sheet 7 : Whit-Monday, May 30th, 1887

Coded amounts; Waiters over; New house bar; New ladies' room; Cab Stand; Dinners; (Notes) all the rooms except the old up stairs room open, all full; used about 770 leaves; 9 flats of Water Cress

28 large loaves; Cigar stall; Presents; &c.

Pencil ticks by entries; ink mss notes upper edge 'fine day Manchester Jubilee Exhibition open', pencil cross here. Upper edge soiled.

Verso : Ink mss wages - names & totals. Watermark visible, left edge, posthorn WT & Co.

Sheet 8 : Whit-Monday, May 30th, 1887

Coded amounts; Port; Guide Boys Wages; Carriage; Nursery Bar; Paddock Bar; Guides; Views &c.

Pencil ticks by entries, also pencil totals : 1726 14 6/18 13 0.

Ink mss notes, upper edge B 4 198 0 0

After 175 10 0 Friday East Wind but not very cold.

Verso Blank. Watermark, posthorn half visible. Monogram WT & Co.

Sheet 9 : Whit-Friday, June 3rd, 1887

Coded amounts; Guide Boys Wages; Carriage; Kelsall, Greengroceries; Wages, Extra Bakers; Bill Posters; Guides &c.

Pencil ticks by entries, also pencil totals - 347 14 0/2340 2 11.

Ink mss notes upper edge B44 36 0 0

After 34 0 6 wet continuous from 8 to 4 p.m. fine after muggy & cold rather yt works very smoky.'

Verso blank. Posthorn watermark, page centre, monogram W.T. & Co.

Cropped lower edge.

Sheet 10 : Whit-Friday, June 3rd 1887

Coded amounts; Williams Bell Posting; Buckley & Co. Bran; Curtiss & Co.

Gunpower; Wolton Hops; Hunter Cigars; Lund Butter; Game & c Tea; Oldham Express Advtg; Aston Moss Coal; Lord Vernon's Dairy Milk; L'pool Cartowners a/c Sept 22 1886; dinners; Presents; &c.

Pencil entry ticks: ink mss notes upper edge 'very wet 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. fine after all night except an occasional drizzle Muggy night.'

Pencil entry then deletion. Blank verso: posthorn watermark as sheet 10.

Monogram. 2/3 cropped.

Sheet 11 : Whit-Saturday, June 4th 1887

Coded amounts; Guide Boys Wages; Baker Wages; Carriage; Wages general; L.H. & M.J. Wages; Jno Bell & Son Powder; Paddock Bar &c.

Pencil entry ticks, also pencil totals 2154 2 9/506 1 6. Ink entries upper edge B4 4 254.0.0. After 81.3.0.

Blank verso, stains. Watermark as sheet 10, monogram only visible.

Printed wages sheet attached.

Sheet 12 : Whit Saturday, June 5th (ink mss 4th - 5th deleted) 1887

Coded amounts; Belle Vue Band; City Band; Droylesden; Waiters - various; Bar takings; Cigars; Present &c.

Pencil entry ticks, ink mss notes upper edge 'Whit Saturday nice fine day 4th'

Verso: Wages list (mss) 3 cols, names, amounts &c.

Watermark: Monogram W T & Co.

Sheet 13 : (Band Contest) Saturday, July 9th, 1887

Coded amounts; Rourke, Poultry; Guide Boys, Wages; L & NW Ry Carriage; Band, Heap Bridge - expenses; Brass Band Contest prizes; Judges fees; Hotels, Wages &c; Subscription Cruelty to Animals; Entry fees for Brass Band contest; Conductors copies; Programmes; Views; Guides; Gards &c.

Pencil entry ticks & totals, viz 792 3 7/316 6 1 : ink mss notes, upper edge 'B 44 48.0.0.

After 36.7.6.'

Verso: Blank, ink smudges.

Sheet 14 : (Band Contest) Saturday, July 9th, 1887

Coded amounts; Wages - Band; Market - Fruit; Miller - 4 Chickens; Horses for Animals; Woodger - Salmon; Fish for Animals; Butter; Wardle - 1 Calf; Reserved seat for contest; Cigar Stall; New House bar; Yorkshire Engine Co. A. Lees & Co; Volunteers (48 teas at 1/6); Chorlton & Knowles, Cricket Match; Foresters Court Prosperity; Stephens & Co. Gloucester; Cab Stand; Belle Vue Street Toll Gate; Presents; & c

Pencil entry ticks : ink mss notes upper edge 'fine to one o'clock/showery after'. Verso blank. Watermark posthorn, monogram W T & Co. White printed wages sheet 'For the Week ending July 9th, 1887'. names, amounts etc.

Sheet 15 : (Bank Holiday) Monday, August 1st, 1887

Coded amounts; Guide boys wages; Island Band; E. Morrow Bill Poster; Carriage &c; Guides; Views &c.

Pencil tick entries & totals /ink mss notes, upper edge, 'B44 257 18 0

After 14 5 9 very fine. Trips from Bristol abt 7 50/ Lpool 3 5 0 abergavernny 4 0 0'

Blank verso. Watermark as sheet 14.

Sheet 16 : (Bank Holiday) Monday, August 1st 1887

Coded amounts; Wages - waiters, womens &c; Cigar Stall; Dinners; 25 cans of milk, pencil mss note 'Decreasing fast/an old proportion' J.J's hand; presents; cab stand; horses; New House bar; &c.

Pencil entry ticks : ink mss notes upper edge 'very fine'

Verso: 3 cols, names wages &c;

Verso: blank, watermark as sheet 15 - slight staining.

Additional sheet attatched with pins

Sheet 17 : (Brass Band) Monday, September 5th, 1887

Coded amounts; Wages - waiters, womens, bakers; Reserved seats for Contest; Boxes for Contest; Cigar stall; Bars; Dinners; Cab Stand; refreshments; presents &c.

Pencil tick entries: ink mss upper l.h.c. 'showery all day'.

Verso : 3 wages cols.

Watermark : wavy border frame, monogram W T & Co. partly visible.

Sheet 18 : (Brass Band) Monday, September 5th, 1887

Coded amounts; Guide Boys wages; Island Band; Carriage; Chickens; Rogers-Hay; W. Lawson-Judge; Prizes for Brass Band Contest; Brass Bands Entry Fees returned; Guides; Views; Programmes; Prize Winners Cards; Conductors copies; Entry Fees Brass Bands; - pencil entry ticks also totals 1600 19 7/167 6 7.

Blank verso, ink smudges. Watermark as sheet 17. Loose mss wages sheet 'Women for Band Contest Sept 5th 1887. 4 pages.

Sheet 19 : Saturday, November 5th 1887

Coded amounts; Horses for animals; Fish; Acton - Veterinary; Guide boys wages; Mr. Charles for Carriage; Mens Ex's; Wright-Saddlery; Rourke Poultry &c; Rains Pork; 3 Hotels Wages; Guides; Views; Fireworks; &c.

Pencil entry ticks, also totals 748 11 7/247 12 3; ink mss notes upper edge 'B 44 44.0.0. wet morning, fine noon to 6.30, wet mostly after

After 94.4.0 very few trains' Slightly soiled.

Blank verso, brown stains. Watermark partly visible - left edge.

Sheet 20 : Saturday, November 5th, 1887

Coded amounts; Wages band; Kelsall, Greengroceries; City Band; Wages general; South Longsight Cricket Club; New House Bar; &c.

Pencil entry ticks by left entries: ink ticks by right entries; Ink mss notes upper edge 'rained heavily at 6.30'

Verso blank, watermark left edge partly visible. Printed wages sheet 'For the Week ending November 5th, 1887' pinned to sheet 20.

Sheet 21 : Saturday, December 31st 1887

Coded amounts; Lamplighter to Mr Charles; 3 Hotels Wages; Amounts debited to the members of the Jennison family; Dividends; Dinner at Midland

Pencil ticks and pencil totals. Mss notes upper edge 'Fine skating but not advertised sloppy in Town' Verso ink mss notes 'amounts deducted for board & lodgings/of children of members of firm living at Belle Vue//

Mrs George for Xrs George 1 child 10-0-0

Mr Charles 2 children 20-0-0

Mr Richard 6 children 60-0-0

Exrs office 4 children 40-0-0

Stains, watermark posthorn upper half visible

Sheet 22 : Saturday, December 31st, 1887

Coded amounts; Wages Band; Kelsall Greengroceries; Bass Drum Cord; Horse for animals; Wright Saddlery; Wright Skate straps; Hollingworth Carting; Richardson complete paymt Dynamo & Lamps; Wages General; Jacob Jennison Malt; Kedderley Malt; Dist Bank Commission June 8.9.5. Dec. 8.0.0; Various items omitted - see over; County Bank Int June & Dec; Natl Provl; Manch Salford; Jacob Jennison Spirits &c; Int from 4 Banks June & Dec 1887; Exrs Wm Jennison Festivities coming of age of Wm Jennison/88; &c.

Pencil ticks - right hand entries.

Verso: Payments omitted during season - items listed against various months; wages; posting; provisions; tobacco; wages; Duty on spirits; Carriage; Bill Posting; Heywood Bookbinding; Greengroceries; St.James Church Pew rent; Wilcox chain; Rourke Poultry; Timber &c; New Years Gifts & c during 1887, etc.

Printed wages sheet attached showing wage cols.

Watermark: W KING