Quarter Sessions bundle

Includes report of General Purposes Committee not to adopt Carriage Bridge, Gosfield (Q/SBb 486/26); John Johnson's report on Little Lea Bridge and letter from Thomas Hopper (Q/SBb 486/5,9); notification that newly-erected building intended for use as Meeting House for Society of Friends, Layer Breton (Q/SBb 486/7); order to General Purposes Committee whether Hacton Bridge, Upminster belongs to county (Q/SBb 486/16); order that medical attendants inspect new ranges of buildings at additional Gaol as they become ready, to see if fit for prisoners (Q/SBb 486/17); Visitor's respects for County Gaol and Chelmsford House of Correction, Excise Board refusing to pay towards prisoners committed under revenue laws, Maldon, watchman rewarded for foiling escape plot, clothing lists (Q/SBb 486/3,8,21); formal report for county not to adopt Bath Bridge, Willingale Doe and Committee report it is responsibility of County (Q/SBb 486/26-27); report on new accommodation for county records (Q/SBb 486/29); Fordham overseer's complaint of poor relief obtained by father and son by false pretences (Q/SBb 486/54); horse-leather gloves stoles from stall on fair day, Belchamp St. Paul (Q/SBb 486/55); ash boards intended for repair of premises stolen from Blind Knights Farm, Layer-de-la-Haye (Q/SBb 486/59/2); papers concerning man's body stolen from churchyard at Waltham Holy Cross, intended to be taken to London (Q/SBb 486/61); theft of coals ordered from wharf at Battlesbridge, Runwell and intended for Church (Q/SBb 486/62); papers concerning suspicion of theft of wheat mention usual weekly wage (13/-) of labourer, Lambourne (Q/SBb 486/63); counterfeit coins passed for drinks at the Bell, Panfield (Q/SBb 486/68); letter to Clerk of Peace re repair of Bridge at Hatfield Peverel (Q/SBb 486/88); note on appartment to be occupied by Clerk of Peace in House of Correction, Chelmsford (Q/SBb 486/90); notes on (Hacton) Bridge, Upminster, county surveyor to value timber provided for repair by Mr. Hammond, as county responsible (Q/SBb 486/92/1, 93,95); request to hold 15th Anniversary Meeting of Chelmsford and West Essex Auxiliary Bible Society in County Room (Q/SBb 486/102); correspondence and note concerning rent of property to be used for new House of Correction at Ilford (Q/SBb 486/103-104); note concerning members of Friendly Society held at White Lion Inn, Earls Colne (Q/SBb 486/104); note of County Surveyor's recommendations for wall to fence gaol from road, with rough account of expenditure on labour etc. for additional gaol (Q/SBb 486/106, 107/2); copy, Chelmsford Chronicle, Friday 26 January, copy, Colchester Gazette, Saturday 27 January (Q/SBb 486/108-109)