Sheet 1 : Good Friday, April 19th 1878 Coded amounts; Bill Posting, Stalybridge;...

Sheet 1 : Good Friday, April 19th 1878

Coded amounts; Bill Posting, Stalybridge; Pearson, Coffee; Farnworth & Jardine; Booth, Hay; Wages, Miss Clayton; Horses & meat, animals; Guides to the Gardens; Recreation Ground Bar; &c.

Upper r.h.c. Ink mss notes 'Before 4 271 10 0

After 4 50 10 0'

Pencil totals. Pencil sums, lower centre page.

Verso Blank. 2 pages, wages slip pinned to sheet 1. Foxed edges.

Sheet 2 : Good Friday, April 19th, 1878

Coded amounts; Ladies wages Paid; &c.

Ink mss note, upper r.h.c. 'slight rain in the morning. Dullish, fine after, warm'

Foxed.

Sheet 3 (Marked as '1') : Saturday, April 20th, 1878

Coded amounts: Wages, Band; Raddishes etc (Swift); Milk, H. Brome; Wages, Mrs Taylor; Mr.Charles, cash gloves &c; Cab stand, &c.

Pencil totals. Ink mss note, upper r.h.c. 'Rained all day'.

Ink ticks by l.h.edge entries 127/277 written in pencil in lower centre page.

Vertical ink mss note 'Take off £1 sixpence'.

Verso Blank.

Sheet 4 (Marked as '2') : Saturday, April 20th, 1878

Coded amounts; Mr. John (cash) Carriage, Water Cress; Lake Hotel, Washing; Wages, general.

Ink mss note upper r.h.c. 'Before 4 10 0 0/after 4 11.16.0

Verso : Blank. Slight foxing.

Sheet 5 (Marked as '3'): Wages sheet for the week ending April 10th, 1878.

Col.1 - numbered 1-50, running total 73 8 6

Col.2 - numbered 51-100.

Col.3 - Numbered 101-150, running total 55 15 3

Col.4 - Numbered 151-200, running total 48 10 5

Col.5 - Numbered 201-226 viz., printed names

Total 275.14.3. Verso 2 cols. Printing Office/BAND//LADIES//.

(4) Sunday April 21st 1878

(5) Sunday April 21st 1878

Sheet 6 : EASTER MONDAY, April 22nd 1878

Mostly coded amounts; City Band; Waiters over; Bakers wages; Ladies wages

Verso: 2 cols. Printing Office/BAND//LADIES//. Wage entries.

2 additional sheets attached with pin.

Sheet 7 : Easter Monday, April 22nd 1878

Coded amounts; 2 days wages, Guide Boys; Bread at shops, various; Townley engraving glasses; Hopkins Browett, 1 cwt Tend tasks; Mr. Richard; Wages; Beast Market; Guides to Gardens; &c.

Pencil totals. Ink mss notes upper r.h.c. Before 4. Fine rather cold East Wind, after 4.

Verso : Blank

Sheet 8 : WHIT MONDAY, June 10th 1878

Coded amounts; Bill posters; 2 English Herons; Kinkajou E McMery; Carriage; Newspapers; Coffee Roasting; Salad Market; Guides to Gardens; Skins; &c.

Verso blank.

Sheet 9 : WHIT MONDAY, June 10th 1878

Coded amounts; Waiters out of YB;

Ink mss notes: upper r.h.c. 'fine to 8 a.m. Showers after to noon, heavy ones, rain began abt 2 then cleared up & was fine & warm after.'

Verso: Blank. Watermark LBM (Monogram)

Sheet 10 : WHIT TUESDAY, June 11th 1878

Coded amounts; Wages, J. Buttress; Prizes Fife and Drum Band; Wages; Programme Boys; Carriage, Water Cress, Butter; Swift, oranges & nuts, Programmes; Guides; Cab stand.

Pencil ticks by some entries. Foxing. Verso, blank.

Sheet 11 : WHIT TUESDAY, June 11th, 1878

Coded amounts; Waiters wages; Pencil totals.

Ink mss. notes, upper edge 'very wet to 3 p.m. & all afternoon nearly incessant with thunder. Wet at Firework time.'

Verso: 3 Cols. Totals. Foxed.

Sheet 12 : WHIT SATURDAY, June 15th 1878

Coded amounts; Day waiters over out of YB; Ladies pd out of YB; Wages, general; Mss. notes in G.J.'s hand. Upper r.h.c. 'fine morning & all day overcast but very pleasant - very crowded.'

Vers;: Wages lists headed, numbered names, plus wages.

Pencil total 32. 3. 10. Slight foxing.

Sheet 13 : WHIT SATURDAY, June 15th 1878

Mainly coded amounts; Wages, Guide Boys; Wages, extra Men New Lake; Groceries; Greengroceries; Chubb & Son, Locks; Band Wages; &c.

Sheet 14 : Monday, August 5th 1878

Coded amounts; Mr. Chas. cash; Waiters wages; Eastham, salmon; Wren & Hopkinson - 26 Dinners at 3/10;

Ink mss note upper l.h.c. 'rather showery but fine generally' Pencil sums, centre & lower right.

Verso: 3 cols. Wages. Foxed.

Sheet 15 : August 5th 1878

Coded amounts; provisions; Guides; Buses ; Cabs;

Ink mss note, upper l.h.c. 'Before 4 167 0 0/after 4 86 3 0.

Verso : Blank. Foxed.

Sheet 16 : Monday, September, 1878

Coded amounts; Wages; Prizes for Brass Band contest; Judges expenses; Posters; & c

Totals in pencil. Upper l.h.c. 'fine day trips' upper edge 'Brass Band Contest' Verso: Wages list - 3 Cols. numerous totals.

Final total : 28. 2. 3. Foxed.

Sheet 17 : Monday, September 2nd, 1878

Coded amounts: Bill posters; Postage stamps; Wages - Guide Boys; Carriage, Lemons; Figgins Type; Mr. Richard, Mr. George, J. Smith, Gold leaf; Mercer, Stationery; Shelwood, Poultry; &c.

Pencil ticks by left hand en ries, ink ticks by l.h.c. entries.

Totals lightly pencilled, lower l.h.c. 176.17.7 also to right, 73. 16. 1

Verso: Blank

Sheet 18 : Sunday, September 8th, 1878

Coded amounts; two copper Globes per Mr Thos Danson; Bonck, Drugs, Oreman, Lime; Perrin, Lard; Brown, Lyme Park; &c.

Ink mss note upper r.h.c. 'fine' Pencil ticks by r.h. entries.

Verso: Blank

Sheet 19 : Tuesday, November 5th 1878

Coded amounts; out of Y.B. City Royal Band; Womens wages; & c

Pencil totals. Ink mss. note, upper l.h.c. (fine day (no trips).

Verso: 1 col. womens wages : 18 names.

Sheet 20 : Tuesday, November 5th, 1878

Coded amounts; Wages etc; Wigan Coal & Iron Co.; Paints, R.R. Minton & Co; Manchester & Salford Bond Co., Duty; Bill Posters; Guides; Display of Fireworks at Ashton; &c.

Ink mss note, upper l.h.c. 'Before 4 27.00 Fine. Cold Wind/after 4 105.5.0.

Verso: Blank

Sheet 21 : Monday, September 23rd, 1878

Coded amounts; Bill Posters; Carriage, butter; Mustard, Sharp & Scott; Grinding Corn; Wages Guide Programme; Judge expenses; Prizes, Hand Bell Ringers; Buses and Cabs; Programmes; Guides.

Ink mss notes, upper 1.h.c. Bell ringing. Very wett all night before, slight rain been very threatening all day.' Verso blank.

Sheet 22 : Monday, September 23rd, 1878

Coded amounts; Womens wages; Y.B. Waiters (over); &c.

Slight foxing, ink stain lower right edge. Verso : 3 cols. wages. Foxed, small ink stain r.h.c.

Sheet 23 : Saturday, December 7th 1878

Coded amounts; not out of Y.B. - Wages, Band;

Pencil totals. Verso blank. Centre fold (vertical)

Sheet 24 : Saturday, December 7th, 1878

Coded amounts; Carriage of Box L & N W; Canvas etc. Rylands; Milk Mugs; Mr. Richards a/c; Wages Lower Entrance; Wages Lake Hotel; & c

Verso Blank. Wages list pinned to Sheet 24 for the week ending December 7th, 1878.

Sheet 25 : Tuesday, December 31st, 1878

Coded amounts; Corn &c; Malt; Rubber; Lemons; Potatoes; Bacon; Mr. Geo. Jennison's Salary for 1878, Chas. Jennisons; Richd Jennisons; James Jennisons; John Jennisons; Ellen Jennison; various family wage amounts; &c.

Pencil totals. Verso : Upper centre 'to make up the amt received as divident/the recipients having children living on the/estate allow £10 annually for the board and/lodgings of each such child.

Ellen Jennison 2 children

Chas Jennison 4 children

Richd Jennison 6 children

John Jennison 2 children

Ink mss over pencil mss. Note: re recto: over, pencilled in G.J.'Shand. Jennison family names (Ellen, Charles, Richard, James & John, holograph autographs). Foxed. Left edge soiled, slight tear upper edge.