Annual statements of accounts for Baker's Charity, 1852-54, 1855-60, 1863. ff.1,2....

Annual statements of accounts for Baker's Charity, 1852-54, 1855-60, 1863.

ff.1,2. 30 June 1853. Annual statement of accounts of Baker's Charity 1852 to 30 June 1853, stating the trustees names, income from land owned by the charity and names of lesses; income from consols and South Sea Annuities owned by the charity; outgoings on property and land tax paid by the charity on its lands and balance for the accounts.

f.3,4. 30 June 1854. Annual statement of accounts of Baker's Charity, 1853 to 30 June 1854. Arranged as in ff.1,2, including property tax rebate for the financial year ending 5 April 1852.

ff.5,6. 30 June 1856. Annual statement of accounts of Baker's Charity 1858 to 30 June 1856, arranged as in ff.1,2, including expenses of purchasing new stock.

ff.7,8. 1857. Copy of the annual statement of accounts of Baker's Charity, 1856 to 1857 arranged as in ff.1,2.

ff.9,10. 30 June 1858. Copy of the annual statement of the accounts of Baker's Charity, 1857 to 30 June 1858, including rebates on property tax on land and dividends and consols and expenses, re repairs to a barn on land owned by Baker's Charity.

ff.11,12. 30 June 1859. Copy of the annual statement of accounts, for Baker's Charity 30 June 1858 to 30 June 1859, stating income from the land of the charity, with the names of the tenants and the outpayment of land tax.

ff.13,14. 30 June 1860. Copy of the annual statement of accounts for Baker's Charity, 30 June 1859 - 30 June 1860, arranged as in ff.11,12.

ff.15,16. 30 June 1863. Annual statement for Baker's Charity 1862 to 30 June 1863, arranged as in ff.11,12, including arrangements, re assignment of the lease of the charity land from the Rose brothers, to John Gulson.

Samuel Baker's Charity was established 20 Feb. 1689/90, providing for the schooling of 8 male children from a rent of £8 yearly from a wharf, Redriff Wall, St. Mary's Parish, Bermondsey, London. By the Will of Samuel Baker, a rent charge of £20 was added and his executors purchased a school house, the above land, land in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, was conveyed to the Trustees, who sold the real estate, purchasing for £850 land in Stoke in the County of the City of Coventry and land in St. Michael's Parish, Coventry, 9 May 1703.