| Description | 1. Undated draft inclosure petition for common land in Charlton.
2. Undated bill from William Selfe at the Red Lion for dinners, beer and punch, hay and corn.
3. 6 Oct 1780 account of Mr Goldney, attorney, of trees bought and timber and trees sold by Dr Davenport to Mr Drax, Mr Giffard, Palmer, Mr Pinckney, T Fowle, John Chamberlaine, H Fowle, Mr Walter.
4. 1717 Account of half yearly rents received at Salwarpe.
5. 18 Sep 1773 Insurance policy for fire insurance for John Talbot at Charlton.
6. 24 Feb 1774 Letter from John Talbot to Martha Davenport to say he has had a letter with good news from Thomas Mansel Talbot. Is sorry Barbara (her daughter) is ill. Gives details of a cottage at Eltham he has just acquired that used to belong to Sir Charles Hudson. Gives accounts of lands at Lacock and Lackham, and the rentals, and discusses social matters.
7. 6 Apr 1774 Letter from John Talbot to Martha Davenport sending an account of the lands at Lacock so she can more effectively manage the estate when she inherits it. Hopes his brother in law won't be upset by this but the letter isn't addressed to him and the lands will come to the Davenport family through her anyway. Promises to send the survey of Charlton manor. Talks of his house in Eltham that he is renting from Sir Charles Hudson's widow.
8. 1778 Order from Dr Davenport to Mr Beal for malt and hops.
9. 1778-1779 Bills from William Webb and H Taylor for hoops, pails, hogsheads and measuring part of a field (2).
10. 1778 Bill from Goldney for legal work and expenses including horse hire, time, postage and making fair copies of Lacock's rent roll.
11. 1778 Bill from the executors of Thomas Eacott for building work, materials and supervising workmen.
12. 1778 Bill from John Strong for harnesses.
13. 1779 Bill from John Noyes for forks and nails.
14. 1779 Bill from John Nash for ironmongery including padlocks.
15. 1779 Bill from Thomas Eacolt for work done in Lacock including repairs to a gutter and glazing.
16. 1778 Receipted account between Gabriel Goldney and Dr Davenport for rents received from Lacock and Charlton, tithes for Lacock, payments to the vicar and other items.
17. 1779 Bill from Charles Hudd & Co for digging ditches, cutting faggots and withies, and other work. Receipted by George Bryant.
18. 1780 Account between William Herne and Dr Davenport, mainly concerns agricultural work and payment of rent and taxes.
19. 1780 Receipt from Dr Popham for Vicarial tithe.
20. 1780 Receipted bill from the Bath Chronicle for advertising Charlton Farm.
21. 1780 Receipted bill from Collins & Johnson, printers of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal, for advertising Charlton Farm.
22. Scrap of paper, undated, with account between Dr Davenport and Dr Popham.
23. 1780 Receipt from Thomas Street for interest.
24. 1780 Receipt from Joseph Barns for interest.
25. 1780 Receipt from James Montagu for rent of Wick Farm.
26. 1780 Receipted account between Gabriel Goldney and Dr Davenport for money laid out to settle the dispute between Davenport and William Hune.
27. 1781 Account from Drummonds Bank.
28. 1784 Renewal notice for fire insurance. |