| Description | 1. List of some of Henry and Barbara Davenport's children with age they would have been in 1729 (some already deceased).
2. Bills, some receipted, from Francis Barney for the house being built for Henry Davenport at Worfield (13).
3. Bill from Mrs Groves at Eton for regarding Sharington Davenport at school, including a glazier's bill for mending a window broken several times. Some individual bills enclosed for separate items on list.
4. Bill from Mr Pitt for wheat.
5. Bill from Samuel Bradburne for harrowing, carriage of goods and other items.
6. Bill from unknown for items including a pig and tax paid.
7. Receipt from John Devey to Thomas Backe for rent.
8. Receipt from William Wood to Thomas Backe.
9. Rough calculation of figures at Bromley and Hallon.
10. List of money from Bradburn.
11. Receipt from Joshua Needham.
12. Receipted bill from John Jones for carriage of goods from Bridgnorth.
13. Receipt from Thomas Taylor.
14. Bill from James Eykyn for items including paying bills, groceries and hedge laying.
15. Receipt from John Head to James Eykyn.
16. Bill from Mrs Greenhouse for oysters.
17. Bill from Haycock for carriage of goods.
18. Bill from unknown for a spinnet.
19. Bill from Mr Hense for carriage of glasses.
20. Receipted bill from William Tranton for bricks and tiles.
21. Bills from Stephen and William Powell for work at Rowley (3).
22. Receipt from John Head.
23. Bill from Thomas Taylor for wine.
24. 27 Dec 1727 Letter from Leon Fosbrooke to Henry Davenport regarding the difficulties of sending orders when frosty via Burton and the need to send them on quickly.
25. 2 Jan 1729 Letter from John Hobbs, Bristol regarding the difficulty of getting mahogany and that he was waiting for ships from Jamaica and hopes to find some then.
26. Receipt from William Pavill.
27. Receipt from Margaret Farmer for annuity.
28. Bill from unknown for expenses on a journey including corn.
29. Bill from Mrs Finch for items including ribbon and quinces.
30. Receipted bill from William Shepherd for work done including making and mending keys and locks.
31. Receipted bill from John Wainwright for charcoal.
32. Receipted bill from William Whitmoor for candles.
33. Receipt from Mary Sherwen.
34. Receipted bills from Mrs Carpenter to Thomas Wolley and Henry Davenport for cabbage and other vegetables (2).
35. Receipted bill from Mrs Carpenter to Henry Davenport.
36. Receipted bill from John Hunt for cloth.
37. 1 May 1727 Letter from Isaac Seeman saying debt was long overdue and should be paid; encloses receipt for the payment for pictures.
38. Bill from Mrs Taylor for clothes.
39. Receipted bill from Catherine Brown.
40. Receipted bill from John Fewlett for making a morning suit.
41. Receipt from Susanna Blakeman for nursing Henry Davenport's daughter.
42. Bill for tailor's work from Abraham Gascoigne, giving new address. |