| Description | 1. Receipted bill for Mr Shakespear for repairing a trunk from Playfair & James, Bond St.
2. Receipt for John Shakespear from William Farthing, coachman for wages and bills given.
3. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for a plated jasper candlestick from Josiah Wedgwood & Byerley, York St.
4. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for buttons from William Williams, St Martin's Lane.
5. Bill for Mrs Davenport for items purchased and letters sent from Robert Moore.
6. Receipt for Mrs Davenport from Louis Bazalgette.
7. Receipted bill from haberdashers, G & R Thompson, Cockspur St.
8. Bill for Mr Davenport for items including turnips, candles, crumpets, beer and letters. Also wages due to Robert and part settlement.
9. 19 Dec 1797 Letter to Mrs Davenport from John Wynne referring to a letter sent by her enclosing a bill, which would be acted on as soon as there is an opportunity. The letter also says that Mr Davenport in good health after having a bad leg.
10. 29 Dec 1797 Letter to Mrs Davenport from Mrs Corfield thanking her for the money for bills and the presents, stating that Mr Wynne will send a receipt when he can get a frank. Says that health of Mr Davenport is pretty good, legs better but other parts not and doubts ever will be. Her health is poor but her husband's is good.
11. Bills (2) and a receipt for Mr Davenport for hose and haberdashery for family from Charles and William Griffin, New Bond St.
12. Receipt for Mrs Davenport for wages from E Berry.
13. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for work on trunks from James & Playfair, New Bond St.
14. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for mending clothes for Miss Shakespear from Thomas Strong.
15. Accounts of coachman listing bills for hotels visited, turnpikes and wages on 2 sheets including some payments made to him.
16. Receipted bills from William Farthing, coachman for items purchased and cost of journeys (3).
17. Accounts (2) and a receipt for wages due and bills owed to Betty Hayward.
18. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for wages from Mary Tackle and a bill for Mr Shakespear for oranges from Dance & Co, Oxford St.
19. Papers listing items received and paid for by John Shakespear (3).
20. Receipted bills for Mrs Davenport for horses from John Cole for shoeing and James Mayo for hay.
21. Bills for stable accounts, one for Mrs Davenport from Thomas Jennings, and one for John Shakespear from T Masters.
22. Bill and receipt for John Shakespear for farriers' work from John Shepherd.
23. Bill for buttons from James George Kebby.
24. Memorandum of jobs that need doing including items, purchasing items and cleaning. In same handwriting a list of the bills due to be paid on 1 May and some additions.
25. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport from Monteith & Selby for hats.
26. Receipted bill for material from Hawksworth & Chace, Jermyn St.
27. Receipted bills for Miss Davenport from Peter Longrigg for coal.
28. Bills for Mr Davenport for material from Richard Harries and T Hordern (2). Also a bill for Mr Davenport for cost of horses on journey.
29. 15 Dec 1797 Letter to Mrs Davenport from A Corfield to say that Mr Davenport is better but his legs were bad over the summer. He walks a lot and she and Mr Wynne do all that has been asked of them.
30. Receipted bill and a receipt for linens purchased from Deacon & Wilkinson, New Bond St. One for Miss Shakespear and one for Mrs Davenport.
31. Bill for Mrs Davenport from Deacon & Wilkinson for material.
32. Receipted bill for Mr Shakespear from Thomas Emery, shoemaker.
33. Receipted bills for coach expenses on journeys from John Brinkworth (3).
34. Inventory of items sent to Lacock 30 May 1800 belonging to William Talbot. 7 items listed.
35. 24 May 1800 Letter to "Sir" to remind him of need to pay bond to Mr Carr by end of April, from James Parsons.
36. 16 Feb 1800 Letter from Mr Parsons with regard to a bond stating that his Aunt Mrs Carr, widow of Mr Carr would appreciate being paid back - if Mr Talbot she can't would like the interest for the last 8 years, acknowledging that another relative of William Talbot had paid previous years interest.
37. Jun 1800 Letter for "My Lord" from Morgan stating that he enclosed a letter from someone owed money and that had another gentleman visit him, also owed money, and would he tell him when they are paid.
38. Bill for coke from Hayward.
39. 24 Nov 1798 Letter from Griffith Llewellyn reminding William Talbot of two years' interest due to Mrs Jones and Miss Thomas and that a bond of £1500 is due to Thomas Thomas in 3 months time.
40. Bills (2) and a receipt for Mrs Davenport for gloves, hose and socks from John Cunningham, Piccadilly.
41. Bill and receipt for Mrs Davenport for dyeing and cleaning items of clothing including dress, turbans and blankets from John Bunting.
42. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for shoeing of horses from Smith and Bile.
43. Accounts for Mrs Davenport for items purchased, letters sent and wages of washer woman and himself and amounts paid from J Wickson.
44. Receipt for Mr Shakespear from Chichester Old Bull.
45. Bills for Mrs Davenport for tinctures, powders and linctus from William Guy (2).
46. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for stable fees including food, repairs, turnpike and wages from Thomas Jennings.
47. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for materials and repairs to clothing including pantaloons and jackets from E M Good.
48. Bundle including 2 receipted bills for Mrs Davenport for expenses for journeys including turnpikes, inns and wages from Thomas Jennings. Also a receipted bill from the White Hart, Bath and a bill with breakdown of costs from Star and Garter Andover and more details of other journeys.
49. Bill and receipt for Mrs Davenport for 4 dresses made from P Rush.
50. Receipted bill for a child's cap from Lee & Co, New Bond St.
51. Receipted bill for posting to London.
52. Receipt for Miss Davenport for board for Mr Davenport from John Corfield.
53. Receipt for Mr Shakespear from P Field.
54. Bills (2) and a receipt for Mrs Davenport for cloth purchased from William Warberton, the Strand.
55. Receipted bill for cleaning and glazing of gowns from Joseph Hawkins.
56. Receipted bill for Mrs Davenport for candles and sperm oil from B Brecknell, Haymarket.
57. Bill and receipt for Mr Shakespear for candles from B Brecknell, Haymarket.
58. Receipt for Mrs Davenport for house rent paid to account of J Dew.
59. Receipted bill, bill and accompanying receipt for Miss Davenport for dresses made from Ann Smith.
60. Receipt for John Shakespear listing 2 amounts from James Allardice for his father.
61. Bill for John Shakespear for one of the amounts listed in 61 above. The bill was for making a variety of clothing items including jackets, waistcoats etc for masters John, William, Arthur and Henry.
62. 24 May 1799 Letter to William Talbot at Penrice from bank stating that Mr Taylor of Lacock has written bank notes for £80 to be credited to Mr Talbot's account.
63. 20 Jan 1800 Letter to William Talbot from the bank stating that dividends from Mr Shakespear had been credited to him.
64. 17 Mar 1800 Letter to William Talbot from the bank stating that £100 bond from Mr Henry Taylor of Lacock had been credited to his account.
65. 4 Mar 1800 Letter to William Talbot from the bank regarding his request to pay a bill and purchase lottery tickets, which had been done.
66. 6 Jun 1800 Letter to William Talbot from Audley Harvey, Chippenham regarding payment of interest on loan involving W R Molsome and Mr Taylor of Lacock. Some confusion on loan.
67. 3 Jul 1799 Letter to "Sir" regarding a debt on the estate of Dr Davenport to the late Mr Johnson of Worcs requesting an answer to a previous letter.
68. Receipt for William Davenport for the tithes paid to the parish of Melksham from J Bruger.
69. 11 Apr 1799 Letter to William Talbot from the bank regarding a bill received. |