Reference2664/2/5B/89
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TitleBills for the Davenport and Shakespear households, with some other items including a register of fish movements.
Description1. Fish registers listing movement of fish from various ponds and rivers (2 booklets).
2. Receipt for money received, no date or name.
3. Paper with measurements for glass opposite chimney.
4. Account from Mrs Oakley for groceries and wages.
5. Receipted bill for vegetables.
6. Receipted bills from John Robertson for vegetables (3).
7. Account for fruit and vegetables, no date or name (3).
8. Receipts from J Gibbs for fruit and vegetables (3).
9. Hair powder tax certificates for Barbara Davenport, John Shakespear, John Brinkworth and Robert More (5).
10. Receipts from Richard Tayler for fish (4).
11. Receipt from A G Scummon for groceries.
12. Receipted bill from Thomas Watts for window cleaning.
13. Receipts from E Tayler for bakery goods (8).
14. Receipts from J Hill, cheesemonger (4).
15. Receipt from B Brecknell for rush lights, oil and candles.
16. Small advertisement for cottage to let in Hertfordshire 30 miles from London.
17. Small advertisement relating to a clergyman requiring a lodger; a situation for a lady; to rent or purchase a property 10 miles from London.
18. 19 Jun 1783 Inventory with values and sketches of buildings with the name Shakespear.
19. Receipted bill to Mr Shakespear from J Lock for wood (4).
20. Receipted bill from William Farthing to John Shakespear for oil, brooms etc.
21. Receipted bill to John Shakespear from John Cooper, butcher (2).
22. Account of a balance, no name.
23. Receipt from Henry Bryan for candlesticks, bread basket and trowel
24. Receipt to John Shakespear from H Tichborne for a morning dress suit.
25. Receipted bill from J Lock to John Shakespear for wood, black lead etc (5).
26. Receipted bill from J Doncaster to John Shakespear for groceries (2).
27. Account for glass, no name.
28. Receipted bill from John Cooper, butcher to John Shakespear.
29. Receipted bill from John Spearing for vegetables.
30. Receipted bill from Richard Barnard for linen goods.
31. Receipt for boarding and lodgings of a gentleman no name or date.
32. Undated letter from John Shakespear enquiring on a meeting for dinner and the health of a child, on reverse account for travel.
33. 8 March 1795 List of nursery items for Master Arthur Shakespear.
34. List of things to come from Twyford in room order.
35. List of china, glass no date or name, a list of retailers and location, together with a printed flyer from R Gladwin advising of his service of regular deliveries to and from London (3).
36. List of linen.
37. List of furniture in various rooms (3).
38. 2 Dec1794 list of nursery items.
39. List of nursery linen and clothes.
40. 14 Oct1784 Letter from Nicholas Halse to unknown, requesting payment of an outstanding account. On reverse a list of figures with date July 1791.
41. 30 Apr 1791 Letter from J and Anna Stollard requesting payment of her father's account £60.
42. Receipted bill for 16 poor rates from Stephen Vezey.
43. Account with figures for work done.
44. Receipted bill from J Churchill for goods.
45. Receipted bill from G Prouting for milk.
46. Receipted bill from Richard Tayler for fish.
47. Receipted bill from J Tayler for bread.
48. Receipt from Richard Tayler.
49. Receipted bill from J Gibbs for vegetables.
50. Account from Gauntlet for wages and household goods.
51. Receipted bill from Richard Barnard for groceries.
52. Receipted bill from J Wood for groceries.
53. Account of sums paid on behalf of Mr Talbot.

54. Brown folder:
55. Printed card with details of Russell House boarding school for girls with list of requirements to take to school.
56. Receipted bill for land tax to M Davis.
57. Receipted bill to the executors of Mr Davenport for chief rent on the manor of Bredon (2).
58. Receipted bill to the executors of Mr Davenport for poor rate.
59. Receipted bill for land tax to William Higgins for the executors of Mr Davenport.
60. Receipted bill for land tax from William Higgins for Mr Davenport and Mr Shakespear.
61. Receipted bill for land tax from Joseph Davies for Mr Davenport.
62. Receipted bill for land tax from Joseph Peart for Mr Davenport and Mr Shakespear.
63. Receipted bill for land tax to William Higgins for Mr Davenport.
64. Receipted bill for land tax from Joseph Davies for the executors of Mr Davenport.
65. Receipted bill from Mary Biggs for 1 year's annuity.
66. 16 Apr 1792 Letter from Drummonds Bank to Miss Barbara Davenport regarding credit of £200 to the account of Mr Davenport and referring bill for payment of £300.
67. 4 Feb 1791 Letter from Drummonds Bank to Miss Davenport acknowledging credit from John Darke to her account.
68. Account with 2 figures showing a balance.
69. Note regarding Mr Davenport's medicines listing various draughts.
70. List of various culinary dishes laid out as an arrangement for a buffet (2).
Date1783-1798
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