Documents
Category
Ephemera
Date
Jan 1897 - Jun 1897
Materials
Paper & ink
Measurements
90 x 215 x 85 mm
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1155525
Summary
Bundle of Vouchers. Half year accounts, from January to June 1897, connected with the farm, gardens and house kept by Mr. A Stirton ending on June 24th 1897 containing receipts & expenditure. Also:- Weekly pay bill for labourers & tradesmen's wages. Picture framing & cleaning, painting & papering house. Demand for Tithe Rent Charge, Poor Rate, Assurances Bill from Lion Pub, Marchweil for dinner tickets, punch & extras Housekeeping accounts Water Rates, drainage, income & land tax New piggeries for New Sontley Saddle & Harness Makers for oil & strong mittens National Provincial Pass Book Memorandum for Mrs. E M A Edwards " " " " " " Philip Yorke Esq. " " " " " " Miss T R James Grocers & Provision Dealer's bill for barley, flour, oats, wheat, dog cakes Wynnstay Birch Yard for pipes & from Dennis Ruabon for bricks etc. Bill for oil from Alfred Hopps & Son Westminster Quarries, Moss for gridstone & trapstone Pension receipt for Mrs. Lewis 25/05/1897 Bill for work done to school yard Bill for fruit trees. Garden receipts Receipts for tenancy, rates, stabling. Coach Builders Baxendale of Manchester for paint Building materials from Rogers and Jacksons including carriage " " " Davies & Sons, Rhostyllen for wall building Lime & cement bills, wire netting, plumbing, coke. Receipts for work done to house & on land of Pentre Mailyn Farm Bills for carriage of goods by Connah's Quay Company Head servants' salaries & domestic wages & at leaving the employ For advertising import of timber Gunsmiths Chemist, Kings Mills Pritchard - draper, Licences Mole Catcher Straw, sand & hay Estate Agent's Account Stirton's Half Year Accounts Sale of Stock
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.