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acquittance

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1894 Collections and/or Records:

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Receipts for payment of excise duty, 1750-10-26 - 1751-10-25

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/55/29-36
Scope and Contents

These relate to the brewhouse and are elsewhere listed with brewhouse vouchers.

Dates: 1750-10-26 - 1751-10-25
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Receipts for payment of land tax, 1703-12-23 - 1704-03-28

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/46A/28-29
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1703-12-23 - 1704-03-28
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Receipts for payment of land tax, 1761-04-10 - 1764-10-08

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/69/10-13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This roll was apparently made up of strays from adjacent years, including sets of Willingham accounts labelled 'Pyke's Bills to Lady [Day] 1762' and '1763'

Dates: 1761-04-10 - 1764-10-08
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Receipts for payment of postage, 1757-05-02 - 1757-10-28

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/61/43-45
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1757-05-02 - 1757-10-28
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Receipts for payment of quit-rent and land tax at Willingham, 1763 - 1764

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/70/69-73
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1763 - 1764
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Receipts for payment of window tax, 1751-02-06 - 1751-10-11

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/55/37-40
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Including bills for work on the Master's lodge in 1748

Dates: 1751-02-06 - 1751-10-11
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Receipts for payments for brewings, 1756-12-30 - 1757-03-26

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/S/10/13-15
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The stewards' accounts are the internal accounts of the funds administered by the 'Senescallus' who was chosen annually from among the Fellows. The accounting year ran from the Friday preceding the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September) and may have been the traditional date inherited from the Gild of St Mary. At the Audit the outgoing steward assessed and accounted for stock in hand as well as for cash held by the various college officers before handing over to his successor. The...
Dates: 1756-12-30 - 1757-03-26
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Receipts for payments for Eau-Brink Drainage from Crane and Rayment, 1828-03-04 - 1828-11-29

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/86/16-17
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: These generally exclude stewards' (domestic and estate) accounts, kitchen accounts, tutors' accounts.In the early years the Master and Bursar were sometimes one and the same person. Note also that the term 'steward' could apply to the present office of Bursar as well as to the steward of an estate, or a steward in charge of, for example, the arrangements for commencement feasts.Account books entered under 'Library and plate' (07/14, etc.) also include other college...
Dates: 1828-03-04 - 1828-11-29
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Receipts for payments for postage, 1756-08-11 - 1757-01-13

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/60/48-50
Scope and Contents

The sums are collected for Joshua Baker, Comptroller's Clerk, by William Gregory for Mr Nutting, the Cambridge agent

Dates: 1756-08-11 - 1757-01-13
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Receipts for payments for supplies of wheat and for salary as brewer, 1756-10-21 - 1757-10-28

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/S/10/9-12
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The stewards' accounts are the internal accounts of the funds administered by the 'Senescallus' who was chosen annually from among the Fellows. The accounting year ran from the Friday preceding the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September) and may have been the traditional date inherited from the Gild of St Mary. At the Audit the outgoing steward assessed and accounted for stock in hand as well as for cash held by the various college officers before handing over to his successor. The...
Dates: 1756-10-21 - 1757-10-28
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Receipts for payments for wheat and for his salary, 1762-04-10 - 1762-10-23

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/S/16/1
Scope and Contents

On dorse: receipt of Richard Wells for 50s for five brewings to Michaelmas last, 26 Oct. 1763

Dates: 1762-04-10 - 1762-10-23
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Receipts for payments for window tax, marshal's wages and contribution to town poor, 1782-04-05 - 1782-10-21

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/74/11-12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This packet was found within 02/B/73 and consists of a selection only of vouchers for the year. Being so incomplete, arrangement to fit the Audit Book is only approximate.

Dates: 1782-04-05 - 1782-10-21
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Receipts for payments of 2s 6d for the Bachelors' and Masters' commencements of 1781, 1781-02-19 - 1781-07

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/73/1-2
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1781-02-19 - 1781-07
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Receipts for payments of land tax, 1842-03-01 - 1842-11-23

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/129-132
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler

Dates: 1842-03-01 - 1842-11-23
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Receipts for payments of land tax, 1716-08-23 - 1723-07-25

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC10/7/1/1-29
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Among other benefactions Tenison bequeathed to the college a sum of £1000 which he had lent to Robert Clarke of St Ives, Hunts., on a mortgage on an estate there. The mortgage was finally redeemed by Lady Hatton, in 1791, and the £1000 vested in 3 per cent consols. From 1715 until 1791 the lands were in the possession of the college, and a separate set of accounts kept. The profits, in accordance with Tenison's will were devoted to the augmentation of scholarships, the residue being...
Dates: 1716-08-23 - 1723-07-25
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Receipts for payments of Land Tax and Eau Brink and South Level taxes, 1840-03-03 - 1840-11-19

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/57-59
Scope and Contents From the File:

Also including other bursarial matter.

Dates: 1840-03-03 - 1840-11-19
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Receipts for payments of land tax, window tax, etc., 1749-01-13 - 1749-10-13

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/53/38-44
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1749-01-13 - 1749-10-13
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Receipts for payments of quit rent by Thomas Laman, 1775-79, and J. Downing, 1785., 1755 - 1785

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N6/4
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Matthias Mawson, Master 1724-44, Bishop of Llandaff (1739-40), then of Chichester (1740-54) and finally of Ely (1754-70), by his will dated 17 September 1770 'gave to the master and fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, the sum of six thousand pounds in the New South-Sea Annuities, and three thousand pounds capital stock in the South Sea Stock for the purchase of an estate in freehold land; but to be continued in the said stock until it will amount to a sum sufficient to purchase a...
Dates: 1755 - 1785
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Receipts for payments of rents and tithes, 1713-06-11 - 1723-12-09

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC10/7/1/34-46A
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Among other benefactions Tenison bequeathed to the college a sum of £1000 which he had lent to Robert Clarke of St Ives, Hunts., on a mortgage on an estate there. The mortgage was finally redeemed by Lady Hatton, in 1791, and the £1000 vested in 3 per cent consols. From 1715 until 1791 the lands were in the possession of the college, and a separate set of accounts kept. The profits, in accordance with Tenison's will were devoted to the augmentation of scholarships, the residue being...
Dates: 1713-06-11 - 1723-12-09
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Receipts for payments of window tax, and contributions to the university's volunary poor rate and the marshal's wages, 1759-03-25 - 1759-10-06

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/63/28-30
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1759-03-25 - 1759-10-06
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Receipts for payments to the Minister of St Bene't's, 1754-05-08 - 1754-12-24

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/58/1-4
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1754-05-08 - 1754-12-24
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Receipts for payments to the Ministers of St Bene't's and Grantchester, 1754-05-08 - 1754-12-24

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/58/1-5
Scope and Contents From the Series: These include vouchers both to the main account, as entered in the Audit Books, and to subsidiary accounts, such as the Spencer account. They also include some vouchers for college estates, notably Willingham. In many cases the vouchers were rolled or bundled together some time after the accounting year in question, resulting in discrepancies of chronology (as, for example in 72 to 74. In most cases vouchers for the brewhouse and the bakehouse, forming bundles within bundles, have been...
Dates: 1754-05-08 - 1754-12-24
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Receipts for poor rate and church rate for St Bene't's parish, 1842-02-02 - 1842-10-18

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/102-105
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler

Dates: 1842-02-02 - 1842-10-18
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Receipts for poor rate and church rate for St Botolph's parish, 1842-02-02 - 1842-10-18

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/94-101
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler

Dates: 1842-02-02 - 1842-10-18