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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1892 Collections and/or Records:

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Receipted bill for £75 12s for work at Wilbraham, Little Wilsie, Grantchester, Halton Hall, Cambridge Field, Barnwell, etc., 1826-02-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/92.16
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The estate was purchased by Dr John Spencer, Master 1667-93, in 1687 for £3600, with an annual value of £200, and settled by Deed of Gift on the College for the augmentation of the Mastership, Fellowships, Scholarships and various other purposes.(see Masters, Appendix no. LIII (pp. 79-80).It was sold in 1929 for £3425 (Bury, p. 165).The two items under 43 have been reclassified as 39a and 40c.No. 60, which relates to St Bene't's parish has been reassigned to XVIII 237.41. Nos 68...
Dates: 1826-02-07
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Receipted bill for £95 for glass in Hall, 1830-03-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC08/19E 8
Scope and Contents From the Management Group:

Nos 16-18 not used.
There are many items relating to the maintenance of college buildings in the bursars' accounts (CCCC02/B).
Many of the documents relating to the college chapels are separately listed.

Dates: 1830-03-05
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Receipted bill for £176 6s and for £444 12s for work (mostly furnishings) on chapel, library, hall, combination room, porters' lodge, etc., 1829-01-30 - 1829-03-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/86/29
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: 1829-01-30 - 1829-03-04
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Receipted bill for 400 pantiles, 1828-12-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/86/82
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: 1828-12-06
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Receipted bill for 500 bricks, 1828-10-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/86/81
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: 1828-10-16
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Receipted bill for a bell rope, 1765-12-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/70/58
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: 1765-12-21
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Receipted bill for a book (Anson's Voyages), paper, etc., 1749-11-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/53/54
Scope and Contents

The bill includes 2s 2d for and 'account of MSS in the drawers, and paper'. This may correspond to the item in the audit book, not separately priced, for 'transcribing a catalogue of the archives of the college'

Dates: 1749-11-18
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Receipted bill for a carved chimney piece, 1758-11-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/62/14
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: 1758-11-18
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Receipted bill for a dozen red wood knives and forks, 1765-04-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/70/55
Scope and Contents

On the dorse a receipted bill for a carving knife and fork in ivory dated 12 May 1765

Dates: 1765-04-23
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Receipted bill for a gate by order of Thomas Crane [the College's tenant at Bottisham], 1766-11-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/71/77
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Like others, this roll contains vouchers from other accounts (Spencer, Herring, etc.).

Dates: 1766-11-13
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Receipted bill for a large wainscot table with four forms for the manuscript library, 1748-01-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/52/63
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In these years the college expenses are organised in the Audit Book under the headings: 'Reditus resolutae' (quit-rents, etc.); 'Erogata in pios usus' (charitable donations for which it is unusual to find a receipt); Expensa extraordinaria' with the sub-headings Bursar; Cook; Butler; Harwood (laundress' wages); Gardener; Porter; Wine; Repairs (smith, carpenter, bricklayer, ironmonger, glazier, brazier, painter; stonemason; joiner); Taxes; Certain Expenses and Uncertain expenses. Not every...
Dates: 1748-01-01
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Receipted bill for a lock [for the dung hill], 1754-11-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/58/44
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: 1754-11-12
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Receipted bill for a piece of huckaback, 1749-11-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/54/33
Scope and Contents

The Audit Book reveals that this was for tablecloths; the cost of making them is noted at the foot

Dates: 1749-11-08
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Receipted bill for a six-volume Livy and Du Fresne's Glossarium in 6 vols, 1767-01-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/71/64
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Like others, this roll contains vouchers from other accounts (Spencer, Herring, etc.).

Dates: 1767-01-26
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Receipted bill for Acta Eruditorum with Supplement and Index, 1751-09-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/55/62
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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

Dates: 1751-09-27
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Receipted bill for an ivory folding knife and Lists of Parliament, 1765-01-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/70/66
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: 1765-01-09
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Receipted bill for Archbishop Parker's commemoration feast, 1760-08-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/64/37
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Found with these vouchers was a small bundle of vouchers relating to the college estate at Willingham; these now stand at CCCC09/N4/51-70 (IV 51-70). See also 02B/66/60-61

Dates: 1760-08-06
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Receipted bill for Archbishop Parker's Commemoration (Visitors' Feast), 1762-08-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/66/50
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: 1762-08-06
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Receipted bill for bars for the summer house, 1648

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/84/17
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: 1648
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Receipted bill for binding, 1748-10-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/52/67
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In these years the college expenses are organised in the Audit Book under the headings: 'Reditus resolutae' (quit-rents, etc.); 'Erogata in pios usus' (charitable donations for which it is unusual to find a receipt); Expensa extraordinaria' with the sub-headings Bursar; Cook; Butler; Harwood (laundress' wages); Gardener; Porter; Wine; Repairs (smith, carpenter, bricklayer, ironmonger, glazier, brazier, painter; stonemason; joiner); Taxes; Certain Expenses and Uncertain expenses. Not every...
Dates: 1748-10-22
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Receipted bill for binding, 1754-02-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/58/54
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: 1754-02-05
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Receipted bill for binding (mostly Parker MSS), 1750-09-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/54/37
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: 1750-09-03
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Receipted bill for binding named MSS, and a few named printed books, 1748-10-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/52/69
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In these years the college expenses are organised in the Audit Book under the headings: 'Reditus resolutae' (quit-rents, etc.); 'Erogata in pios usus' (charitable donations for which it is unusual to find a receipt); Expensa extraordinaria' with the sub-headings Bursar; Cook; Butler; Harwood (laundress' wages); Gardener; Porter; Wine; Repairs (smith, carpenter, bricklayer, ironmonger, glazier, brazier, painter; stonemason; joiner); Taxes; Certain Expenses and Uncertain expenses. Not every...
Dates: 1748-10-21