acquittance
Found in 1892 Collections and/or Records:
Receipted bill for carriage of college letters on 4 occasions, 1763-05-02
Receipted bill for carriage of four barrels and for putting them into the college cellar, 1838-02-22
These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler
Receipted bill for carriage of hops, 1751-10-29
Annotated: 'not brought to me till Nov[embe]r 17'. On dorse printed schedule of Gillam's service as licensed letter carrier for the university.
Receipted bill for carriage of letters and for Norfolk and North Post, 1762-11-06
Receipted bill for carriage [of Mr Knowles' plate], 1754-11-05
Receipted bill for carriage of one box from London, 1759-11-05
(The Audit Book indicates that there must have been another such payment, now lost.)
Receipted bill for carriage of timber, 9 Aug. 1821., 1821-08-11
Endorsed: 'Half these bills to be deducted when I pay Rent to College + £3 paid to Childs for Cleaning plantation this Year.'
Receipted bill for carrying water, 1760-06-26
Receipted bill for carrying water, 1762-01-19
Receipted bill for casements and their fitting, 1633-10-30
Receipted bill for Chambers Royal Dictionary (2 vols) and the Addenda put in the last edition, 1738-12-27
Provisions, commencement feasts, repairs to buildings. Dates given are those of receipt where relevant.
It is clear from these, and other sets of similar vouchers, that what were labelled bills or receipts to a given Michaelmas, actually run to January, or even February of the following year, when the accounts were audited and the Audit Book signed.
Receipted bill for chapel candles, 1757-02-05
Receipted bill for chimney sweeping, 1750
Receipted bill for chimney sweeping, 1751-04-28
Including bills for work on the Master's lodge in 1748
Receipted bill for chimney-sweeping, 1752-10-10
Receipted bill for chimney sweeping, 1753-09-29
Receipted bill for chimney sweeping, 1754-09-26
Receipted bill for chimney sweeping, 1755
Receipted bill for chimney sweeping, 1757-10-01
Receipted bill for 'Ciceronis Opera Oliveti', 9 vols. 4o, gilt, and Ecton's 'Thesaurus', 4o, best edition, half bound, 1781-10-25
Receipted bill for cleaning cellars and stable yard and delivering tenants' notes, 1841-01-31
These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler
Receipted bill for cleaning chancel windows and chancel of Grantchester church., 1824-03-12
Receipted bill for cleaning drain, making casspool, etc., 1755-01-04
Receipted bill for cleaning the Combination Room chairs, 1754-09-09
Receipted bill for cleaning the stable yard and delivering tenants' letters, 1843-01-27
These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler