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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1892 Collections and/or Records:

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Bill (and receipt) for surveying several college properties (most, if not all, in the town of Cambridge)., 1824-03-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/90.14
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: 1824-03-09
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Bill (and receipt) for work at Duxford for CCCC and Clare College., 1823-01-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/90.6
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: 1823-01-20
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Bill (and receipt) for work including fitting up the chapel with black cloth, etc. (perhaps for the funeral of Dr Douglas in Jan. 1822)., 1823-03-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/90.7
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: 1823-03-11
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Bill (and receipt) for work on Master's Lodge, St Bene't's, etc., 1824-03-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/90.15
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: 1824-03-10
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Bill and receipts for tree planting [at Wilbraham]., 1822-04-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/90.1
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Joseph Truslove witness to his mark.

Dates: 1822-04-12
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Bill for 2 quarters of lime., 1804-08-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/88.4
Scope and Contents From the File:

Dates given are those of receipts.

Dates: 1804-08-11
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Bill for £4 5s for a quarter's maintenance, two days cleaning the court, a plant of St John's wort and 2 dozen nosegays, 1828-07-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/86/34
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: 1828-07-07
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Bill for £4 19s 10d for slating the east side of Mr Boys's gallery, his chamber, and the noth and south sides of the chancel, 1631 - 1639

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/83/2
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: 1631 - 1639
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Bill for 5 silver cups as usual and engraved inscription, with receipt dated 22 February, 1841-02-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/75, 75a
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler

Dates: 1841-02-19
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Bill for £7 16s 3d for slating, with receipt., 1804-08-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/88.3
Scope and Contents From the File:

Dates given are those of receipts.

Dates: 1804-08-03
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Bill for £8 14s 8½d for slating, 1631

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/83/1
Scope and Contents

The work is described as 'new slating work done on the further side of the college next the street from the chamber that was the dovehouse all along to the further end to Mr Easton's in Loaders Yard, and for taking down the slates, battering of them to a square, sorting of them to a scantling'. 'The work was begun the fifth of September 1631 and was finished the fifth of October following.'
Receipts for 40s and £4 6s 10d in part payment.

Dates: 1631
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Bill for £13 for binding 79 volumes of MSS, rebacking works of Lucian and Aristotle and a Greek New Testament and supplying 2 pairs of boards for newspapers and letter printing., 1828-03-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/94.20
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: 1828-03-07
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Bill for a pocket of hops, 1752-03-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/S/5/8
Scope and Contents

Payment requested to John Sharp whose receipt is noted on the dorse, dated 29 March 1752

Dates: 1752-03-27
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Bill for bread in January 1840, and receipt, 1840-10-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/47, 47a
Scope and Contents

Endorsed: Bread for the poor, Michs 1840.

Dates: 1840-10-30
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Bill for bricks and splays for a cottage., 1860-01-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N6/61/4
Scope and Contents From the File:

It appears that this cottage was purchased by the Master on his own account (but see 73 below). It sometimes occurs under the name of 'Rogers cottage', Rogers being the sitting tenant, and sometimes under the name of Mayhew's Farm.

Dates: 1860-01-30
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Bill for bricks and tiles., 1804-11-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N5/88.8
Scope and Contents From the File:

Dates given are those of receipts.

Dates: 1804-11-28
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Bill for chapel candles, 1764-12-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/70/48
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: 1764-12-13
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Bill for chimney sweeping, 1749-08-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/53/46
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: 1749-08-27
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Bill for fire range and crane at Rogers Cottage., 1860-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/N6/61/8
Scope and Contents From the File:

It appears that this cottage was purchased by the Master on his own account (but see 73 below). It sometimes occurs under the name of 'Rogers cottage', Rogers being the sitting tenant, and sometimes under the name of Mayhew's Farm.

Dates: 1860-04
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Bill for four silver cups with engraved inscription, 1841

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/88
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler

Dates: 1841
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Bill for freight of 31 dozen of wine, 1838-04-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These all relate to the bursarship of John Tinkler

Dates: 1838-04-12
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Bill for furnishings, 1840-10-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/B/87/46
Scope and Contents From the File:

Also including other bursarial matter.

Dates: 1840-10-25
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Bill for glazing., 1726-02-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/38/12A/3
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: For the acquisition of the site by the college see the introductory note to nos 45 following.Numbers 2 and 3 Central Buildings were sold to Christ's Hospital on 31 December 1938; the last of the property, 4 Central Buldings, was sold in 1982.Nos. 14 to 18, comprising valuations, bills for repairs, correspondence, solicitors' bills, rental accounts, etc., 1795-1862, not found, July 2007.No. 26 not used.Some of the later items listed are no longer held by the...
Dates: 1726-02-02