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- 8th December 1859 (Creation)
- 21st December 1858 (Creation)
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2 items, paper
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Invoice for Estates.
6th August 1859: Woodman's arms: Build scaffold to front and other corners of the two houses, take off the old plastering, and new lath, and plaster and stucco aforementioned. Plasterer and labourer: 6 1/2 days. Boy 3 days. 1/2 load of brick mortar. 3 bundles of lathes and nails. Nails for old lathing and stucco. 2 load of scaffold carted.
18th August: Finish the plastering of lower parts and colouring (of lower parts), strong lime colour. Plasterer and labourer, 1 1/2 day. 9 pails of colour for above and 1 load of stucco.
10th September: Mr Porchers. Ask for estimate to plaster walls of pantry. Asked for restimate to plaster walls of back kitchen and mend the other parts. Repaired top of chimney and slating. Bricklayer and labourer: 1 day. 1 load brick mortar and cement. 2 dutchess stanes and nails.
At Mr Adams, take up the floor of kitchen, leave the pipe to find the well. Take off the door, and after the well was sunk deeper, relay the floor and the paving. Bricklayer and labourer: 1 1/2 day, 8 loads brick mortar, 120 bucks. Deepen the well had to sink lower floor six inches deeper. Bricks for well, 8 loads mortar. Paid men working in the well. Carting away the rubble.
At Mr Parkers: take up floor and relay above, and door over the well. 2 bricklayers and 2 labourers 3/4 day. 8 loads bricks mortar, 120 bricks. Take up the old well, it was too small, dig and brick a new well entirely, including the brickworks and carting away the earth, and refit stone coping to area.
On back: letter from D. Bradwell and sons, confirming receipt on December 8th 1859 of £22 15 s 7d.