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Copy of a letter from William Lee to Richard Falkiner, typescript, single page, dated 5 October 1970, with manuscript note in lower left margin that reads: "Wm Lee was an eminent jeweller and silversmith in York until his retirement in the late fifties", signed with monogram of Richard Falkiner. In the letter, William Lee recalls the purchase of the gold coin, which had "been dug up in either a garden or field at Stamford Bridge, near York". He says that "the wife of the farmer who found the coin took it to the Yorkshire Museum for identification and the Keeper George Wilmott sent her to me". He further says that he would have been able to supply the name [of the finder] had he still been in business, but he retired more than ten years earlier and destroyed his records.

1. Land and assessed taxes 1858-9, first moiety, West Wratting, Cambridge. Received of D. Symonds, October 1858, the sum of £1 10s 0d. for two quarters' taxes due 20th September 1858. Signed William Noble, Collector.

2. Land and assessed taxes 1858-9, second moiety, West Wratting, Cambridge. Received of D. Symonds, 10th April 1858, the sum of £1 10s 0d. for two quarters' taxes due 20th March 1858. Signed William Noble, Collector.

3. Income tax 1857-8, first moiety. West Wratting, Valley Farm. Received of Mr D Symonds, 11th January 1858, the sum of £2 19s. 5d. for two quarters' income tax, due 20th September 1857. Schedule A: £2 0s 8d. Schedule B: 18s 9d. Signed WIlliam Noble, Collector.

4. Income tax 1857-8, second moiety. West Wratting, Valley Farm. Received of Mr D Symonds, 16th July 1858, the sum of £2 19s. 5d. for two quarters' income tax, due 20th September 1857. Schedule A: £2 0s 8d. Schedule B: 18s 9d. Signed WIlliam Noble, Collector.

5. Sun Fire Office, London. Pol no. 1646472. Received of Jesus College the sum of £1 13s 0d. for one year's premium and duty on an insurance of £600, from Christmas 1858 to Christmas 1859, the 25th December 1858. For House and Homestead at Wilbraham (the Valley Farm). Signed Henry Hazard.

6. Mr D. Symonds to W. Lee for Plumbing work done at the Valley farm.

April: for 1 new bucket leather. For 1/2 day plumber and labour.
May 1: 1 day plumber and labour.
May 2: 1 day plumber and labour, 3 1/2 feet (?) of solder at 1s. For 4 new screws at 4s. For 1 new clack to lift pump. Stuffing for the Box.
May 20: labour and materials.
May 24th: Settled with Lee.

7. from D. Symonds due to John Webb.

April: 6 days fencing at Valley (farm). 2 days 1/2 sawing, cutting down trees. 13 nails spikes. 1 ? cooling nails.

May: 3 days at Valley fencing. 7 days at Valley. 12 (?) nails.

June 10: new oak ? yard gate. Painted and hanging (gate).

December 18th: 1/2 day at Valley. 3ft mich deal, 1 1/2 8 inch nails.

Settled July 8th 1859.

Correspondence of William Lee with Richard Falkiner