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Letter from Hugh Shield (Bursar) to William Thomas Palmer offering him a new lease of Lorne Villa for 40 years from 25th March 1888 on payment of a fine of £95 18s 9d (to include all solicitor and surveyor's charges and all expenses). New rent to be set at £6 pa for the first 26 years and £13 15s for the last 14 years. Attached is a plan of the property showing the size of the premises and the names of the neighbouring leaseholders

1. Letter from Hugh Shield (Bursar) to Alfred Southwell (solicitor for the executors of John William Slack, dated 29th December 1887, offering a new lease of Wallis Villa for 40 years from 25th March 1888 on payment of a fine of £127 3s 9d (to include all solicitor and surveyor's charges and all expenses). New rent to be set at £7 pa for the first 26 years and £18 15s for the last 14 years

2. Letter from Alfred Southwell, dated 23rd January 1888, accepting the terms of the new lease

3. Letter from Alfred Southwell to Francis, Francis & Parker, dated 17th March 1888, making arrangements to sign the lease

4. Draft abstract of the will of John William Slack, 1888

Correspondence regarding negotiations as to the terms of a new lease of 'The Great Northern Hotel' and 3 Station Road. Includes a copy of the draft lease to Worthington & Co Ltd dated 25th May 1933 with manuscript alterations

Correspondence concerning proposals from Messrs Robson & Co Ltd to rent the house and garden (at the time let to Mr Jarvis) for the erection of a large building suitable for a skating rink or concert hall. Includes negotiations over terms and the College's decision not to go ahead with the proposal.

Three letters concerning the terms for a lease to Mr Harper of 45 and 47 Hills Road and Claremont

(1) 28th June 1940 - letter from Mrs Munsey (tenant) to J. Carter Jonas & Sons (Land Agents) asking for a rent reduction as her flat was closed and she didn't know when she would be returning

(2) 1st July 1940 - letter from J. Carter Jonas & Sons to the Bursar enclosing Mrs Munsey's letter and advising that there should be no reduction in rent

Ledger

Ley Fellowship Book Contains: notice of a vacancy of a Ley Fellowship (flyleaf); copy of the Will of Sarah Jones of Newport, Shropshire, 1825, in which £6000 was left to the College to endow three fellowships in memory of the donor's father, Thomas Dummer Ley; indenture between the Master and Fellows and John Kynaston, trustee, transferring the money, 1839; regulations for elections of the Ley Fellows and management of the fellowships.

Contains foundational records of the Rustat Widows' Trust, including: certificate for a widow (p. 1); oath of allegiance to William III and Queen Mary, with oath of abjuration of papal authority (p. 2), with (p. 4) signatures of Fellows subscribing to this and the following declaration, 1689; declaration denying papist doctrines (p. 5); qualifying conditions for widows (p. 6), with names and particulars of recipients, 1702-70 (pp. 7-15). There follow "Decreta collegii Collecta e Registro" (decrees of the college collected from the Register), concerning fees for degrees, Fellows' seniority, rules for "Problemata", entrance fees for B.A. commoners, B.A. disputations, status of the Custos Sacelli (chapel custodian), M.A. exercises, duties of junior Fellow , and a decree against Magister Spence, 31 May 1685. At pp. 21-24 are names and particulars of widows, 1775-1809; at pp. 24-27 names of candidates for Rustat pensions. At the end of the book are: a printed oath of allegiance to Queen Anne (flyleaf); a certificate for a widow (p. 1); oath of commoners and scholars (p. 4); penalties set for corruption in the election of Fellows, 31 Eliz. c. 6 (pp. 6-9); memorandum about the Declaration of Conformity (p. 11); oaths of Fellow, Scholar and Rustat Scholar (pp. 12-18); notices of vacancy of a fellowship (pp. 19-20); and oaths of Ley Fellows, 1840-41.

Drawings showing various designs for the Mander organ and a plan of a new organ loft to be built to accommodate the new organ.

Includes three drawings of the organ formerly in the west end of the nave of the Chapel by Rattee and Kett. Some with sections of columns and mouldings on reverse.

Payment of £1 by Henry Muggleton for half a year's land tax for the use of Jesus College at Lady Day last.

Signed by Benjamin Kettle for Francis Farrow.

Consists of a ring bound diary [kept by Sylvia Hodgson/Fitzgerald] with some additional notes inserted. Includes notes of meetings, travel plans and visitors to the Salk Institute.

Also includes loose pages listing students (M.A.s, Oct. 1900-Jun. 1921 and Compounders, 1894-1923).

Records fines for students arriving back after the gate was locked in the evening.

Letter from Hugh Shield (Bursar) to Mr J. Chater on behalf of the Executors of J. Barrett offering the executors a new lease for 40 years from 24 June 1890. Also a site plan showing the outline of the property including dimensions and the names of the neighbouring lessees.

File concerning the legal challenge to the draft building contract. Contains:

(1) legal opinion of the Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal (the Solicitor General) regarding the validity of a 40 year building lease granted to Joseph Smith (builder) in 1824. Sir Nicolas ruled that the lease was invalid because there were no buildings on the land at the time of the lease;

(2) a memorandum connected with building houses on New Square;

(3) a letter from Mr Randall addressed to Dr French about the sale of the leasehold and an accompanying letter from Christopher Pemberton (College Solicitor) giving his opinion on Mr Randall's actions;

(4) a declaration by the College respecting the rents of Ropemakers Close and Gravel Close during the unexpired term of the lease granted to Mr William Bullen.

Letter from the Bursar to H. M. Inspector of Taxes confirming that on the expiry of the lease on No. 10 at Ladyday 1934 the property was let to Mrs South. The yard and building at the back fronting Elm Street was let to Mt. T. W. Neech.

25th May 1871 - Two letters and a plan from John W. Scudamore proposing the College grant him a 99 year building lease of land so that he could create a new road linking Station Road and Hills Road. "Declined" is written at the bottom of the letter

1st November 1887 - 8th November 1889 - series of letters addressed to Hugh Shield (Bursar) concerning the sale of land to the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners for a new road to be built between Station Road and Mill Road [Tenison Road]

Correspondence and plans concerning negotiations for an exchange of land between Jesus College and Caius College

Known as 'Moorvale'

Where Nos. 1-5 Willow Place have been included in the same lease they have been catalogued under 1 Willow Place, see: JCAD/3/CAM/WILP/1

Letters between Mr Haggerston (lessee of the Manor and 8 houses) and George Broadwick (Bursar) concerning his request to split the lease of the 8 houses into separate leases and the College's refusal; agreement for a licence to alienate; request from the Rev'd Leathes for the lease to be split into four; and agreement that the lease could be split into two.

(1) 15 November 1902 - Letter from Jesus College to Colonel Tebbutt setting out terms on which they would agree to lease the land
(2) 14 May 1921 - Letter from J. Carter Jonas & Sons giving an opinion as the a fair rent for land at the back of 31 Tenison Avenue and land occupied at the back of 4 Salisbury Villas by Colonel Tebbutt

Reports conversation with the Rev. Ward and mentions valuation of fruit trees; also writes about the death of his wife

Signed statement by Berry Dodson, Collector of Tithes, of the annual value of the Vicarage of Swavesey, specifying tithes and augmentations, totalling £91.

James Monford of Tewing, Herts, grants the right of next presentation, which he was granted by deed dated 19.12.1582 by the patron, Robert Wrothe, Esq., to Richard Hale, citizen and grocer of London. Latin, with seal of J. Monford

Joan Montfort, widow, and others, agree to convey the advowson to fulke Tedder and John Montfort, to be for the use of Joan Montfort, and after her to Elizabeth Franklyn.