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Paid 9 pounds 1 shilling and 9 pence to Deighton, Bell & Co, Booksellers to H. R. H. the Chancellor of the University and agents to the University. Ream demy, quire blotting, ink, pens.

1832 bill for thatching done at Hundon on the premises of Jesus College byt the order of Mr Cuthbert, done by George Rogers. Includes payment of Rogers and labourers, mending the building at the home farm, allowance for beer, 10 bunches of springels and bunch, 4 pounds of ropeyarn, 3 bunches of springels and bunch. Total of £1 16s 7d. Noted as paid January 1st.

Bill from H. Cuthbert to John Howes for work done to Parsand's Farm for the use [?] of the landred for days June 20, July 3 and July 5 1832. Includes allowance for beer, bars of lime, bars of hair, bricks of earth, ails. Total of £1 5s 10d. Settled Februar 26 1833, signed by John Howes.

£23 18s 2d for costs relating to the prosecution of William Groom alias Connor for robbing Mr. Yule's room and his subsequent transportation to Van Diemen's Land.

Names of witnesses include Mr Yule, Hindell, Payne (the town gaoler), Mrs. Holliday, Turner (the College bricklayer) and his labourer and Radford (the College rat catcher).

Paid £1 16s 6d to the Butler for> 2 bottles of madeira, 2 bottles of sherry, 3 bottles of port, sizings, tea and coffee for seven.
Signed by Thomas (?) Prior on behalf of his father Beaumont Prior.

Paid £3 7s 6d to the Butler for Commencement: 3 bottles of madeira, 4 bottles of sherry, 6 bottles of Parlour Port.For the Cook 1 bottle port. For the pensioners: 1 bottle of port, 1 bottle of sherry, tea and coffee for eleven. Sizings, lemons, sugar, candles.
Signed by (J. or T?) Prior on behalf of his father (Beaumont Prior).

Paid £0 6s 8d tothe chimney sweeper for one year's sweeping college, kitchen chimney and hall chimney.
Signed by William Press.

Paid £0 7s 8d to the chimney sweeper for one year's sweeping the kitchen chimney and Hall.
Signed by William Press.

Played by Geoff Bagaley. Coloured drawing of the costume; the actor's measurements and notes about the costume; and a pencil sketch of the costume with notes and a yellow fabric swatch

13½ x 8. Published by Vincent Brookes, Day & Son.

12¼ x 7¼.

Hand drawn setting out sketch plan in pencil showing the 'Blue Bird' tapestry design fore alter curtains, indicated with dimensions and annotations.

Black and white photograph showing the Boat Club and Roosters cricket teams that apparently played each other in 1927. Photograph taken outside Jesus College cricket pavilion.

Payment of 8s 9d to Robert Hymn for bookbinding services. Includes payments for binding and repairing five volumes of royal music books in cloth for the chapel. Signed by Robert Hymn.

Receipt image reads: Circulating library. Bookbinding in all its branches executed on the lowest terms. Bookseller. Bookbinder. And Stationer. Periodically words regularly served.

To John Hatt
For 500 Wafers to Eden £0.18.0

Received the above October 17th 1823

Signed John Hatt

Payment of £1 4s 3d to John P. Gray for bookbinding done for the college chapel. Includes payments for binding four music books in rough calf, one almanac, and one almanac on board. Signed by J. P. Gray.

£1 3s 6d paid to John Gray for binding - in 1872 - the Statuta Collegii Jesus (quarto), calf half extra, and 11 Psalms and Hymns, cloth letters. Receipt written out in 1873, and paid on 9th February 1874,

Eustace Reveley Mitford Esq's receipt for James Johnson, Booksellers and Stationer, Sidney Street, Cambridge.

1 August 1833, Platonis Opera 10 Vols. £2 17s
Livy Drakenborch 4 Vols. 16s

Oct 25 1833, Or(?) by Case 3/0/=, £3 13s
Samuel Johnson, £3

Bookseller's receipt, dated March 5 1833, 7 Fleet Street, London. Received of Chapman Eve (?) the sum of £10 as per bill annexed on act of Henry Butterworth, law bookseller & publisher. Signed Henry Butterworth.

Engraved with E. R. and appears to be a celebratory item in commemoration of silver jubilee of Elizabeth II.

Bill for red bricks and splays to John Price, wholesale and retail brewer and malteaser and hop, wine and spirit dealer, paid by C Deeks for £1 15d 9s. Signed by William Sargant and John Price.

Bill for pipes made by William Bird, brick and tile maker, between December 21st 1878 and July 22nd 1879, paid by Mr Deeks for Hundon. Signed by William Bird and on the back by Mr Deeks.

Receipt to Rev. French for £5 3s 6d for bricklaying in the college.

For work on ceilings in rooms of:
Mr Brett, Bingham, Griffiths, Winter senior, Nelson, Winter junior, Richardson, Allot.
Total £1 16s 0d.

Parties: (1) Charles Armstrong, (2) Philip Banyard and Alfred William Wisbey. Relates to a number of properties shaded pink of on attached plan

Paid £3 15s to P Wedd of Sun Fire Office. For one year's insurance from Laday 1777 to Laday 1778.

Paid £3 15s to Sun Fire Office from Lady-day 1777 to Lady-day 1778. Witnessed for Mr Comings by P Wedd, Lillie Aynscombe, Henry Plant.

Paid £3 15s to Sun Fire Office from Laday 1780 to Laday 1781. Witnessed for Mr Comings by P Wedd, Henry Plant and John Harrison.

Receipt for building works carried out by John Loveday, builder, joiner, cabinet maker, etc.
Work includes: fixing cradles round trees; circle posts; poles; nails; oak posts; ficxing posts to iron gate; gallows; deal; headleys for ironwork; stones; cement; time for labourer and carpenter. Total cost £12-0-5.
Received by Dr Morgan, and signed by John Loveday.

Certificate detailing oath by Elizabeth Bottomly of St. Botolph's parish, Cambridge that Hannah Clee of St. Botolph's parish, Cambridge was not buried in anything other than wool. Signed by witnesses J. Cheetham and the mark of Mary Smith. Also signed by James Whiskin, Justice of the Peace for Cambridge.

10¼ x 7

Played by Derek Bolt

The Bursar of Jesus College
To James Hodson, printer of the Cambridge Chronicle

1821
August 8th - printing 200 cards. Blank circles for ale. £0.6.0
1822
September 6th - printing 200 cards. Ditto. £0.6.0
1823
March 15th - printing 200 cards. Ditto. £0.6.0
July 18th - advertising farm Ellisley to let - £0.7.6
October 4th - printing 200 cards. Blank circles for ale - £0.6.0
£1.11.6
Take changed to bursary - £0.7.6
Due from Coll - £1.4.0
Received 20th November 1824 - J. Hodson

Names on shield read:

N. S. Rogers, F. L. Whalley, G. C. Thomas, C. B. R. Barton. Coach Rev J. N. Duckworth.

Photograph labelled 'Coming of Age 1928-1949'.