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13th April 1816 received of the Bursar of Jesus College the sum of £2 10s for half a year's contribution money since Lady Day 1816. Signed by J Taylor.

13th March 1816 received of the Bursar of Jesus College the sum of £2 19s 2d for half a year's contribution money and Marshall's wages due Michaelmas 1816. Total sum £2 19s 4d (including stamp). Signed by J Taylor.

Bill for contribution money. Signed by William Ellwood. Total amount £5.

On 12 August 1815 for the Ground Room in Cow Lane: 3 3/4 feet of Crown glass (at 2s 6d per foot). Total 9s 4d.

Paid £1 0s 0d to James Broadbell for: silver knife farend (?), table knife blade, forks, prong forks, table blades farend.
Signed by James Broadbell.

Paid by Lynford Caryl 12s to Joseph Cooper

Three bills: One to Mitchell, £1 7s 0d for Ely day duty; R. Sparrow & Son £0 17s 6d for gig to Woden; R. Sparrow & Son £0 9s 6d for horse and duty.

Paid 2 pounds 12 shillings and 6 pence to William Wiseman for a dessert for the Rustat Feast. Signed William Wiseman.

Paid 48 pounds 8 shillings and 9 pence to Bradwell and Sons for drainage from sewers through to ditch and for drainage at back of Rhadegund buildings.

Paid £5 5s to Richard Harwood Valuer and Surveyor.
Instructed by Adcock Esquire and from Master to revise specification and Plans as made by Messrs Peck and son for erecting a house in St Andrews street as to be leased to Mr Adcock
Engaged with Mr Joseph Peck thereon to explain certain parts of specification and amends
Afterwards writing to master thereon that if Mr Adcock carried out the work according to specification the house to be ereceted would be of substantial character. £1 1s
Marking to your instructions plan of late Edwards Brewery Estate in King Street laid down to a scale of 4 feet to the church for builders to work from . Taking particulars of ancient lights and approaches and noting same on plan, collected time engaged thereon (30 hours)
Received sketch plan from you and directed to make fair plan skewing certain boundaries affecting the Saint Rhadegund Tithes as connected with Jesus College. £4 4s

Preparing from maps in my possession and reducing to uniform scale of 5 chains to 2 and half chains to the inch a rough draft plan to accord in dimensions with that furnished by the master and submitted same for approval and additions. Collected time engaged thereon. £3 3s
Making fair copy plan of same coloured on cloth and waited on you therewith, on evening of 9th sent same as directed by C. Francis Esquire to R. Crouch Esquire. 4 paper buildings, temple (18 hours). £3 3s
Postage. 6d
Map of Cambridge on rollers, 7s. Adds up to £11 18s 6d. £6 6s 6d later deducted, no reason given.

Received £11 11s 6d (later partly deducted) and signed Richard Harwood.

Paid £6 19s 4d.

Bottles of madeira, mount, port, rum, tea and coffee, pipes tobacco, sizings, and a bachelor for saying grace.

Payment of £3 19s 2d for one half year's duty on houses and lights due Lady Day last past.

Signed by Jno. Garnham.

Bill for administration of estates owned by Jesus College, undertaken by "Whichcote Turner & Others" between October 1765 and Jul7 1767 (bill divided up into academic terms). Includes: "Entring appearance for the College"; payment of the "Office Copy of the Bill for '55"; a "Close Copy" to be sent "into the Country"; payment of a solicitors term fees; letters and porters; "Attending to search at the Commons and bespeaking Clause in Mr. Worthington's Will"; drafting a "Brief"; fee for "Mr Rookes to move"; attending Mr Rookes; "Attendg at College sevl. times for Instructions"; payment made to Mr. Cay "to settle & sign"; attending Mr Cay; paying "Dedimus to take Answer"; postage; parchment and duties; "2 Commissioners" to take an answer; paid "Carr[ier] of Commicon with Answer under the Common Seal to London"; payment of an "oath"; paid for College's answer to Mr Lally; payment to Mr Cay for drafting a brief for a hearing; "Att[endin]g Court Cause in the Papers"; coach hire to and from Westminster; drafting the bill of costs". Total bill amounted to £25 18s 1d, paid 14 October 1767 and signed by WJ Roberts.

A bill for £0 10s 6d to E. Smith for estimating property at the Greyhound Inn.

Paid 28 pounds 13 shillings for to Pitt Press for May and June exam papers. Brought forward exam papers by Reverend Fisher. Arithmetic and algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Problems Freshmen. Signed C. J. Clay.

Received of the Bursar. Paid £2 15s 6d for 3 large parlour table cloths, making and marking at Lady Day 1759. Also paid £12 6s 2d for 32 yards of fine Diaper for 4 Hall table cloths and 32 yards of Rufsia for 4 towels, making and marking the whole at Michaelmas 1759.

A bill for £8 8s 0d for falling trees, saving planks, and ironwork.
The sheet also says that £3 0s 4d have been received for Park, and that £4 4s 0d has been received on 23rd December [?] of Repairs, signed Henry Dennis.

Paid 63 pounds 2 shillings 11 pence to the Gas Company for fitting 21 lights with 50 light meter including all the requisite pipe and connection. Fixing small bracket, bumer elbow 8 shillings 3 pence. Signed Francis Ibbeson for Gas Company.

Bill for fixing range at Mr. Mierel's[?] house on Manor Street. Addressed to Mr. Rowe, paid to W. Burbage. Totalling 6s 6d, dated 1st October 1864 and signed by W. Burbage.

Paid 5 pounds 19 shillings and 3 pence to Thomas Clements for fruit.
Grapes, 2 dish bakes, 2 dish apples
Four dish pears, two dish al..en (?)
Four dish jellies
Two dish plums
Dish keeping (?) and dates
two dish pres (?) ginger
Two dish mixed preserves
Four day (?) oranges
Four glasses preserves
Two bowls Br cherries
Two bowls olives and ?

Signed J Clements

Bill to the Master and Fellows of Jesus College for charges from the Gas Company made in 1849 including

A Fluted Column, £1 16s 6d
Lamp head for fluted column, 12s
10 Ft 3.4 Pipe, 7s 6d
2 3/4 Bends, 2s
Fitter and labourer, 6s
1/2m lamp back & burner, 2s
Time fixing pipe to lantern over screens & easing tapes, 2s
Amounting to £3 8s

Signed on receipt of payment J. G. Gifford for the Gas Company

Bill for £11 14s 4d for Gas Light Fitting.
Note from Thomas Price to confirm receipt of payment.
Letter from John Preston to the Master and Fellows concerning whether or not the charges are excessive and informing them that Thomas Prince has agreed to take £2 off the bill.

Quarterly bill for £87 10s 5d for the fourth quarterly instalment of the General District Rate.

Gig and duty June and July 1816. Total £1 11s 6d.

Bill for gig hire to Over for 14s 3d

Paid £11 18s for re-gilding 2 frames, new ornaments for a frame, refitting frames, cleaning and varnishing pictures.
Signed Thomas Johnson

Work done up to 27th September 1815 (Michaelmas Term). Costs include:
19th November 1814 Work done at the Master's Lodge: 1 1/4" brass cock to soft water cistern; 2lb solder to soft water cistern; work of 2 men to soft water cistern.
Signed by W. Pearce 3rd November 1815.
February 1815 Work done at the Chapel: 3/4 of a day work 2 men to the leads; 3lb of solder; 1 days work 2 men to the leads.
June-August 1815 2x 1 day work 2 men cleaning windows; 18 quarries at 2 1/2 each; 3x 1 day work 2 men; 60 quarries at 2 1/2 each; 4x 1 day 2 men; 8 quarries; 1 day 2 men; 9 feet of 3 1/2" wall pipe at 3s per foot; 1 day 2 men; 9 feet glass repaired at 4d per foot; squares of crown glass; 1 day 2 men; 16 quarries; 3/4 of day 2 men; 1/4 of day 1 men. September 1815 11 feet glass new lead; 14 feet glass repaired ; 6 squares of crown glass; 1/2 day 2 men.
April 1815 Work done at the kitchen: 3 squares crown glass; 3 old squares putting in; new box leathers to pump.
December 1814 Work done at the Courts: 2 squares of glass knife house; estimate for cloyster leads; 10 of milled lead to cloyster leads.
April 1815 Work done to the Porter's Lodge: 8 feet of leaded glass; 9 squares of glass; 2 lights nailing in; payment due on last year's account.
June 1815 Work done in the Hall: 1 1/2 day 2 men cleaning the windows; 4 feet of glass leaded; 1 cast pinned and puttyed; 3 squares crown glass; stair case at 1 square crown glass; cleaning windows.

A long bill for work done in college, which includes: repairs done "flashes" on the seats in the Fellows' Garden (1s 6d); lead (2 1/4d); "1 Crown Square" in the Master's Lodge (1s); cleaning of the windows in the Combination room (1s), along with purchase of lead (1s 1d); repairing 26 feet of "Old Glass" in the Chapel (4s 5d), and purchase of several quantities of new glass; new lead for the Gate (5s 6d); repairs to old glass in the "Room under Mr. Milner"; repairs to 14 feet of "Old Glass" in the Master's Lodge (2s 4d); cleaning and repairs done to the kitchen windows; purchasing glass for the Porter's Lodge (1s); repairing 8 feet of old glass in the "Room under the Library" (2s 9 1/4d); repairing 4 feet of old glass in the "Room Up Library Starecas". The bill also includes charges for labour, and amounts to £8 5s 10 1/4d. Signed by Painter.

Bill mostly of payment for labour and lead, also includes: "8 foot of New Quare Glass" in the Master's Lodge (4s 8d) and various repairs to glass windows in the "Rooms in the first Corte". Amounts to £1 9s 4 1/2d, signed by Robert Painter.

Bill for work done to college, includes: cleaning the windows in the Combination Room (1s); repairing 10 feet of "Old Glass" in the Hall (2s 8d); cleaning the lamps in the Hall (2s); providing 3 "Quares" of glass in the Master's Lodge (3d); new lead for the kitchen boiler (£1 6s 1 1/2d); 9 "Quares" of glass in the kitchen"; paying 2 men for a quarter of a day's work (1s); 18s received in exchange for old lead. Total bill amounts to 15s 9 1/2d, and signed by Robert Painter.

Bill for the cost of nails, glue, lath and lime issued from Mr Hunt to H. W. Wilmott. Total costs of £4 4s 2d and £2 4s 3 1/2d.

Received of the Rev. Dr French, the sum of £7 11s 1d for work done at Jesus College since Michaelmas 1839.

Paid 3s for 2 loads of gravel. Signed by Christopher Cuttchey.

Received of the College. Paid 12s for loads of gravel. Signed by Christopher Cuttchey.

Paid to Christopher Cuttchey £1 17s 6d

Paid £0 16s 4d (possibly) for the steward at Graveley Court (the ink is not legible).
Signed by J. Waller

Payment of £1 6s 8d received from Mr. Darby for keeping their Court at Graveley in the years 1765 and 1766.

Signed by J. Waller.

Payment of 9s 11d received from Mr. Darby by Beaut Prior for 2 bottles of port, 3 empty bottles, a pound of tobacco, 1 bottle of brandy, half a pound of sugar.

Paid 15s 7d for bottles of red wine, pipe tobacco, sizings in Buttery.

Cook's bill. Paid £14 8s for bottles of red wine, pipe tobacco, 1 bottle of Madeira, sizings. Signed by William Norfolk.

Asking Mr. R. F. Cuthbert for the sum of Fifteen Pound six shillings and three pence for one yrs Income Tax' [£15 6s 3d]. Signed. Mr. Goodchild.

Iron work done to the estates.
Ironmongery: gratings, hooks, stapes, nails, paddlocks.
Marked received, j. Shallow.

A bill for ironwork undertaken in the college between January and August 1821, broken down into sections. Work done to the Master's lodge includes: 'feat iron' (1s 6d); new spit and wheel (8s 6d); coal shovel (4s); righting tongs (6d); a pair of kitchen tongs (3s 6d); pot hook (1s 6d); dripping pan stand (3s 6d); wiping out and oiling a Jack (1s); cooks 'holdfast' (3d 6d); 6 skewers (3s); balance skewer (3s); cleaning two brass locks (3s); 'Revit cap staple on brass plate 4 screws' (1s 6d); 6 finger plates (15s); cleaning and repairing three locks to the larder, pantry and water closet (3s); a cradle spit (£2 2s 6d); green wire fender for bedroom (17s 6d); knife steel (2s); meat saw (8s); rake and handle (2s); fire guard (7s 6d); heater 'for Urn' (2s 6d); four best cranks, one ride 'crank on plate' for parlour (10s 6d); one check spring [?] right bolt (1s); 'two cranks, one hole new wire & removd door Bell' (4s); 'mending a tumbler to lock of Bottle place' (9d); three pairs of heaters 'to box irons' (6s 3d); pair of handle heaters to Italian iron (2s); cinder sieve with long[?] handle (4s 6d); polishing steel front of Register[?] stove and 22 new ornaments (£1 8s); key to a bottle jack (2s); mending gate bell (9d); pair of flats (3s); 6 feet of chain for gate (1s 6d); padlock for the gate (1s); key to caddy ['caddee'] (1s); bed winch ['bedwynch'] (2s 6d). Total bill amounted to £12 13s 0d. Attached to the front of the bill with a pin is a receipt for the money signed by Thomas 'Shallon/Shalton'.

Wind guard Griffith
Bar for top of chimney
Register stove Mr King
Wind guard on chimney of Mr King
Bar for chimney
Cleaned & mend lock E staircase
Register stove Gibbs
double locks Mr (?) call (?) Matthews Ha
Slip & ban Gibbs
Back & fix'd woodward
fastened bar to stove of Mr Pickance

Total: £11 15s 0d

Paid 50 pounds 5 pence to Shallow and Coleman for ironwork.
Courts and outside work
Range with ? and boil and steam pipe Porters House
Ironing Stove and 2 bars at do
Pipe on Chimney at do
A wind guard at do
new lock 2 keys to door at do
2 ventilating air bricks
Slip over range
3 gallon oil can
3 bars copper gardeners house
New lock to pantry door Porters
False bottom at Porters
Secured repaired 2 locks in the choristers room
new spindle nobs to do
cup staple 2 screws and fixed
cubpboard lock Porters
latch 2 catches 2 buttons 2 nobs
Mended poker Porters lodge
2 keys to cupboards at do
3 scutcheons at do
1 length pipe to drain
nob and mend poker Porters lodge
Cleaned and oil and joists to gate
closet lock Porter
lock fastened at do
2 keys to gates porters house
new casement W Westmorland
Taking down gutter repaired
Do at porters
5 brackets to do
2 men fixing do 1/4 day
12 screws and fresh fixed latch to knife place
1 check spring ? bell gate
Key to fellows water closet porter
Cleaned and repaired lock to do
Brass pack fixed for
Slip to top of fire place at do
Rake to clean oven at do
Bolt screws fixed water closet
Falso bottom to stove Porters
Mend a shovel do
3 feet pipe fixed to ? tub
Repaired lock to coal place
Laid poker Porters Lodge
Altered stove and padding fire stove back and checks W Fisher
Lock 2 keys fixed porters lodge
4 handles fixed to drawers
Mend latch nails fixed stable yard
x back fixed (?)
Mend lamp Porters Lodge
Double back fixed (Shield)
Laid 29 feet gutter at Gardeners house
8 feet pipe to do
Pipe on chimney at do
1 hook for do
Cleaned ? 2 locks to gates 3 bolds and 2 men fixing
Crate for drain brick
Double back and check to stove ?
Key boat house by Porter
Cleaner=d repaired lock do
Mend a lamp
Blower fixed Porters lodge
0 brass labels engraved for keys
Latch 3 keys fixed school room
Two lock fixed to stable yard
A plate screwes fixed to do
check fixed to range porter
Key to Sedge (?) Place
Back fixed, Dew, Holloway, Hilton
new back and bottom 2 screws and fixed Kindersly
2 checks repaired stove Brooker
A new false back to do
Double back 2 screws and fixed
???
36 prick Elliptic stove (Sharp)
Bar fix do bricklayer
New check fixed back repaired stove and bar to do (Buk[?])
New hob, new back s
Double back dixed Grace and Ingram
2 check repaired stove Ingram
back stove number 2 Pump stove
Double back fixed Hawker
Morgan, Steve Elwell
Lecture room
Spoocily, Wilson
School room
Mullins
Mending a key
Lowe's drain trap
Mend key stable

Combination Room
Taking down lamp pin
Turnbuckle fixed to window

Hall
Pipe on chimney
4 mustard (?)

Signed Thomas Shallow

[Receipt]

Received December 8th 1846 of the Revd. Doctor French, twenty eight pounds fifteen shillings and fourpence for ironwork on college acct. [account] as per bill,

[Signed] Tho. Shallow

[Itemised bill]

Jesus College for Ironwork

To Shallow & Coleman

1846 – Masters Lodge

1st of January –
[?] a copper; £0 9s 6d
New Pipe & Tap to ditto [Master’s Lodge]; £0 10s 6d
Damper; £0 3s 0d
Roighled [Rough led?] 5 bars; £0 2s 6d
Hooping; £0 0s 6d
Mend latch copper door; £0 1s 0d
Set of Ironwork to order; £4 5s 6d
Doorframe for sweeps; £0 2s 0d
5th of March –
Plate & bar over drain, 21 [?]; £0 5s 3d

26th of October –
Oiled & cased crank wire & repaired bells door & gate; £0 3s 0d
[Total=] £6 2s 9d

1845 – Courts

28th of October –
2 Good locks & cap staples drill’d 10 holes & screw bolts 4 revits [rivets?] & fixd [fixed] [?] gates next close;

5th of November –
3 Strong lid grates stable yard 45 - £1 2s 6d
11th of November –
20 ft. gutter coach house; £0 10s 0d
3 ft. 6 in. pipe to gutter coach house;
6 brackets 1 [hour?] & fixed; £0 3s 0d

16th of November –
2 hooks; £0 4s 0d
3 hooks & & rings to hang horses; £0 2s 0d

27th of November –
Fixd. turnbuckle to case in Chapel; £0 1s 0d

1st of December –
Mend gas lamp court; £0 1s 6d

29th of December –
Screws & fixd. turnbuckle to [casement?] Chapel; £0 1s 0d

1846 –

Mend hammer Chapel;’ £0 0s 6d
16th of January –
Drill’d hole in plate & screws
3 fixd. [fixed] bar to gate; £0 1s 6d

17th of January –
Mend hammer; £0 0s 6d

19th of January –
Sharpened 2 ends and 2 handles to Chapel; £0 1s 0d

26th of January –
Fix’d turnbuckle to cas’t [casement] Chapel; £0 0s 6d
27th of January –
Sharp’d crove bar to Chapel; £0 0s 6d
30th January –
Mend [?] shoe place; £0 1s 0d
31st of January –
2 Bushels charcoal Chapel; £0 3s 0d
Mend brass curtain [?] 3 fixd. to Chapel; £0 3s 0d

9th of February –
[?] to Chapel door; £0 1s 6d
Sharp’d [sharpened] 4 points; £0 0s 8d
14th of February –
Open’d lock gate cleaned & repaired to Chapel door; £0 1s 6d

14th of February –
[?] to Gate; £0 1s 2d
Strong plate screws & fixed; £0 1s 0d
16th of February –
Sharpened 3 weed hooks 1 men, handle to gate; £0 0s 9d
20th of February –
Taking bar out, mend[ed] and fixed, gate next close; £0 4s 0d
Square to door cell & screws fix’d in cinder place; £0 2s 0d
21st of February –
2 [?] land fence next close 36; £0 18s 0d
Taking out 5 land & lengthen’d fence next close; £0 5s 0d
12 ft lead; £0 2s 6d
2 mend 1 day firing 12 ft. lead; £0 8s 0d
Cleaned and repaired lock, Porters; £0 1s 6d
4th of April –
Laid 2 points; £0 3s 0d
9th of April –
Sharpen’d 4 weld hooks; £0 0s 8d
13th of April –
Laid 1 point; £0 1s 6d
Sharpened 2 weld hooks; £0 0s 4d
23rd of April –
Sharpen’d 2 weld hooks; £0 0s 4d
Ground [?]; £0 0s 9d
27th of April;
Laid 2 points; £0 3s 0d
Sharpen’d 2 weld hooks; £0 0s 4d
29th of April –
Glass to Porters’ Lamp; £0 1s 6d
6th of June –
Laid 2 points; £0 3s 0d
11th of June –
Padlock hasp & loops fix’d Chapel door; £0 2s 0d
11th of August –
Fixed pump, locker and key to bolt; £0 1s 0d
27th of April –
New lever to clock hammer; £0 2s 6d
22nd of September –
Key to Chapel door; £0 1s 6d
Taking down [?] window; £0 1s 0d
24th of September –
New cheek new stand and plate, and repaired stove cookers room; £0 4s 0d
19th of October –
Charcoal for Chapel; £0 2s 0d
Man ½ day lighting fire; £0 2s 0d
21st of October –
2 men fixing curtain rods; £0 3s 0d
[Total=] £9 19s 10d

Combination Room
1845 –
17th of December –
Mend lamp; £0 1s 0d
14th of March; Hook 4 screws & fix’d; £0 0s 6d
29th of June; Cleaned vivers & fender; £0 2s 6d
3rd of September; Cleaned large lamp; £0 7s 0d
2 men fixing large lamp; £0 2s 0d
[Total=] £0 13s 0d

Buttery
1845 –
13th of November –
Key to cupboard; £0 1s 0d
27th of November –
Plate revits [rivets?] and screws and mend top of boiler; £0 4s 0d
1846 –
10th of April –
Curtain rod 2 hooks fixed; £0 1s 0d
17th of April –
Plate 10 screws fixed to bracket under board; £0 1s 6d
16th of October –
Plate rivets ground fired fixed boiler plate white lead 4 screws bolts & mend, new tap 12 screws mend bars ground taps & repaired range; £1 10s 0d
Steam pipe to Range; £0 3s 0d
Man ½ day fixing; £0 2s 6d
[Total=] £2 3s 10d

Clock
One year winding & oiling; £4 14s 6d

Kitchen
1845 –
11th of November –
Cleaned 2 drip pan stands & shortened legs; £0 4s 0d
2nd of December –
2 Holdfasts & fixed shelf; £0 1s 0d
1846 –
19th of January –
Oiling Jack; £0 5s 6d
20th of February –
Mend handle to pepper-mill; £0 1s 0d
23rd of March –
Bottom to boiler, 23 lb.; £0 5s 9d
9th of April –
Oiling Jack; £0 5s 6d
19th of June –
Oiling Jack; £0 5s 6d
18th of August –
Top to boiler, 32 lb.; £0 8s 0d
19th of August –
2 pumps; £0 8s 0d
1 holdfast; £0 1s 6d
20th of August –
2 new sides to stove, 31 lb.; £0 10s 4d
4 new bars to to stove, 20 lb.;£0 6s 8d
22nd of August –
Cleaned, repaired & oiled jack; £0 15s 0d
3 new chains to stove; £0 12s 0d
11th of September –
Bottom to boiler, 22 lb.; £0 3s 6d
13th of October –
Cleaned & righted drip pan stands; £0 2s 0d
17th of October –
Shovel with a long handle; £0 4s 6d
[Total=] £5 1s 9d

[Grand Totals=]

Masters Lodge = £6 2s 9d
Courts = £9 19s 10d
Combination Room = £0 13s 0d
Buttery = £2 3s 6d
Clock = £4 14s 6d
Kitchen = £5 1s 9d
=£28 15s 4d

[Second paper]

Letter of receipt dated 8th of December 1846. Signed by Thomas