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Handwritten receipt for £1 10s paid to install a new gate and fix two fence posts on an unnamed estate.

Receipt for payment of £2 15s 6d as a premium on one year's fire insurance.

Receipt with itemised description of maintenance works conducted in Jesus College, including the lining of pipes, cleaning the fittings in the Hall and 'Knife House', cleaning of pipes 'throughout College', fitting of tin shades in the kitchen, supplying brackets, and the maintenance of gas taps and burners in the 'Hall', totalled £4 17s 11d. Signed by George Giffard.

Receipt for payment of £2 11s 6d in income tax for Willingham, paid by Jonas Asken.

Receipt for income tax paid by "Hairies" in the parish of Horne, amounting to £16 10s.

Receipt for payment of £25 by Dr Westmorland to Elgar Frisby. Address at the top of the note is "52[?] Georges Villa".

Accounts for the repair of waterworks within college, including repair of stop taps, fitting balls "in the Grove", fitting India rubber collars, fitting leather collars and labour costs, amounting to 6s 6d.

Receipt for the payment of poor rates amounting to £20 19s 2d, paid by Jesus College.

Cheque for £60 made out to Rev. A. C. Issinge.

Itemised accounts for maintenance and administration of several estates owned by Jesus College, including: an inspection and writing a report on "Gunnells Farm" in Shelford (£10 10s); surveying land at Steeple Morden with respect to an agreement about coprolite extraction (£1 11s 6d); drafting a rental agreement between Jesus College and James Hunt for a farm at Morden (£2 2s); supervising repairs on an unspecified house (£25); procuring estimates for the construction of a shed, chaff house and yard on a farm leased to "Frohock" (£1 11s 6d); inspecting a farm at Over, leased to "Mr Robinson", and drafting a report (£5 5s). Total bill of £49 3s 6d. Rough workings on the reverse.

Bill for several items of textiles, including: 11 Damask cloths (£2 14s); 220 yards of "Diaper" (£29 6s 8d); 36 "Pensioners Cloths" and hemming and "musking" 42 cloths (10s 11s). Total amounting to £32 11s 2d, signed by J. Warwick.

Bill for 1 pruning knife (4s 3d) and 1 fumigator (4s 6d).

Bill for "1 plain Broom" and "Slarin"(?), (£9 2s) and 1 "Bamcler"(?) (£1 9s).

Receipt for cleaning the chapel, including: two men to clean the chapel over two days (12s); three men to clean for five days (£2 5s); firewood (1s). Signed by H. Rowley, Chapel clerk.

Receipt for several volumes purchased by "the Steward", including: "Dod's Parliamentary Companion" (4s 6d); Edinburgh Review (12s),; Quarterly Review (12s); "Dod's Parliamentary Companion" (4s 6d); Edinburgh Review (12s),; Quarterly Review (12s).

Bill for 10 yards of "Cocoa Matting" bought for the chapel, amounting to £2 3s.

Bill briefly summarising items or services provided by John Swan and Son, identified by location only. Includes: "Papering" (£5 14s); "Chapel" (£2 3s); "Lecture Room" (£5 7s 3d); "Hall" (£1 12s 1d); "Combination" (£1 10s)

Receipt for money paid to Thomas Daves for constructing a pair of cottages at Horne Court (£300), and for adding new floors to the barn and granary (£31 10s).

12 items relating to charitable donations made by Jesus College:

1. Cheque for £3 3s donated to the Clergy Widows and Orphans Society, signed by Robert Mann 27th November 1880.
2. Cheque for £5 5s paid by "Rev. A. S. Crusford", 3rd November 1880.
3. Cheque for £5 5s paid by Dr. Westmorland, 2nd October 1880.
4. Receipt for a donation of £5 5s paid by Dr. Westmorland to the "Old Schools of Cambridge", dated 14th October 1880.
5. Receipt for the payment of £2 by the college bursar to "the Schools of Stow cum Quay", 1st May 1880.
6. Cheque for £2 2s paid to Revd. W. Dixon, 7th October 1880. Signed W. Looker.
7. Note of thanks written on paper headed "The Morden Vicarage, Royston". Note thanking the recipient for donating "two guineas" "towards our Fairchial(?) Schools", signed by Walter Bouchier.
8. Receipt for the payment of 10 guineas donated as a year's "subscription" to Addenbrooke's Hospital, 30th September 1880. Signed by Gilbert Oicuslic(?).
9. Cheque for £3 3s paid to "the Cambridge Storre & for Nurses", signed by Robert Mann, 15th January 1880.
10. Receipt for the donation of £1 as subscription to "the Higher Grade School", signed by Walter Slack, Treasurer. Dated 7th June 1880.
11. Cheque for £5 5s donated to "the Cambridge Penal Refuge". Signed by Robert Mann, 29th September 1880.
12. Cheque for £5 5s donated to the "Cambs Agricultural Society". Signed by Robert Mann, 1st June 1880.

Receipt for grant of Parsonage house at Whittlesford for £100 0s 0d. Signed by Arthur Charles Jennings, Vicar of Whittlesford. Back of receipt includes handwritten calculations for July 1881, totalling £1044 8s 0d.

Income Tax receipt, Parish of Hundon, totalling $15 5s 4d. Received of C. Deeks, signed by R. Gibbons, Collector.

Memorandum of Agreement for hire of land in Hundon, Rent payable totalling £62 14s 0d, Includes list of Reservations including 'Timber and right to view' and 'Tenant to pay all parochial expenses'. Signed by F.C. Finch, John Smoothy, and Fred Smith. Receipt for 1882 rent charges, rates, Income tax, totalling £467 10s 0d and £211 17s 3d, back of receipt includes handwritten calculations.

Receipt for Pension for R. F. Cuthbert, received by Dr. Westmoreland, totalling £13 0s 0d, signed by Charles Deeks; Receipt for Hundon, signed Robt,. F. Cuthbert, totalling £13 0s 0d, received by Charles Deeks; Receipt for Hundon, signed Robt,. F. Cuthbert, totalling £13 0s 0d, received by Charles Deeks.

Receipt for travel and expenses relating to Parsonage Farm at Hundon, totalling £18 16s 0d, received by Edward Fitch for F.C. Fitch, 7th January 1882. Itemized list includes: 6th June 1978, travel to Hundon to report on Parsonage Farm, Hundon and meet Mr. Robert Cuthbert and to meet Mr. Mudd, travel to Cambridge to meet with Bursar, totalling £3 3s 0d; 9th July, journey to Hundon totalling £3 3s 0d; 26th October, journey to Hundon, meet with Mr. Deeks, 5th September, journey to Cowlinge to meet with Mr. Mudd, drawing reports, totalling £1 11s 6d; 5th September, arrange terms with Charles Deeks for hire of Parsonage Farm, Hundon at retnal of £160 9s 0d per annum, drawing covenants for lease and forwarding same to Mr. Fisher, totalling £8 0s 6d; 5th September, arranging with M. Smoothy and Smith for hire of Mudd's land at Cowlinge at rental of £58 0s 0d per annum, totalling £2 18s 0d.

Receipt building supplies and repairs totalling £5 12s 9d, by the order of C. Deeks, to J. Bareham, Settled 27th November, 1882, [signed by] James Bareham. Itemised list includes: 26th January, tiling £0 3s 6d,1/4...plain tiles £0 1s 1 1/2 d, nails £0 0s 9d; 8th July, Digging foundations and building new walls £1 12s 0d; [illegible date] walls, foundations £0 10s 0d, 400 red brick £0 16s 0d, 100 ...brick £0 6s 0d, 40 bushels of lime, £1 0s 0d; 11th November, plantings and tiling to end of chancle £0 2s 6d, 1 peck a 1/2 of cement £0 1s 10 1/2 d, 100 ...tile £0 9s 0d.

Receipt for Quit Rent and Land Tax for Country Farm at Graveley, received of Dr Westmoreland, totalling £19 3s 3d. [Signed] Rector of Graveley.

Record of correspondence and costs related to commutation of Cavendish tithes from November 1843 to March 1846. Total: £84 19s 9d paid to Allpress and Lawrence

Receipt for £1 1s 0d paid to John Lawrence (Allpress and Lawrence) for costs related to Elmstead tithes.

Receipt from John Spicer Wood on the behalf of W. S. Wood for being a Barnaby lecturer. Total: £3 2s 2d

Four receipts for income and property taxes paid by Mr. Emson of Jesus College to John Nichols, collector. Two are for 11s 3d and two are for 13s 10 1/2d

Receipt for £1 18s 6d for one year's premium and duty on insurance of £100 for 2 houses in Malcolm St from Christmas 1846-1847 from Henry Hazard, agent

Account of timber, labour, nails, etc. from Mr Hurrell's farm. Total: £347 5 1/2d

Acknowledgement of order on Mortlock Bank for £63 0s 6d for Somerville scholarship for Stevenson

Receipts recording payment of land taxes on college holdings in Willingham and Cottenham by John Few. Willingham receipts for:
4s 8d (31st July 1845), 5s 4d (3rd February 1846), 5s 4d (27th January 1847), 5s 4d for Lady Day 1847, and 14s 3d (4th November 1847). Cottenham receipts for £1 3s 2.5d (26th November 1846) and £1 3s 2.5d (29th May 1847)

Receipt for annual premium and duty on a £600 fire insurance policy undertaken by the College for Christmas 1846 to Christmas 1847. £1 7s.

Notes on rents for 1847 audit.

Receipt for work done to Hundon Parsonage by Henry Webb, including brick and stone work, whitewashing the house and outbuildings, and repairs to the windows. Work ordered by Mr Cuthbert. Total cost: £10

Receipt for work done on windows in the chancel of Hundon Church by W. B. Steed. Total cost: £9. Ordered by Mr Cuthbert

Receipt for blacksmith work and materials for Hundon rectory, including nails and gate repairs. Total cost: £2 8s 4d. Work ordered by Mr R. F. Cuthbert

Receipt for one year's property and income tax, paid by R. F. Cuthbert in the parish of Hundon. Total: £15 6s 3d.

Receipt recording £46 15s 3d placed to the credit of Rev. John Graham of Hundon

Letter from Eliza Hilton Hartcup, widow of Rev. Thomas Hartcup, alum of Clare Hall, Cambridge, regarding a pension. Includes a note from Rev. Frederick William Darwall, curate of St. James parish, Dover, attesting to her character and residence

Choristers' accounts for Lent, Easter, and Michaelmas terms 1847 for Frederick Seele, William Neal, William Burton, J. Frisby, William Jiggins, and William Frisby. Each term £6 for a total of £18. Signed Hutton, Organist.

Receipt from Thomas Shallow for ironwork done on the estates. Includes hooping, nails, and taking down copper gutter and pipe, as well as repairs. Total cost: £1 9s 4d.

Receipt from William Jarvis (on behalf of Dr. Webb) of Clare Hall noting receipt of 2s 6d for Lent rent.

Letter from painter Henry William Pickersgill regarding the portrait of Dr French, which he sent to Cambridge by "the first luggage train that may leave London". Also acknowledges receipt of £52 10s for portrait.

Paid 11s 6d to Thomas Chapman for carpentry work. Includes unpacking and packing carved work; taking carved work of seat for Mr Rattee; taking down and putting up altar piece; putting three new ledges on shelf in Buttery; mending door in cellar; new lath covered with red baize on Combination room door and new line to picture and brass nail in Combination room.

Paid £18 1s 9d to Webster and Son for maintenance work. Includes mending a fence in the close; putting in Mortice latch and repairing door (1 dozen screws 1/2 nails); mending trough and fence in the close and door to the stable; Sawing for ports and rails; taking down tree; coating gravel from the garden to the lodge and road; repairing gate doors in the masters stable yard and sharpening saw; fencing round the close and the garden.

Paid £3 14s to R Press. Includes details about chimney sweeping done around the college.