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Letter addressed to William French saying that their clerk, Thomas Johnson will be in Cambridge for business and so will stop at the College to collect the money owed to them on the College account.

Invoice for coal sales from John Stockdale & Son to Rev Dr French, dated 11th August 1831, King's Lynn. 35 chaldrons of blyth coal, total of £39 76s. Below letter stating the order and that it was forwarded to Edward Mason's boat, which they hope will arrive safe and meet French's approbation. Signed John Stockdale & Sons, Lynn's Regis, 11 August 1831.

Paid 12 shillings to John Swan and Swan Upholsters for putting new lines and tassels to roll blinds
restringing 2 sets of window curtains and putting new lines to decanter slide
18 yards line and 4 tassels
Screws and repairing Mahogany elbow chair fastening frame and elbows and fixing on top
Repairing fire screen
Signed John Swan

Received of the Rev Dr French the total sum of £5 9s 2d for contribution money and Marshall's salary. Undated, written by Thomas Johnson.

A printed receipt for the College Library's subscription to the publication of works by the surgeon Charles Collignon. Signed by Charles Collignon.

Bill and Receipt to Jesus College from J. Webster & Sons for work by Stephen Pryor & Son in October 1848

Oct. 2: 9ft of 2in Copper Pipes, 3 Hooks & fixing, 10s 6d

Oct. 23: Repairing pipe in Back Yard, 1s 6d
To taking down, clearing out, repairing Copper, gutters, and pipes, 3ft 6in new copper gutter, 6in new pipes, 4 pipe Hooks, 6 new holdfasts for Gutter with Copper straps making 4 square elbows, & 3 joints, men, day 1/2 Porters Houses, 18s 6d

Total: £1 10s 6d

Signed on receipt of payment by Charles Pryor

Paid 5s 6d for repairing candlesticks by Felix Vaughan and 5s 6d for candlesticks by Thomas Wakefield. Signed Samuel Hill for Thomas Wilson.

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).

Letter from William Bagge, Thomas Bagge and Joseph Greene to Rev Dr French, dated 11th March 1832, King's Lynn. Apologises to French for allowing his note to go unanswered as it had gottten mislaid. Reports that the coal of nearly the whole of last year was not so good as they could have wished, owing to the extra demand occasionedb taking off the Duty, and to this intention by the stoppage of work amongst the pitmen nearly twelve months ago, the coal owners could hardly get them fast enough and did not pay their usual attention to quality. Bagge/Greene notes they did all in their power to have this remedied, but could not. Now the coals are much better. Signed William Bagge, Thomas Baggge and Joseph Greene.

Paid 2s 6d as quit rent to Clare Hall. Signed by P. S. Goddard

Paid 12s for eau brink tax on 6 acres of land belonging to Jesus College.

notice that the stones are put above the roof top to avoid strong winds blowing away wooden roof top.

Paid Messrs Simmons and Simmons £8 12s 6d for a survey and map of an estate in the parish of Steeple Morden. Signed by S. K. Simmons

Letter to Rev Dr French dated 23rd February 1832, from John Stockdale & Son. Details that Stockdale & Son received a letter from Masters Forsters bankers, Cambridge informing them that French had paid £8 10s into their account, which with the discount deducted in the amount of their coal account. Signed John Stockdale & Sons.

A letter (presumably to the Master) confirming receipt and conveying thanks for a letter giving him his vote. He is obliged to the Master and Fellows of Jesus College for his election on Mr Rustat's Foundation and conveys his thanks, as does his neighbour Mrs Gray. Mrs Sanderson is not at home today - she shall have his letter on her return.

Chimney sweeping receipt. Approximately 25 chimneys cleaned, including the Range chimney, the Stove chimney, the Oven chimney and the flues, the Copper chimney and the flues, the Hall chimney, the Combination chimney, the Servant Hall chimney, and the Porters' Lodge chimney. Cost total - £2, 14s.

Played by Myrna Stoneman. Colour sketch of the costume; the actor's measurements and notes about the costume; notes on alterations; and a pencil sketch of the costume with a purple fabric swatch

Soup bowl, 22.5cm diameter; Medium plate 22.5cm diameter. Cockerel on globe with college motto in centre in yellow, brown and red. Decorative floral pattern round edge in brown, blue, yellow, green, pink and red.

Given in 1876 in memory of five members of the College who rowed in the winning Cambridge boat of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Names inscribed on the cup are P. W. Brancker (Jesus), T. W. Lewis (Gonville and Caius), W. B. Close (Trinity), C. Gurdon (Jesus), L. G. Pike (Gonville and Caius), T. E. Hockin (Jesus), H. E. Rhodes (Jesus), C. D. Shafto (Jesus), G. L. Davis (Clare).

To the Ely Diocesan Board of Finance, discussing suggested purchase and leaseback, by Jesus College, of a portion of the Vicarage garden, to facilitate planning for a development of King Street.

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

Includes organisational correspondence, correspondence with artists, photographs and slides of featured exhibits, guides, flier, poster, costs associated with holding the exhibition, correspondence with printers of exhibition catalogue.

Featured artists were Geoffrey Clarke, Stephen Cox, Andrew James and Sonja Wyndham-West.

Opened by Duncan Robinson.

Photograph showing boat on river towards Fen Ditton. Names on board read G. A. Young, F. G. Pyper, S. M. Taylor, T. H. Goodwin, D. T. Jones, F. M. Porter, M. G. Fitzgerald, R. H. Lowry, M. F. MacFarlane.

A photograph and list of names as follows:

R.H. Shuter; A.O. Williams; C.N. De Vine; H.P.F. Scott; W.H.C. Rowe; E.F. Ball; G.S. Shackleford; J.W. Stoddard; D.J. Owen; R.M. Vick; F.R.M. Campbell; K.A. Wilson-Barkworth; J.P.H. Davies; P.L. Rawes; T.E. Manning; B.W. [actually T.B.W.] Spencer; N.L. Watson; W.B. Wood; W.J. Sanderson; A.E. Alderson; L.H.L. Carver; A.C. Aldous; H.J. Priestley; T.G.N. Bardwell; A.L.F. Cook; T. Garne and F.W.E. Hobson.

Absent - F.S. Scales; A.S.D. Smith; H.A. Marshall; - [C.H.] Cox; H. Mainprice; H.N. Morris; C.H.W. Griffiths; FE. Storrs; J.P. Wilton; J.R. Howard; G.S. Heathcote; A.P. Danby [actually Denby] and W.H. Milburn.

Paid to Joseph Woodcock for work done on the new building, including payments for bricks, labour time of Henry Alden and Richard Atwood, a carter for carriage, for workmen, for labourers. Signed by Joseph Woodcock

£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,