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Details accounts of foundation and lay fellows' bills from Christmas 1846 to Michaelmas 1847. Foundation fellows total: £165 16s 2d. Lay fellows total: £8 12s 2d. Total for both: £174 8s 4d

Letter from George Maddison, vicar of All Saints Church, proposing expansion of the church to allow for more seating to accommodate his growing parish. He estimates that the costs of expanding the church would not exceed £500.

Letter from Charles Hoare describing payments made to Rev. C. Style Drake for £30 and Rev. R. A. Rackham for £20.

Letter from Charles Hoare describing payments made to lay fellows T. Austedi, H. Hodgson, Esq., and J. H. Rosers, Esq. for £31 1s 10d each.

Letter from Charles Hoare describing payments made on behalf of the college to I. Clayton's account with Mr. Mortlock (£150) and to Mr. Rattee (£150). Also describes a bill for £278 9s 1d from Mr. Russell.

Letter from Charles Hoare regarding the restoration fund for the college (chapel). Describes the payment to Smith and Co. and Mortlock and Co. of £444 3s 4d. Also describes correspondence with Mr. Laurence regarding the order of court.

Letter describing the sale of plants (?) on behalf of the college by Charles Hoare/Hoare Bank and Cottled and Palmer Brokers. Total: £444 3s 4d

Clare Hall, October 24th 1846
Received of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College the sum of two shillings & sixpence for one 3rd quit rent and meat, Mich[aelmas?]
Signed William Webb
£0 2s 6d

Dated Cambridge, October 30th 1846.

Received of the Bursar of Jesus College, the sum of four pence, the amount of Quit rent due to Trinity College at Michaelmas last. Signed H. Freeman.

1844, Jesus College
29th of September - Stipend - £0 16s 0d
Rec'd. H. Gunning.

1845 –

Jesus College [?]

29th of September – Stipend - £0 16s 0d
1 Sermon - £0 1s 0d
£0 17s 0d

Rec’d. [Illegible]

Rec’d February 28th 1846 of the Rev'd., the Bursar of Jesus College the sum of 2s 6d for BA Commencement in Jan' 7 last. Signed Mr. M. Johnson (Senate House Keeper)

Rec’d July [1846] of the Master of Jesus College the sum of 2s 6d for MA Commencement. Signed Mr. Johnson (School Keeper)

The Revd., the Master & Fellows of Jesus College, to Elliot Smith & Son.

1846, January –
Looking over the Old Greyhound Premises in St. Andrews’ Street and reporting to you opinion thereon; £0 10s 6d
Looking over of House in Lease to Mr. J. Adcock; £0 10s 6d
[Total=] £1 1s 0d

Dated 1846, December 16th, signed Mr. [?], Mr. Wisbey

Paper Mills Trust Rents at Red Lion Inn, Saturday April 25, 1846 at Eleven.

Labour by Walker;

Coll. - £0 18s 0d
Ditto - £0 18s 0d
Ditto - £0 8s 0d
Ditto - £0 7s 6d
Ditto - £0 3s 0d
[Total=] £2 14s 6d

In filling up Grant pits.

[Jottings and notes fill rest of page]

[First paper]
Wall Next Diver’s Garden [£6 15s 91/2d]

1845 –
20th of December

5 ¾ days Bricklayer and labourer digging foundation and building wall next Divers Garden; £1 17s 3 1/2d
2100 bricks, 16 bushels lime, 1 load sand; £4 18s 6d
[Total=] £6 15s 9 1/2d
[Second paper]
Dwarf Wall in Malcolm Street [£2 19s 3d]

1846 –
2nd May –
Dwarf Wall in Malcolm Street next Shippey’s
2 days Mason and apprentice to coping; £0 17s 0d
18 feet of 5 1/2 x 5/2 stone; £0 15s 0d
100 bricks 6 tons mortar, 1 ¼ peck cement; £0 8s 6d
7lb lead; £0 2s 4d
11th May –
1 day finishing £0 8s 6d
5 lb stone color, 1 pint of oil; £0 2s 11d
1 day painter to ditto; £0 5s 0d

Posts Malcolm Street [£2 9s 1 1/2d]
Fence Butt Green [£2 4s 0d]
Fence late Barry [£3 19s 1d]
[Total] £8 12s 2 ½d

Malcolm Street
1845 –
18th of October –
¾ day putting down posts and of Malcolm Street next Kings street; £0 3s 4 1/2 d
18 x 5 x 5 x 5 oak; £0 15s 9d
25th of October –
9 ½ days work by men making road; £1 10s 0d

Fence on Butt Green
7th of March –
3 ½ days repairing fences; £0 14s 6d
4lb 4 inch nails, 4lb 10 inch nails; £0 3s 4d
24th of April –
3 days repairing fence at Butt Green and Grove; £0 13s 6d
¼ 3 ½ nails 1 [?] joints & screws; 4 inch round bolt; £0 2s 2d
Sawing stuff to fence and grove at Butt Green; £0 10s 6d

1846 –
9th of May –
For sawing own material & fence where house was occupied by Mr. Barry; £0 6s 0d
6 ½ days carpenter preparing and butt down fence; £1 6s 0d
39 x 9 x 1, 18 x 11 x 1, 18 x 11 x ¾, [deal?]; £0 13s 5d
1 pan of Garnet screws and nails; £0 3s 6d
23rd May –
6 ft. carpenter finishing on 7 x 6 x 1, £0 4s 2d
8th of June –
1 ¼ days painting fence; £0 6s 3d
14lbs lead color, 4 pints of oil; £0 8s 9d
66 feet super [?]; £0 11s 0d

[Fourth paper]
Fence on New Square
1845 –
22nd September –
2 days repairing fence on New Square; £0 9s 0d
11 x 3 x 3 [?], 1 foot 3 x 3 oak & nails; £0 2s 9d
[£0 11s 9d]

[Fifth paper]

Acknowledgement of receipt of £18 19s 0 ½ d from the Reverend, the Master and Fellows of Jesus College. Signed by J. Webster & Son.

[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

1845 –

Revd. Dr. French, Lodge Account, to J. Turner.

22nd of November –
Taking down coppers and fixing copper and building oven
7 ½ day Bricklayer & Labourer; £2 5s 0d
Extra labourer 4 days; £0 10s 0d
1000 Building Bricks 30 Fire; £2 7s 0d
200 Red Bricks; £0 18s 0d
20 9 inch lumps for bottom; £0 10s 6d
Mortar & lime; £1 2s 0d

14th of February –
[Clearing?] cesspool in garden
1 ¾ bricklayers & lab [labour?]; £0 10s 6d
Mortar; £0 2s 0d

31st of February –
Making alterations in [Lodge?] House and [?] Hole
Bricklayer and labour 5 days; £1 10s 0d
Extra labourer 5 days; £0 12s 6d
50 pankles; £0 4s 6d
Mortar & lime; £0 15s 0d

7th March –
Making cesspool and drain where old knife house stood
3 Days Bricklayer & Lab[our]; £0 18s 0d
1 day [?] lab[our]; £0 2s 6d
Mortar; £0 11s. -d
1 ½ Bushel Cement; £0 7s 6d

28th of November –
Whitewashing back Kitchen & c
1 Day Bricklayer & lab[our]; £0 6s 0d

1846 -

Whitening plaster & c; £0 2s 0d

8th of August –
Whitewashing Kitchen & pantrys [sic.]
2 days bricklayer & lab; £0 12s 0d
Plaster & Mortar Whitening &c.; £0 5s 6d

[Total=] £14 11s 6d

[Paper two]

Revd, Master & Fellows Jesus College to J. Turner

[For work done?] to Courts

Making good after Gas men & c
Bricklayer & Lab. 1 Day; £0 6s 0d
Mortar and sand; £0 1s 6d

22nd [November?] –
Repa [repair] tilin g in Back yard
½ day bricklayer and lab; £0 3s 0d
Mortar, tiles, & c.

8th of December –
Mr Fisher Chimney BricK & Lab[our] ½ day; £0 3s 0d
1 chimney job bricks & mortar; £0 5s 6d

1846 –

10th of January –
Lopping trees in close
Turner 7 ½ days & 1 man 7 ½ days; £2 8s 9d
1 man 4 days; £0 10s 0d
Seymours House & barn; £0 5s 0d

17th of January –
Printing window in Close after Plumber
¼ day Brick & Lab[our] Plaster &c.; £0 2s 6d

29th of January –
Cleaning drane [sic.] shift & time; £0 1s 6d

4th of May –
4 loads of sand for courts, Porters [sic.] order; £0 12s 0d
5th of May –
Making good [?] holes &c.
½ day brick[layer] & lab[our];£0 3s 0d
Mortar &c.; £0 1s 6d

12th of August –
Cleaning dranes [sic.].and cesspools
2 ½ days brick[layer] & lab[our]; £0 15s 0d
Mortar &c.; £0 3s 6d
15th of August –
Repairing our offices 1 day brick and lab; £0 6s 0d
Plaster morter [sic.] Whitening &c.; £0 4s 6d

1st of September –
Underpinning for [?] at Mr. Seymours
Room and making good ceiling
1 ½ days brick & lab
200 bricks mortar lath [lathe?] nails plas[ter?] &c.; £0 14s 6d
Repairing and colouring new building
Staircase & Pump Staircase
2 Bricklayers 3 days 1 lab[our] ditto; £2 10s 0d
Mortar, colouring plaster whitening &c.; £1 2s 6d

12th of September –
Brick & lab[our] cleaning out gutters &c.; £0 6s 0d
Mortar &c.; £0 2s 6d

8th of October –
Repairing tiling at Fellows Stables &c.;
2 days Brick & lab.; £0 12s 0d
Mortar Tiles 2 Slates &c.; £0 7s 0d

[Running total=] £12 18s 3d

To Kitchen
Repairing copper stoves oven &sic.
4 days Brick & Lab[our]; £1 4s 0d
Mortar and Plaster; £0 7s 6d
Fire bricks and tiles; £0 8s 0d
Whitening & size; £0 3s 6d
[Total=] £2 3s 0d

23rd of September –
To Buttery
Taking down fixing stove & whitewashing
Buttery 1 ½ days brick & lab; £0 9s 0d
Mortar Plaster Whitening &c. £0 6s 6d
[Running total=] £0 15s 6d

[Totals=]

Courts; £12 18s 3d
Kitchin [sic.]; £2 3s 0d
Buttery; £0 15s 6d
Chapel; £15 11s 0d
Lodge account; £14 11s 6d

[Grand total=] £45 19s 3d
Deduct Chapel = £15 11s 0d

=£30 8s 3d

[Receipt]

Cambridge December 7th, 1846;

Received of the Revd. Dr. French the sum of Thirty pounds eight shillings and three pence as per bill delivered

[Signed] John Turner

Receipt for £22 10s 8d for work done by Robert Ellis, plumber, glazier and ornamental painter, at -

1846 - The Chapel ;

3rd of January –
5 ½ feet of quarries new leading at 9; £0 4s 1d
24 glass quarries added to the light at 1; £0 2s 0d
Work 2 men with ladders talking down and repairing; £0 2s 0d

5th of January –
17 quarries & work [?] in the Anti [sic.] Chapel at 2; £0 2s 10d

10th of March –
¾ day 2 men turning up lead on roof and relaying (as instructed by the architect); £0 6s 0d
Nails used; £0 1s 0d

11th of March –
½ day 2 men relaying lead after the Bricklayers; £0 4s 0d
18th of March –
½ day 2 men repairing leadwork over choir; £0 4s 0d
1-16 of solder, returned 25th used 10th at 10; £0 15s 10d
19th of March –
¾ day 2 men soldering; £0 6s 0d

20th and 21st March –
1 ½ days 2 men soldering
1-17 of solder (mending 59 cracks) at 10; £1 17s 6d

21st of March –
½ day 2 men to leadwork over south [?]; £0 4s 0d
28 ½ th of plumbing solder to leadwork over south [?] at 10; £1 3s 9d

23rd and 24th of March –
2 days 2 men (mending 35 cracks in leads); £0 16s 0d
20th of New Lead Flashing at 26 4/76; 62 by 26 of old lead at 2, 4/4; £0 0s 3d
Nails & wall hooks used; £0 2s 0d

15th of July –
1 ½ days 2 men taking glass out of windows; £0 12s 0d

24th October –
3 squares in Lancet windows, at 1/6; £0 4s 6d

[Total=] £8 0s 9d

1846 – The Buttery, Hall & Comb[ination] Room;

14th of January-
1 sqr. of glass in the Hall; £0 1s 6d

19th of February-
Hall 4 ½ foot of glass, new leading & cementing at 9; £0 3s 4d
4 sqr. of glass, new leading & cementing at 1/6 ; £0 6s 0d
Work 2 men with ladders taking down and refixing at 1/6; £0 2s 0d

21st of March –
Combination room Windows cleaning; £0 1s 6d

25th of March –
Hall 1 sqr. of glass; £0 1s 6d

18th of September –
Buttery, 2 sqr. of glass at 6; £0 1s 0d
Buttery, releading ventilator in casement; £0 0s 9d

5th of October –
Cleaning all the hall windows; £0 14s 0d
24th of October –
Buttery cleaning windows, 6 lights; £0 1s 6d
Combination Room Windows Cleaning; £0 1s 6d

[Total= £ 1 14s 7d]

The College Kitchen

1845 –
8th of December –
2 sqr. of glass at 6/6; £0 3s 0d
10th of December –
Work training out 3 sqr. & reglazing; £0 1s 6d
1 sqr. in new casement 1/6, 2 ft. of lead on the bottom at 6; £0 2s 0d

1846 –
19th of August –
½ day 2 men relaying lead on coffers, 4/1 nails at 6; £0 4s 6d
10th of October –
2 sqr. of glass in larder; £0 3s 0d
24th of October –
Cleaning at the kitchen & larder windows; £0 5s 0d

[Total=] £0 19s 0d

The Court and Buildings

1845

4th of November –
The Chapel Staircase, 1 sqr. next the close & work; £0 2s 8d
Cow Lane 2 quarries & work; £0 0s 6d
26th of November –
Lecture room staircase 1 sqr. of glass; £0 1s 6d
Empty room, late Bell, 1 sqr. of glass’ £0 1s 6d
Empty ground room in the Pump staircase, 1sqr of glass; £0 1s 6d

8th of December –
The servants Hall 1 sqr. of glass; £0 1s. 6d

1846

3rd of January –
D. Staircase 8 feet of glass new leading at 9d; £0 6s 0d
21st of January –
7 sqrs. In D at 9d, 5/3 – work fixing at 9d; £0 6s 0d
6th of March –
New building landing window 1 sqrs. of glass; £0 1s 6d
17th of March –
B Staircase at court, 3 sqrs. of glass at 1/6; £0 4s 6d
B Staircase at court, 1 sqr. 1/6 (broke by wind); £0 1s 6d
23rd of March –
Pump staircase 2 sqr. of glass; £0 3s 0d
4th of April –
Lecture room staircase, 1 sqr. of glass; £0 3s 0d
14th of May –
C. Staircase, 1. Sqr; £0 1s 6d
11th of August –
10th of lead on stonework over gateway; £0 2s 3d
Work to stonework over gateway; £0 1s 0d
12th of August –
Court Pump, new bucket & leather; box leathers and work; £0 7s 6d
1st & 2nd September;
Repairing lead roof 1 ½ days 2 men soldering; £0 12s 0d
2 -26 of solder; 1- 51/4 returned after finishing the work; 1 – 20 ¾ used at 10d; £2 0s 7d
5th of September –
1 day 2 men soldering, lead work; £0 8s 0d
8th of September –
¾ day 2 men soldering lead work; 1 -16th of solder at 10d; £1 16s 8d
9th of September –
1 Day 2 men soldering lead work & lead flashings & renailing; £0 8s 0d
Lead nails & 1/.; Wall hooks 1/.; £0 2s 0d
19th of September –
Chapel Staircase 1 sqr. broke by workmen; £0 2s 6d
19th of October –
Court lamps 2 sides 4/1 & door 1/6; £0 5s 6d
6 top sqrs. 8. 4/1. 2 bottom sqrs. 1/6; £0 5s 6d
[Total=] £8 12s 5d

The Master’s Lodge

1845 –
6th of November; 3 sqrs. of glass in stables at 8; £0 2s 0d
1 sqr. of thick glass over door; £0 2s 6d
21st of November; 1 day 2 men to lead over coffers; £0 8s 0d
22nd of November; 1-0-10 of sheet lead to ditto, at 26/1.= £1 8s 2d
[?] by 1-1-25 of old lead at 18/1=£1 6s 6d; £0 1s 8d
6th of plumbing solder to ditto; £0 5s 0d
½ Day 2 men to plumbing solder and mending sink; £0 4s 0d
7 ½ lb. of plumbing solder to sink; £0 6s 3d

1846-
20th of February –
1 sqr. of glass in drawing room; £0 2s 6d
2 sqrs. of glass in scullery;
2 sqrs. of glass in study; £0 2s 6d
27th of March –
1 sqr. of glass in study; £0 2s 6d
11th of July –
Pump in kitchen, new bucket & box & leathers & work; £0 9s 6d
3rd of September –
1 sqr. of glass in flower room; £0 2s 6d
1 sqr. of glass in light over door; £0 1s 6d
5 sqrs. of glass in 2 bedrooms front at 2/6; £0 12s 6d
6th of October; 1 sqr. of glass in bedroom at front; £0 2s 6d

Summary
The Chapel - £8 0s 9d
The Buttery, Hall & Combination Room - £1 14s 7d
The College Kitchen - £0 19s 0d
The Court & Buildings - £8 12s 5d
The Masters Lodge - £3 3s 11d
£22 10s 8d

Receipt of payment signed 8th of December 1846 atached, signed Robert Ellis.

The Revd., the Master & Fellows of Jesus College
To J. Goode & Son

• 15th of August 1946-

To –

Outside of College –
Sashes in Lodge Gardens, & in the entrance porch & in Fellows’ Garden
Cleaned, touched up, puttied & painted 2 & [?] with their frames & sills 49 [?] & 9 squares at 2/6; £6 4s 4 1/2d

11 pr [pairs?] of 10 light sashes, cleaned, touched up & painted [?] at 1/9 per dozen; £0 16s -1/2d
1 “ 6 of 12 light [?] lights at 1/9 per dozen; £0 2s 6d

2. Casement frames 1/6. 1/3 ft. of [?] 2 over at 1d. = 19/5; £0 15s 11d.
   Door to lodge kitchen puttied and painted 2. over stone colour entrance door to hall back of garden door 2 & 3 times green. 9 yards at 9d; £0 6s 9d.
   Great gates repaired & painted over green; 24 yards at 8d; £0 16s 0d
   [?] of garden gate 3 times then grained in oil, glazed [foam?] at 3 ½ yards at 2/9; £0 9s 7 1/2d
   Sashes painted 1 over [once] Green, reframed 1 man 2 days at 4/8 = 9/4. 10 [pots?] best green at [?] = 10/1; £0 19s 4d.
   2 men ½ day burning old paint off entrace door; £0 4s 8d.
   Lobby to Fellows Garden 2. over stone & green, 12 yards at 9d.; £0 9s 0d.
   1 man ½ day cleaning. 2 over stone & green, 12 yards at 9d.; £0 2s 4d.
   [Total=] £11 6s 6 ½ d
   Staircases

New building staircase. Paint of walls, stopped, puttied and painted 4 times. Stone colour. 9 yards at 11d.; £4 8s 0d.
169 ft. of lime at top, cut in at ½; £0 7s ½d
169 ft. of whiting puttied and painted 2 & 3 times, then grained & varnished at 2 1/2; £1 15s 2 ½ d
4 [ft?] of 10. Light sashes. Whiting puttied and painted 2 & 3 times at 10.4 Lights [ditto] frames; £0 18s 4d.
4 mullions 2 over stone colour; £0 3s 0d.
Doors & frames scrubbed down, puttied & painted 2 & 3 times then grained, varnished. 109 yards at 2/1; £10 18s 0d.
Bannisters varnished at 13 yards at 9d.; £0 9s 9d.

[Total=] £18 19s 4d.

Doors numbered and lettered; £0 2s 6d
2 men 1 day cleaning and preparing work at 4/8; £0 9s 4d
Pump staircase; puttied and painted 2/ 3 times, stone colour 10 ½ yards at 7d.; £2 19s 6d.
4 of 10. Light sashes & frames; £0 1s 0d
2 men 1 day cleaning and preparing at 4/8; £0 9s 4d.

[Total=] £23 7s 8d.

• 7th of October

Chapel; 14. Pounds white lead carpenters [?} had for new roof with [?] at 3d; £0 5s 10d

12th

• 12th Sept.

Buttery; 9 pounds of lead by carpenters [?] at 5d; £0 3s 9d
Jobs times 3 times; £0 1s 6d
[Total=] £0 5s 3d

1845

Porters Lodge
14th of November; 2 locks to gate [?] close 2 over; £0 0s 6d
27th of November; 10 ft. of water trough, 3 times at 2d; £0 1s 8d

1846

28th of March; 1 man ¼ day & colour repairing gates to close; £0 2s 0d
7 pence on both mains 1. over lead & [?] 16. Yards at 5d.; ^s 8d
[Total=] £0 10s 10d

Summary

Outside of college; £35 5s 1/2 d; £11 6s 6 1/2 d
Staircases; £34 14s 2 1/2 d; £23 7s 8d
Chapel; £0 5s 10d
Buttery; £0 5s 3d
Porters Lodge; £0 2s 6d.
Sundries; £0 10s 10d

Total = £35 18s 7 ½ d

[Receipt attached]

Received of the Revd. Dr. French the sum of thirty-five pounds 18/7 for work done at Jesus Coll. To Michaelmas 1846.

[Signed] J. H. Cooke on behalf of J. Cooke & Son.

Cambridge, 12th of December 1846

Received of the Revd., the Master and Fellows of Jesus Coll the sum of thirty one pounds six shillings for work done to Mr. Hunell’s Barn (Shelford as per [?] annexed)
[Total=] £31 6s 0d
Signed, J. Webster, J. Webster & Son

Received Oct. 31st 1846 of the Revd. Dr. French, Master of Jesus College, the sum of five pounds nine shillings and two pence [£5 9s 2d] for contribution money and Marshal's fee.
[Signed] William Ellword, University Marshal.

25th of March 1846

Received of the Bursar of Jesus College the sum of Five Founds Five Shillings [£5 5s 5d], being the annual donation to the Parish of All Saints.

[Signed]
Robert Ellis, Richard Billington; Churchwardens

Fees at Rustat Audit, 16th of April 1846

The Master
The V.C. [Vice-Chancellor]
The Master of Trin [Trinity]
[Total =] £[Illegible] 10s 10d

Drake
Woodham
Fisher
Pike
Gibson
[Total =] £1 5s 0d

6 Scholars; £0 6s 0d
£3 1s 10d

Bursar; £2 0s 0d
£5 1s 0d

A bill of £9 3s 6d to Mr. Wiseman, 1845.

17th of December [1845] –
Dessert Audit; £3 3s 0d

April 1846 –
Dessert, Rustat Audit ; £2 18s 6d
7th of July –
Dessert MA [?] to commence; £3 0s 0d
[Charge for?] Wine; £0 3s 0d.

Signed Mr. Wiseman, 24th of December 1845.

Atlay, Rev. Henry – John’s – Stamford
Atlay, Rev. Charles – John’s – Stamford
Bate, William, Esq. – Trinity – Peterborough
Belgrave, Rev. William – John’s – Stamford
Belgrave, Rev. Thomas – John’s – Wellford
Berkeley, Rev. M.J. – Christ’s – Hibbington, Wansford
Boon, Rev. Robert – John’s – Burghley, Stamford
Chalklen, Rev. Charles William – Trinity – Ringstead, Thrapston
Dundas, Hon. and Rev. J.L. – Trinity – Harport, Northampton
Dundas, Hon. T. – Trinity – Harport, Northampton
Geldart, Rev. Richard John – Cath. [St. Catharine’s] – Little Billing
Hodson, William, Esq. – Clare – Wadenhoe House, Thrapston
Hopkinson, Rev. John – Clare – Peterborough
Hurst, Rev. T. – Clare – Brington, Thrapston
Jones, Rev. Anselm – Trinity – Brackley
Laying, Rev. William Wright – Queen’s – Harrowden, Willingboro’
Miller, Rev. George Oakes – Caius – Bilton Rectory
Paley, Rev. George Barber – Peter’s [Peterhouse] – Thrapston
Price, Rev. James Thomas – King’s – Loys Wheedon, Northamptonsh.
Powys, Hon. Frederick – Trinity – Aldwinkle, Oundle
Robinson, Sir. G. – Trinity – Kettering
Rose, Rev. Henry – Clare – Brington, near Daventry
Rose, Rev. John – Trinity – Wilton, near Daventry
Sicklemore, Rev. Geo. Wilson – Trinity – Milton Rectory
Smythies, Rev. Henry Y. – Emm. [Emmanuel] – Stanground, Peterborough
Stoddart, Rev. W. – Christ’s – Northampton
Symonds, Rev. Thomas M. – John’s – Ringstead, Thrapston
Theed, Rev. Edward Rutter – Sidney – Thrapston
Thornton, Rev. Philip – Clare – Brock Hall, Daventry
Thornton, Rev. Thomas C. – Clare – Brock Hall, Daventry
Walters, Rev. Nicholas – Trinity – All Saint’s, Stamford
Wells, Rev. Gifford – Sid. [Sidney Sussex] – Staverton, near Daventry
Wilson, Rev. W. Corbet, Jun. – Trinity – Bozeat
Wingfield, Rev. Edward O. – Clare – Stamford
Wing, Rev. J. – Pemb. [Pembroke] – Thornaugh, near Peterborough

Letter from Susan Webb acknowledging receipt of a £6 10s 0d pension.

Further correspondence between R. Merry and the Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. Makes a renewed request that the College Makes a renewed request that the College ‘relieve’ R. Merry from the ‘necessity of building a house’ at Guilden Morden by purchasing it with money from the Froby Fund.

Series of letters to the Revd. Dr. French from Rev. Robert Merry;

(1) Ely, 25th August 1845

Rev. Sir,

At present I have great doubt whether the Law will allow me to accede to your request, however disposed I may be to do so. The 1 & 2 Victoria c. 106 feet 62 appears to the imperative upon me; but I will carefully examine the matter, and do the best I can in the case. I will write again in the course of a week or so.
Understanding that the money for your school will not be wanted till next year, you may put me down for £10.

I remain, Rev. Sir, yours very faithfully,

[Signed] Rev. Robert Merry

(2) Ely, 27th August 1845

Rev. Sir,

I can find nothing that can abate the force of the Act which I specified in my last note. A house cannot be built in a day; so that some time must be allowed for the building of one. Uour best plan, as it appears to me, will be to ascertain when [underlined] you may rely [underlined] upon the assistance of the Froby Fund; and let me know the result of your inquiries.

I have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, your very faithful servant

[Signed] The Rev. R. Merry.

(3) Ely ,8th of September 1845

Rev. Sir,

On inquiry, I find that the clause to which I referred you is compulsory [underlined]: in other words, that there is no other Act or clause that can relieve me from the necessity of enforcing the building of a house of residence. As therefore I have no discretionary power in the matter, I trust that you will take such steps as may be needful for the building of a Glebe House.
In almost all cases of small livings without fit houses of residence, the same difficulties will arise; but however much a Bishop may lament that there should be such difficulties, he is bound to carry the Act into effect.

I have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, your very faithful servant.

[Signed] Rev. Robert Merry.

(4) Ely, 17th of September, 1845

Rev. Sir,

I have given directions for a License for non-Residence, corresponding to your Petition, till 31 Dec. 1846. This will afford time for considering what may be the best to be done.
I have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, your faithful servant.

[Signed] Rev. Robert Merry.

'Archdeaconry of Ely

Paris of Modern Guilden; Received for Procurations thereof, for one whole year, due to the Venerable the Archdeacon of Ely, at his Visitation held at Cambridge, this 24th day of July 1845; £0 3s 10d
Acquittance; £0 0s 4d

(Signed) HORATIO CRISP, £0 4s 2d
[Added £0 1s 0d]
= £0 5s 2d

[Signed, the Vicar]'

Letter from R. Merry, of Guilden Morden, Royston, to the Master of Jesus College, regarding permission to buy a property with money from the Froby Fund. Dated October 1st 1845.

I certainly took this living with the intention of building a parsonage; but on counting this cost of building, laying out the ground, making a road, fitting up, furnishing it I find I should quite impoverish myself for life by the undertaking. I therefore proposed to my landlord Mr. Smyth Fedworth to take my present house on a lease of 7 or 14 years on condition that he could make certain alterations such as building a drawing room but on my applying to the Bishop (at Mr Smythe’s suggestion) for his sanction to this flaw, his lordship refers me to the Plurality Act of 1838 (which I before knew nothing of) he considers himself bound to refuse me to build – this notwithstanding my [?] that if only this house might be [illegible] for the Vicarage, in about 60 years or lest (as I calculated) the Froby Fund would yield 500 towards building. All that I have now to obtain is a license to live in my present residence to Dec. 31 1846 “if being intended in pursuance of the provisions of the Plurality Act that I should build a new House or make the present one fit for residence or reside therein.” Being thus it [illegible] forced to provide a Vicarage I have turned my thoughts towards the purchasing of my present house & converting it into a permanent & convenient residence by such repairs as it well admits of I think. Mr Smythe bought this house with a barn stables & an adjoining yard of 13./2 acres of the best land of this parish for £1575 (as he himself has told me). The land, he tells me, lets for £43, two cottages on it let for £7, the barn is rented by my tenant for £10, I pay £25 for the house & the malting premises in my yard let for something more, £5 I dare say. Now all this he has offered me to sell for 2000 [underlined] (which I certainly consider very little money as he paid £80, he says, for making out the title). Dr. Webb told me a short time ago that the land alone (I understand him) would have been worth 1700 to the College, from its value and favourable situation, as it adjoins the Vicarage paddock. Now I suppose you consider the Froby Fund could not be employed to uby this house. But my proposal is this, that 1670 should come and of the Froby Fund to purchase the land with the two cottages (which certainly come under the item “tenements” of the Froby act) the rental of which is £50, & that the remaining 330 to buy this house, garden, premises, & barn should come out of the living. The land is well worth the rent, indeed Dr. Webb told me he had understood some of it was worth £5 an acre. I have calculated the fee of 3 percent for the Froby money, according to what I understand from Ian [?]. The land would be most valuable to the Vicar, besides its intrinsic worth, from its situation, and if I buy the barn out of the living, the amount wanted for this living is 106 a year
Add Mr Graham’s 48
And then there will be more than enough for the [?] next Xmas at 3 percent. I confess I am extremely anxious that the purchases that he made & as seen as affordable for Mr. Smythe being a monied man know fitting more than 5 percent for his money might not he dispound [?] to sell it at another time besides that he is in a bad state of health this heir in the event of his death might choose never to part with so good a purchase.
To prevent delay, if the College would permit me to buy the land as I have prepared for 1670 at 3 percent out of the Froby Fund, when it can be done, I would borrow the 2000 of my mother (who has offered it me) & make the purchase myself at once (if you thought it proper [all underlined]) in order to secure this bargain [all underlined], on condition that the College would afterwards buy the land of me for this living.
I am very anxious for an immediate settlement of the bargain (if possible) for this reason also, that the house wants general repairs to make if comfortable for the winter who cannot be done under this uncertainty.
I trust your health is now completely restored.
I remain, my dear Master, your’s [sic] truly,

[Signed] R. Merry

An added note thanks Mr. French & Family.

Miscellaneous receipt. Details £27 8s 6d of unknown costs; Bills totalling £27 8s 6d; Income Tax totalling £15s 6s 3d; and other costs amounting to a grand total of £525 0s 9d.

1845 – Jesus Collage [College] Cambridge due to Robert Burrows, done by the order of Mr. R. F. Cuthburt [Cuthbert]

Reppring [repairing] of the barn used at Hundon, witting [whiting?] of it and making good the plastering [plastering];

9th of May –

Pinking [plastering term] of it and making good the plastering; £ 0 9s 0d

No 7 Pinking Round the Windlery [?]; £0 5s 0d

27 – Making good the tilleng [tiling?]; £0 7s 0d
Lime and glew [glue?] and wave [?]; £0 2s 0d

[Total=] £1 9s 0d

Lettered 1846. Signed by Robert Burrows.

Receipt totalling £6 11s 6d for work done to Hundon parsonage, by the order of by the order of Mr. Cuthbert for the use of the landlord.

1845 –

20th of April – to repering [repairing] tylen [tiling] an [and] wall
3 day man an [and] laber [labour]
6 roof tyle [tile] 400 an [and] half old plain tyle [tile]
4 bunches an [and] half ruf [roof] bast [?] larth [?]; £0 13s 6d
1000 [an] half nails; £ 0 4s 0d
16 bushels of lime; £0 8s 0d
5 bushels of hair; £0 47s 0d
22 to tylen [tiling] of cubbes [?] with pan tyles [tiles] at back of barn 1 day man an [and] laberer [labourer]; £0 36s 0d
8 bushels of lime 1 bushel of hair; £0 2s 11d
26 to repering [repairing] walls an [and] underpinions [underpinnings?]
1 day man an [and] laberer [labourer]; £0 3s 6d
8 Bushels of lime 1 peck of cement; £0 5s 0d
July 7th – to witewashing [whitewashing] house outside an [and] out buildings an [and] jobs 4 days
Man an [and] laberer [labourer]; £0 14s 0d
14 Bushels of lime half bunch larth
300 of nails 4 bushels of hair; £0 12s 6d
12 to laying drean [drain?] to back of barn an [and] bricking up heads [?] 1 day man an [and] laberer [labourer]; £0 3s 6s
To 6 bushels of lime 2 drean [drain?] pipes; £0 5s 0d
22 to underpinion [underpinning?] cow house, underpinion [“] to barns 3 days man an laberer [labourer]; £0 10s 6d
To 14 bushels of lime; £0 7s 0d
4th August – to 1 day at jobs man an [and] laberer [labourer]; £0 3s 6d
To 4 bushels of lime; £0 2s 0d
[Total=] £6 11s 6d

1846 – Settled February 11th. Signed Henry Webb.

Brickmaker's receipt for £4 10s 0d.

1845, Revd. Dr. French, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, by order of Mr. R.F. Cutherbert, Hundon, owe to Peter Baker, Cavendish for;
19th February –
1500 Red Bricks; £2 12 6d
100 Pan tiles; £0 10s 0d
10 largue [large?] pipes; £ 2 10s 0d
28 largue [large?] hollows; £ 0 17s 6d
[Total= £4 10s 0d]
Settled 9th February 1846;

Signed T. Baker

Receipt totalling £4 10s 3d for thatching done at Hundon Manor, premises owned by Jesus College, Cambridge, by the order of Mr. Cuthbert.
Undertaken by George Rogers on the Barley Barn and Stable.
212 yards, 3 per yard; £ 2 13s 0d
4 days' work menden [mending] the bildings [buildings], me and laborer [sic.] 3 per day; £0 12s 0d
33 bunches of springels, 6 bunch; £0 16s 6d
21 pounds of rope yarn, 5 pound; £0 2s 9d
[Total=] £4 10s 3
Settled 11th February by George Rogers, 1846.

Glazier’s receipt totaling £0 7s 10d for work done at Hundon Chancel by Thomas Robinson, by order of R.J. Cuthbert for the Master of Jesus College, Cambridge.

Settled 22nd January 1846. Signed by Thomas Robinson.

Receipt for £2 18s 6d from George Eldred, smithy, for work done at Hundon Rectory by the order of Mr. R.F. Cuthbert.

A pound of nails, three links, 2 stapels [staples]; £0 1s 0d
13th of May 1845;
8 feet of chain, 2 spikes, 2 staples; £0 4s 6d
to the granary iron, 43 pounds; £0 18s 0d
10 staples and nails

10th of July 1845; 4 screw bolts, nuts and collars; 6 spikes and nails; £0 50s 0d
A set of gate irons, 16 pounds of screw bolts; £ 0 8s 0d
4 drapes, 8 staples, a pound of nails; £0 26s 0d
12th of August; 2 sets of door irons, rivets and nails; £0 6s 0d
4 gate hooks, a lower eye [?] and nails; £0 6s 0d
2 screw bolts, nuts and collars; £0 2s 0d
Repairing of irons and drap, 2 [?], £0 36s 0d
[Total=] £ 2 18s 6d

Paid 12th of February 1846 to George Eldred (signed)

Receipt for £6 18s 0d to be paid to Thomas Knock, Carpenter, by the Rev’d, Master and Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge for work done at Hundon Rectory, by the order of Mr. R. F. Cuthbert, in:

1845 –

January the 7th: Hewing and sawing out board; scantling post rails for repairing building frames; £1 1s 6d
Setting up gate posts, repairing and rehanging gates in the fields and yards. Labour 6 days; £0 15s 0d

April the 24th: 2 pounds of gate nails & 2 pounds of post nails; £0 1s 7d
Repairing old fence against the road, putting down new post nails, chopping pale and putting up fence; Hog yard post nails.

July the 20th: pale and making good old fence. Mathew’s; hanging new door to pigs’ cott [pigsty] and jobs in the yard. Labour 10 days; £1 5s 0d.

10 Pounds of nails; £0 2s 11d
Repairing boarding to barns, forcing in body of granary, putting on irons for tying in granary, repairing boarding in granary. Labour 4 days; £0 10s 0d.
7 pounds of nails; £0 2s 0d

September the 9th;
Painting with best brown bars, body of wheat barn, granary chaffhouse, front of piggery and finding materials and labour; £2 10s 0d

October the 25th;
Repairing cowhouse doors, altering small gates to garden, repairing garden fence and jobs, labour 3 ½ days; £0 10s 0d

[Total=] £6 18s 0d

Settled the bill by cash on February the 11th 1846, paid to Thomas Knock.

Receipt for £0 3s 5d, equivalent to one years' quit rent, due to the Lord of Hundon Manor, Suffolk and paid on behalf of the Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. Signed by John Robinson, Collector.

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.

'Received of the Master of Jesus College, the sum of three pounds 6 [£3 6s 0d] for One Year's Premium and Duty on the Policy numbered as above, for Insurance on £1000 from Christmas 1845, to Christmas, 1846.' Agent at Cambridge.

Bill for £2 10s 0d for the supply of horses for a journey 'beyond Haverhill' to Hundon (West Suffolk). Note at bottom; 'Lettered Nov 5'.

Banking invoice for stocks bought in the names of the Master, Fellows and Scholars of Jesus College Cambridge. Paid £312 1s 8d, cost of which is charged to the College's account. Signed R. W. Harrison, broker. Signed Charles Hoare & Co. (Private Bank). Noted at the bottom of the page: 'To Revd Dr French'.

Cambridge, December 18 1846;
Received of the Bursar of Jesus College £8 3s 0d being a years' punt rent due to Trinity Hall at Michaelmas last.
Signed by Hugh Wyatt, Bursar.

Note for £800 9s 3d dated the 10th of December;

£789 3s 3d
£1 19s 0d
£0 19s 0d
£1 10s 0d
£1 19s 0d
£2 0s 0d
£1 10s 0d
[Total=] £800 9s 3d

Visitors due at Rustat Audit, 1846;
The Vice-Chancellor
The Master of Trinity

16th April, Dinner at the Lodge;
1 - The V.C.
1 - Registrary
1 - Mrs. French
2 - Mister French
1 - Mr. Gunning
1 - The Master
1 - The Drake
1 - Mr. O[swald] Fisher
1 - Mr. Woodham
1 - Mr. Gibson
1 - Mr. Peter
1 - Mr. Wollaston
1 - Mr. Prince

14 [=] The No. at Dinner

Receipt for students and fellows;
Rushton
Thompson
Bowen
Carnwith
Seymour
Venables
Pitcarn
White
Horsley
Archer
Ruften
Simpson
Mr. Macaulay
Mr. Whiteley
Mr. Rolins
Mr. Turton
Mr. Owen
£39 0s 13d
£6 0s 3d
£24 0s 8d
[Total =] £70 0s 4d

Property & Income Tax for the year 1845, ending 5th April 1846.

1st moiety; The Revd. Osmond Fisher, Jesus College; £0 8s 2d

1846 - Paid to Richard Rowe, collector.

Receipt for various payments to Michaelmas 1846;

[?]; £16 19s 4d
Shelford Hospital; £28 7s 4d
[?]; £32 10s 0d
Stern [scholarship]; £20 0s 0d
Marsden [scholarship]; £42 14s 3d
[Total =]
£140 4s 11d
[+] £7 0s 0d
[+] £9 0s 0d
[+] £12 0s 0d

[Grand Total=] £168 4s 11d