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Paid £1 5s 4d to John Harrison for work in the garden, hayseeds, and clover.

Paid £8 10s due for one year as one of Mr. Rustats pensioners to Henriette Vallarine for her mother Jane Vallarine.

Paid £4 5s to Mary Carter due to her as one of Mr. Rustats pensioners. At the top a note attesting to Mary Carter's status as a widow, her residence in the parish of Stapleford in Hertford, and her good character and attendance in church, witnessed by Edward Smith, the rector of Stapleford.

Paid £3 15s for one year's insurance from the Sun Fire Office in London. Witnessed by the honorable Mr. Hide, B. (?) Wedd, Lillie Aynscombe, and William Braund.

Four receipts of 16s paying Sarah Holliday for a quarter's attendance on the college clock, dating to 1st July 1776, 29th September 1776, 21st December 1775, and 25th March 1775.

Paid 6s 8d to William Presse for sweeping the kitchen chimneys.

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

Paid 6s 8d to Ann Press for sweeping the kitchen chimneys

Paid £22 17s 6d for two pairs of silver candlesticks and received Messrs Brookes and Wakefield's plate money. The balance of money received out of the treasury by E.R. Raynes.

Paid £3 15s to the Sun Fire Office, London, for one year's insurance. Witnessed by Mr. Comings, P. Wedd, Lillie Aynescombe, and Henry Plant.

Paid 6s 8d to William Press for one years sweeping of the kitchin chimneys

Printed receipt from Wm. Pleasance, "Linen-Draper, Haberdasher, & Hosier, in the Petty Cury. (Funerals Compleatly Furnish'd.)"

• for two large diaper parlor table-cloths, 2l. 8s. Received and signed by M-A (?) Pleasance.

Received of Jesus College Library Cambridge for the Revd Professor Leep (?) the sum of ten guineas as one year's subscription to the Oriental Translation Fund to Jan 1st, 1830. For Col. Fitzclarence (Treasurer) and William Huttman (Secretary).

Invoice from Robert Roe (Engraver, copper plate printer & printseller) to the Master and Fellows of Jesus College, dated 18th of April 1830, for regilding frame, and framing of print of Bishop of Ely. Total of £2 4s 6d.

Receipt of Mr W. Hustler tot the sum of £2 4s 6d as per bill to the Master and Fellows for framing. Dated 3rd of July 1830. Signed by Robert Roe.

Receipt of the Revd Master one guinea on the account of J. B. Wright Esquire for his subscription to Dr E. D. Clarke's tablet in Jesus Chapel. Dated 10th of July 1831. Total of £1 1s. Signed W. Hustler.

Receipt received of Rev Dr French to Robert Press for sweeping College kitchen chimneys, cleaning the oven, sweeping the hall chimney, sweeping the porter and combination room chimneys, sweeping the servants hall chimney. Signed Mr Willis(?). Total of £1 8s. Paid to Robert Press.

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.

John Stockdale & Son invoice to Rev Dr French for 35 chaldrons of duck coals on 27th July 1831 and 35 chaldrons of blyth coals on 11th August 1831. Totaly of £84, dedivated 3s 10d, final total £80 10s. Below letter from John Stockdale & Sons to Dr French acknowledging the invoice.

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.

Received of Dr French, dated 1st September 1832, Lynn's Regis. To William & Thomas Bagge, for 14 chaldrons of blyth coals. Total of £15 15s. Added rough addition work for the totals of £80 10s and £84.

Receipt dated 23 March 1833 from John Mortlock & Sons, who have placed £30 15s to the credit of Mes. Everard and Sons. Signed J. Baton.

List of students due to receive their BAs and MAs, and the costs attached to (presumably) their degree certificates. Those due to graduate with a BA are Bishop, Fisher, Roots, Stoddart, Tuck, Williamson, Hurt, Barlow, Thomson, Fawssett, Casse, Cheetham, Wallace, Dawson, Mitton, Edwards, and Norris, and the attached cost is £3 1s. Those due to graduate with an MA are Coates, Rowe, Ingram, and Lake, and the attached cost is £6 2s. Total cost £24 8s.

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.

Certification that Elizabeth Collett, widow of the late Peter Collett, rector of Denton in the County of Sussex, the orthodox clergyman of the Church of England is now living in Bromley College in the county of Kent of good life and conversation. Signed Thomas Scott, chaplain of Bromley College, 25th March 1833.

This is to certify that Ann Holgate, widow of the late Revd George Holgate, Rector of Stowting in the County of Kent, a vicar of Theydon Bois in the County of Essex, an orthodox clergymen of the Church of England, is still widow of good life and conversation. Signed Thomas Scott, chaplain of Bromlet College, Kent, March 25th 1833.

Quitrent receipt from Caius College, dated April 12 1833. Received of Jesus College, 16s 6d for quitrent to Michaelmas 1832. Signed A Thurtell, bursar.

Received November 23 1832 of Robert Ellis 14s for half a years land tax charged on the Estate of the Master & Fellows of Jesus College at Willingham. Due Michaelmas last. Signed E. Underwood, collector.

Cheque placing three guineas to the credit of the clergy joint [?] for John Mortlock Esq. and Sons. Signed off by J. Patrick [?]

Received of Dr Witterey 14 shillings for half a year's land tax charged on the estate of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College at Willingham, due last March. Signed by William Smith, collector.

Invoice for estate estimation work from Elliot Smith to Dr (likely Rev Dr French). 27 November 1829, cashpaid advertising building ground near Greyhound(?) to let. 7 April 1832, 2 noticeboards for manor house, writing and painting. May 2 1832, estimating annual value of Swan's estate. 11 June 1832, estimating Bankers(?) Market Hill. Total of £2 8s. Noted in different ink as paid to Eliiot Smith 14 December.

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

Received November 22nd 1832 of John Few. 14s 3d for half a year's land tax charged on the estate of the Masters & Fellows of Jesus College at Willingham on Michaelmas last. 14s 3d signed William Smith, collector.

Received of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College Cambridge by payment of Mr Samuel Amey the sum of £2 15s being the amount of the second rate and interest under the Cacton Inclosure (?). Signed William Gill, clerk to the comm (?).

Invoice addressed to the Reverend Master & Fellows of Jesus College, to Thomas Prince, gas filler, noting work done from 21st September 1829 until 27th December 1832.

Includes repairing gas pipes, grinding up the cocks, repairing the gas lights in Cloister Court, thawing the condensation loose in gas pipe in courts, repairing a broken join next to main cock in porter's lodge, taking water out of lamp in New Court, searching for an escape of gas and repairing, and two men opening ground for lamp in New Court to find out the place where the water is in pipe, cutting pipe in two, letting water and connecting pipe again. Total of £6 16s.

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.

Receipt addressed to the Revd Master & Fellows of Jesus College to H. Rowe, dated Sept 7 for 8 (?) candles by Mr Dicks at 5s 4d. Noted as received through Mr Dicks.

Invoice from University Press to Jesus College dated May 1833, to printing examination papers for the Revd. G. Skinner and J. Gaskin. Esquire.

25 copies of Oedipus Tyrannus, 2 pages (19s)
25 copies of Oedipus Tyrannus, a sheet (£1 13s)
25 copies of Philoctetes, a sheet (£1 13s)
25 copies of Apology of Socrates, a sheet (£1 13s)
25 copies of the Gospel of Matthew, 2 pages (18s)
100 copies of Euclid, 1 page (12s)
100 copies of Mathematics, 1 page (12s)
100 copies of Algebra, 1 page (12s)
60 copies of Comic Sections, 1 page (11s)
100 copies of Algebra & Logarithims, 1 page (12s)
100 copies of Differential Calculus, 2 pages (£1 3s)
100 copies of Trigonometry, 2 pages ( £1 1s)
100 copies of Mechanics, 2 pages (£1 1s)

Total of £13.

Attached is a receipt for the above invoice, dated 7th of December 1833, received of the Revd Dr French, Master of Jesus College the sum of £13 for examination papers printing for the print press for the College in 1833. Signed J. Smith.

Receipt for the Bursar to Joseph Langram dated April 1st 1833 for 1 day cutting trees, 1/2 day mending quick. Received by cash and settled by Joseph Langram on April 1st 183. Total of 11s 3d.