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This is a receipt for items purchased from James Paine, Corn and Coal Merchant, by Mrs. Ann Fielding. The list includes from June 16 bricks, cut lime, dow lath, a pound of hair, pavings, buck, plain tiles, pan tiles, stone whiting, and red 5 cub. On October 16 the list includes four pounds hair and cut lime. One December 21 there is an order for tiles. The total amount of the receipt is £3.7.6.

Paid £1 3s to Robert Press for sweeping the college kitchen chimneys, hall chimneys, combination chimney, servants' hall chimney and porters' chimney.
Signed R Press

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.

College coal invoice from Mr Graham, Steward to Dr French for Coals. Dated Lady Day 1833. For the rooms of Mr Dickes, Mr Skinner, Mr Graham, Mr Gaskin, Mr Fendall, Mr Venables, Mr Perry. Also for the the Combination Room, the Hall, the Servant's Hall, the Lecture Room, the Butler's room and the Porter's lodge. Noted at 2s 1d per sack for purpils. Total of 1254 coals at £130 12 s 6d.

Received of Dr French, o William & Thomas Bagge, dated 26th September 1832. For 23 chaldrons of ducks coals and 5 chaldrons of blyth coals. Total of £34 19s. Additional rough work at bottom of receipt, one of the total of £68 5s and the other £16 8s.

Of D Whittlney fourteen shillings from half a year's land tax charged charged on the estate of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College at Willingham due last Lady Day. Signed by William Smith, Collector.

Invoice noted for Combination (Room?), dated 2 June 1832, 1 new ly(?), 5 new carters, new hem (?), Dining table. Rough work including 25/1 - Estates £2 8s, Combination 14s. Total of £3 2s. Noted as paid December 14.

Eau-Brink Drainage, received the 8th day of March, 1833 of Mr Few, the sum of 12s, for one year's tax, due the 1st day of January, 133, on 6 acres of Fen Land belonging to Jesus College at two shilling per acre per annum. Signed W. Marshall, collector.

Reverse of the receipt
Land rent - 12s
Smith's live(?) - 3s
Land tax - £1 8s 6d
Total £2 3s 6d

Bell - 15s
Total £2 18s 6d

Addressed to the Master and Fellows of Jesus College. Receipt for 15 shillings to be paid to James Tibbit for carpentry work done on the college estate occupied by John Tew. Work carried out included a new gate, two posts, and two wing rales [sic].

Receipt dated October 11 1833, Cambridge. Received of the Rev Master & Fellows of Jesus College the sum of £15 as by account to Septembeer 29 1833 for the Gas Company. Signed Thomas Frend Curtis, collector.

Invoice from Cambridge, to the Revd Master & Fellows of Jesus College, dues(?) to the Gas Company. Rental of gas from 20th September 1832 to 25th March 1833 by contract. Total of £15.

Received of Dr French the sum of £2 18s 3d, the amount of the bill for desserts in May 1831 Election. Signed William Wiseman.

Received of the Master the sum of £10 3s 8d for election dinners in 1831.

From the Rev Dr French to R. Press, listing chimney-sweeping work carried out in College to the chimneys in the kitchens, Hall, servants' hall and Porters' Lodge, and the cleaning of the oven and flues. Total cost £1 10s.

1833 invoice from Jesus College to J. Webster for carpentry. Includes Rhadegund ground, Master's lodge, courts, staircase & laundry, kitchen. Total of £31 11s 14.

Sun Fire Office Insure Receipt - Poil. 1004952 at £5 5s per annum, rect no. 9774. Received of Jesus College

Receied of the Revd Dr French the sum of £5 5s, being the annual donation to the Parish of All Saints, up to Lad Day 1833. Dated April 13th 1833, signed Robert Clayton, churchwarden.

1833 Expenses for Crown Inn Hundon, name [?], to Thomas Knock & [?]. Includes 18 teas, punch, wine, liquor, cigars and tobacco for a total of £4 15s 6d. Noted as left to pay £1 6s, servant £1 3s and [?}. Total of £4 19s 6d with later additions of 4s, coming to £5 3s. Noted on the reverse as paid 15th February 1833.

Bill for ironwork addressed to the Fellows of Jesus College Cambridge, directed to John Angel by the order of Mr Robert Cuthbert. Work drom 21 March to 14th August 1832, includes the purchasse of nails, stapling, screwing nails to the door, one eye mended, mending of a latch. Total of 7s 8d. Settled by John Angel on 31st December 1832.

£1 12s. 0d.
For sweeping the kitchen chimney, the servants' hall chimney, the porters and hall chimney, seventh hall chimney, and cleaning the copper and oven flue

Receipt from DR. TO A. MENZIES, for the purchase of an office knife, scissors and an engraving for 5s

Proves that Ann Badcock, widow of Rev. Mr John Badcock is still living. Signed by Thomas Casburn, Church Warden. Also signed by Ann Badcock confirming receipt of pension of £2 from Mr Huten. January receipt also signed by H. Lushington, curate.

Paid £4 7s 9d to John Harrison for 117 ash trees 14 to 20 feet tall.

Purchase of a rectangular silver inkstand with three glasses for £9 9s, engraving College Arms and Latin inscription theron for 15s and 1s 6d for a packing box. Total including carriage and discount £9 17s 8d. Note to say that the inkstand had been put on that days coach . Signed Rundell Bridge & Rundell.

Paid £17 10s for annual insurance. Signed Richard Comings

Paid £1 5s for sweeping the chimneys in the kitchen, oven and flu, servants hall, hall, porter and combination room.

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 15s to Sun Fire Office from Lady-day 1777 to Lady-day 1778. Witnessed for Mr Comings by P Wedd, Lillie Aynscombe, Henry Plant.

Paid 16s to Sarah Holliday for looking after the clock. Received by father (John Harrison).

Paid £ 17s 6d to Mary Munn for oil.

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).

Paid £0 7s 8d to the chimney sweeper for one year's sweeping the kitchen chimney and Hall.
Signed by William Press.

Receipt from Samuel Coulden, engraver, printer, and heraldic painter, for engraving work done for the College, including 4 dozen ivory dessert knives. £1 6s 6d and a cruet stand 2s 6d.

Location plan showing the site of a proposed telegraph pole behind the row of houses 50-61 Jesus Lane. The position marked on the plan is behind 55 Jesus Lane.

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Messrs David Gregory Marshall and Arthur Gregory George Marshall.
Lease of Motor Garage messuage and premises in Jesus Lane for 40 years from 25 March 1926. Rent for the first 10 years £528 15s 0d; for the next 7 years £580; and for the remainder of the term £650. Includes a plan.

Site plan showing the Crown Inn and area leased to Marshalls, Little Trinity leased to Emery, 13-15 Jesus Lane and 1-4 Park Street [which were demolished in 1962]

Colour sketch for the suggested elevation of the proposed new building for Marshall's Garage in Jesus Lane.

Artist's impression of the proposed new building for Marshall's Garage in Jesus Lane by W. Bevan.

Sending earlier letters about College's gift of land to the Vicarage in 1912.

Restating College's agreement to lease etc.

Returning form of consent and relevant plan

Account with L.J. H. Hard (Vicar) , for negotiations with Jesus College.

Typed statement, with plans attached, that by an agreement between the Ely Diocesan Board of Finance and Jesus College, there was conveyed to the College the freehold of land marked on the plans.

Photocopy of a deed apparently conveying land to or for a Vicarage for All Saints.

Result of searches under the Land Charges Act 1925, relating to All Saints.

(1) Extract from the will of the late Mr James Webster and other documents relating to premises in Jesus Lane
(2) Lease plan showing Nos. 35 and 36 Jesus Lane

Lease plan for 37 Jesus Lane. Gives the dimensions of the property and the names of the neighbouring lessees/tenants - Susan Webster (lessee of No. 36) and William Walker (tenant of No. 38)

Plan of the site of the old Manor House and eight houses (known as The Barracks), with sketch plan and elevation of terrace of houses proposed to be built on the site and Manor Street by James Webster.

Design showing one end of brass fender for Senior Combination Room