Item 7 - Letter and bill for rent and tax payments

1 item, paper

A letter from Thomas Black to ‘Reverend Doctor Beadon, burser of Jesus College, Cambridge’ stating that he has ‘inclos’d Mr Joseph Noble draft value £21 11s 4d, being the Ballance of one Years Rent due lady day last which I hope you will receive safe. Your Notice was serv’d improper time, and I hope the parties will settle without any further trouble. Mr Buncher dung’d the land almost all over last Winter, and he thinks it hard to quit the Land and to have no allowance. Mr. Reeve propos’d Mr Brewster should allow Mr. Buncher for his dung, but he is not agreeable to allow any thing, I must beg your opinion of the matter, if you think it reasonable for Buncher to be allow’d for his dung or not; and desire you will send a line upon the receipt of this with the receipt for a Years Ballance and am for Mr William Reeve your most Honourable servant’ signed Thomas Black.

Also included is a bill:

Mr William Reeve to the Master, Fellows & Scholars of Jesus College, Cambridge

For 1784

Received of John Williamson a years Rent due Lady day 1784, £4 18s
Received of James Brewster a years Rent due Lady day 1784, £18
Received of William Buncher a years Rent due Lady day 1784, £4 10s
Amounting to £27 8s

Also:

Allow’d John Williamson a Years Land Tax ending at Lady day 1784, 11s
Allow’d James Brewster a years Land Tax ending at Lady day 1784, £2 9s 1d
Paid the Heirs of Aurther [Arthur] barnardiston Esq. a Years Chief Rent due at Michaelmas 1783, 16s 4d
Allow’d William Buncher a Years Land Tax ending at Lady Day 1784, 11s 10d
Allow’d Buncher as usual 5s Year out of his rent, 5s
To the Receipt of a Years Rent ending at Lady Day 1784, £1 1s
Paid two Post Letter, 1d
A stamp, 6d
Amounting to £5 16s 8d
Ballance, £21 11s 4d
Totalling, £27 8s