Identity area
Reference code
JCCA/JCAD/3/2/LIV/9/9
Title
The affairs of the Revd Jonathan Chapman
Date(s)
- 28 May 1785-25 October 1803 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
36 letters
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence about the continued financial problems of Mr Chapman, and the effort to build up a fund for the repair or rebuilding of Harlton Rectory. The correspondents are Mr Chapman, successive Bursars of the College, the College's bank (Henry Hoare), John Woodward, sequestrator, the Bishop[ of Ely (James Yorke) and others. Chapman's letter of complaint of 30 Nov. 1788 (no.5) has a stern riposte added, accusing him of dishonorable behaviour. The file ends with a letter of Chapman to the Bishop 25 October 1803),petitioning for a licence for non-residence; he had been living in Swaffham since 1794 at least.