LIST OF OLD DOCUMENTS FOUND IN “Miscellaneous
Accounts” BUNDLE. GUILDHALL, June
2006.
ACCOUNTS (with receipts) DC = Dartmouth Corporation.
County Constabulary paysheets for 1858/1859 (monthly, Aug.1858 to July 1859)
Accounts relating to Petty and Quarter Sessions, 1854-59
A/c to P.Hockin Clerk to Justices re Special Sessions, fees due £19/19/- less £2/15/- received, 1854 (out of Borough Fund).
A/c to Henry Winsor re case Winsor v.Fowkes, 21/1/1856.
A/c to G.Bridgman, Clerk of the Peace, re fees for Sessions, £6/15/8 on 17/2/1855; ditto 18/4/1855; ditto £4/19/2 on 13/3/1857; ditto £6/5/2 re returns/ads 21/7/1857.
A/c to J.M.Puddicombe, Coroner, £5/14/- re Quarter Sessions fees, 3/7/1855; ditto £6/15/- 1857, £4/11/7 on 21/7/1857, £4/12/7 Oct.1857.
A/c to J.Brooking 18/9/1855 re Mayor v.Pentecost 1852-54.(£128/18/-)
A/c re attendance of H.P.Seale & 2 witnesses in case of Samuel Hall, £1/9/- 1857.
A/c re attendance allowances in case Queen v. R.Oldreive and T.Hayman: 4/10/1858.
+Court fees £6/9/10 to M.Brooking.
A/c to R.Oldreive 15/11/1858 9/6 re info. and conviction of George Wallace.
A/c to J.Brooking £7/5/1 on 4/10/1858 re Clerk of Peace duties.
A/c re prosecution costs, attendance allowances, in case Philippa/Elizabeth Congdon, 10/11/1858. £4/14/8 prosecution costs, Clerk’s fee 12/6 to A.B.Harris.
Letter re £1/18/6 compensation in case of simple larceny, decided by Petty Sessions 6/7/1857.
A/c costs to P.C’s of conveying prisoners to Exeter jail: Jones and Edmunds 15/2d on 25/8/1857; Samuel Hall 18/9d 1857; Eliz.Crang 18/6d 21/7/1857; G.Wallace 19/- 15/11/1858;Wm.Sully £1/1/8 3/5/1859; Mary Efford 18/7 14/3/1859; Ann Light £1/0/7 25/7/1859;N.Head 29/8/1859; S.Gatscias 19/- 26/8/1859.
A/c to magistrates clerk £8/3/- for sessions 12/7/58 , 24/10/1858.
Miscellaneous Accounts.
Customs return for 1855
A/c to Robert Coysh, builder, Sept.1855.
A/c to Surveyor Wm. Lavers £12/10/- salary + 11/6 (£3 received).
A/c to Philip Peck by order of Quay Master, 15/10/1855
A/c to W.Patey 7/1 for repairing Coal guns, 1857.
A/c to F.Pillar £20 re New Road puddling, 1857.
A/c re expenses of Police Deputation to Exeter Cty. Magistrates, £3/18/9 1857.
A/c to J.Puddicombe Surgeon re attendance at jail £4/6/- 1856.
A/c to Richard Pope 7/6 for 1 and a half days work with horse and cart, 11/6/1857.
A/c to Shepheard 7/6 for repair of sealer, coal gun., 1857.
A/c to Thomas Bourden Gaoler 1 year’s salary £6/18/- +2/6, 11/8/1857.
A/c to Quay Master for labour £5 28/7/1857; ditto Income Tax £11/17/4d.
A/c for various ringers at St.Saviours, 1858.
A/c to W.Thomas
A/c to Sir H.P.Seale (£5/10/-), 29/10/1858.
A/c to John Balsdon for serving notices on magistrates, 2/11/1858
A/c to Thomas Edwards, 14/10/1858
A/cs for collection of Land Tax, Dec. 1857, 1858, 24/5/1859 (1/8d).
A/c to Charles Light by order of Surveyor A.Peek (hardware) Nov.1858
A/c re Constable transferred from Aveton Gifford, 20/9/1858
A/c to William Cummins 14/10/1858
A/c to Robert Coysh, builder, 26/5/1858
A/c to V.Butteris re auction of surplus(?) 26/4/1858
A/c to Amos Peek, surveyor 4/10/1858
A/c for swearing in 19 special constables, 8/11/1858
A/c to W.Parnell re storage of weights. (date?)
A/c to N.Pepperell re hardware, 15/1/1859
A/c to J.Brooking re Clerk’s duties (date?)
A/c to R.Cranford Feb.1859
A/c for repairing water pipes and conduits in Sandquay, Crowders Hill etc. £9/78/9 14/10/1858.
A/c M.Brooking (t.Clerk) re Taylor’s demand for payment to Duchy for goods landed at Brixham, 14/10/1858.
A/c Moses Parsons re posting of bills for 1 year £1/3/- 19/11/1858.
A/c Charles Light for hardware £1/6/5, by order of Hy.Ash Quaymaster, 19/11/1858.
A/c R.Tucker re work at jail £1/4/4, 14/10/1858.
A/c Wm. Hearn (T.Sergeant?) £5 for half-year’s salary.
A/c P.Hockin £2/2/- for list of Special Constables.
A/c Philip Peek £3/13/9 for work on quays, 14/10/1858.
A/c Town Clerk re expenses 1852-1856, £102/2/6 + £574/7/7 + £123/14/, lengthy details, 23/4/1857.
Rough sketch a/cs for materials 1849-1852, £84/7/5, £104/11/7, £79/14/1.
A/c Overseers of Townstal 7/6 re revision of burgess lists, 14/10/1858.
A/c Philip Peek re repairing quays at Bearscove, £5/15/- Dec. 1858.
A/c H.Ash Quaymaster £1/12/7 Dec. 1858.
A/c £5/5/- re jail maintenance, 5/7/1859.
A/c V.Butteris £1/5/- re printing.
A/c McNab £3 rent premises for weights and scales, 20/4/1859.
A/c £6/11/- for police costs 3 mths. to Sept. 1857.
A/c £1/4/9 quaymaster re coal dues, 12/11/1858.
A//c £26/5/- for 1 year’s police costs, 5/7/1859.
A/c £10, 19/-, 17/11 to H.Ash 31/8/1859.
A/c V.Butteris £6/15/- for paper, payshts., 26/4/1858.
A/c police costs £11/14/- 14/2/1859.
A/c V.Butteris £1/2/- re printing 26/2/1856.
A/c H.Ash £1/1/3 commission 1858.
A/c £14/6/- Office of waterbailiwick, Duchy rent, 10/11/1858.
A/c £10 Quaymaster salary 14/10/1858.
A/c R.Mortimore £7/14/2 26/4/1858.
A/c £5 Town sergeant salary., 1858.
A/c N.Pepperell 17/- hardware, 7/9/1859.
A/c Wm.Laver, surveyor, £9/4/2 26/4/1858.
Declaration by J.M.Prideaux re liabilities, 1858.
Report of Finance Committee, 25/7/1854.
Report of Duchy Returns Committee, 27/3/1854.
Return of Duchy Dues from Michaelmas 1850 to 1852, and a/c for printing fair copy 2/2/- to H.J.Foale.
Abstract of Tresurer’s A/c for year Sept. 1858-1859, printed by Butteris, by Robert Fox, Treasurer.
A/c Harris/Williams to Henry A.Hawke re lease of house in New Rd. for £300, 1874.
Letter and copy re purchase of Luke’s House, Lower St. for street improvements, quoting Public Health Act of 1875 – 29/12/1876.
Borough Audit A/c, Oct. 1878.
Letters P.Hockin to Mrs.Gibbs of Coombe re lease termination 19/6/1879
Bounty Office A/c and letters re value of St.Saviours’ benefice, 3/5/1881.
Memo. By P.Hockin, leny Copy Grant of Advowson to Sir H.P.Seale, 13/4/1881.
Letter from Edwards Robertson & Co., Newport re possible Coasting Contract (date?) (on reverse a letter re a bequest to Baddeley family from Dr. Colwell died 14/4/1806).
Letters re settlement for purchase of 2 St.Clairs Terrace (transfer Mrs. Pitts/Mrs. Woollacott) and Inland Revenue Register of this, Oct. 1893.
Annual Report of Urban District Council, March 1900-1901.
Letters to Local Government Board, 1/1/1904 re purchase of Guttery Meadow for £150 for water reservoir.
Letter re 3 Townstal Crescent, discharge of mortgage £356/13/10, 6/1/1937.
EJP June 2006.