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Letter from Company Sergeant Major George Gill to the Lord Mayor of and Sheriff of York
Y/ADM/4/2/1/91 · Item · 11 February 1915
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Company Sergeant Major George Gill of 9th Service Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment, wrote on headed paper from Belton Park, Grantham. He states that he will cherish the box as a 'souvenir of the stirring times' they live in today, and also as a record of 'the kindly thoughtfulness' of the Lord Mayor and Sheriff.
Letter from John Goodrick to the Lord Mayor of York
Y/ADM/4/2/1/93 · Item · 11 January 1915
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John Goodrick, Service number 1595, of Royal Army Medical Corps, wrote from No 3 General Hospital, British Expeditionary Force. He states that he trusts 'these troublesome times may have a speedy termination'.
Letter from Mortimer and Rachel Goodwill, on behalf of Corporal Thomas Mortimer Goodwill, to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York
Y/ADM/4/2/1/94 · Item · 30 April 1915
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Mortimer and Rachel Goodwill wrote on behalf of their son, Corporal Thomas Mortimer Goodwill. Their address was 116 Lowther St, York. Mortimer thanks the Lord Mayor and Sheriff for the kindly interest they have taken in the York soldiers during this 'terrible war'. He adds that that they hope and pray that their son 'with the other noble men who have gone out to fight our cause will come back safely and enjoy the kindly present'.
Letter from Private A P Grant to the Lord Mayor of York
Y/ADM/4/2/1/95 · Item · 12 February 1915
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Private A P Grant of Army Pay Corps, wrote from 9 De Grey Terrace, Clarence St, York. He states that his mother is having the box 'framed together with one of Queen Victoria's chocolate boxes (containing the original chocolate) which was sent out to South Africa' to an uncle of his.
Picture postcard from Alfred Grantham to the Lord Mayor of York
Y/ADM/4/2/1/96 · Item · 17 January 1915
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Alfred Grantham wrote from HMS Mars, but also gave his York address of 69 Huntington Road. He states that it was very good of the Lord Mayor to 'think a little about those far away from their homes and the old city of York'. The illustration is of the ship.
Letter from Private Joe Griffiths to Mr Wilkinson
Y/ADM/4/2/1/97 · Item · 7 January 1915
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Private Joe Griffiths wrote from 23 Clarence Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to ask Mr Wilkinson to thank the Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York for the gift. He states that he will keep the box as a memento and he shared the contents with the householders where he is billeted. He adds that they are nice people, and they are 'getting along well'. He ends by saying he trusts they will 'return safely, after the war is over, hoping that is not too far off'.
Letter from Lance Corporal Henry Gunton to the Lord Mayor of York
Y/ADM/4/2/1/99 · Item · 12 January 1915
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Lance Corporal Henry Gunton, Service number 12081, of Royal Army Medical Corps, was serving with the 5th Field Ambulance, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corp, British Expeditionary Force. He states that they are having 'very bad weather indeed out here, rain all the time'. He adds he hopes to be spared so he can thank the Lord Mayor when he returns to York. He is keeping the box to show his wife and asks to excuse pencil as they cannot get ink to write with. He ends by saying he 'delivers letters round Burton Stone Lane' as a GPO York employee.
Salaries register
Y/ADM/5/14/1 · Item · 1939-1940
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Includes salaries for ARP, Castle Museum, Blind Persons Act, Mansion House, Housing and Estates, new municipal officers, Town Clerks and City Treasurers.
Salaries register
Y/ADM/5/14/2 · Item · 1939-1940
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Includes salaries for City Engineers, Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths, PA (Superannuation), Clerk of the Peace, probation officers, Health Department staff, Fever Hospital staff, health visitors and midwives.
Salaries register
Y/ADM/5/14/3 · Item · 1939-1940
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Includes salaries for Maternity Hospital staff, Tuberculosis dispensary, Fairfield Sanitorium, Vaccination officer and Library Department.
Salaries register
Y/ADM/5/14/4 · Item · 1939-1940
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Includes salaries for mental deficiency staff, parks department, public baths staff, Dringhouses burial ground, Foss Islands and sewage scheme, Fire Brigade pension, Policy, agencies (road fund), weights and measures, Markets Department, Electricity Department, Housing architect, mental hospital and pensions, Ouse Navigation, police pensions and quarterly salaries.