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- 1821-1822 (Creation)
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Includes notes on staff wages and conditions. Includes notes on arrangements with Mr Tomlinson for the sale of a pianoforte.
Extracts:
Page 2a 6th Jan.
Paid 7s 0d for entering the Association for Prosecution of Felons & Cheats etc.
Page 6a 31st Jan.
Paid £1.1.0d for 12 lessons of French for Frederick in holidays.
Page 7a 3rd Feb.
Paid £6.16.11d for 20 drawing lessons and books and paints for Caroline and Frederick
Page 7a 5th Feb.
Purchases for Frederick, including a penknife (2/-) and £1.10.0d for school pocket money.
Page 8a 15th Feb.
Paid £1.8.6d to coachman and guard for Frederick to Southwell.
Page 10b 23rd March
“Sent to London in a Letter to Jane Darling – Three Pounds for to pay her Expences to York for her to be my Upper Maid.” “ Sent Jane Mitchell to London to pay her expences down upon the Top of the Coach to York.”
Page 11a 27th March
“Paid Mrs Howard this Quarters Board for Miss Forth’s Education … £31.15.0d”.
Page12b 3rd April
Jane Mitchell (not the correct name?) arrived from London, to be Upper Servant.
Page 14b 12th April
“Engaged Sarah Webster of Tadcaster to be an Assistant to Jane Mitchell as House Maid … to learn the House Work … to do the Worst Work … “
Page 18b 12th May
Discharge of three “uncivil” servants. “The Man Servant is the rudest Foot Man I ever had”.
Page 19b 19th May
“Paid Mrs Howard on account of Caroline’s Board for this Quarter Ten Pound”. On 23rd, May “Do Advanced to Mrs Howard other £15.5.0”
Page 20a 22nd May
“Paid off Ann Bell my New Cook as she did not suit” £1 0. 8½d
Page 21b 29th May
“… received a Draft on the Malton Bank from Mr Turner for £125.10.0.- Interest Due from the Earl of Carlisle to me.”
Page 22a 30th May
“Paid Messrs Barber & Whitwell for 6 Silver Table Forks & 2 Do. Butter Ladles – Second hand Marked with I.E.F. £5.10.0.” See note on Page 22b
Page 23b 4th June
Conditions of employment of new cook and kitchen maid. She “… is to have no Perquisites whatever & to give nothing away – nor to be allowed to sell Drippings – nor anything else.”
Page 24a 5th June
A stamp for a receipt, 1/-. On the 10th June, gave 1/- at the Sacrament on Whit Sunday.
Page 30b 6th Aug.
“Frederick set off for School in the Lord Nelson Coach for Doncaster & he will be met there by the Master Handyears of Corkhill near there & go with them to their Mansion & sleep there & set off with them in the Morning for Southwell where they will arrive that Evening.”
Page 32b 13th Aug.
“… Mrs Howard – a Sale of her Furniture commenced. She had been 8 years in York and her Establishment for Young Ladies is now given up. Caroline was with her One Year and liked her very much”.
Page 41b 8th Nov.
“The Earl of Carlisle sent by the Kirby Carrier a Brace of Hares with Lord C Compts. tied to them on Parchment. I sent them to Frederick to Southwell that Evening by the Coach.”
Page 42b 26th Nov.
“Caroline & Frederick is to give to the New Branch of the Bible Society 1d. per week Quarterly which is, for both, 2s.2d. per Quarter.”
Page 53b 22nd Jan. 1822
Magic Lantern for Frederick. £1.4.0d
Page 55b 6th Feb. 1822
Took Children to call on Countess of Carlisle and Lady Cawdor at Castle Howard
Page 56b 12th Feb. 1822
Bank paid to Mrs Parish of Kensington a forfeiture of one quarter’s board for Caroline’s being prevented from going to her school because of ill health. £39.7.6d
Page 61b 4th April 1822
Agreed to take reduced rent for farm “until times are better”. £315 down to £300.
Page 70b 24th April 1822
James Potter, a 14 years old boy, taken as footman. Conditions and pay.
Page 75b 19th May 1822
Death of Mr Timm, husband of Mrs Forth’s cousin.
Page 79b 20th June 1822
“Frederick went with Master Wm. Whytehead & his Aunt Miss Bowman to Flaxton, to Mr Bowman’s for a few days. (Note: Caroline baptised by Rev. John Bowman).
[Extracts provided by a volunteer.]
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