1819 01 27 : A batch of Durham jail tax documents / receipts
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 6:13PM
Petra Mitchinson in ALDERSON, BURTON, Co. Durham, DAVISON, DIXON Lancelot Story, HERON, MUSGRAVE Philip Christopher 8th Bart., PARKER, PEARS, ROBINSON, TODD, Taxes and tithes, WALDON, WALKER

Update on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 6:25PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

27 Jan 1819. A BATCH OF DURHAM JAIL TAX DOCUMENTS / RECEIPTS. A neat batch of Durham jail tax documents. C 187 R 86 Sundry persons Durham Jail Sess £ 13 ~ 15 ~ 8 ——————————- Jany 27. 1819 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sundry Persons Durham Jail Sess for 1818 £ s d No.1 William ROBINSON, St. Helen’s &cc 9 1 10 2 Thomas WALDON, Brussleton 1 10 8 3 Henry WALKER, Thickley 1 10 0 4 John PARKER, Thickley – 17 6 5 Richard HERON, Hill Top – 9 0 6 John PEARS, Evenwood – 6 8 £ 13 15 8 ——————— Jany 27th. 1819 Placed to Sir Philip MUSGRAVE’s Account Thirteen Pounds Fifteen Shillings & Eight Pence paid to the above persons by me [signed] L S DIXON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Augus 9th Receivd of Henrey WALKER the sum of 1£ = 12s = 6d for a Goale Rate Thiss being the Landlords part 1£ = 1s = 8d. [signed] Thomas HERON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The left two thirds of the receipt are hidden under the previous one. The missing information [in square brackets] was supplied by the seller. [September 3rd 1818] [Received of Henry ]WALKER Gaol rate [for lands in the Tow]nship of Shildon [Being the Landlords] part 8s ~ 4d [signed] [John BURTON] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1818 June 10th. Received of Mr. WALDON a Jail Cess one pound ten shillings and Eightpence Collector As Witness my hand, [signed] Wm. ROBINSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 January 1819. Receivd. of John PEARS 6s./8d. for a Jail Sess in Evenwood Barony [signed] George ALDERSON Constable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 9 Receivd of John PARKER the sum of 1£ = 6s = 3d for a Goal Rate Thiss being the Landlords part 17s = 6d [signed] Thomas HERON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 9th Receivd of Richard HERON the sum of 13s = 6d for a Goal Rate Thiss Being the Landlords part 9s –– [signed] Thomas HERON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Money Paid for Sir P. MUSGRAVE 1818 £ s d Augt. By a Jail Cess for Sir. P. MUSGRAVE on 32£ at 3d pr Pound. 0 “ 8 “ 0 By Do. on 800£ at 2d pr Pound 6 “ 13 “ 4 Novr. 1st. By Half a years Land Tax 0 “ 5 “ 10 1819 Jany 4th. By DAVISON a High way Cess on 32£ at 1d. 0 “ 2 “ 8 1818 Decr. 21st. By Mr. TODD half a years Recept. or Modus } 1819 due at Michalmas last } 1 “ 0 “ 0 Jany 1st. By two Poor Cesses at 6d each on 32 £ 1 “ 12 “ 0 ————————— £ 10 “ 1 “ 10 1 “ 0 “ 0 ————————— 1819 Jany. 27 Rec’d of Mr. DIXON this Bill £ 9 “ 1 “ 10 by me ————————- [signed] Wm. ROBINSON

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