1817 02 06 : Printed rent receipt for a farm at West Thickley

Update on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 6:47PM by Petra Mitchinson

06 Feb 1817. PRINTED RENT RECEIPT FOR A FARM AT WEST THICKLEY. Bundle 65, Doc 46. 21.5 cm x 8.5 cm. Crumpled edges with numerous small tears. Impressed two pence duty stamp. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. C 143 R 69 Hy WALKER Bishop’s Rent £ 3 ~ 14 ~ 2 ————————- Feby 6th. 1817 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir P. MUSGRAVE Bt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 29th. Day of Nov: – 1816 RECEIVED of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Bart. the Sum } £. s. d. of four Pounds 4 shills. & 3d ¼ ––– being one Year’s } Rent, due and payable to the Lord Bishop of DURHAM, at Mar- } 4 . 4 . 3¼ tinmas, 1816 for a Farm at West Thickley –– } Acquittance, ~ ~ 8 ————————— £ 4 . 4 . 11¼ Property Tax allowed out of the above Rent, 2 . 9¼ } ~ 10 . 9¼ Land Tax Do. Do. 8 – } ————————— £. 3 ~ 14 ~ 2 ————————— [signed] P FORSTER