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Property deeds and related records regarding the Wood Street estate.

Papers including copy memoranda, correspondence, legal papers, reports, declarations and voting cards, relating to the passing of The Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company Act 1961. The Act dissolved the English Stock.

Receipts for monies paid out by the under warden, who was responsible for the Company's accounts until 1907. Most receipts consist of bills with receipt of payment added at a later date; folders also contain some bills without receipts and some receipts without bills.

This series consists of receipts for monies paid out by the under warden, who was responsible for the Company's accounts until 1907. Many receipts consist of bills with receipt of payment added at a later date; folders also contain some bills without receipts; some later folders also contain Treasurers' vouchers.

Many different expenses are recorded, including:

Company annuities; tithes paid to St Martin's Ludgate; charitable gifts paid to Christ's Hospital, St Faith's, St Mary at Hill, St Martin Vintry and St Martin Ludgate; books sent to Kemsey Manor; maintenance of a preacher at St Paul's; tradesmen's wages and expenses; dinner expenses; Beadle's expenses; salaries of staff, including the Clerk, bargemaster, hall keeper, scavenger, watchman and gardener; payment of land, window, orphan and new river water taxes; payment of rent; payments towards the militia; water charges for Lord Mayor's Day; and payments of interest owed by the Company to members.

Annual accounts of the Wardens, showing sums of money received and disbursed by the Company; accounts are audited from 1679.

Documents headed 'The Effects of the English Stock'. Includes accounts on pensions, land tax, annuities, dinner bills, and balances in favour of English Stock

This series consists of receipts for monies paid out by the Treasurer, who was the manager of the English Stock and whose duties included keeping the Stock accounts, looking after its paper and book stocks in the warehouse, organising printing of the books and collecting rent from Stock property. Many receipts consist of bills with receipt of payment added at a later date; some folders also contain Wardens' vouchers and documents such as certificates for stock in South Sea annuities.

Many different expenses are recorded, including:

Payments of land and window tax; payments towards the militia; tradesmen's wages and expenses; dinner expenses; payments for paper and for printing and advertising books; monies for the use of the English Stock; and parcel discounts on receipt of books.

Dates of tax dockets are given separately to those of other vouchers, as their dating occasionally differs significantly.

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