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i: letter from Susan Pother to Mr Stephens concerning accusation of theft of a kitchen rack from Stationers' Hall, 12 Oct 1715.

ii: letter from Joseph Baldwin to Mr Bacon offering use of the hall to the stewards of the Sons of the Clergy, 6 Feb 1793.

iii: fragment concerning repairs to the kitchen, undated.

iv: letter concerning an addition to Mr Tagg's premises, 25 Sep 1794.

i: copy letter to John Reid from Simpkin Marshall and Co. regarding deprivation of light and air at 33 Ludgate Street, 3 May 1859, with copies of John Reid's reply and receipt for 150 pounds, 3 May 1859.

ii: letter from I Saddler regarding proofs and drawings of Eaton Hall and other buildings for Mr O'Connor, 15 Jun 1885.

iii: letter from Henry Dawson to C R Rivington regarding 2 Stationers' Hall Court, 18 Apr 1899.

iv: letter from Henry Dawson and Son to C R Rivington regarding the Oxford and Cambridge Press buildings at Stationers' Hall Court, 7 Feb 1905.

v: letter from the city surveyor to C R Rivington regarding Sessions House, 14 Mar 1907.

vi: fragment of plan with Stationers' Hall and surrounding buildings highlighted, undated.

Folder contains:

i: account of numbers of almanacks given to important people, 26 Dec 1678-1 Jan 1679.

ii: letter from Thomas Vaughan to Mr Hawkins concerning a prize of 10 ladies' diaries, 9 Jan 1759.

iii: letter from Edward Pass to Mr Hett concerning delivery of 20,000 Wing's sheet almanacks, 28 Jun 1762.

iv: letter from John Potter concerning payment for almanacks, 25 Feb 1771.

v: letter from Henry Hughes requesting permission to print almanacks following the death of his father, 11 Nov 1771.

vi: letter from S Crowden to Mr Hawkins concerning the company's refusal to take county drawn bills for almanacks, 13 Jan 1772.

vii: letter from Mr Newbery to Mr Hawkins requesting almanacks for ready money, 14 Nov 1772.

viii: letter from Thomas Parker to the Company requesting permission to print almanacks following the death of his mother, 9 Dec 1772.

ix: letter from Thomas Jackson to the Company concerning his wish to produce an almanack, giving qualifications, 25 Jan 1773.

x: letter from C Etherington to Mr Hawkins concerning an almanack advertisement in the York Chronicle, 25 Oct 1775.

xi: letter from Thomas Wright concerning receipt for compiling the Seasons Almanack, with receipt added at end, 8-12 Jun 1775.

xii: letter from William Cuttwell to George Hawkins concerning terms for sale of almanacks, 28 Oct 1775.

xiii: letter from W Bowyer and J Nichols to the Master, wardens and stock keepers, requesting permission to continue printing the title sheet of Moore's Almanack, 9 Feb 1774.

xiv: letter from Thomas Field to the Master, wardens and stock keepers stating that he has not deviated from his contract to supply the company with paper for almanacks, 8 Mar 1779.

xv: letter from John Knowles to George Hawkins ordering delivery of Ladies' Diaries, 21 Nov.

xvi: letter from Edward Rollington to the Company complaining that widow Simpson threatens to take away care of the Ladies' Diary from him, undated.

xvii: printed list of counties and their abbreviations, undated. [MISSING]

Folder also includes a letter from Charles Jacobi to R T Rivington concerning Francis Moore and sheet almanacks for 1924, 23 May 1924.

Folder contains:

i: correspondence between A Llewellyn Roberts and C R Rivington regarding editorships of almanacks, 8 Jan 1886 and 23 Nov 1893 [2 items].

ii: letter from John Saddler to C R Rivington agreeing to terms for making a plate for the company almanack, 11 Jun 1884.

iii: letter from anonymous correspondent to his brother concerning delivery of almanacks, 6 Feb 1758.

i: letter from Cambridge vice-chancellor William Richardson regarding rent of 500 pounds due, 12 Jan 1770

ii: letter from Cambridge vice-chancellor James Brown to George Hawkins stating that a bill for rent of 500 pounds has been sent to the company, 15 May 1772.

Draft.

Parties: (1) Charles II (2) Stationers' Company.

Substantive clauses are as follows:

(a) For the encouragement of the Company, and out of Royal Charity for the poor of the Company, all forfeitures or penalties that become due to the King by reason of offences against the 'Act for preventing the frequent abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed books and pamphlets and for regulating of Printing and Printing Presses', or against any other Act concerning printing, shall be bestowed and employed towards the support and relief of the poor of the Company.

(b) Justices of the Courts of the King's Bench and Common Pleas, and the Barons of the Exchequer, are authorised to grant process to the Company upon its request for the levying of such penalties and forfeitures (which they shall retain to the uses aforesaid) without estreating the same into the Court of Exchequer.

(c) For the accomplishment of the Royal Bounty aforesaid the High Treasurer, Commissioner of the Treasury, Chancellor, Under Treasurer and other offices of the Exchequer are authorised and appointed that if any penalties or forfeiture due upon any offence committed against the said Act of Parliament or other Acts concerning printing shall be recovered or estreated into the Court of Exchequer and levied, they cause the same to be issued out, paid and delivered to the Company for the relief of its poor.

Licence to print school books for 31 years from 1663.

Licence to print school books for 41 years from 1691.

Letters patent issued in response to a petition requesting that the name of the Company be changed in order to reflect the large influx of members from the Newspaper Makers' Company, a livery company whose Charter of Incorporation had been granted 19 Jul 1935 and surrendered 25 Oct 1935.

Parties: (1) George VI (2) Sidney John Sandle, Sir John William Baddeley, Lord Iliffe and members of the Court of Assistants.

Substantive clauses are as follows:

(a) The Mistery or Art of a Stationer of the City of London shall hereafter be called the Mistery or Art of a Stationer and Newspaper Maker of the City of London and shall under that name enjoy, possess and exercise such rights, franchises, privileges and obligations as are on the date of these Presents appurtenant by law and of right to the Masters and Keepers or Wardens and Commonalty of the Mistery or Art of a Stationer of the City of London.

(b) The King licenses, authorises and enables the Company, or any person on its behalf, to acquire any lands tenements or hereditaments whatsoever within the United Kingdom (such lands, tenements or hereditaments not exceeding at any time in annual value calculated as at the times of acquisition thereof respectively the sum of £10,000) and to hold all or any lands which the said Company is hereby authorised to acquire in perpetuity or in lease or otherwise and from time to time to grant, demise, alienate or otherwise dispose of the same or any part thereof.

Sealed with the Great Seal.

Copy letters patent permitting the change of name of the Company from Stationers' Company to Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Company.

Memorandum of advice given by E Blain, QC and L A Wolfe.

Letters from Edward Arber to C. R. Rivington with documents relating to subscriptions to Arber's transcription of the Company Registers and a list of documents in the archive.

Correspondence of Henry Rivington (1797-1802) and C.R. Rivington (1873, 1888)

Letters from Gilbert Ironside, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, and Peter Parker and Thomas Guy, to Benjamin Tooke, Treasurer.

1. letter from Mr Lawrence requesting permission to make the alterations, 6 May 1786.

2. letter from Robert Mylne, surveyor, relating to Mr Lawrence's application, 4 Sep 1786.

3. ground plan showing Stationers' Hall and nearby properties, [late 18th century].