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Wardens' vouchers for expenses incurred in providing barge music for the water procession on Lord Mayor's Day; vouchers consist of receipts for monies paid out to musicians by the under warden; many receipts consist of bills with receipt of payment added at a later date.

Folder is split into subfolders, principally by name of recipient:

i: Charles Ballett, 28 Jul 1775-13 Jul 1791 [3 items].

ii: Ceasar Duffield, 18 Nov 1687-30 Nov 1701 [6 items].

iii: John Geree, 8 Nov 1708-31 Oct 1710 [2 items].

iv: William Mears, 4 Nov 1713-9 Nov 1715 [3 items].

v: vouchers mentioning musical instruments used, 9 Nov 1754-Aug 1776 [2 items].

i: order of procession for the barges as regulated by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, to be observed on 9 Nov 1780.

ii: menu for Richmond outing, 20 Jun 1878.

iii: annotated newpaper article regarding Lord Mayor's Day and the Company barge, 13 Nov 1847.

Wardens' vouchers for expenses incurred in providing the annual Court and ladies' barge outing to Richmond; vouchers consist of bills with receipts of monies paid out by the under warden added at a later date; folder includes some bills without receipts.

Summonses and ephemera relating to the annual Court and ladies' barge outing to dinner at Richmond.

Papers include:

Summonses, 1774, 1777, 1795, 1831, 1835 and 1838 [4 items].

Menus, 1867, 1886 and 1892 [3 items].

Invitations, 1790-1791 [5 items].

Musical programme for the Richmond dinner, 16 Jul 1867.

Information card regarding the progression of the barge, 28 Jul 1836.

Seating plan, 8 Jul 1834.

Printed summonses to attend the Lord Mayor's water procession to Westminster, using the Company barge for the following years: 1773, 1774, 1776, 1780, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1805, 1819, 1827, 1834. With a summons to attend the the water procession for the funeral of Admiral Nelson, 1805.

i: letter from the Joiners' Company respecting the procession on 8 Nov from Mansion House to the Guildhall and back, 1 Nov 1785.

ii: letter from Thomas Whittell, clerk of the Bowyers' Company, respecting the procession on 8 Nov from Mansion House to the Guildhall and back, 31 Oct 1786.

iii: petition of Daniel Morton, waterman and grandson of the company's late barge master Daniel Morton, requesting the position of barge master's mate, undated; the petitioner was elected to the position on 4 Apr 1786.

iv: letter from Richard Roberts requesting payment for building the new barge and a tip of five guineas for workmen, 31 Jul 1790.

v: letter from Sylvanus Hall concerning inspection for repairs he has undertaken, 16 Apr 1790.

Papers regarding the production of the company book 'The State Barges of the Stationers' Company: 1680-1850', published 1972; box also contains two folders relating to a court re-enactment of the company river journey to Richmond.

At a meeting of the Master and Wardens Committee on 30 Sep 1969 the master reported an enquiry from Leonard Kenyon concerning the history of the company's barge, and it was agreed that a committee be appointed to examine the records and collate notes upon the history of the barge. The members chosen to serve on this committee were Leonard Kenyon (chairman), Sidney Hodgson, Guy Virtue and Christopher Rivington.

TO BE COMPLETED

Annotated draft contents page and chapter 1 of 'The State Barges of the Stationers' Company: 1680-1850', together with extracts relating to the barge gathered by Sidney Hodgson, c.1971.

Original illustrations of the Company barge and photographs of barge model presented to the Company by Master V B Harrison, gathered by Sidney Hodgson, mid 18th century-1948 [19 items].

Letter from Sidney Hodgson to Mr Martin regarding Mr Martin's enquiry about the company barge, 13 Oct 1942.

Galley proofs, mock ups and drafts, together with correspondence between Barge Committee members and others regarding research material, 3 Nov 1970-28 Jul 1971.

Plate proof, produced to show the quality of reproduction of documents.

Two mock ups of the book, both produced using page proofs; one marked, one unmarked.

Administrative papers relating to a court re-enactment of the Company river journey to Richmond, undertaken 21 Jul 1994; papers include correspondence, photographs, loyal greetings sent to honorary freeman and liveryman the Prince of Wales and his reply, an attendance list, acceptance and apology letters, itineraries, invitations and minutes of a meeting of the Master and upper warden on 24 Jan 1994.

Photographs, thank you letters to the master, attendance list and press cuttings relating to a Court re-enactment of the company river journey to Richmond, undertaken 21 Jul 1994.

Colour reproduction.