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English Stock Account with Francis Gosling, Banker:

• Orders to Pay (1764-83);

• Sheet of promissory notes (blank printed forms), 22 November 1743;

• Accounts (1766-83)

Trade records of the English Stock.

Folder contains:

i: commissioners of the stamp duties notice that printers, publishers and vendors of unstamped almanacks will be prosecuted, 8 Aug 1778.

ii: commissioners of the stamp duties note to the Company requesting that stationers comply with rules concerning binding of almanacks, 13 Aug 1778.

iii: letter to the Company from William Chapman concerning weights of 167 bundles of company paper, 25 Nov 1771.

iv: printed circular from the stamp office concerning the stamping of admission records, 21 Mar 1828.

v: lists of weights of crown paper bundles, examined by W Bayley, 15 Oct and 22 Nov 1771 [2 items].

Folder is divided into subfolders:

i: printed almanack advertisements, 1738-1799 [59 items]. Many were originally used as covers for bundles of Treasurers' vouchers and powers to pay dividends; others have handwritten annotations and were used to note numbers of almanacks sold, unsold, to be printed or to be returned to the stamp office.

ii: printed almanack publication notices, 1778-1873 [9 items]. The 18th century items were originally used as covers for bundles of Treasurers' vouchers.

iii: letter from William Chase to George Hawkins regarding advertisement and publication of almanacks, 5 Nov 1795.

iv: extract from 'Publisher's Circular', 1884 (missing).

6 handwritten copies.

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.

Miscellaneous correspondence. Subjects covered include management of stock, dividends and copyright; payment of dues; status within the Company.

Correspondence and receipts re business conducted for the Stationers in France and the Netherlands; letters refer to Buckley's negotiations in Rotterdam.