Unidad documental compuesta 88 - Treasurers' vouchers for almanack advertisements in newspapers

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Receipts for monies paid out by the Treasurer, the manager of the English Stock whose duties included keeping the Stock accounts, looking after its paper and book stocks in the warehouse and organising printing of the books; many receipts consist of bills with receipt of payment added at a later date; some unreceipted bills are also included.

Folder is divided into subfolders by names of newspapers.

Provincial newspapers:

Bath Herald and Register, Bath Journal and Bath Chronicle, 6 Feb 1781-Dec 1797 [16 items].

Birmingham Chronicle and Birmingham and Staffordshire Chronicle, 12 Feb 1778-15 Jul 1797 [6 items].

Birmingham Gazette, 26 Feb 1786-31 Mar 1797 [5 items].

Bristol Journal, 16 Feb 1787-24 Jun 1797 [7 items].

Bristol Mercury and Universal Advertiser, 17 Jul 1793-7 Mar 1796 [3 items].

Caledonian Mercury, 21 Oct 1776-24 Mar 1780 [2 items].

Cambridge Chronicle, 11 Jan 1779-24 Nov 1797 [8 items].

Chester Chronicle and Adam's Weekly Courant, Chester, 12 Feb 1788-17 May 1798 [4 items].

Coventry Mercury, 17 May 1780-16 Nov 1789 [2 items].

Cumberland Chronicle and Cumberland Pacquet, 28 Mar 1780-22 Oct 1792 [7 items].

Doncaster Journal, 20 Feb 1792 [1 item].

Edinburgh Evening Courant, 20 Jun 1780-16 Jun 1791 [2 items].

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, Old Exeter Journal and Exeter Flying Post, 2 Jun 1774-1797 [6 items].

Gloucester Gazette and Glocester Journal, 24 Oct 1794-16 Feb 1797 [2 items].

Hampshire Chronicle, 23 Jan 1776-19 Jan 1796 [7 items].

Hull Advertiser and Hull Packet, 28 Mar 1792-2 May 1798 [2 items].

Hereford Journal, 7 Apr 1798 [1 item].

Kentish Gazette, 4 Dec 1773-20 Apr 1797 [9 items].

Kentish Chronicle and Canterbury Journal, 20 Jan 1780-7 May 1798 [8 items].

Leeds Mercury, 27 Jan 1790-1 Apr 1799 [3 items].

Leicester Journal and Leicester and Nottingham Journal, 22 Apr 1778-11 Apr 1798 [8 items].

Lewes Journal and Sussex Advertiser, 27 Jan 1783-11 May 1792 [5 items].

Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury, 4 Mar 1785-1 Jan 1787 [3 items].

Liverpool General Advertiser and Liverool Phenix, 12 Apr 1790-8 Sep 1798 [9 items].

Manchester Chronicle and Manchester Mercury, 12 Apr 1790-31 Mar 1797 [6 items].

Newcastle Advertiser and Newcastle Courant, 12 Apr 1790-31 Mar 1797 [4 items].

Norfolk Chronicle, 9 Nov 1775-12 Dec 1795 [10 items].

Northampton Mercury, 14 Jan 1780-20 Apr 1791 [4 items].

Reading Mercury and Oxford Gazette, Jackson's Oxford Journal, 1778-9 May 1798 [3 items].

Nottingham Journal, 8 Jan 1780-18 Jul 1798 [5 items].

Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 10 Oct 1774-4 Nov 1796 [4 items].

Sheffield Register, 28 Apr 1789-11 May 1792 [2 items].

Dorchester and Sherborne Journal, Sherborne Journal and Sherborne Mercury, 3 Apr 1780-16 Jun 1791 [9 items].

Shrewsbury Chronicle, 13 Jun 1798 [1 item].

Worcester Journal, 19 Jun 1786-5 Mar 1799 [2 items].

York Courant and Yorkshire Journal, 7 Dec 1785-12 Mar 1796 [4 items].

London newspapers:

General Evening Post, 25 Feb 1779-24 Feb 1783 [5 items].

Miscellaneous, 1 May 1780-31 Mar 1797 [9 items].

Miscellaneous including Mark Evening Express, 8 Jan 1776-1846 [9 items].

Miscellaneous, 21 Nov 1841-17 Dec 1846 [36 items].

Folder also includes summary lists of almanacks in which the Company advertised, with payment totals, 1777 and 1819 [2 items].

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Microfilm copies are on reel 98, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

Treasurers' vouchers [TSC/E/20/12]; Treasurers' vouchers: printing expenses [TSC/E/20/13]

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