File 87 - Treasurers' vouchers for printing expenses

1 folder, containing 32 items

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:

i: printing bills of Samuel Borthwick, 30 Jul 1794-21 Jan 1799 [5 items].

ii: almanac printing bills of John March senior and junior, 26 Oct 1761-6 Jan 1780 [4 items]

iii: printers' bills of Robert and Matthew Brown, Henry Goldney, Harries Hart, Henry Hughes, Matthew Jenour, John Nichols, William and Alexander Strahan and unnamed, Feb-Dec 1779 [8 items].

iv: bills for almanac printing materials: James and Thomas Bowles, James Woodmason, Thomas Vallance and Samuel Conder, Thomas Wright and Messrs Wright, Gill and Pettivard, 4 Feb 1779-16 Dec 1785 [5 items].

v: bills for engraving and plate printing almanacs: J Ellis and John Smith, 10-14 Jan 1780 [2 items].

vi: miscellaneous, 4 May 1753-19 Nov 1796 [8 items].

• English

• Latin

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: almanack advertisements in newspapers [TSC/E/20/14]

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