| Collection | William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh |
| Description | Receipts from debitors are listed on the left hand pages of the volume, and creditors listed on the right hand pages; with running totals at the bottom of each page. The pages listing credits are printed to include 29 common payments including: wages, rent, taxes, wine and cyder [cider] merchants, chandlers, stabling costs, repairs, tradesmen's bills, donations, travelling charges, housekeeping, brewers, and the Privy Purse.
The volume also includes mention of: Old Windsor Lodge; Hampton Court Park; receipts for animals, including lambs and oxen; the estate of [Edward] Duke of York; and a receipt for [?Thomas] Chippendale (page 18).
[The account commences in volume GEO/MAIN/54505B, and was probably kept by Edward Le Grand.]
(Stamped with a rampant lion on page 1 with previous owner's name 'Sir T. P. Middle Hill m.s.s.') |
| Custodial History | Was once in the possession of Sir Thomas Phillipps with the manuscript number 6838. This volume was purchased at auction on 28 July 1979, alongside GEO/MAIN/54505A-B. |