1887 02 14 : 02 : Receipt for opening drains on Honeypot Farm
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 3:59PM
Petra Mitchinson in BOWSTEAD Thomas, Cumberland, Edenhall, Farming, MULLIGAN, MUSGRAVE Richard Courtenay 11th Bart., SHAW

 

Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 9:10PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

14 Feb 1887 (2). RECEIPT FOR OPENING DRAINS ON HONEYPOT FARM. A neat and clean printed receipt with a Postage & Inland Revenue one-penny stamp. 4” x 7”. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. Estates’ Office, Edenhall, Penrith, Feb: 14: 1887. Received from the Trustees of the late SIR R. C. MUSGRAVE, BART., M.P., by payment of Mr. Thos. BOWSTEAD, the Sum of Two Pounds, five Shillings, and four Pence, being paid to MULLIGAN for opening old drains on “Honeypot” farm. £ 2 . 5 . 4 . [signed] J H SHAW

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