1887 02 05 : Licence to employ one male servant

Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 9:08PM by Petra Mitchinson

05 Feb 1887. LICENCE TO EMPLOY ONE MALE SERVANT. A neat and clean printed Inland Revenue licence for one male servant. Printed in green. 6” x 6”. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. [Two postal cancels: LANGWATHBY, C, FE 5, 87] INLAND REVENUE. —————— LICENCE. – FOR ONE MALE SERVANT, £0 15s. 0d. 32 & 33 Vict., cap. 14. —————— No. 11 Carlisle Collection. Penrith District. The Trustees of the late Sir R. C. MUSGRAVE Bart of Eden hall in the Parish of Edenhall in the County of Cumberland is hereby authorized to employ ONE MALE SERVANT from the day of the date hereof until the 31st day of December next following; he having paid the sum of FIFTEEN SHILLINGS for this Licence. Granted at Langwathby this 5 day of February 1887 by [signed] M. DALTON fr 5811 NOTICE. 1. This Licence must be renewed at the expiration of this year, if you continue to keep a Servant. 2. Should an additional Servant be employed in the interval, a further Licence must be obtained.