1821 01 29 : Mayor’s detailed expenses for Carlisle Election

Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:38PM by Petra Mitchinson

29 Jan 1821. MAYOR’S DETAILED EXPENSES FOR CARLISLE ELECTION. A neat and clean detailed account and receipt. Carlisle Election May 1820 Expences incurred by Thomas BLAMIRE Esquire Mayor £ s d John FORSTERs Bill for fitting up Townhall 15 “ 4 “ 0 Retaining Assessor and attending him and the } Agents of the Candidate } 2 “ 2 “ – Expences of Express from Post Office 4 “ 1 “ 7 Assessors Fee 157 “ 10 “ – Robert RITCHIE Bill for Constables staves 1 “ 10 “ – Paid Doorkeepers & 39 Constables for attendance } seven days } 75 “ 11 “ – Poll Book and Stationary – “ 12 “ – Poll Clerk 7 days 14 “ 14 “ – Assistant to do. 7 “ 7 “ – ———————- £ 278 “ 11 “ 7 Paid ========= 29th Jany. 1821 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carlisle 29 Jany 1821. Received of Sir Philip MUSGRAVE Baronet by payment of W [?] EMMERSON the Sum of nineteen Pounds & five Shillings and nine pence being the Balance of Acct of Expences incurred by Thos BLAMIRE Esqr Mayor at the late Carlisle Election [signed] Hodgson A. NANSON