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Ms. account book of William Lunn

1843-1861
North Redemore Accompt Book. 1793 Aug-1797 Jul. [Volume of ms. monthly accounts of Redemore tin mine, Cornwall. Prominent names include Captains John Vivian and Vincent Martin. A few pages include minor accounts for mid-1810. Mine name is also spelled Redimoor, Ridemoor etc., but is probably Redmoor today]

North Redemore Accompt Book. 1793 Aug-1797 Jul.

1793-1797
Account book, paper with buckram-covered card covers, Station Buildings, Dec. 1894 to Aug. 1901. Account book of John Beecroft & Co. for repair and maintenance work done on the Midland Railway's station buildings, locomotive and goods sheds etc. on the Settle & Carlise line. Includes costs for materials used, train travel, wages etc. Entries frequently include a list of names of the workmen. Arranged chronologically, with the name of the station at the start of the entry. Each job also appears to have a number.

Station Buildings

1894-12-1901-08
Account book, paper with buckram-covered card covers, Rental Propery, Dec. 1894 to Jul. 1907. Account book of John Beecroft & Co. for repair and maintenance work done on the Midland Railway's rental cottages in the various towns and villages along the Settle & Carlise line. Includes costs for materials used, train travel, wages etc. Entries frequently include a list of names of the workmen. Arranged chronologically, with the name of the station at the start of the entry. Each job also appears to have a number.

Rental Property

1894-12-1901-07
Account book, paper with buckram-covered card covers, Station Buildings, Mar. 1907 to Aug. 1913. Account book of John Beecroft & Co. for repair and maintenance work done on the Midland Railway's station buildings, locomotive and goods sheds etc. on the Settle & Carlise line. Includes costs for materials used, train travel, wages etc. Entries frequently include a list of names of the workmen. Arranged chronologically, with the name of the station at the start of the entry. Each job also appears to have a number.

Station Buildings

1907-03-1913-08
Account book, paper, card, linen, "Engines renewed and rebuilt and charged to Revenue," kept by the Midland Railway Locomotive Superintendent, Derby, 1888-1901.

Midland Railway Engines renewed and rebuilt and charged to Revenue

1888-1901
Account book, paper, card, linen, "Engines renewed and rebuilt and charged to Revenue," kept by the Midland Railway Locomotive Superintendent, Derby, 1901-1914.

Engines renewed and rebuilt and charged to Revenue

1901-1914
Account book, paper with buckram-covered card covers, Rental Property, May 1890 to Nov. 1894. Account book of John Beecroft & Co. for repair and maintenance work done on the Midland Railway's rental cottages in the various towns and villages along the Settle & Carlisle line. Includes costs for materials used, train travel, wages etc. Entries frequently include a list of names of the workmen. Arranged chronologically, with the name of the station at the start of the entry. Each job also appears to have a number.

Account book of John Beecroft & Co. for work done on Midland Railway cottages along the Settle & Carlisle line

1890-05-1894-11
Account book of Frederick Evans' "Petty Disbursements", 1846 to 1858. Frederick Evans worked for "Sir William Burnett's Patent", supplying and laying sleepers and track for railway companies. The first page is titled "Petty Disbursements commencing April 13th 1846 Station of Sir William Burnett's Patent Bennett's Bridge Ireland County Kilkenny and at New Ross County Wexford." The account book details his expenses in Ireland, at Bennett's Bridge, County Kilkenny, and at New Ross, County Wexford, from the day of his departure from London on 13 April 1846 to the day of his return to Greenwich on 18 January 1851. The subsequent account from 19 August 1851 to 5 June 1852 details expenses during work at Fulbourn Station in Cambridgeshire. There is then an account for a brief return visit to New Ross in early August 1853, followed by an account for further work at Fulbourn from 20 October 1853 to 15 April 1854. The book also contains some pencil copies of letters written by Mr. Evans, and a letter and account notes for work at Millwall in September 1858. The book was also turned round and used from the back. The back page is marked "Frederick Evans Senior - His Book of hard Names." It contains a rough account of chloride taken from store at New Ross on 9 January 1947, a copy letter, and rough accounts of prepared timber in 1847, sleepers prepared at Fulbourn in 1853, an account sent to Messrs. Reid of Glasgow, and accounts of sleepers received from Woking and Back Crawley and sleepers "prepared, unloaded and slacked" in February and March 1857. The book also contains a loose letter from Frederick Crews at Sir William Burnett's office to Evans at Fulbourn, dated 3 May 1852, and a loose note of items bought from a public works sale of working stock on 1 September 1848. 11.4567 x 7.2441 in.

Account book of Frederick Evans' "Petty Disbursements"

1846-1858
Account book, ledger, paper, card, linen, "New Engines on Order for Capital Account," kept by the Midland Railway Locomotive Superintendent, Derby, 1886-1897. Contains accounts for New Engines on Order for Capital Account, New Engines Abstract, New Engines Completed, Work in Progress, Cost per ton of New Engines.

Midland Railway New Engines on Order for Capital Account

1886-1897