T26 – Cash account of Samuel Bird

1792
Aug 10^th Paid interest to James Hutchinson 280 00
Aug 17^th To paid Thomas Clare 1000 00
Aug 17^th To paid Wm Pearce costs in the
Chancery suit 141 13
23^rd To paid James Hutchinson the like 59 19
Dec 31^st To paid Joseph Bird principal int.^t 336 12
Balance due to Samuel Bird and which, since
His death hath been paid to his widow and
administration as will appear in Mrs Bird’s
administration account 2443 16
Title with the account general at the time of his death

1791
Jan.^y by cash received of Isaac Leferne 352 3
20^th By received 6 months dividends on the
£4666 13 4d South Sea Stocks to 5^th Janry

1791 – £1 13 4d
July 23^rd
By 6 months to 5^th July 1791 £1 13s 4d

1792
Jan 20^th – by 6 months due 1^st Jan £1 13s 4d
July 23^rd – by by 6 months due 5^th July £1 13s 4d
Aug 6^th – By receipt of James Hutchinson 100£ being
So much directed to before 100£ allowed by the master.
Aug 15^th – by received on sale of 1190 10s part of the above South Sea Stock
Aug 25^th – by cash received of Isaac Leferne £462 4s 0d

Statement of the stock received for Mr Samuel Bird’s share of the legacy bequeathed to him by Mr Elias Bird’s will and the manner they have been appropriated.

1790 Dec – By South Sea Stock transferred into Samuel Bird’s name
£466 13s 4d

1792 Aug 8^th – transferred to James Hutchinson £2000
15 sold out to pay off debts £1190 10s

Mrs Bird hath received the dividends of this stock upton July 1794 and will appear in her administration account since which she hath transferred the stock as follows:
One half therof into her own name £733 17s 4d
One eighth to Henry Bird Esq., £100 9s 4d
The like to Wm Symons Esq
The like to W H Winstone
The like to Miss Elizabeth Bird

1793 Aug
By stock interest transferred into Mrs Bird’s name £3676 17s 11d
September sold out to pay debts £1300
Mrs Bird hath also received the dividends of this stock up to 5^th July 1794. I carried them to the administration account since which she hath transferred the principal.
One half in her own name £4000 0s 11d
One eighth into the name of Henry Bird, Wm Symons, Wm Winstone and Miss Elizabeth Bird each receiving £297 2s 3d

1794 July
By bank 37pc by annuities transferred into Mrs Bird’s name in two sums £1205 12s 2d and £106 11s 9d together which in thus appropriated £1312 3s 11d

One half remaining in her own name £656 1s 11d

One eighth transferred to as above each receiving £164 0s 6d

1795 Aug
By more South Sea Stock transferred into Mrs Bird’s name who is thus appropriated £3019 0s 9d
One half remaining therof in her own name one eighth transferred to the like as before.

T193

Court Case King’s Bench between Hughes Minet & Rekar Fector and Martha Arnold, widow.

Defendant sets forth – John Arnold late City of Canterbury dec.d late husband of defendant.

On 21^st May 1769 was indebted to the plaintiff for goods and merchandizes for £137 8s.

Also on the 20^th Sept.^r 1773 at Maidstone aforesaid was indebted to the sd plts in other £653. 2s for divers, other goods, weares and merchandise.

Cummings Attorney

(Very long and involved but repetitive)

T52

Letter to Mr R Symonds, at no. 4 Queens Square, Bristol

Jan 19^th 1802
Dear Friend,
Ceylon  – 10^th Nov 1801
I wrote to you on my return from Bristol now near three months since and I fear either from your urgent uncertainty of our country past office on your having proved that you have not received it. I have therefore enclosed this to a friend of mine, Mr B Biggs, Linen Draper, High Street Bristol, through whose hands you will get it. I hope by this time you have got quite of your complaints by the help of care and your surgeons and if you can make it agreeable I will be happy to see you here to spend a little time.

I will furnish you with a house already equipped. Before I left Bristol I met our friend J T Mais and suggested or requested him to sell you of my being obliged to leave it and without doing my ….

Am your friend truly yours,
M Wm Drake
Devon
Near Axminster