Houses and tenements in Bristol.
A stationer’s blank book recording the receipts of rental income for property in Bristol between 1769 and 1777, with lists of renters’ names, location of property, and amount paid during this period. In addition, they record expenses for window tax, the scavenger and poor taxes, repairs, etc. Binding, full contemporary vellum.
Subjects (Library of Congress): Rental housing–Great Britain; Bristol (England).
Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010
![Cover: John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]](http://lewiswalpole.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/lwlpr20015.jpg "Cover: John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]")
John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]
A stationer’s blank book recording the receipts of rental income for lands in Cumbria, in multiple hands. The book has an engraved advertisement by the seller — James Smith Stationer in Newgate Street, London — printed on the recto of the first leaf and dated 1723, on the verso an engraved image of an angel with a dove. On the back cover is the title “John Rogers. His book of receipts anno dom. […]”
![Selected page: John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]](http://lewiswalpole.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/lwlpr20014.jpg "Selected page: John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]")
Subjects (Library of Congress): Smith, James, Stationer; Rental housing–Great Britain; Cumbria (England).
Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010