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Account book for the estate of Sir William Lowther…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by km55
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Cover: Account book for the estate of Sir William Lowther

Selection: Account book for the estate of Sir William Lowther

Manuscript account book prepared by William Sikes for Sir William Lowther’s estate at Swillington, West Yorkshire. Sikes, presumably the estate manager, provides a clear and precise record of the receipts and disbursements for the seven month period between 25 May 1738 and December 1738 (dated in the Old Style 1 January 1738). Included in his accounting are the names of the tenants in cottages in the surrounding villages with listing of the receipts and expenditures for; housekeeping expenses; servants liveries; farming; repairs; laborers; crop figures and livestock. The final section describes the output of the colliery in Preston and the disbursements for running the enterprise.

  • Author: Sikes, William.
  • Title: [Account book for the estate of Sir William Lowther at Swillington, West Yorkshire], 1738 May 25-1739 January 1.

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Acquired July, 2011 by the Lewis Walpole Library.

Posted in Manuscripts | Tagged Account books, Accountants, Administration of estates, Coal mines and mining, Farm management, Land tenure, Lewis Walpole Library July 2011, Sir Wiliam Lowther, William Sikes, Yorkshire (England) | Leave a reply

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