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Ref NoMS 3782/12/102/10
Title"Shakespeare’s Lamps, Soho Illuminations &c. 1802." (11 pcs.)
LevelFile
Date1801 - 1802
Descriptiona. Order for lamps from Shakespeare & Co. Robert Hodges, Soho, 26 Nov. 1801.
b. Bills for lamps from Shakespeare Johnson & Berry. 26 & 31 Dec. 1801. (Two bills stuck together.)
c. Bills for lamps from Shakespeare Johnson & Berry. 15 Feb. & — Mar. 1802. (Two bills stuck together.)
d. Bills for lamps from Shakespeare Johnson & Berry. 15 Feb. & — Mar. 1802. (Two bills stuck together. Includes credit for returned lamps.)
e. Bill for lamps from Shakespeare Johnson & Berry. Not dated [Apr. 1802].
f. Rough account with Shakespeare & Co. Not dated [Apr. 1802]. (In Matthew Robinson Boulton’s hand.)
g. Rough account with Shakespeare & Co. Not dated [Apr. 1802]. (In James Pearson’s hand.)
h. Account. Sundries paid by Boulton Watt & Co. for the Illuminations at Soho. Apr. 1802.
i. Account. Soho Illuminations debtor to Matthew Boulton. Circa 2 Apr. 1802. "Account of expenses incurred at ye illuminations."
j. Copy letter. William Cheshire (Soho) to Shakespeare & Co. (—). 21 Apr. 1802. (With account on the same sheet.)
k. Rough account. Expenses of Illumination. Not dated [Apr. 1802]. (In Matthew Robinson Boulton’s hand. Marked "Shakespeare’s Lamps, Soho Illuminations &c. 1802" on the back – used as a wrapper for the above items.)
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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