| Description | Bills. 1818.
The Housekeeping Accounts begin at the time of Ann Boulton's removal from Soho House to Thornhill (the first entry in the Cash Book is dated 15 December 1818), and they continue until the end of 1829, the year in which she died. The records comprise Cash Books and related Bills in annual bundles, both of which series are complete. The Cash Books indicate that from time to time sums of money were transferred from the Cash account to the Housekeeping account: this presumably means that on such occasions cash was taken from the main fund and placed in a special tin or box set aside for the purpose of making housekeeping purchases. Each time this stock of cash ran low it would be replenished in the same way.
Each annual bundle of housekeeping bills has been given a separate number.
Wrapper, 'Housekeeping Bills 1818 Decr.'
1. Bill. John Holt (29 Bull Street, Birmingham) to Miss Boulton. 23 Dec. 1818.
1 scrubbing brush, 2 grate brushes, 1 ball of twine. 6s.3d.
2. Bill. Thomas Adkins (--)to Miss Boulton. 15 Dec. 1818.
1 dozen rushlights. 12s.2d.
3. Bill. Edward Wright (33 Bull Street, Birmingham) to Miss Boulton. 29 Oct. 1818.
Lump sugar [quantity unclear] £1.15s.0d.; double refined sugar, 17s.8½d. Total: £2.12s.8½d.
4. Bill. Edward Wright (33 Bull Street, Birmingham) to Miss Boulton. 12 Nov. 1818.
20lb sugar 16s.8d.; 6lb raisins 6s.0d. Total £1.2s.8d.
5. Bill. John Greensall (--)to Miss Boulton. 29 Oct. 1818.
33lbs Cheshire cheese £1.5s.5¼d.
6. Bill. ? Walker (--)to Miss Boulton. 3 Dec. 1818.
Soap [3 kinds, illegible] £1.10s.6d.
7. Bill. G. Wilkins (--)to Miss Boulton. 23 Dec. 1818.
38lb beef £1.2s.2d.; 2¾lb mutton 1s.9d.; 24 Dec. 49½lb Beef £1.8s.10½d; 30 Dec. 7¼lb Mutton 4s.10d. Total:
£2.17s.7½d.
8. Bill. Mrs. Mousley (--)to Miss Boulton. 24 Dec. 1818.
Quarter mutton 14¾lb at 8d., 9s.10d.
9. Bill. Richard Tustin (--)to Miss Boulton. 16 Dec. 1818.
Loin Mutton 21lb at 8d., 14s.8d.; loin beef 17lbs at 8½d., 11s.8d.; haunch mutton 13¾lbs, 10s.4d.; loin veal 11lbs at
9d., 8s.3d. Total: £2.4s.3d.
10. Bill. (--)to Miss Boulton. n.d.
Flour 13s.0d.; best flour 3s.10d. Total: 16s.10d. (receipted 5 Jan. 1819)
11. Bill. Thomas Noble (Birmingham) to Miss Boulton. 19 Dec. 1818.
6lb currants 6s. 6d.
2 oz cloves 2s. 0d.
2 nutmegs 2s. 0d.
1lb All Spice 2s. 4d.
1lb Best Ginger 3s. 4d.
2oz Cinnamon 2s. 8d.
3lb Rice 1s. 9d.
1lb ground rice 8d.
1lb vermicelli 2s. 0d.
1lb sago 2s. 0d.
½lb Isinglass 5s. 0d.
½lb maccaroni 1s. 0d.
1lb B[lack] pepper 3s. 8d.
1lb white d[itt]o 5s. 0d.
1lb starch 1s. 0d.
1lb stone blue 2s. 4d.
1lb powder blue 4s. 0d.
2lbs chamomile 5s. 4d.
1lb sweet almonds 4s. 0d.
½lb bitter d[itt]o 1s. 0d.
1lb mustard 1s. 8d.
2lb pipe clay 4d.
2lb emery 6d.
2lb black lead 1s. 4d.
1 Qut. sp[iri]t wine 8s. 0d.
1 gall. vinegar 3s. 0d.
1pt eating oil 3s. 0d.
1 gall. sperm oil 8s. 6d.
1lb b[lack] tea 6s. 6d.
2 qut. oatmeal 10d.
1 qut. groats 1s. 6d.
½ p[ec]k white peas 1s.10d.
1lb Windsor soap 2s. 0d.
4 bottles 2s. 8d.
1lb tea B[lack?] 6s. 6d.
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£5.5s . 9d.
paid cash £5.5s. 6d.
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T. Noble begs his thanks to Miss Boulton. |