I give on next two pages our banker’s account to 14th March of this
year. Calling this ‘Account B,’ and that given to the end of last year,
in last Fors, ‘Account A,’ the following abstract of both is, I hope,
accurate.
By Account A: £ s. d.
Cash paid into bank 653 1 0
Interest accumulated 780 5 6
By Account B:
Cash paid into bank 324 11 1
Interest 119 0 0
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Giving total to our credit 1876 17 7
Per contra, we have—
Petty expenses 0 10 9
Purchase of £1000 Consols 918 15 0
Cheques to myself 800 0 0
Balance 157 11 10
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1876 17 7
Of the cheques for £800 I will give account presently; but first, we
must compare the cash paid in with the subscription list.
The total cash paid in is— Account A 653 1 0
Account B 324 11 1
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977 12 1
Now see subscription list, after banker’s account, page 129.
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON (Chancery Lane Branch) IN ACCOUNT WITH ST. GEORGE’S FUND.
Dr. Cr.
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1876. £ s. d. | 1876. £ s. d.
Jan. 1. To Balance 14 1 10 | Feb. 22. By Charges on two local notes 0 0 10
Jan. 6. ,, Dividend on £8000 Consols 119 0 0 | Feb. 25. ,, Postage of Pass Book 0 0 3
Jan. 13. ,, Geo. Allen 24 11 1 | March 3. ,, John Ruskin, Esq. 300 0 0
Feb. 15. ,, John Ruskin, Esq. 25 0 0 |
Feb. 15. ,, Draft at Sheffield 8 0 0 |
Feb. 15. ,, ,, ,, Ambleside 6 0 0 |
Feb. 15. ,, ,, ,, Bridgwater 100 0 0 |
Feb. 15. ,, ,, ,, Birmingham 5 0 0 |
Feb. 22. ,, Cash 35 0 0 |
March 4. ,, Draft at Windsor 20 0 0 |
March 7. ,, Cash 25 0 0 |
March 7. ,, Draft at Oxford 50 0 0 |
March 14. ,, Cash 6 0 0 |
March 14. ,, Draft at Sheffield 20 0 0 | March 15. By Balance 157 11 10
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£457 12 11 | £457 12 11
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1876. £ s. d. |
March 15. To Balance 157 11 10 |
Subscription List
To March 14th of this Year.
£ s. d.
Total in Fors of February 741 14 10
(Corrections received note of.)
No. 8. Additional 40 0 0
,, 26. ,, 1 5 0
,, 38. Subscriptions 1875, 1876 2 2 0
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785 1 10
Now continuing the list.
No. 55. J. W. 50 0 0
,, 56. The mother of the first donor of 100 0 0
land to St. George
,, 57. The Curator of our Museum 8 0 0
,, 58. B. A., Subscription, 1876 3 0 0
,, 59. J. T. S. 50 0 0
,, 60. E. L. 20 0 0
,, 61. S. I. 2 0 0
,, 62. R. R. 5 0 0
,, 63. L. L. 0 10 0
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1023 11 10
Cash paid in 977 12 1
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Balance in my hands 45 19 9
The sum in my hands, thus amounting to £ 845 19s. 9d., has been
distributed as follows:—
£ s. d.
Purchase of land and house at 600 0 0
Sheffield
Henry Swan—Two quarters’ salary to 20 0 0
31st March, 1876
Expenses of repair, Sheffield 41 0 0
Prints (Colnaghi). See November Fors 29 10 0
Messrs. Tarrant and Mackrell, 29th
December, 1876 £20 17 5
26 15 11 ------ 47 13 4
Balance in my hands 106 16 5
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£845 19 9
Messrs. Tarrant and Mackrell’s accounts follow. I had an offer from
Sheffield to do this legal work for nothing; but I wanted to be sure
that everything was in due form, and I can trust this London firm. My
very good friend Mr. Tarrant must, however, pardon my pointing out to
him how much more pleasantly, for all parties, he might be employed, as
suggested in Fors XVI., pages 10 and 11, than in taxing this transfer
of property to the amount of nearly fifty pounds—(seven pounds odd
worth of letters merely). For, were the members of the legal profession
employed generally in illuminating initials, and so got out of our way,
and the lands of the country properly surveyed and fenced, all that
would be really needful for the sale of any portion of them by anybody
to anybody else, would be the entry in a roll recording the tenure of
so many square miles round each principal town. “The piece of land
hitherto belonging to A B, is this day sold to and henceforward belongs
to C D, whereof we (city magistrate and a head of any county family)
are witnesses.”
THE ST. GEORGE’S COMPANY,
To TARRANT & MACKRELL,
Costs of Purchase of Freehold Land and Messuage in Bell Hagg Road,
Sheffield.
1875.
Sept. 20. £ s. d.
On receipt of letters from Messrs. Webster, and
from Mr. Ruskin, as to purchase of land and a house
at Sheffield, writing Messrs. Webster, the vendor’s
solicitors, to send us contract 0 5 0
Writing Mr. Ruskin as to amount of purchase money,
he having stated it to be £600, and Messrs. Webster
£630 0 3 6
Oct. 4.
On receipt of draft contract for approval from
Messrs. Webster, with abstract of title for
inspection, looking through abstract, when we found
it would be necessary to have a copy of plan on
deed of 1st May, 1857, and an abstract of the
Rivelin View Society’s Deed of Covenants, before
investigating the title, or approving contract 0 13 4
Writing Messrs. Webster accordingly 0 5 0
Copy contract to keep, fo. 15 0 5 0
Oct. 11.
Perusing abstract of title, nine sheets 1 0 0
Perusing the Rivelin View Company’s Deed of
Covenants, four sheets 0 10 0
Perusing and approving draft contract 0 6 8
Writing vendor’s solicitors with contract approved
and thereon, and for plan which they had omitted to
send 0 5 0
Oct. 13.
Writing Messrs. Webster, acknowledging letter
approving of our alterations in contract, and
asking for plan which they had omitted to send,
although in their letter they stated it was
enclosed 0 5 0
Engrossing one part of the contract for signature
of Mr. Ruskin, and paid stamp thereon 0 10 6
Drawing plan thereon 0 7 6
Writing Mr. Ruskin, with contract for his
signature, and fully thereon, and as to the
contents of the Rivelin View Society’s Deed of
Covenants, and as to Trustees of the Company to
whom the property might be conveyed, and for cheque
for £60 for deposit 0 5 0
Oct. 18.
On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin with contract
signed and cheque for deposit, writing him
acknowledging receipt 0 3 6
Writing with appointment to exchange contracts and
pay deposit 0 3 6
Attending exchanging contracts, and paying deposit 0 6 8
Oct. 19.
Writing our agents at Sheffield (Messrs. Broomhead
and Co.) with abstract of title to examine, with
deeds, and instructing them 0 5 0
Oct. 20.
Writing vendor’s solicitors that contract exchanged
and deposit paid to their London agent, and as to
examination of title deeds 0 5 0
Oct. 21.
On receipt of abstract from Messrs. Broomhead and
Co., with remarks on title, writing them to examine
probate of H. Norton’s will in hands of Messrs.
Tattershall, and on subject of duties, etc., under
that will, and returning abstract to them 0 3 6
Oct. 23.
Attending perusing conditions of sale under which
Mr. Bagshawe bought the property before drawing
requisitions on title 0 6 8
Oct. 29.
Drawing requisitions and copy 0 10 0
Writing vendor’s solicitors therewith 0 3 6
Nov. 5.
Instructions for deed of conveyance 0 6 8
Drawing same, fo. 16 0 16 0
Fair copy for perusal 0 5 4
Writing Messrs. Webster therewith and fully thereon 0 5 0
Nov. 10.
Engrossing conveyance 0 13 4
Paid parchment 0 5 0
Writing Mr. Ruskin on subject of completion, and
for cheque for £540 balance of purchase money, and
with consent to be signed by him to conveyance
being taken to the Right Hon. W. C. Temple and Sir
T. D. Acland as Trustees for the Company, Mr.
Ruskin having entered into the contract 0 5 0
Writing vendor’s solicitors, with engrossment for
examination, and fully thereon 0 5 0
Writing Messrs. Broomhead, our agents, instructing
them to make proper searches in the Land Registry
at Wakefield, and as to completion of purchase 0 3 6
Nov. 12.
Writing our agents at Sheffield, with cheque for
£540 purchase money, and very fully as to
registering deed of conveyance, searches, and
settling 0 5 0
Writing Mr. Ruskin acknowledging receipt of his two
letters, with two cheques for, together, £540 0 3 6
Nov. 15.
Attending examining certificates of searches, with
abstract, when we found same satisfactory 0 6 8
Nov. 16.
On receipt of conveyance executed by the vendor and
his mortgagee, attending stamping, and afterwards,
for same 0 6 8
Paid stamp 3 0 0
Writing our agents, with stamped deed conveyance
for registration, and fully thereon 0 3 6
Nov. 22.
Making schedule of documents received from agents
(Messrs. Broomhead), and writing them acknowledging
receipt of deeds, and for account of their charges 0 3 6
Nov. 29.
On receipt of account of agents’ charges, amounting
to £10 14s. 11d., writing them with cheque 0 3 6
Writing Mr. Ruskin on subject of insurance 0 5 0
Incidentals 0 10 0
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16 1 0
Paid Messrs. Broomhead’s charges 10 14 11
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£26 15 11
THE ST. GEORGE’S COMPANY,
To Wm. B. TARRANT.
General Bill of Costs to 10th December, 1875.
1875.
Feb. 13.
On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin, attending him at
Herne Hill, and conferring on course to be taken on
subject of letter from Messrs. Griffith and Son, of
Dolgelly, as to conveyance of cottage property at
Barmouth, and on the necessity of trust deed for the
purpose of such conveyance, so as to carry out the
wishes of Mr. Ruskin and others for improving the
condition of agriculturists, and paid rail 1 2 0
Feb. 15.
Writing Messrs. Griffith and Son, as arranged 0 5 0
Feb. 18.
Attending Sir Sydney Waterlow, Mr. W. J. Thompson, and
others, as to the Industrial Dwellings Company, of
which they had been promoters, with a view to
obtaining information to guide me in the formation of
the St. George’s Company 0 6 8
Feb. 22.
Instructions to counsel to advise in conference on
course to be adopted to carry out the scheme 0 6 8
Making copy of Mr. Ruskin’s letter to accompany
instructions 0 5 0
Attending counsel therewith, when it was arranged that
conference should be postponed until Mr. Ruskin could
attend 0 6 8
Writing Mr. Ruskin to let me know on what day he could
attend conference 0 5 0
Feb. 23.
On receipt of letter from Messrs. Griffith and Son,
writing them fully in reply 0 5 0
March 10.
Attending counsel, Mr. Barber appointing conference
for 3.30 on Monday 0 6 8
Writing Mr. Ruskin, with appointment 0 3 6
March 15.
Attending conference with Mr. Ruskin at Mr. Barber’s,
when it was decided that he should draw a deed for the
purpose of carrying out Mr. Ruskin’s wishes, and paid
cab 1 3 0
Paid counsel’s fee and clerk 1 6 0
Drawing proposal circular 0 12 0
March 21.
Attending counsel therewith to settle 0 6 8
Paid his fee and clerk 1 3 6
March 26.
Attending counsel, appointing conference on draft 0 6 8
April 26.
Attending conference 0 13 4
Paid counsel’s fee and clerk 1 6 0
April 29.
Fair copy of proposed circular as settled 0 4 0
Letter to Mr. Ruskin therewith and thereon 0 5 0
To TARRANT & MACKRELL.
£ s. d.
June 9.
On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin on draft 0 10 0
circular, making copy of Mr. Ruskin’s suggestions to
place before counsel three brief sheets
Perusing and considering same 0 10 0
Drawing memoranda of constitution of the Company, to 1 10 0
take place of the circular
June 10.
Instructions to counsel to settle same, and with Mr. 0 6 8
Ruskin’s suggestions, etc.
Attending counsel therewith 0 6 8
Paid his fee and clerk 2 4 6
June 11.
Long letter to Mr. Ruskin in reply to his of the 0 5 0
27th and 28th ult., and 8th inst.
June 15.
Fair copy memoranda of constitution of the Company, 0 10 0
as settled by counsel, fo. 30
Writing Mr. Ruskin therewith and thereon 0 5 0
June 23.
Attending Mr. Ruskin on his calling and handing us 0 6 8
print of the proposed memoranda in a number of his
‘Fors Clavigera,’ and with Mr. Ruskin’s suggestions
for some alterations; and we were to submit same to
counsel, and obtain a conference with him in about a
month’s time, which Mr. Ruskin would attend
Oct. 7.
On receipt of the July and October ‘Fors’ from Mr. 1 1 0
Ruskin, attending, perusing, and considering remarks
and suggestions contained therein, and bearing on
the formation of the St. George’s Company, and also
your letter to us of the 2nd inst., returning us the
draft memoranda sent you on the 15th June, with your
remarks thereon, and letter you had received from a
correspondent on the subject, attending, perusing,
and considering the several letters and documents to
enable us to revise the memoranda as desired
Oct. 15.
Writing Mr. Ruskin very fully on subject of revision 0 5 0
of memoranda and statutes, and for further
information as to marshals, etc.
Oct. 24.
On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin withdrawing all 0 10 0
reference to marshals from the proposed memoranda,
making fresh copy of the memoranda as drawn, and
adding in the margin thereof all suggestions and
comments thereon contained in the ‘Fors,’ and the
several letters we had received in connection with
the matter
Oct. 30.
Instructions to counsel to revise memoranda 0 6 8
Attending him therewith and thereon 0 6 8
Paid his fee and clerk 1 3 6
Dec. 10.
Writing Mr. Ruskin, with draft memoranda and 0 5 0
counsel’s amendments, and with counsel’s opinion at
foot thereof, and also as to insurance of the
Sheffield premises
Petty disbursements and incidentals 0 10 0
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£22 0 8