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Includes: Accounts of Annual Receipts as Speaker 1715-1721; News Woman's bills from Susan Winbirsh for 1725; handwritten library inventory; accounts related to "Mr Speaker's servants"; inventory of "goods left in the office" by Compton, 1713; Receipts for "goods left in the lodgings" of Compton at Whitehall, 1716; "Phebe Raby's Contingent Bill from Xmas 1724 to Midsr. 1725"; receipt for book purchases; receipt for laundering and washing from Elizabeth Callowe to Lady Compton, 1720-1722.

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Includes Compton's accounts, a list of his books, his records of fees and expenses as Speaker, reports, lists of petitioners, and some correspondence, as well as the accounts of Richard Andrew and Edward Godfrey to Spencer Compton.

Scope and Contents Includes: "Case of the Directors as to Exceedings in Dividends" (about 1727); Petition of William Baily, Surveyor for Chester, Cryer, and Messenger for The Court of Exchequer in Chester, to have his son Joseph Winkles appointed as his successor (1715); draft judgement Small v. Wing (1730); Copy of the Lords Report concerning the Equivalent (1714); "A True State of His Royall Highness' Expence under the Management of Mr Treasurer Compton for 4 years" ; Estimate of the Sinking Fund (1727);...

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Receipts and accounting reports on various Treasury and Parliament activities; receipt “To Mr Sharrack jeweller” for a diamond George; accounting files for expenses in Compton’s office.

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Includes: recommendation from the Duke of Devonshire for Robert Nicholson to be Pewterer to the Prince; inventories of plate in the possession of the Prince, as well as his plate in the possession of other people

Scope and Contents note From the Series:

This series includes the accounts of George, Prince of Wales. Including receipts, household expenses, household inventories, abstracts of the Treasury, and copies of the Prince of Wales' Establishment.

Scope and Contents note From the Series:

This series includes the accounts of George, Prince of Wales. Including receipts, household expenses, household inventories, abstracts of the Treasury, and copies of the Prince of Wales' Establishment.

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Includes: Household accounts for the Prince, including for wines from Bordeaux, “wax lights” (broken down by white wax and yellow wax, linens, and laundry.

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Includes: receipts from Mr. Tench, engrosser to the Prince of Wales; receipts related to the estate of James Calthorpe; receipts from payment by the Earl of Northampton to "Lady Betty Compton and her sisters," George Compton, Charles Compton, Dougall McDougall (1726-1727).