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02320 - AMBRAHAM ARLIDGE CHARITY, KENILWORTH - 17th Cent-20th Cent
1 - Acts of Parliament - 1853-1869
2 - Schemes of the Charity Commission - 1879-1901
3 - Foundation Document - 1716
4 - Trustees - 1730-1889
5 - Minutes - 1830-1854
6 - Account Books - 1718-1890
7 - Other financial records - 1723-1958
8 - Recipients - 1860-1879
9 - Estate records- Title deeds - 1668-1897
10 - Farm reports and specifications
11 - Estate correspondence - 1774-1886
1 - Correspondence mainly between William Smith, tenant of the farm at Thorpe in the Mire, and John Perkins, later Josiah Corrie, trustees at Kenilworth, as to whether Thorpe in the Mire was a manor in itself as regards gaming rights, whether the farm has manorial rights, the conditions of the barn at the farm, and the wish to build a new one, with a plan and estimate of expenses involved. - 1774-1800
2 - Bundle of letters from William Smith, tenant of Ludford Farm at South Elkington, to William Welch, and later John Perkins, at Kenilworth, enclosing bills or draft values for rent and land tax due, giving details of his plans for alterations on the farm, notifying the trustees of the fixing of the price of tithes by the clergyman of Ludford, supplying tremendous detail of distress in the neighbourhood due to the agricultural depression and his plea for a reduction in rent in the present circumstances and wish for renewal of rent. - 1802-1830
3 - Letter Book. - 1825-1863
4 - Bundle of correspondence, mainly between the trustees and B H Smith. - 1833-1850
5 - Letter from B H Smith at Hessle Priory, Hull, to Dewes and Sons at Coventry, concerning an agreement inclosed. - 1848
6 - Letters from B H Smith, tenant of the Thorpe farm, to John Merridew, - 1851-1874
7 - Bundle of correspondence from Luther Adams, tenant of Thorpe Le Vale farm, to Thomas Hennell, and later John Weston, trustees, relating to alterations, improvements and building work on the farm, namely, of farm cottages, personal injury, progress rebuilding work and sanitary considerations, details of management of the farm, his accounts of severe bad seasons for harvest leading to requests for reduction of rent. - 1874-1883
8 - Correspondence between various trustees namely Thomas Hennell, W J Pridmore and with Fox and Moody, ironmongers of Lincoln, in order to obtain 5 bar iron fencing for the farm at Thorpe le Vale,with sketches of fencing. - 1879
9 - Correspondence between Samuel Newton Delf at Longwood House, Topcroft, Bungay, and a trustee concerning the state of Mr Adams' management of Thorpe Le Vale farm and personal details regarding Adams' family. - 1882
10 - Correspondence between various people, namely S N Delf, John Massie, George Steane and Luther Adams, all concerned with the state of Adams' finances, his management of the farm and abilityto do so and particular responsibilities he has. - 1883-1884
11 - Letter from Samuel Newton Delf at Longwood, Bungay, to trustees describing the desperate financial position Luther Adams has placed himself in and his mismanagement of the farm. - 21 Dec. 1885
12 - Letters from Samuel Newton Delf at Longwood, Bungay, to the trustees telling them of Adams' urgent need of fences on the farm, the best place to obtain the wood and the general situation on the farm. - April 1885
13 - Correspondence between Luther Adams, tenant at Thorpe Le Vale, Ludford, to John Massie esq. telling of bad weather and the effect it is having on spring sowing and postponement of building operations, with further information on the state of the farm under Adams' tenantship. - 1885
14 - Letter from John Richardson at Market Rasen, Lincs. to the trustees, giving an account of Luther Adams, the present tenant of the farm at Ludford. - 3 Feb. 1885
15 - Reference written for Adams from vicar of Stow rectory, Lincoln. - Feb. 1886
16 - Correspondence between various trustees, namely F M Caporn, John Massie, S N Delf and also F C Adams and Lizzie Adams, daughter of F M Caporn. - 1886
17 - Correspondence between Crowther Adams and the trustees concerning his personal details, discussion over transferring the lease to him for the rest of the unexpired term, decision of Crowther to join his brother, accounts of Adams' drinking habits and bankruptcy. - 1886
18 - Correspondence, mainly between Messrs Woolleys, Smith and Wigram of Collingham, Notts., surveyors, and Boddington, Solicitor, of Warwick and John Massie and other trustees, discussing the question of leasing the farm to new tenants, the issue of tenants' rights, applications for tenantship from various people. - 1887
19 - Correspondence, mainly between John Massie, at various locations in the country, and G H Gaydon at Cape Road, Warwick, relating to an application for a loan from the Prudential Assurance Company, discussion of the length and conditions of the mortgage deed, method of repayment, with miscellaneous correspondence relating to accounts. - 1888
20 - Correspondence between John Massie, mainly at Banbury Road, Oxford, Rev Gaydon and Mr Naylor, relating to the difficulty of timing of meetings of the Arlidge governors, financial situation as regards Thorpe Le Vale farm, in spite of £800 loan received, difficulties of school at Kenilworth, and resignation of G H Gaydon from his post of trustee. - 1889
12 - Administrative correspondence - 1856-1956
13 - Probate - 1700
14 - Legal papers - 1676-1880
15 - School - 1702-1950
16 - Maps and Plans - 1837-1935
17 - Miscellaneous - 1791-1962
18 - Printed - 1883
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