Description | Includes bills for cost of transporting (from inter alia, Birmingham) and purchase of brick, stone, lime, iron et al. from various workmen and suppliers (including Jonathan Deacon of Rugby, James Marshall, William Mayfield, John Hawkins, J. Crooke, W. Shears et al.); correspondence from Benjamin Barrows of Birmingham to his brother John Barrows of Rugby, bricklayer, re the transportation of 3 "Culloms" [?columns] by "Mr. Wallise is Waggin to the Redcap in Dunchurch", 14 Feb 1793 (included as part of the bill); bills from Ochman and Nutt of London (who were boarded for 5 weeks at Rugby to undertake the work) for cost of erecting the organ and travelling from London to Rugby etc.; bills of turnpike expenses and food and drink (incl. a pr. headed bill from Richard Smith's ?coaching Inn at Lutterworth) in connection with travelling and fetching the organ from Galby (Leics.) with "2 Waggons with 5 horses - and 4 horses and 3 saddle horses"; bills from John Hill for writing music for the use of the organist and singers belonging to Rugby church and for teaching and "Attending the Children at ye Sunday School"; bill from J. Pratt for writing 64 pages of music and cost of music paper; bills in connection with organists salary, choir books etc. |